Confluence in the Classroom, created as a way of bringing Native American art and culture education into schools, is an integral part of the Confluence Project. In the early 2000s, twelve schools in the Pacific Northwest submitted proposals to the Confluence Project for collaborative, student-driven art pieces that would build on the work Maya Lin had begun. The selected schools received a five thousand dollar grant to fund these initiatives. Confluence in the Classroom also provided resources for educators to connect their students with Indigenous artists and visit culturally significant sites which could be incorporated into future class curricula. Additionally, some schools used these resources as a way of creating and learning about the importance of land acknowledgments.

Now called Confluence in the Schools, Confluence in the Classroom continues to further its mission beyond the original cycle of grant-funded projects, connecting students to native land through residencies, field trips, professional development, collaborations, and the Confluence Library.