My incoming family’s country of origin: Cambodia
5 ways I will prepare myself to be culturally responsive:
1.
Understand the complete reason for moving to
America and to our community.
2.
Research and gain knowledge of the Cambodian
culture and traditions.
3.
I would help inform my current students about
the new student and their culture so that everyone would feel welcoming and
comfortable in the classroom.
4.
I would want to introduce myself and the center
to the new family to begin forming a great relationship.
5.
I would post language signs around the center so
that the new student and family would have assistance in what words or terms we
would be referring to or learning about. Even placing words from their country
on the word wall so that the current students and staff could be educate on a
new culture as well.
I would hope that my preparations would benefit myself in
being culturally aware, but also my new and current families and students as
well. I would hope that my efforts would allow my center to be ready to accept
the new family as one of ours and welcoming them with open arms, hearts, and
minds.
I really like your preparation about getting to know the families reason for moving. I think their reason and feelings about the move can cause a different kind of reaction to their new environment, community, and people around them. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteStephanie
Hello Frances,
ReplyDeleteI like your ideas on your five preparations to being culturally responsive. I agree with you about accepting the new family as one of ours and welcoming them with open arms, hearts, and minds. I love how you presented a picture of your Cambodia family. Thanks for sharing.
LaCasa