Learning the Ropes: Children Crossing Cultures in Schools Today

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Brief Program Description

The current models of acculturation on how children cross cultures in schools may dismiss some important sociocultural aspects of the process. This presentation will discuss this process and provide educators with some tools to work with children in the throes of cultural dissonance and suggest some ways that schools can improve the outcomes for immigrant students.

 
Mar 8th, 4:00 PM Mar 8th, 5:30 PM

Learning the Ropes: Children Crossing Cultures in Schools Today

Harborside Center

The current models of acculturation on how children cross cultures in schools may dismiss some important sociocultural aspects of the process. This presentation will discuss this process and provide educators with some tools to work with children in the throes of cultural dissonance and suggest some ways that schools can improve the outcomes for immigrant students.