DiversifyUrEd (D.U.E)
"Your Story is Relevant"​
ABOUT US
DiversifyUrEd (D.U.E)
We want to diversify education. Our children, especially underserved students, should see themselves represented in their curricula, know they are relevant and capable of impacting the world for the better.
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Mission
To work towards eliminating educational inequities; to provide schools and districts with literary, social and emotional resources for a culturally competent and multicultural education and positive school climate.
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Vision
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Address issues of division and systemic discrimination in education.
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Help affirm student's cultural identity.
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Foster inclusion, open-mindedness and mutual respect among our diverse learners to prepare them for a multicultural world.
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Goals
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Connect students with books by marginalized authors.
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Allow students to meet authors, listen to their experiences, discuss obstacles and barriers on their path to becoming successful.
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Equip schools and organizations with multicultural resources/training for their diverse learners and/or staff.
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Create network & social events for educators to support ed equity through cultural competency and to help build community.
Why DiversifyUrEd?
Cultural competency in schools help towards eliminating educational inequities. A culturally responsive education involving the stories of people of color, shared by people of color, are relevant and long overdue.
Schools and districts need to ensure that curricula used in classrooms are unbiased. Curriculum should not be centered on Eurocentric points of view that perpetuate stereotypes. Rather implement comprehensive curricula that captures the whole story told through multiple lenses and assessed with diverse learning styles in mind.
Syeita Rhey-Fisher started the DiversifyUrEd initiative as a way to address the need for a culturally responsive education in her community.
students need to be exposed to authentic literature told from the standpoint of marginalized people. This is so children from diverse backgrounds can see themselves reflected on the pages they read.
Syeita Rhey-Fisher, Founder
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