The word “culture” is used because it implies the integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thoughts, communications, action, customs, beliefs, values and institutions of a racial, ethnic, religious or social group. The word competence is used because it implies having the capacity to function effectively.
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Children are nested in families.
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Identify shared goals among families and staff.
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Authentically incorporate cultural traditions and history in the classroom.
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Individuals and institutions’ practices are embedded in culture.
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Acknowledge child development as a culturally driven, ongoing process that involves school and home.
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Equalize balances of power, counter stereotyping and bias through intentional teaching.
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Ensure decisions and policies embrace home languages and dialects.
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Ensure policies and practices embrace and respect families’ cultural values, attitudes, and beliefs toward learning.
How is this physically visible in our program?
- Operate through an anti-bias, sensitive lens. Holidays are celebrated in non-traditional ways; we reject the capitalistic, consumer-driven model.
- Learning environment and materials reflect multi-generations, ethnicities, and cultures
- Labels in the classroom are marked with the first language of all children.
- Parent Advisory Committee completed annually for feedback and to modify practices/environment as appropriate
- Professional development of staff to include cultural competency training and reflection time for staff of intentional culturally competent teaching
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