Diversity Links
The following list provides Web links to various resources examining many aspects of diversity and multiculturalism for both professional and personal use. Since this list is a work-in-progress, suggestions are always welcome. These links will open in a new window.
It is solely the reader’s responsibility to evaluate all information accessed on the Internet using this guide. The Bullis School does not control these Web sites and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy or timeliness of information at these sites. Links are not meant as an endorsement of specific products or services.
Black Student Fund
http://www.blackstudentfund.org/
“Since 1964, the Black Student Fund (BSF) has provided financial assistance and support services to Washington metropolitan-area African-American students, grades pre-kindergarten to 12, and their families. BSF-assisted students stay in school, graduate high school with distinction and enter college. Seventy percent of the students are from one-parent households and many are the first generation to progress to higher education.”
Latino Student Fund
http://www.latinostudentfund.org
“The mission of the Latino Student Fun (LSF) is to ensure equal access to the best educational resources in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area for students of Hispanic descent through financial aid, academic support and informational outreach. Our belief is that a strong academic foundation during grades K-12 is a critical step toward higher education and professional leadership.”
Diversity Links
The Crosspoint
http://www.magenta.nl/crosspoint/
“The Crosspoint is the Internet’s largest collection of links in the field of human rights, anti-racism, refugees, women’s rights, antifascism, Shoah, etc. Also listed are links to Jewish organizations, migrant organizations and others.”
Eastern Education Resource Collaborative
“Eastern Education Resource Collaborative’s (East Ed) mission is to serve as a resource to schools and agencies and support the establishment of equitable, anti-bias, multicultural environments.”
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
“The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.”
Institute for Global Communications
“The mission of the Institute for Global Communications (or IGC) is to advance the work of progressive organizations and individuals for peace, justice, economic opportunity, human rights, democracy and environmental sustainability through strategic use of online technologies.”
LEarning to Give Project
http://www.learningtogive.org/
“The Learning to Give Project provides curriculum resources for K-12 teachers emphasizing the importance of voluntary action for the common good in a democratic society.”
National Association of Independent Schools
“This page has been developed to serve as a resource link for member schools and associations, diversity practitioners, students, families and the general public.”
National Association for Multicultural Education
“The Founders of NAME envisioned an organization that would bring together individuals and groups with an interest in multicultural education from all levels of education, different academic disciplines and from diverse educational institutions and occupations. This site provides information regarding articles, lesson plans, organizations and various reference resources.”
The People of America Foundation
“The People of America Foundation aims to collect, organize, distribute and maintain, at no cost to the public, the largest and most inclusive electronic database on the history of the peopling of the United States.”
Teaching for Change
http://www.teachingforchange.org/
“Teaching for Change provides teachers and parents with the tools to transform schools into socially equitable centers of learning where students become architects of a better future. Teaching for Change is a not-for-profit organization based in Washington, D.C.”
Teaching Tolerance, sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/
“Teaching Tolerance is a national education project dedicated to helping teachers foster equity, respect and understanding in the classroom and beyond.”
