by It’s been a funny couple of months here in England. From rainy days throughout our week-long half term to a whole summer without “proper sun” (as we Brits now refer to it). Top it off with a week of snow in early March this year (the first snowfall in years!). It’s now clear that […]
Diversity in the Classroom: Why We Need to Go Deeper
by It’s become popular and, indeed, a must in most primary schools and nurseries worldwide to have some sort of diversity woven into the curriculum. From black dolls to books featuring kids in wheelchairs, you shouldn’t have to look too far to find diversity in the classroom. I remember visiting my daughter’s nursery in England […]
Raising a Third Culture Kid in a Mixed Race Family
by That first day when I realised my third culture kid was global both in heritage and in mindset was when she was three. My mum and I were talking at the kitchen table, and the subject of China came up in conversation. My firstborn piped up, “Mama, did we fly over China to get […]