Ep 38 Embracing a Multicultural Sensitive Environment Part 2

This episode of the Making Afterschool Cool podcast is the second installation in the two-part series focusing on the impact of Texas’ rapidly changing demographic. With the recent attention on social justice and equity, there has been a greater need to emphasize racial and cultural sensitivity and awareness. This episode, Roberto Germán will join us to discuss embracing multiculturalism in an evolving community.

During this podcast, you will learn about:

1. The importance of being in proximatity of others to build heality relationships
2. Activities afterschool programs can provide to help youth understand they have a voice in social and racial injustice conversations
3. Suggestions for creating youth inclusive spaces for dialogue between community members and police officers
4. Strategies afterschool programs can use with English-language learners

Guest

Roberto is an educational leader who strives to shape school culture by reinforcing the core values of citizenship, scholarship, and collaboration. He is the co-founder of the Multicultural Classroom, an endeavor to address the national issue of effectively teaching in multicultural and multilingual classrooms and communities.  He and his wife Lorena are activists, educators, writers, speakers, trainers, and parents. Throughout the years, they have impacted the lives of many with their passionate leadership and creative talents to create and inspire cultural diversity in communities across the state.

 

Resources

The Multicultural Classroom

https://www.multiculturalclassroomconsulting.com/

 

Harris County Department of Education

https://hcde-texas.org

 

CASE for Kids

https://hcde-texas.org/afterschool-zone