We are extending our grieving hearts to all who read this. In response to the ongoing violence and the scale of devastation that we’re witnessing each day in Palestine, we have compiled a list of resources that we hope will add to the many resources already circulating. 

The following Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Belonging Assessment Guide provides perspective on the inclusion and support of different social identities in your school community in an ongoing way. We offer the questions in this guide to support you in honoring and recognizing the impact of intersectionality on the students, families, colleagues, and leadership at your school.

We’re happy to share this resource on teaching about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr in your school. Written by Kristin Mathis and published the Research Bulletin, Spring/Summer 2021, the article offers guidance on teaching the story and history of Dr. King to children from Early Childhood through Grades 8. May it inspire your work this month and in years to come.

Sometimes, engaging in appreciation means inviting individuals or groups into your classroom or school to share from lived cultural experiences and knowledge. Willingness to share from a personal perspective and come into a new environment is a generous gift and warrants the acknowledgement of potential vulnerability. If your guests are not professional educators, they may benefit from the care created by your guidance.

We all gained so much from the recent conversation between Alma Partners colleagues Aiyana Masla and Randolph Carter, entitled Healing & Hope Across Differences: Uplifting Connection and Affirming Solidarity.

Each month, we update our reading and resource list. This month, we want to share something special: Educational Bookshop in East Jerusalem ships worldwide and is struggling with business because of the war. Placing group orders through them is a great idea for folks looking to do something in solidarity, whether you are a group of teachers, a study group, or a group of friends.

As we enter a time of going inward in the Northern Hemisphere (especially in the northeastern US where several of us live), Alma Partners has been planning for 2024 and beyond.

Each month, we update our big Reading and Resource List. We hope it offers you helpful guidance as you navigate your own inner work on curriculum, community life, policies/practices, and more.

Our big resource list keeps growing! This month, we’ve added a section on Effective Practices for DEI Committees. Take a look.

As the school year begins, we would like to offer a blessing for all those in contact with the lineage of anthroposphy, whatever your relationship to it may be.

Our big resource list keeps getting better! We’ve added a few new young adult (YA) book selections and shared some updates from our Summer reading. Enjoy!

Our resource list keeps getting better! For this month’s update, we’ve added a few new subsections and made the document easier to navigate. We hope it supports you in your summer planning and in your personal growth.

As we prepare for our six-session Pedagogical Storytelling for Early Childhood workshop series beginning on July 30th, it has been such a joy to connect with this year’s presenters. In this blog post, we wanted to take some time to introduce them to you! We are excited about this lineup of very special guests who will be generously sharing with us.

Be sure to register for the course by the July 21st deadline!

We are so excited to announce the return of our popular course, Pedagogical Storytelling for Early Childhood: Responding to the Moment with Story. This course was developed in answer to the requests and questions that Early Childhood educators have brought to us. In the times in which we live, utilizing storytelling has tremendous potential to uplift values, principles, and a picture of the world where children are lovingly guided to engage and contribute.  

In honor of Pride Month 🌈, we've added new content to our resource list under the following headings: LGBTQIA++ Inclusive Resources, and LGBTQIA++ Inclusive Resources on Health and Human Development!