Saturday, June 8

Afrocentric Parent Engagement Sessions: Understanding the Ethnic Studies

Come learn about Ethnic Studies and how it can benefit your family at our Afrocentric Parent Engagement Sessions!

By The Loken Foundation for Equity and Inclusion

Select date and time

Saturday, June 8 · 10am - 12pm PDT

Location

Online

Agenda

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 1- Introduction; May 18th, 2024 -Virtual

Toni Loken, The Loken Foundation

This virtual introduction session is designed to meet your trainers and other participants and engage in a brief overview of the other models in this series on Ethnic studies

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 2- Intro to Ethnic Studies: June 8th, 2024-Virtual

Toni Loken, The Loken Foundation

This virtual session is designed to discuss the model Ethnic Studies curriculum that will be introduced to California Schools starting in 2025. We will also cover Ethnic Studies' origins.

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Session 3- Ethnic Studies and the Black Communities;June 29, 2024; In-Person

Hosted by NAAAPY

This four-hour session is designed to focus on Ethnic Studies and the Black communities in the Los Angeles area. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided for all attendees.

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Session 4 - Wellness Debrief - July 12th, 2024; In-Person

Hosted by NAAAPY

This session is designed to offer a safe, healing space in which participants are encouraged to debrief on the content and offer suggestions. Participants will also meet the entire cross-solidarity t...

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Session 5- Joint Solidarity Session - July 13th, 2024: In Person

Hosted by: NAAAPY, PON & The Loken Foundation

This is the final session in the series, which provides a neutral space to meet with other affinity groups engaged in a similar series. The goal of this final session is to invite Black and Latino pa...

About this event

2 hours

POn, NAAAPY, and The Loken Foundation are committed to improving parent engagement in education to improve outcomes. This project enlists parents in a co-creative learning process that encourages a collective understanding of schooling and our children's curriculum - particularly the recent high school ethnic studies graduation requirement.

Frequently asked questions

Why is it import for me to attend ?

Greater understanding of where we’ve been, where we are, and where we can be

What could I potentially gain by attending sessions?

Increased capacity & skills, awareness, basic knowledge, and understanding of Ethnic Studies

What could I potentially gain by attending sessions?

How to work collectively, cross-cultural and Ethnic Studies. Expanding your network of parent leaders and community organizations. Increased capacity & skills, awareness, basic knowledge, and understanding of Ethnic Studies

Is this a paid training session?

Yes, A $250 stipend for completing ALL sessions and the retreat

Organized by

The Loken Foundation for Equity and Inclusion

For further questions, please email:

Toni Loken at

msttinkerbell20@gmail.com or

info@lokenfoundation.org