INSTITUTE FOR
CULTURAL EDUCATION
“When an environment celebrates a child’s culture, it helps develop the child’s sense of ‘belonging, being and becoming.’ ”
- Freddi W. Evans,
Scholar, Author, Dean of Institute for
Cultural Education
The INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL EDUCATION (INCUED) provides a cultural competency curriculum instruction intensive for preschool and early childhood education instructors.
INCUED Intensive Workshop (photo by Peter Nakhid)
An initiative of Ashé Cultural Arts Center, INCUED provides workshops for teachers, as well as parents and children, that enhance the growth and overall development of young learners. The workshops promote the integration of culture into educational curriculums and use it to propel students to achieve and maximize their potential. The process incorporates unpacking the concept of culture, strengthening teaching skills and engaging educators in best teaching practices. INCUED provides expert faculty members and stellar scholarship, as well as on-going engagement and support to educators through Community of Practice meetings, classroom demonstrations, and quarterly INCUED Newsletters.
INCUED OFFERINGS:
INCUED INTENSIVE WORKSHOP
2.5 day intensive workshop
Time and location flexible
INCUED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
3-hour workshops for teachers
Time and location flexible
INCUED FOR PARENTS
3-hour workshops for parents
Time and location flexible
INCUED FOR CHILDREN
45-60 minute drum, dance, and visual arts workshops for children
Time and location flexible
CREDIT HOURS
Headstart teachers receive a certificate of completion and 15 hours licensing credit approved by Louisiana Pathways Child Care Development Systems.
RESOURCE MATERIALS
Participants receive the ICE Resource Binder. Teachers receive classroom materials and a copy of the curriculum guide, "Activities and Strategies for Promoting Self Identity, Cultural Identity, Cultural Relevance and Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood Education.”
ON-GOING SUPPORT
Teachers receive follow-up classroom artist visits and classroom demonstrations with students. All participants may attend Community of Practice (C.O.P.) meetings where teachers share their successes, receive additional support with targeted skills, and learn new activities and strategies. All participants receive ICE newsletters quarterly.
OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
Educators who complete the 21/2 day institute will receive the opportunity to use the institute as partial qualification for three-credit hours towards a college degree.
Photo by Peter Nakhid