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Welcome to the Families Exploring Culture podcast!
Learn about holidays like Chinese’s Lunar New Year or Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations. You can also hear about the benefits and challenges of living abroad from expats like a Global Nomad or a Dutch expat in Thailand.
As you listen you will be inspired in ways you and your family can reach out and expand your understanding of the world and empower your children to seek outside of their own comfort zone to create a more diverse and inclusive environment.
Learn how former teacher, Kristen, developed a global curriculum for her kids that helped them explore the world and avoid the dreaded summer slump with a program they called Around the World In A Summer. Have you been wanting to expand beyond what your children learn in school? Maybe you want for them to have…
Hawaiian culture is so much more than just the food, music, or dance and Relle Lum shares some of her thoughts on what truly defines Hawaii. Although I grew up with Hawaiian culture, growing up outside of Hawaii means that the Hawaiian culture I know is different than the culture for someone who actually grew…
Learn about the history and symbolism of Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead and ways to celebrate it that are both culturally appropriate and easy for families to do no matter where they live.
If you feel overwhelmed just thinking about trying to introduce new foods from around the world to your kids you are NOT alone! Thankfully there are some strategies and changes you can implement to help encourage your picky eater to become a fantastic eater. As we discussed with Mireille in episode 5, food is a…
On this episode, we discuss connecting food and global learning and how food can be used as a way to teach children about other cultures, while also teaching them a life skill and reinforce important studies like history, geography and math. On this episode we cover: using recipes as a vehicle for learning about other…
In the fourth episode of the Families Exploring Culture Podcast, we explore the global nomad life with Roberta D’Angelo Mellis as she describes her experiences moving to different countries and some of the challenges of raising children abroad. What is a global nomad? According to Norma McCaig, a global nomad is “a person of any…
In the third episode of the Families Exploring Culture Podcast, we discuss with LJ Sikahema from Lokua Labs about how to teach kids about different cultures and how families can learn about the world together. In the first two episodes of the podcast we covered why we need to expand our understanding of the world,…
On the second episode of the Families Exploring Culture podcast, we discuss what culture is, aspects and examples of culture, and why cultural awareness is so important. In episode 1 of the podcast, Expanding Our Understanding of the World, we discussed what that means and why understanding other cultures matters. Before we can dive deeper…
On the first episode of the Families Exploring Culture podcast, we explore a little about expanding our understanding of the world, why understanding other cultures matters, and we get to know the host, Jade Jones. What is the Families Exploring Cultures podcast? Learn how families teach their children to explore and embrace the world, its…