Equity and Access
The Agenda for Children Out-of-School Time (AFCOST) convenes, catalyzes and supports the Cambridge youth serving community in increasing equity, access and innovation in sustaining the highest quality of OST program experiences for youth and their families, especially those who live at the social margins in Cambridge. OST practitioners will examine their biases, learn about systemic inequality, and prepare to design equitable and inclusive out-of-school opportunities. Click here to return to Training Workshops and Series.
Introductory Level Training
Cultural Proficiency: A Way of Being allows individuals and organizations to interact effectively with people. It is a developmental approach for addressing the issues and opportunities that emerge in diverse environments. Our life journeys have been shaped by race and culture and often influence the way we interface with others.
In this recorded, 3-part workshop, Cultural Proficiency: A Way of Being, facilitated by Minh Nguyen, Telesha Mervin, and Susan Richards, individuals and organizations will explore how to effectively interact with people, regardless of their culture or identity.
This workshop provides participants with insights and tools to support increased cultural proficiency in their roles working with youth, families, and colleagues.
Register here to request a link to the Cultural Proficiency Training videos. After watching the video you will be required to complete the Cultural Proficiency quiz to receive credit for this training.
In this recorded, 3-part workshop, Cultural Proficiency: A Way of Being, facilitated by Minh Nguyen, Telesha Mervin, and Susan Richards, individuals and organizations will explore how to effectively interact with people, regardless of their culture or identity.
This workshop provides participants with insights and tools to support increased cultural proficiency in their roles working with youth, families, and colleagues.
Register here to request a link to the Cultural Proficiency Training videos. After watching the video you will be required to complete the Cultural Proficiency quiz to receive credit for this training.
Gender Dynamics & Gender Identity: Grades 4-8
In this recorded workshop, facilitate by Minh Nguyen, participants explore how the
concepts and expressions of gender are quickly expanding for our youth. And the impact of the pandemic on our youth in needing to learn and socialize virtually has led to less gender freedom for them.
Through a deep dive into our own gender identity development, this 2 part video training covers language & definitions for LGBTQ+ terms, and approaches & strategies for creating gender inclusive environments in youth programs and beyond. This training focuses mainly on gender identity formation for youth in grades 4 - 12.
This workshop will expand on the question: "What does gender have to do with it?", and provide space for participants to talk about and answer "What is gender and why does it organize so much of our lives?"
Register here to request a link to the Gender Dynamics & Gender Identity Training videos. After watching the video you will be required to complete the Gender Dynamics quiz to receive credit for this training.
In this recorded workshop, facilitate by Minh Nguyen, participants explore how the
concepts and expressions of gender are quickly expanding for our youth. And the impact of the pandemic on our youth in needing to learn and socialize virtually has led to less gender freedom for them.
Through a deep dive into our own gender identity development, this 2 part video training covers language & definitions for LGBTQ+ terms, and approaches & strategies for creating gender inclusive environments in youth programs and beyond. This training focuses mainly on gender identity formation for youth in grades 4 - 12.
This workshop will expand on the question: "What does gender have to do with it?", and provide space for participants to talk about and answer "What is gender and why does it organize so much of our lives?"
Register here to request a link to the Gender Dynamics & Gender Identity Training videos. After watching the video you will be required to complete the Gender Dynamics quiz to receive credit for this training.
Intermediate Level Training
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Agenda for Children offers onsite in-person training.
Space is limited please sign up as soon as possible. *Site directors and staff required to join* Follow Up to Gender Dynamics Recorded Introductory Training Spring - Fall 2022 Let's make Cambridge more safe for LGBTQ+ students! We as youth workers have an incredible opportunity to love and support ALL youth in Cambridge, but our LGBTQ+ youth need a little extra TLC right now!! Cambridge Public Schools is organizing a community pride on Friday, June 10th, now is the time to brush up on your LGBTQ+ inclusion practices! Things have been very challenging for LGBTQ+ youth in Cambridge between the pandemic, virtual learning, the hundreds of threatening anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-trans bills across the country, rising homophobia and transphobia in Cambridge and beyond, the grim results of the Cambridge youth risk survey for LGBTQ+ students, and so much more... Minh Nguyen will be offering an in person at your site Q&A session to learn more about terms, challenges, laws, policy guidance, how to support LGBTQ+ co-workers, building more inclusive culture at your organization, strategies on how to best support our LGBTQ+ youth, practicing pronouns, or just asking your questions and talking about gender identity. Site managers and site leaders if you are interested in this training for your program please fill out this form by 5/12/2022! |
