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Icebreakers are a great way to learn a lot about people. When asked, “How did you choose your child’s name”, for adoptees and their families the issue of naming power and choice is a complex one. Explore ways to create safe spaces for each other to live and learn.
Current events like the Olympics offer countless opportunities to examine who is centered in adoptive stories in the media. Learn more about adoptive parent heroism and the “willingness to adopt.”
The media surrounding the Olympics is an opportunity for you and the kids to get curious about race and racism. Explore Olympic history together and start having conversations about the systems at work because there’s never a right time to have these uncomfortable conversations.
Explore the many ways in which teaching accurate US history benefits each and every one of us because this truth needs to be told and believed in order for our country to heal and thrive.