Centering Diversity, Equity, and Justice in Nature-Based Education Programs with Ashley Brailsford & Denisha Jones

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Centering Diversity, Equity, and Justice in Nature-Based Education Programs with Ashley Brailsford & Denisha Jones

Nature-based education programs are often created and delivered without centering the importance of anti-racism and cultural relevance.

This session explores the importance of centering anti-racism and justice work in nature-based programs with children and professionals.

We will first explore the importance of naming, understanding, and exploring racism individually and how it impacts our institutions.

Then, we will explore seven strategies for creating culturally relevant nature-based programs.

Dr Ashley Brailsford

Ashley Brailsford, PhD is an educator who has worked as a Montessori teacher, an early childhood professor, and a non-profit director of family literacy programs across the country. Her research and teaching have always been in racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse communities. Now Ashley is on a new journey as an entrepreneur curating nature-based experiences for families and professionals that center the roles and narratives of Indigenous, Black, and People of Color in nature.

Denisha Jones

Denisha Jones is the Director of the Art of Teaching Program at Sarah Lawrence College. She is a former kindergarten teacher and preschool director who spent the past 16 years in teacher education. She serves as the Co-Director for Defending the Early Years, Inc, and is the Assistant Executive Director for the Badass Teachers Association. Since 2017, she served on the steering committee for the national Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. Her first co-edited book, Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice, was published in December 2020 by Haymarket Books.

Centering Diversity, Equity, and Justice in Nature-Based Education Programs

(1h 29m 22s)
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