Education Grounded in Critical Multicultural and Critical Intercultural Education Principles
Committing to an approach to education that aims to equip learners with the competences needed to contribute to positive social change through the progressive acquisition of analytical skills, knowledge and understanding.
Working toward the achievement of educational justice across the globe via empowering individuals and communities to take action to address injustices.
Rooting our work in the many different and diverse knowledge systems (epistemological frameworks), with special attention to those local knowledge systems that inform teaching and learning.
Viewing UNICEF’s Rights-Respecting Schools as an inspirational model, in which there is awareness of rights in relation to each other (locally and globally), respect and value each other’s similarities and differences and support for each other.
Pursuing institutional policies, procedures, and practices that support an education that is inclusive and in pursuit of the above goals in local, national and global contexts.
Engaging in multicultural/intercultural education work with humility, authenticity, grace, empathy, patience, and solidarity.
Valuing the role of critical self-reflection and question-raising/problem-posing.
Inviting a radical re-imagination of education (generally) and education that is at its core multicultural/intercultural.
Recognizing historical and contemporary forms of inequality in education and, given this, extra efforts made to close consistent and persistent opportunity gaps.
Respecting the cultural identity of the learner through the provision of culturally appropriate and responsive quality education for all.
Providing every learner with the cultural knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to achieve active and full participation in society, in order to reach their full potential.
Fostering among all learners the cultural knowledge, attitudes and skills that enable them to contribute to respect, understanding and solidarity among individuals, ethnic, social, cultural and religious groups and nations.
