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Why Anti-Racist Education Should Be a National Priority

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Political activist Angela Davis once said, “In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist”. We all want a better future for our children. However, the systemic racism in education is undeniable and continues to reinforce the legacy of White supremacy. To counteract this, we’ll need anti-racist education and The Village Method has the necessary resources.

 

As a nation, we must acknowledge the influence of White privilege and talk about oppression openly. With time, the students and anti-racist educators will turn the classroom into a support system that is engaging and understanding. A shared understanding is what’s missing in today’s schools and what culturally empowering after-school programs are trying to create. 

 

Let us take a look at why anti-racist education is becoming a priority for many educators and how we can teach students to address racism swiftly and committedly. 

 

Anti-Racist Education Is a Choice

Those who identify as anti-racist educators made a very clear choice to use critical consciousness as a way to empower students and be by their side as they face racial inequities. Anti-racist work is a conscious, daily practice. Internalized racism without self-reflection is what has cemented systemic racism in education.

 

Anti-racist educators are willing to go past the curriculum and use their voices for the benefit of many. White students should also be encouraged to share their habitual prejudice and be taught why they should choose anti-racism. By being aware of one’s biases and toxic patterns, we might have a chance to eliminate White privilege from our schools.

 

Other educators fail to recognize the importance of anti-racist education and have no interest in bringing equity to the classroom. The idea of teaching Critical Race Theory in schools seems far-fetched to most of them. 

 

For such teachers, anti-racist ideas that bring justice to those that are oppressed are synonymous with forbidden knowledge. For others, it’s an irrelevant conversation.

 

It’s wrong to assume that the implementation of Critical Race Theory in schools could potentially disrupt the curriculum. This type of mentality has to stop being perpetuated. It is the direct cause of systemic racism in education and the reason we are fighting for a more equitable environment for our young scholars in the first place.

 

Anti-Racist Education Is Empowering

Any anti-racist educator knows that empowering young scholars is the way to go. Social Emotional Learning is a framework that is deeply concerned with racial inequity in the classroom. Did you know that Black boys are disciplined at school much more than their White peers?

 

Mental health is not a subject that should be treated lightly. Instead, Social Emotional Learning takes the emotional well-being of our young ones very seriously by providing them with tools and soft skills to match. 

 

The suicide rates of Black youth are alarming and distressing, to say the very least. These children were not empowered. They were kept in the dark. Their voices were ignored. Only a heartless and unapologetically racist society could remain indifferent to such heartbreaking statistics. It’s time to empower our youth and guide them to see the truth.

 

Anti-Racist Education Requires Critical Race Theory In Schools

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“Black people are the magical faces at the bottom of society’s well.” Derrick Bell couldn’t have said it better. The leaders of our countries are working tirelessly to sabotage our people’s efforts. Several states are banning Critical Race Theory and therefore keeping our children from studying this essential, historical framework.  

 

Initially promoted by committed civil-rights scholars and lawyers, it became a framework that promoted tolerance and called out oppression during a time when most were afraid of speaking out. It’s time for our nation’s leaders to make way for Critical Race Theory in schools.

 

Systemic racism is prevalent and is not going anywhere. Anti-racist educators are already being silenced and threatened to not tell the truth. For this reason, families are turning their attention to culturally affirming after-school programs that can provide their children with the appropriate knowledge. The anti-racist work of those teachers is still commendable and speaks of the urgent need for a cultural shift. 

 

Our young scholars deserve much more than what they are currently being offered. A sugar-coated curriculum is not going to help anyone in the long run. Anti-racist education is a national priority that cannot be procrastinated any longer.

 

Anti-Racism Is a Moral Duty. Are We Ready for a Shift?

Together, we can change the course of history and reclaim the power that was once stolen from us. Teachers should make it their mission to use anti-racism resources such as Social Emotional Learning or Critical Race Theory in order to enrich our children’s knowledge of what it means to be free from bias and against violence of any kind.

 

The Village Method is a unique kind of after-school program. We are a village of dedicated people. Our aim is to enable the kids and parents to connect to their African culture and do so in an environment that is free of racism, White privilege, biases, discrimination, and fear. However, we need your help.

 

It takes a village to raise a child, according to the African proverb. Let us join hands and create several villages of happy, healthy, and academically successful children. Get involved today!

The School-Home Relationship: 4 Ways to Improve It

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Non Dominant families have rarely had the opportunity to build strong school-home relationships. This has everything to do with systemic racism and the lack of trust when it comes to the unique expertise of each parent regarding their children. Thankfully, family engagement is here to change that.

The COVID-19 pandemic, as challenging as it was, has managed to achieve the impossible. Parents have had the rare chance to join their children on their academic journeys and watch their interactions with both their educators and peers. 

The pandemic has been an unexpected equalizer, as it has managed to dismantle centuries of racial, linguistic, and class-based judgments that stem from educational inequity. Nondominant families are slowly being acknowledged as valuable partners of the schools. 

However, how are we going to maintain this temporary interest in parental engagement alive and well for decades to come? In this article, we’ll explore the 4 ways in which schools can aim to improve their current school-home dynamics. Read on to find out more!

 

Acknowledging the Importance of Family Engagement Activities

According to the National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement, family engagement is a responsibility that is shared by schools and various organizations. Their collective effort is to reach out and engage the children’s families in such a way that both the children’s learning and development end up being positively impacted. 

The purpose of family engagement activities is to bring a far more liberatory, culturally affirming perspective on the school-home relationship. Educational inequity is largely reinforced by the lack of meaningful parental engagement. 

Educators and families must become partners. Their relationship should be based on equality and recognition. They should consistently collaborate via a codesign model of partnership. The families’ wisdom, experience, and cultural knowledge should be valued rather than ignored.

Unfortunately, systemic racism has affected the way in which parents of color are being perceived. Discrimination, either conscious or subconscious, impacts countless families throughout our nation. 

By participating in meaningful, culturally respectful family engagement activities, we could maintain the positive change brought forth by the pandemic. The gap between the home and school can only be bridged by acknowledging just how effective parental engagement can be.

 

Seeking After-School Programs That Reinforce the Importance of Family Engagement 

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Most after-school activities make it their mission to help our young ones keep up with their homework and stay safe after the schooling hours are over. This is most definitely not enough to nurture all the different facets and needs of a child. 

That is why we highly encourage you to look into culturally affirming and respectful after-school programs. Here are the main attributes that all great after-school programs have in common:

  • They offer family engagement activities – This is one of the best after-school activities that a child could pursue throughout their K-12 years. Connected children, adults, and institutions have the power to undo educational inequity.
  • They support the life of the whole-child – Our youth necessitates youth and family services and programming in order to step out confidently into the world. Their entire academic journey depends on this, as well as their chances of getting into their desired colleges.
  • They celebrate African culture – It should come as no surprise that African culture is extraordinarily rich and vibrant. The history of our people is worth sharing with the younger generations. The current curriculum fails our children more than anything. It is time to invest in after-school programs that bring awareness to Afrocentric ways of living.

 

Celebrating Afrocentric After-School Activities

Systemic racism relies on the ignorance of our people. Our lack of knowledge regarding our people’s history and heritage perpetuates long-standing inequities. Our children deserve to know about the power and impact of their African ancestry.

Afrocentric after-school activities may not be easy to find. However, once you do pinpoint such initiatives, make sure to at least give them a try. 

In order to witness the dismantling of educational inequity and systemic racism during our lifetimes, we must provide our children with Afrocentric education.

Racism and marginalization are concepts that no child should ever have to experience. Instead, they should surpass the curriculum that is being handed to them and assert the power of their African culture.

 

Exercising Academic Excellence

Our children are fully capable of greatness. They simply need some assistance during their early years in order to reach their goals. Academic excellence can be exercised both at school and with the help of after-school activities.

By developing academic and cultural pipelines, our youth has greater chances of effortlessly advancing from their K-12 years to college, from college to career, and from career right back to the communities that nurtured them into successful adults.

It all starts with acknowledging the limitations of the curriculum and of the schooling system. After-school activities not only improve the school-home relationship, but also preserve its core attributes for years to come.

 

The Conclusion Is…

In order to improve and preserve the hard-earned connection between families and educators, you can follow our four tips. As you’ve seen, respectful family engagement activities and culturally affirming after-school programs are crucial. 

Also, embracing an Afrocentric approach when it comes to education while exercising academic excellence will come in handy when your mission is to build a powerful bridge between the school and home.

The Village Method is more than a regular after-school program. Above all, we value youth development, family engagement, and community outreach programming. Our mission is to bring our youth closer to their dreams while familiarizing them with their strong African roots, culture, and traditions.

Get involved today and help us build a village of joyful children, parents, and educators! 

How Do After-School Activities Improve Student Achievement?

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As parents, we often ponder our children’s mental and emotional wellbeing. We’d like them to always be happy, healthy, and motivated to excel academically. We weigh all the options and reach the final conclusion – after-school activities are a must-have, especially these days.

According to the Afterschool Alliance, 1 in 5 young people are alone when the school day comes to an end. This comes as no surprise, as most working parents have little to no time to come home and attend to their children’s after-school needs. 

The Village Method has always pointed out the importance of safe and culturally affirming after-school programs. Without the implementation of relevant after-school activities, a young person may easily become disoriented and uncertain about their academic future. Besides, in worst-case scenarios, they could also get into trouble from having too much time on their hands. Time well spent enables the children of today to become the successful adults of tomorrow.

In this article, we’ll look at some of the ways in which after-school activities improve student achievement. We invite you to keep on reading and find out more!

 

Accessing After-School Activities Impacts Student Achievement

As caring parents and educators, we want to ensure that today’s youth is educated enough to break several cycles of poverty, inequity, and systemic racism within our society. 

The Journal of Negro Education revealed that African-American children who are perceived as low-achievers end up being disproportionately enrolled in after-school programs. This should come as no surprise to most of us. 

Such an ongoing issue can only be tackled by enrolling the students in better, more culturally affirming after-school programs. That way, we could help them reach excellence alongside peers and educators who are aware of this undeniable race gap.

There is no point in denying a truth that has been ever-present for centuries. It’s time to pick up the pieces and offer our children their shot at a successful life, far away from poverty and discrimination.

The Harlem Children’s Zone has made it their main mission to put an end to intergenerational poverty by providing children and their families with some of the best after-school activities designed for young people of color.

Poverty can become a distant memory once we realize that our children are capable of academic excellence. After-school activities and family engagement are here to facilitate this.

 

Increasing Student Achievement Starts With Family Engagement Activities

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The race gap is not the only factor that slows down our journey towards equity. In fact, it’s been proven that the gap between home and school is just as detrimental to the academic achievements of our young ones.

As the Carnegie Corporation of New York revealed, the COVID-19 pandemic has managed to achieve the impossible. More specifically, it has finally bridged the gap between parents and educators, thanks to family engagement activities.

Most families of color have constantly struggled with being seen and heard by the schooling system. To go even deeper, not even the curriculum acknowledges our people’s relentless fight for freedom and student achievement.

Instead, we are faced with a willful omission of our real history. Our rich cultural heritage has been swept under the rug for centuries. 

There is only one way to counteract this injustice, and that is to enroll our children in qualitative after-school programs that aim to highlight the importance of family engagement activities.

When the family is involved in the academic journey of the young one, the chances of an increase in student achievement grow exponentially. It’s also important to keep in mind that truly great after-school programs will pay close attention to the concept of Social and Emotional Learning.

This educational framework supports our children’s so-called soft skills. They will develop healthier attitudes towards education and life. Such an advancement in social and emotional abilities is made possible through valuable and authentic parental engagement. 

Excellence can only be reached once we realize the importance of effective parental engagement. Social and Emotional Learning aims to target the very core of inequity and poverty. All forward-thinking after-school programs should prioritize this incredibly important framework. 

By choosing to enroll our children in after-school programs that encourage family engagement activities and Social and Emotional Learning, we will have the opportunity to watch our children’s intellects soar to heights that we didn’t think were possible 

This is how we ensure the increase in student achievement – by encouraging our children to always aim higher. After-school activities that are tailored to their exact needs will certainly do the job.

 

The Conclusion Is…

Our people have always aimed for academic excellence, regardless of the social climate and constant inequity, they’ve had to face. We’re living during unprecedented times, watching society change by the minute. 

There is only one thing we can do in order to truly benefit from the incoming changes, and that is to invest in the academic accomplishments of our children. As we’ve seen, we can turn this vision into reality by seeking culturally affirming and safe after-school programs. 

It’s essential that they elevate the real history of our people, highlight the importance of family engagement activities, and also use the Social and Emotional Learning framework throughout the way.

The Village Method has always emphasized the importance of creating communities with like-minded individuals who are eager to give our incredibly rich cultural heritage its rightful credit. We invite you to explore our cause by visiting our website, volunteering, or simply donating. We believe that your ongoing support will benefit many children, and we invite you to stay tuned for our next blog post

Changing the World, One Child at a Time

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The educational system has changed dramatically over the past couple of years. There was not one child in the world left unaffected by the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Chaos and confusion loomed over our families for the longest time. That was until we gathered our remaining strength and decided to do something with the time at home that was imposed on us.

During the lockdown, we had the rare opportunity to watch our children attend their virtual classes, do their homework, interact with their peers and educators, and deal with the challenges of remote learning.

The importance of family engagement activities was unexpectedly highlighted, offering both parents and educators the chance to come together and motivate the students during these uncertain times. 

We, at The Village Method, have always been ardent supporters of after-school activities with a culturally empowering twist. We were also deeply aware of the importance of family engagement activities long before the pandemic struck. 

To watch the world adopt these practices has been wonderful so far. In this article, we’re looking at how we could change the world, one child at a time. Read on!

 

Reimagining After-School & Family Engagement Activities

Because we love elevating others’ causes, we’d like to introduce you to Harlem Children’s Zone. This iconic organization has managed to bring academic excellence to the children of Central Harlem. 

Their restless fight against intergenerational poverty has even reached President Barack Obama’s ears. This incredible, Black-owned initiative has managed to change young people’s lives for the better. 

The youth’s road to college was safely paved by Harlem Children’s Zone. They remain a long-standing inspiration for all education-oriented organizations, including our own.

Once again, we can all agree that effective and culturally responsive after-school activities have the potential to pull several communities out of the quicksand of poverty, systemic racism, inequity, and discrimination.

We also believe that our youth should attend extracurricular activities that enhance their Social Emotional Learning skills. 

Also, it is imperious that our children are encouraged to explore the rich African heritage that is so massively overlooked by the school curriculum.

Only by getting to know your culture and history can you have an impact on the world’s current trajectory. We believe that this is the ideal foundation on which schools should build upon.

 

Drawing Inspiration from the Critical Race Theory (CRT)

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The Critical Race Theory is still an underrated source of inspiration for all educators who are determined to break the systemic racism that runs rampant in our schools. 

The Critical Race Theory is here to remind us that our people are still being treated as second-class citizens, regardless of the apparent advancements that our nation has managed to achieve. 

Systemic racism has deeply permeated our society. This is a fact that we must come to terms with.

When it comes to education, the Critical Race Theory also recognizes that the current curriculum disregards the history of our people and instead pushes a white narrative upon our children. 

We are also perceived through a deficit-tinted lens, which makes it almost impossible to elevate our youth via powerful family engagement in schools. 

It might seem like the gaps are perhaps too wide to bridge and they surely are. However, if we make it our mission to educate parents, educators, and children on what the Critical Race Theory is, we might have a solid chance to diminish the impact of racially segregated education.

 

Lending Working Families a Helping Hand

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the inability of most working families to tend to their children’s educational needs. All educators should be determined to provide families with safe and culturally affirming spaces that aim to elevate respectful family engagement activities.

Parental engagement is difficult when most educators perceive parents of color as uneducated, distracted, and unwilling to offer their children a chance at a better future. 

The tacit discrimination of parents can have disastrous effects on the academic journey of a child. Our youth deserves to witness harmonious relationships between their parents and educators. They deserve to partake in wonderful, memorable parental engagement activities.

The pandemic has taught both working families and educators how to leave aside all differences and come together. The young ones are inclined to perform better academically when their parents are involved every step of the way.

Isn’t it what we all dream of? To watch our children graduate college and lead happy and healthy lives? This is easier said than done and depends entirely on what we choose to do with the time and resources that are given to us right now.

 

The Conclusion Is…

In order to change the world and infuse it with equity and compassion, we need to inspect the tools and strategies which we currently possess. 

Once we decide that our children deserve better, we will do whatever it takes to watch them grow into dependable, powerful, self-aware, and proud African-American citizens. 

We, as their parents and educators, must provide them early on with the best programs available. That way, we will secure their shot at a successful life. 

There is no other way to do this but to encourage them to become attuned to the wisdom of our African ancestors. It takes a village to raise a child, said an old African proverb. This is what we, at The Village Method, have always strived for.

However, our mission is made impossible without your help. We need you in order to change the world. Help a child by either donating, volunteering or simply spreading the word about our non-profit organization. 

We are deeply thankful for your support and look forward to nurturing future generations of intelligent and culturally aware adults.

3 Reasons Why Our Youth Needs After-School Activities

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a sense of uncertainty to all of us, especially to our young ones. They’re the ones who were and still are affected the most by these unmerciful times. Among many other issues, they can no longer interact with their peers and educators like they used to.

The systemic racism that runs so rampant throughout the K-12 years shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, it’s been shown that the phenomenon of unfinished learning has managed to exacerbate the historical inequity that our people have always fought so hard against. This heartbreaking fact is difficult, if not impossible, to ignore.

We can be absolutely certain of one thing — it’s most likely that after-school activities have become vital throughout the last two years. 

The Village Method has always been responsible for pushing forward-thinking, culturally affirming after-school programs that help enrich the lives of our children and help them  discover their ancestors’ true history.

In this article, we’d like to show you some of the reasons why our youth is in need of after-school activities. Read on!

 

The Benefits of After-School Activities

It’s a well-documented fact that after school programs help young people in a variety of ways. 

For example, the Afterschool Alliance has shown that after-school activities help kids become more self-confident, develop great social skills, learn how to build healthy relationships with both their peers and adults and even help reduce the possibility of risky behaviors ever occurring. 

By keeping the children out of trouble, engaged, and motivated, we’ll have greater chances of helping them get into their desired colleges. We’ll watch them build successful lives that will enable them to give back to the communities that once nurtured them.

For that to happen, we must be adamant about making after-school activities accessible. It comes as no surprise that 88% of Californian parents support public funding for after-schools. This speaks volumes about the importance of after-school activities and the solid relevance of their long-term benefits. 

 

Improving Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

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Family engagement is crucial. Without it, our youth ends up frustrated, confused, and with a lack of proper academic motivation. Although family engagement in schools is still rare, this gap can easily be bridged with the help of qualitative after-school programs. 

Great after-school programs use Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) as a way to promote educational equity and nurture the home-school relationship. Family engagement activities are prioritized and seen as the perfect way to increase the levels of safety, health, and justness within communities.

With the help of Social Emotional Learning, our youth will be encouraged to pursue academic excellence while maintaining a constructive bond with all adults they come into contact with. It’s important to understand that family engagement activities are crucial to one’s mental and emotional wellbeing.

Parental engagement motivates our childrens’ educators to step up and provide them with qualitative, culturally affirming information. Because family engagement in schools is so seldom heard of, we’d like to invite you to read the book Families and Educators Together: Building Great Relationships that Support Young Children. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has started an educational ruckus. We were once again faced with the inequities of the educational system. It’s up to us to nurture our youth’s social and emotional wellbeing from now on. After-school family engagement activities are the perfect start.

 

Prioritizing Culturally Affirming Family Engagement Activities

Think about it. The Critical Race Theory (CRT) is still largely unknown, thanks to our politicians. Their endeavor to silence our people and censor our history has turned out to be a success for centuries. However, the Critical Race Theory is easy to understand, if one only makes time to listen.

Basically, it questions the perpetuation of the racial caste system and how the prevalence of institutionalized racism continues to affect our people, including our youth. Now, think of how great it would be to find an after-school program that focuses on the teachings of the Critical Race Theory. 

If we want systemic racism to end in America, we’ll have to seek parental engagement activities that bring us together as families rather than as separate individuals. Both children and parents should become accustomed to the real history of our people and take pride in the richness of our culture.

The curriculum is currently void of our people’s real history. This needs to change. After-school activities that focus on the growth and awareness of our children will one day result in the gradual dismantling of racial inequality. 

 

The Conclusion Is…

After-school activities help our youth become more attuned to the rich history and culture of our ancestors. They are encouraged to form strong bonds with their parents through family engagement activities, form invaluable skills with the help of Social and Emotional Learning, and will one day end up blossoming into healthy and empowered adults who will have plenty to give back to their communities.

The Village Method has always been a trusted ally for both children and their families when it comes to culturally accurate after-school activities. We are adamant about providing our youth with the sustainable tools that will enable them to become the powerful adults of tomorrow.

We invite you to lend us your helping hand. We cannot change the deeply ingrained, racially hostile educational system without your help. You can either donate, spread the word about our organization, or volunteer! The choice is yours and please know that we are deeply thankful for your ongoing support.

How Remote Learning Affects Working Families

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It’s safe to say that education will never be the same again. The pandemic has achieved the impossible. More specifically, it has managed to efficiently bridge the gap between home and school.

This rare event will go down in history as the pivotal moment that brought educators and parents together. They put all their differences aside and joined forces for the sake of the children.

However, this metaphorical bridge that we speak of can only stand the test of time with the help of parental engagement and after school activities. Without them, it’s bound to crumble.

The Village Method has emphasized the vital importance of family engagement for the longest time. We believe that any child can achieve academic excellence as long as the parents are involved in various educational activities.

This certainly explains why we’re so thrilled to watch the current implementation of family engagement in schools. 

In this article, we’ll take a look at distance learning and how it’s starting to affect working families throughout the nation. Read on!

 

How Social Emotional Learning Can Help Working Families

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In a perfect world, parents are always there to support their children’s academic journeys.  Family engagement activities are a daily occurrence, positive learning habits are built upon and sustained, and the parent-educator relationship is nothing short of perfect. 

In the real world, things are not as simple as they might seem at first glance.

Working families have to juggle it all. Their daily efforts are immense and we’re certain that most children who grow up in such families will one day be grateful for mom and dad’s resilience. 

However, while they’re still young, they need to feel prioritized, even though they’re currently a part of the distance learning system.

Social Emotional Learning has become a critical component of today’s multicultural schooling system. By adopting this type of learning for both family engagement in schools and after school activities, parents will start noticing important improvements in their children’s ways of adapting to the world.

Positive social behaviors such as generosity and kindness are always prioritized by the Social Emotional Learning framework. 

Our youth needs to develop the self-awareness and confidence necessary to excel during school, college, and ultimately, in life. 

Working families require peace of mind. They need to know that their children’s cultural, emotional, social, and academic needs are all met during distance learning. 

However, after school activities that include strong parental engagement frameworks will continue to play a crucial part in the healthy development of a child’s life skills.

 

After School Activities and Working Families

According to the Afterschool Alliance, parents in California whose children benefit from various after school activities have noticed colossal improvements. Their children are kept out of trouble and consistently encouraged to build sustainable life skills. 

Most parents have agreed that after school activities provide them with peace of mind. This is especially relevant for working parents. While they may not always be able to constantly be there for their children, they’re still enjoying the benefits of culturally responsive education. 

African-American students require a different approach. More specifically, this culturally accurate approach must focus predominantly on offering them a realistic picture of their history. 

As we’ve discussed in our earlier articles, the rich heritage of our ancestors has been not only silenced but erased from the curriculum. This is unacceptable at the very least. If schools refuse to nourish our youth, we’ll have to seek help elsewhere. 

The Village Method provides working families with not just regular after school activities, but with a complex, all-encompassing experience that aims to echo the African proverb “It takes a village to raise a child”. The village might be missing at school, but it can surely be found if one looks for other empowering alternatives. 

Because we’re inspired by the Critical Race Theory, we strongly believe that a truthful account of African-American history could go a long way for everyone involved. The longer we choose to negate the truth, the longer systemic racism will continue to thrive in our country. 

 

The Conclusion for all Working Families Is…

Our youth needs to evolve in an environment that is safe, culturally affirming and nurturing. However, the plague of systemic racism continues to spread because of the massive gaps in our curriculum. 

We must compensate by prioritizing family engagement and getting involved in after school activities that provide our youth with the right tools to dismantle systemic racism once and for all. 

The Village Method has been a trusted ally of working families way before the COVID-19 pandemic. We rely on you to continue our noble mission. All you have to do is either share our organization with your friends and family, donate, or volunteer. The choice is yours. 

It takes a village to raise a child, according to our African ancestors. However, what do we do when the village is not there? What do we do when it’s systematically being destroyed? We build it from scratch. Join our cause today!