Creating Affirming Environments

The mission of my classroom is ensuring that all children and their families are treated with warmth, care, and love. I want my young children and families to feel comfortable within themselves and among others. I use an anti-bias program approach to teaching to strengthen children; accepting and respecting each other therefore, embracing and promoting diversity.

In the classroom you will view diverse poster pictures like: class rules, monthly themes, policies, and weekly curriculum schedules, languages, holidays, personal hygiene procedures, and classroom duties. They classroom is decorated with children’s family photos as they enter the program, age-sized furniture, age-appropriate developmental curriculum, and visual material environment. There are a variety of toys for all children interests including blocks, cars, creative art objects, diverse picture, reading books, learning games, dolls, puzzles, music/audio equipment for the children to have individual’s choices.

I aim to give children exciting yet educating experiences and activities that make their day a fun day for learning. I have posted only a small portion of pictures materials and activities that make my classroom an age-appropriate and inclusive environment.

I believe in providing adequate indoor and outdoor room space for children to explore, and play while learning.

I have posted only a small portion of pictures materials and activities that make my classroom an age-appropriate and inclusive environment.

The atmosphere “exemplifies effective practices, and an intentional approach to anti-bias learning and community building (Castillo; Laureate Education, 2011).

References

Derman-Sparks, L., & Edwards, J O (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

Laureate Education, Inc. (2011). Strategies for working with diverse children: Welcome to an anti-bias learning community. Baltimore, MD: Author.