Welcoming Families From Around the World

The name of my family’s country of origin is India. I choose this India as my country because I wanted to know more about it. After reading about India, I have come to an understanding of how I will prepare myself to be culturally responsive towards my new family. For instance, I will be sensitive to their needs because moving to a different country where people might not understand your culture must be hard. I will be patience when it comes to communication because we have to be able to communicate with one another. I will also make them feel welcome by encouraging them to get involve with their child’s education, as well as, asking them for their input about the classroom environment. I will try to include some of their holidays, so they can feel somewhat at home, and so the other children can experience something new. I have learned over the last couple of years working with children that they learn so much just by experiencing and exploring different things. I want my children to learn about diversity, and in order for me to teach them, I must educate myself by staying current on the new information about diversity. Therefore, I will learn all I can about my new family and where they come from, so I can prepare myself to be culturally responsive towards their needs.

I hope that my preparations will benefit both me and the new family by drawing us closer. I want them to understand that I am here for them, and I want them to be able to trust me because building a strong relationship with your family can go a long way. All I want to do is give them an environment, where they can feel welcomed and loved because leaving behind your home and love ones is hard enough.