In the previous post from our on-going series about about anti-racist teaching with young children, we shared a snapshot of what anti-racist teaching looks like in our mixed age (3 to 5 yrs) classroom at Wonder School. Because every context Read More…
Talking to Kids About Racism: Stereotype, Representation and Identity
Kids are excellent observers, noticers and rememberers (Anyone who has said something regrettable in front of a child knows what I am talking about). In the last post in the series, we shared some of the ways we try to Read More…
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Explicitly naming race and talking about difference in a joyful way
“We’re all the same!” “There’s more that unites us than divides us” “I just don’t even notice difference.” As adults, we are often quick to point away from difference and towards “sameness.” We shy away from difference because many of Read More…
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Talking to Kids About Racism: Self Reflection and Self Education About Race
There is no “too young” to start talking about race and racism with children. But with something as big and heavy as racism, where do you even begin? Our approach to anti-racist work with young children at CMA is to Read More…
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Talking to Young Kids About Racism
At Wonder School, and all of our early childhood programming at the Columbus Museum of Art, anti-racist teaching is at the heart of what we do. While we in no way consider ourselves “experts,” we do feel comfortable sharing some Read More…
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