The importance of more stories It has never been more important for children to learn stories. Here is why … Two girls across the world both grew up loving stories. One grew up in Mount Lebanon, a suburb outside of Pittsburgh, PA, that was 99.8% white. The other grew up near a university campus in … Continue reading Why Telling Children Stories May Be the Revolution We Need
One Globe Kids was featured by Childhood Education International in their Childhood Education Innovations magazine, Volume 96 Issue 1. Download the PDF here: Friends Around the World: One Globe Kids. Subscribe to the entire magazine (with tons of new ideas and innovations from schools around the world) on their website. Ready to travel the world with … Continue reading One Globe Kids in Childhood Education Innovations magazine
New research shows that One Globe Kids can transform how children perceive and interact with the diverse world around them. With support of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, researchers from the University of Kent found how the One Globe Kids program increases intercultural competence in the primary years. Students in the UK participated in … Continue reading Research finds One Globe Kids impacts intercultural competence
All of us belong to different groups – social, ethnic, racial, economic, religious, etc. Yet often, many, or most, of our close friends are members of our same groups. Growing up, every child I knew I was white and certainly all of my close friends. But it doesn’t need to be like that for my children. … Continue reading Diverse friendships are good for kids (and require confidence!) – Part 1/2
