On February 1, in collaboration with the Association Cu Alte Cuvinte, we start the third edition of the project Stories for Diversity.
Diversity education involves being aware of differences and modeling behaviors that are open and positive toward others. Only in this way can we help the little ones develop the socio-emotional skills necessary to embrace the world with self-confidence, curiosity, and kindness.
The project consists of a training module for educators — a series of 6 webinars centered around already pre-established themes (ethnic identity, disability, family structure, socio-economic status, gender stereotypes) — and an educational kit. The latter contains six illustrated books as well as a teaching guide with activities focused on literacy and diversity education. The complete educational set, in physical format, will reach 300 of the participants, selected after the completion of the training.
To receive the educational kit, selected teachers will meet the following conditions:
- they work in a certified Read Me 100 Stories educational establishment;
- they have completed or will complete by February 28 one of the online courses, Magia Lecturii, or How we read with children;
- they will participate in at least 4 of the 6 webinars of the project;
- they did not receive the educational kit in the first two editions of the Stories for Diversity project.
So far, more than 1,500 teachers have participated in the project’s training sessions, and more than 500 of them have received the educational kit.