CHILDREN WHO WAIT: • We aim to address the over-representation of black and mixed parentage children waiting for families and the under-representation of families who can meet their racial and cultural identities • We aim to develop strategies in partnership with local authorities and other adoption agencies to increase the profile of black and mixed parentage children waiting for adoption • We aim to increase our presence in the black and mixed parentage communities to highlight the issues facing children from minority ethnic communities who need adoptive families INTERNAL & ORGANISATIONAL: • As an organisation we aim to have a workforce that is aware of and committed to issues of equality and diversity • We aim to have a workforce that reflects the diversity of the adoption community • We aim to have policies and procedures which reflect our commitment to anti-discriminatory, anti-racist and anti-oppressive
Ubuntu or umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu is a key concept in creating a classroom consciousness that stands to aid one another in growth as opposed to standing alone and seeking only individual best interests. Ubuntu means: a human being is a human being through others. This is true as human beings learn everything we know through other human beings. It would be my task as the teacher to encourage other learners to allow this individual to feel more at ease with his humanity. Especially since Africa has such a vast amount of ethnicities and cultures.
It will also encourage to build positive relationships within and outside the school. In order to uphold these rights, we include all children and young people and do so by focusing on the following points: Raising achievement Studies have shown that the most vulnerable children and young people are more likely to come from a black/minority ethnic origin because of their economic or physical situation. Also the children who have English as a second language, may be struggling to achieve the expected level. In order to raise achievement, my school provides a tailored curriculum to suit every child's needs and is committed to enable all learners to attain and
Working towards inclusion involves striving to remove barriers to children and their families. As a teaching assistant at Byker Primary School i have come into contact with many children who have come to live in the UK from many different countries as well as children from many different backgrounds. We have children from Africa, China, Saudi Arabia and Romania. In order to show that our school treats everyone the same and eliminate discrimination we hold carousel days. Last year the school held an African day.
Theses courses can enrich the curriculum and everyone can learn from these programs. More mentors should be hired into the schools where perhaps the majority of students are Africans. It is easy to say what should be done when one is standing on the outside looking in. The youth will be effected regardless of the decision made. The impact of how these youth will learn is still to be determined.
However, they are search for their identities in Aminata who looks familiar to them. Mamed could see the resemblence between Aminata and his mother. Therefore, they taught Aminata about the western culture as well as the survival skills at workto build up their own identity. In addition, Alex Haley, the author of “Roots”, shows how the strength of the human spirit to overcome challenges comes from pride in one's heritage. The protagonist of Roots, Kunta was born in Africa and later was captured by the white slavers.
Through significant research on the different foods, languages, and holiday traditions of these cultures, I hope to enhance my understanding of these cultures. With this enhanced knowledge I intend to be able to provide an open educational environment based on acceptance, equality, and sensitivity to all cultures, where all students can feel safe, understood and excited about their educational experience. The African American Culture The African American culture also referred to as Black American and Afro American, has been building their rich cultural history since the 1600's. Their cultural roots started in the Saharan and Sahelean regions of Africa and quickly spread through various countries, however American slavery laws prohibited African American descendents to observe their cultural traditions and lifestyles within the United Sates (Banks, 1990). After the abolishment of slavery in
Culture and Development Melodie Adams EDU/305 August 19, 2013 There are many memories from growing up of how to be raised and what my background was and still is. There are negative and positive influences on the environment that are part of the development and cultures. Toddlers and infants will have these aspects be a part of their life every day. Many factors play a part on the life of toddlers and infants and can have a lifelong effect on their development. Culture is that which is made up of non-traditional and traditional social behaviors, practices, and customs.
My target population would be children under the age of 18 in the Cliftondale area located in College Park, Ga. The schools would be a target area on educating the children concerning proper asthma management; incorporating skits and interesting videos that appeal to the particular age groups would be central focus. Also using social media as an outlet for education would be another area to target since a lot of children under the age of 18 are usually technologically and socially savvy. The community of Cliftondale is predominately African-American so I would solicit churches to participate in Asthma education for parents and children as well. Partnering with local hospitals and urgent care centers to connect with clients that recently suffered from exacerbations would be another area that I would immerse our attentions.
“Jamaican Children Have Rights Too” The future of any nation is dependent on the nurturing, education, health care, guidance and proper treatment of its children and as Whitney Houston aptly puts it in her very popular song The Greatest Love of All, “I believe that children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way, show them all the beauty they possess inside, give them a sense of pride, to make it easier …” These words speaks about children and how we should treat them, but in our Jamaican society, who do we classify as children. According to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary a child is a “young human being below the age of full physical development”, which in Jamaica is 18 years of age and who, incidentally, is protected by the rights contained in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention on the Rights of the Child – adopted by the United Nations – basically protects the “best interests” of each child, recognizing the child as an individual with changing needs as he or she matures and therefore seeks to balance the rights of the child with the rights and duties of their parents. To simplify the rights, they are categorized into four different areas, namely: Survival Rights, Development Rights, Protection Rights and Participation Rights. Here in our beautiful island of Jamaica, children are abandoned daily.