Piñata-based Learning with Paola Capó-García

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September 11, 2025
Alec Patton talks to Paola Capó-García about “Politics of the Personal,” the twelfth-grade English project she created in which students chose a topic of personal interest to write an essay about—and create a piñata!

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Piñata-based Learning with Paola Capó-García

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September 11, 2025
Alec Patton talks to Paola Capó-García about “Politics of the Personal,” the twelfth-grade English project she created in which students chose a topic of personal interest to write an essay about—and create a piñata!

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Read more of Paola’s poetry
 
See a collection of the piñatas
 
Learn how you can do professional development with Paola and the rest of the team
 
Learn more about the San Diego Teacher Residency
 

Photos from the Project

Students at the piñata-making workshop
Step two of decorating the piñatas
A student shows his finished piñata
Student-made piñatas
Piñatas at exhibition
A student smashes their piñata at exhibition

Model Identity Note-catchers for the Project Launch

These were created by teachers and shared with students as examples

 

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