Professional Development
Having healthy, productive conversations about race and children requires an understanding of how race affects our lives, our professions, and the people with whom we work. Through individualized professional development sessions, P.R.I.D.E. helps organizations further their knowledge of race, how it affects them, and how it affects young children.
Our professional development sessions are not simply rote lectures. They are interactive experiences that encourage participants to examine race in their lives and the lives of those they serve. Sessions often include historical lessons used to contextualize the present, helpful exercises that help adults grow as professionals, and hands-on activities that adults can use with children.
P.R.I.D.E. has hosted professional development sessions throughout the Pittsburgh region for groups both small and large. If you are interested in hiring P.R.I.D.E. create a professional development module for you and your staff, contact Dr. Aisha White at aiw9@pitt.edu.
P.R.I.D.E. Clients
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
Seton Hill University
Wesley Family Services
Caregivers in the
Pennsylvania State Quality Assurance System (PQAS)
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P.R.I.D.E. Facts
1
months
Age at which infants begin to notice
the skin color of those who are not their primary caretaker
.5
Years
At this age, children of all races tend to choose to play with a a child of the same race (someone who looks like them)
1
years
At this age, when asked to choose a preferred playmate, all children, regardless of race, showed a preference for
white children