Raising Legacies

Raising Culturally Competent Children 

Diana Artis, Ed. D., founder and CEO of Olive Branch Educators, LLC, joins us to share her expertise on diversity. We explore what it means to be culturally competent and how to educate ourselves and our children through this journey. 

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

https://www.obeducators.com/ 

[email protected] 

@olivebrancheducators  

Browse books for your children to explore diverse characters: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/books-with-characters-of-color 

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Friends, there are even ways outside of our home that we can contribute to a legacy that will thrive in the future! 

Resources connected to this episode: 

https://portal.ct.gov/DCF/CTFosterAdopt/Foster-Care

https://www.anniec.org/

https://www.childwelfare.gov/nfcad/ 

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Raising a Scientist--Melissa Hodges, Chemistry Teacher

Melissa uses her background in performing arts to share her passion for science with her high school students. She stresses that we are all scientists, and we must persevere and keep going, even when we feel we have failed. Failure, by the way, is completely normal and necessary in science!

Usborne Science books: https://www.myubam.com/search?q=science

Science kits for all ages: https://www.teachersource.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwh472BRAGEiwAvHVfGuIm3JQbJk30eS-oX3s7FMfGiYDXhvoizO0RJKFqxVl4Qs3vHjtHEBoC_RAQAvD_BwE

Crayola STEAM kits: https://shop.crayola.com/toys-and-activities/steam-toys

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Alba Yesse--Owner of Alba’s Cafecitos

Alba is an entrepreneur working to leave behind a legacy of wealth, health, and happiness. She owns her own business and is working toward becoming a certified Holistic Nutritionist.

Alba’s journey to help others find their balance and celebrate their achievements is just getting started. She’s launching a 7 Day Challenge and you can find out more by getting in touch via email: [email protected] or on Instagram @alba_yesse_20

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How to provide opportunities for language acquisition and help your child develop a positive relationship with language.

Who I am and how Raising Legacies came to fruition.

How can we teach our children to be supportive of one another?

Let’s talk about giving ourselves and others the grace not to be perfect!

In this episode, we discuss how to foster a love for creativity in our children and what they can learn from the experience of creating art.