Impact of Nourishing Sanctuary on Healing and Identity: A Currere-Based Study of Santuario Nutritivo

• In Event: Healing, Care, and Justice: Navigating Identities and Resilience in (P-20) Latinx Educational Spaces

Abstract

In the paper the authors ask, how does an after-school program based on nourishing sanctuary and Latine praxis impact participants’ healing journeys and identity exploration? And what change, if any, do participants experience in their self-perceptions or artistic expressions through the program? Using currere, as described by Pinar (1994), as both a curriculum design process and research method to engage facilitators and students in active dialogue and reflection. This approach fosters personal and collective learning, encouraging critical engagement and meaningful connections to personal and contextual realities. Through this study, we deepen our understanding of Latine praxis and notions of “abolitionist sanctuary '' as means to engage in remedy and repair in support of collective liberation.

Authors

• Clara Ximena Villalba, Swarthmore College

• Edwin Mayorga, Swarthmore College

• Melody Herrera Garcia, Swarthmore College