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  • We acknowledge the pain and suffering that anti-Black racism causes and continues to cause.

  • We speak out against racism in all of its forms.

  • We speak out against oppression.

  • We speak out against the recent killings of unarmed Black people, most recently Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd.

  • We stand in solidarity with those who pursue equity, justice, human dignity for all, and an end to racism.

SECA Board of Directors and Staff, June 3, 2020

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Since 1948 SECA has embraced a multicultural philosophy. Our position has always been to represent a membership "composed of persons from all races, religions, philosophies and from a multitude of national origins".

 

To view our histories, specifically regarding Multicultural education, click here. You can also view our complete histories here.

SECA's Multicultural Position Statement

  • We believe that a better understanding of multicultural education is developed through: Establishing goals and objectives that guide the enlightenment of teachers, parents and children for the social, political and economic realities encountered in a culturally diverse and complex society.

  • ​We believe that a better understanding of multicultural education is developed through: Eliminating MYTHS and MISCONCEPTIONS that tend to influence attitudes and actions toward those who are culturally different.

  • ​We believe that teachers and parents can share the responsibility of enhancing multicultural awareness in young children. The many factors include: culture, various kinds of media (TV programming, advertising, and children's books, for example), other children and adults. Teacher can support parents; parents can become involved in the classroom.

  • We recommend that the learning environment be kept consistently multiethnic through:

    • A variety of multiethnic/multicultural and self-awareness materials.

    • Planned and vicarious learning experiences.

    • Human resources that serve as role models.

    • Relevant instructional strategies.

    • Materials that are free from bias, omissions, and stereotypes.

    • Flexible scheduling.

    • Continuous use of ideas and materials that represent cultures throughout the year.

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