why care about religion and diversity in education?

• Because most hate crimes are based on religion and race.
  
• Because children of immigrants make up 20% of K-12 classrooms.
  
• Because 42% of public school students are racial or ethnic minorities.
  
• Because global citizenship requires understanding cultures other than your own.
  
• Because attitudes about difference form early.
  

Academic programs that reinforce messages of respect for difference prepare young people to thrive in a global society.  Educators report that Tanenbaum curricula help change the way children treat one another.  They learn to ask respectful questions about what they don’t understand—rather than poking fun.  And they are encouraged to learn more about who themselves and to share what they’ve learned with their peers.  By learning about each other, they come to understand and respect other cultures and religions.

Tanenbaum gives teachers the tools they need to create engaging, creative, multicultural and multi-religious settings for students of all ages.

Learn about our teacher training and curricula.

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