Developing Cultural Understanding: Tips for Administrators
Early childhood administrators play a critical role in helping their staff understand individual histories and ideologies regarding education and learning as well as the cultural patterns and beliefs of the families they work with. Find tips for developing cultural understand in your programs
here...
Cultural Competency: What it is and why it matters
Cultural competency is the ability to work effectively across cultures. For individuals who work with immigrant children and families, it is an approach to learning, communicating and working respectfully with people different from themselves. Learn more about cultural competency
here...
Space Speaks! Early Childhood Spaces and Cultural Diversity
Parents and children feel valued when there are visual representations of their culture/community throughout the program, and when program staff speak their home language. This also helps children develop a sense of belonging. Find ideas for helping children and parents feel welcome in your program
here.
The Diversity Challenge
At the "Together We Prosper" Conference earlier this year, panel facilitator, Julie Dotsch (One World) discusses ways to recognize immigrant children who are having difficulty fitting in and share tips for fostering home culture and language. Watch the video
here.
Looking for multicultural kids songs and nursery rhymes?
You'll find the lyrics to children's songs from around the world in both English and the original language
here!
Celebrate multiculturalism with a “Kids Around the World” bulletin board
Canadian Multiculturalism Day is an opportunity to celebrate our diversity! Here’s a
fun activity idea that can also personalize and bring culture into your space.
Play it Fair! Human Rights Education Toolkit for Children
Equitas is an International Centre for Human Rights Education, and they’ve developed a toolkit that helps promote human rights, non discrimination and peaceful conflict resolution within non-formal education programs for children. By encouraging acceptance of differences, the Play It Fair! Program is equipping children and youth to work together to solve conflicts and participate in the diverse communities in which they live.
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Promoting Cultural and Linguistic Competency Self-Assessment Checklist
The mission of the National Centre for Cultural Competence at Georgetown University Centre for Child and Human Development is to increase the capacity of health care and mental health care programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems to address growing diversity, persistent disparities, and to promote health and mental health equity.
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10 Ways to Analyze Children’s Books for Sexism and Racism
Here 's the
hand out from Valerie Rhomberg's "Settings and Cultures in Children's Books" workshop at the LINC Childminding Conference. It provides you with guidelines for evaluating children’s books and helping children detect racism and sexism in the books they read.
Growing Up in a New Land
This guide is for service providers who work with newcomer families who have children aged zero to six. It will help service providers understand the special needs of families that are new to Canada. The resources include programming suggestions.
Growing Up in a New Land
