| In our increasingly diverse societies, it is vital that we provide people with the tools they need to explore the world in ways that are engaging, insightful and educational. While involving them in active learning activities is it also important that we emphasize the issues of respect, tolerance and understanding of the vast and diverse world that we will live in. Helping people to construct their own personal bridges with our diverse culture and world is how understanding is developed.
While facilitiating active involvement, it is also important to provide facilitators and teachers with curricula that respect that increasing time demands being placed them. It is more critical than ever before that curricula developed provide all components necessary so that facilitators and teachers can implement the curriulum immediately, without extensive preparation time. | |
| Culturally Competent Health Care: Codman Square Health Center
This curriculum was developed to teach health care professionals how to deliver culturally sensitive healthcare to their diverse patient group. A Photographic Introduction to New Zealand and the Maori
In 2002 Kari was privileged to spend the summer in New Zealand on a Fulbright
Scholarship to study the Maori.This curriculum was developed following this trip and can be downloaded for free.
Dreams of Freedom: International Institute of Boston
The curriculum is written for three levels, elementary, middle and high school. Modules
included looking at issues of tolerance, immigration, famous immigrants in Boston's history, labeling (examines sterotypes) and personal reflection through writing assignments.
"We have had a great response from teachers using the curriculum."
Steve Kirk, Executive Director
Bringing the World to Our Children, UN Association of Greater Boston
Conceived of and developed the Bringing the World to the Children program. This
curriculum used a Model United Nations simulation program to teach non-violent conflict resolution and global issues. The program was endorsed by United Nations Secretary-General
Kofi Annan and was used by 35,000 students across the country. This curriculum has
been licensed by the United Nations Association of the USA and revised.
It is currently called Global Classrooms.
"The UN Association is an organization whose impact is being felt in the Boston
community and beyond. It's innovative program 'Bringing the World to Our Children'
teaches students about the UN, conflict resolution and global issues. I am pleased
that the UNA-GB has undertaken this project, which has already impacted the
lives of thousands of students across the country. I wish the UNA-GB great success."
-Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General
StarFestival Network, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Developed curriculum to accompany the broadband multimedia product StarFestival
Network. This curriculum examines the issue of cultural identity for students in first
grade through grade 12 The curriculum is divded into three levels and examines the ideas
of neighborhoods, festivals and celebrations,significant events, hobbies, work and
sacred spaces and how these impact a person's cultural identity.
"This program is great! The kids really connected with their own cultural identities."
-Educator
Kosovar Kids: International Institute of Boston
Summer program for Kosovar refugee children that oriented them to American culture,
basic school information, and basic English language skills.
"A year later, the The Kosovar Kids project received national attention when it was was spotlighted in a national confernce on refugee children organized by the Federal
Office of Refugee Resettlement."
-Elizabeth Nolan, IIB Director of Development | | |
