A. When we integrate an understanding of different cultures into our services delivery and practices we are identifying actions to reduce barriers.
We are showing our children in our care that we see their cultural differences and we all share something unique about our lively hoods.
When we promote different cultural diversity within our settings we are allowing children to be free and confident about who they are and where they come from and help them to build connections between home and early childhood settings or school (programming & planning, chpt 2, pg 37). By making our settings this way we ensure that all children feel a sense of belonging. Therefore children start to mimic the settings they are surrounded by and start to become aware of the differences they each have and respect others cultural diversity. As educators it is …show more content…
What strategies can you use to enrich children’s understanding and respect for cultural identities within the service’s community?
A. To Enrich children’s understanding and respect for cultural identities within the services community we can adopt the “Five Key Components” identified by The National Centre for Cultural Competence (NCCC)…
1. A valuing of cultural diversity This stage involves integrating respect for diversity into programs, policies and services and also recognising that members of certain cultural groups may have cultural as well as individual needs.
2. Conducting a cultural self-assessment Organisations develop an awareness of their own cultures and communities, assumptions, and biases and identify actions to reduce such barriers.
3. Managing the dynamics of difference At this stage the dynamics of cultural difference are proactively managed, improving the interactions between different cultures.
4. Acquiring and institutionalising cultural knowledge as all organisations inevitably encounter cultural diversity, a need exists to integrate an understanding of different cultures into service delivery and
We are showing our children in our care that we see their cultural differences and we all share something unique about our lively hoods.
When we promote different cultural diversity within our settings we are allowing children to be free and confident about who they are and where they come from and help them to build connections between home and early childhood settings or school (programming & planning, chpt 2, pg 37). By making our settings this way we ensure that all children feel a sense of belonging. Therefore children start to mimic the settings they are surrounded by and start to become aware of the differences they each have and respect others cultural diversity. As educators it is …show more content…
What strategies can you use to enrich children’s understanding and respect for cultural identities within the service’s community?
A. To Enrich children’s understanding and respect for cultural identities within the services community we can adopt the “Five Key Components” identified by The National Centre for Cultural Competence (NCCC)…
1. A valuing of cultural diversity This stage involves integrating respect for diversity into programs, policies and services and also recognising that members of certain cultural groups may have cultural as well as individual needs.
2. Conducting a cultural self-assessment Organisations develop an awareness of their own cultures and communities, assumptions, and biases and identify actions to reduce such barriers.
3. Managing the dynamics of difference At this stage the dynamics of cultural difference are proactively managed, improving the interactions between different cultures.
4. Acquiring and institutionalising cultural knowledge as all organisations inevitably encounter cultural diversity, a need exists to integrate an understanding of different cultures into service delivery and