Welcoming Families From Around the
World
The name of “your” family’s country
of origin
I chose the country Korea.
At least five ways in which you will
prepare yourself to be culturally responsive towards this family
I am working in a high quality program. There is not much to do, as I
get ready to meet the new child and her parents from Korea. The classroom is
already set up to meet the needs of any child regardless of who they are, where
they are from or what handicap they may have. My preparation would be to ask
some of her new classmates to work with her (the child’s name is Kim Sun) and
show her around the room. The child and her family will meet the staff at the
front office. I will show them the kitchen and let them meet the cook and
his/her staff. They will meet the head custodian so if they need help with
something they know he is part of our staff too. The parents will get to see
the outside playground area where the children get to play when they go outside.
I feel the biggest goal is to make them feel welcome and comfortable. I have to
establish a relationship that is pleasant and warm. I want the parents to see
that I have respect for them and their language, culture and their ways of
living.
A brief statement describing in what
ways you hope that these preparations will benefit both you and the family. The
goal is for my coworkers and I to offer the social, emotional, cognitive, and
physical (both fine and gross motor) skills that will foster healthy growth and
development for Kim Sun.
Sandra,
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your environment will be culturally expressive as well. People love to see that the environment reflects and respects their culture. I think that making sure the meet the staff is important also. Sometimes the custodian will have to direct visitors and it is equally important like you've stated to introduce them as well. Nice post,.
I appreciate that you included your nutrition staff in the welcome tour! That will certainly honor not only the family, but your staff. When you ask your nutrition staff to prepare a culturally responsive meal for the children, they will know that they are an important and respected part of your entire team.
ReplyDeleteYou have made me think more about how to be inclusive of members of my team - not only the families.
The culture of teamwork that you create in your program is impressive.