CLX Social Justice League
October 2017 Newsletter
What is your team all about?
Our team has been working on racial equity since 2014 when we received funding from Asheville City Schools Foundation and a recap of that work can be found here.
This year, we are self-funded with the support of Claxton administrators and our fabulous Claxton PTO. Our team felt strongly that we need to carry the momentum of our work on and were able to build a bigger team to create sustainability for our school in order to make sure we have socially just and culturally responsive classrooms.We strive to grow our work with trust in each other, the process, and ourselves that will see us through any imperfection to a place of deeper understanding and respect for all.
We will continue to measure our progress by the changes we see in ourselves, and the whole Claxton staff, and the impact those changes have on our students.
Giving our students space to talk about race with Paideia seminars
This year, our goal is to provide Paideia seminar topics for grades 2-5 at least once this year.
A shout out to Claxton staff for helping with childcare on those evenings and to the Loving Neighbors community for providing a meal each night.
Stay tuned for upcoming workshops for 2017-18!
Our first session will take place on Thursday, December 14 at Claxton Elementary (time to be determined).
How to Talk to Young Children About Race
Event hosted by Buncombe Partnership for Children and taking place at Claxton!
You can register for this FREE event here (you do not have to be an educator to attend!):
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-talk-to-young-children-about-race-tickets-36523291147?aff=es2
Thanks to the Empowerment Childcare Program at the YWCA, who will be providing free childcare for the duration of the event!
Panel Members: Joshua McClure, Rachel Hagen, Luis Serapio, and Shenekia McDaniels
Thursday, Nov 16, 2017, 06:15 PM
Claxton Elementary School, Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States
Meet the Claxton Social Justice League!
Contact Us!
Link to our CLX Social Justice Website
#clxsocialjustice
Email: kimberly.eggett@ashevillecityschools.net
Website: https://sites.google.com/acsgmail.net/clxsocialjustice/home
Phone: 828-350-6500
Facebook: facebook.com/claxtonelem
Twitter: @claxtonelem