Our Philosophy
We believe that storytelling can create sustained connections between communities.
How students benefit from EBN:
Interview preparation sharpens students’ perceptive reading, analysis, and ability to ask big questions. A good interview relies on deep thinking, curiosity, textual knowledge, and research – all of which are the ingredients for academic and lifelong learning.
The curriculum enhances students’ insights into the societal and historical settings around the plays. We believe that teaching literature is linked to teaching history. Contextualizing the work in their historical, geographical, and cultural settings measurably expands students’ awareness of the world and deepens their insights.
The program encourages discussions about the experiences of Black Americans. Literature does not set out to convince us of anything but rather to open our eyes to interesting stories, environments, cultures, and time periods. Through our exploratory process, students begin to engage in expansive and meaningful conversations.