There are so many ways for children to learn, but too often, conventional education in America confines students to specific eurocentric writing, reading, and arithmetic methodologies that have proven to be largely ineffective for quite some time now, especially when zooming in on educational experiences of Black and brown children in America.
In this episode, we’re speaking with the founder of the Canady Foundation for The Arts, Marjuan Canady. She is an award-winning Caribbean-American artist, entrepreneur, educator, and literacy advocate.
Marjuan carries us through her personal journey as a storyteller and performer from her childhood, as a native Washingtonian, all the way to the present day.
We discuss the importance of culturally sound literacy for children of color, and how her series of children's books called “Callaloo Kids” contributes to the dire need for more of it.
Marjuan drops boatloads of wisdom on African American theatre history, the importance of creative arts programs in schools, the grand effect that reading to children has on their overall development as influential members of society, and how the creative arts can play a key role in helping Black and brown children discover who they are and act on it with authenticity and freedom, no matter what career path they choose in the future.
Marjuan has fifteen years of arts education experience, instructing youth from pre-school to college levels. Her original work has been seen at The John F. Kennedy Center, Sesame Street, The Smithsonian, and the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, to name a few.
So if you’ve been wondering:
- How to teach your child to read
- How to get a child to read when they refuse
- Why is cultural literacy important
- How to start a drama club or bring theatre to your child’s school
- Or how to stimulate creativity in children ...
Then you’re going to LOVE this episode because it answers all of those questions and so many more.
If you want to learn more about the Canady Foundation for The Arts visit: www.canadyfoundationarts.org
Instagram: @canadyfoundationarts
Where to access the FREE resources that Marjuan mentions in this episode:
CFA Literacy Guide: https://tinyurl.com/cfaliteracyguide
Artsee Blog: https://www.canadyfoundationarts.org/cfa-blog
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