Building an equitable holiday approach

In this self-paced workshop, Tammy Oesting helps administrators, teachers, and guides create a plan for observing holidays in their classroom and/or school. Participants will explore the importance of including holidays that reflect both their communities and the world, begin to view their current approach with an anti-bias lens, implement best practices for celebrating a variety of holidays, and provides the means to craft a new holiday policy. In addition to making the school and classroom more inclusive, taking the course helps teachers and staff use holidays to expose children to other cultures’ celebrations, making the festivities a natural teachable moment.