Family Resources

DASD's Dept of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion have provided the below resources to help support cultural equity discussions at home and in the classroom. We have also included links to additional resources listed below. We encourage adult involvment in book selection to ensure their appropriateness for your family.

Know your reader: Some titles may include mature content. Parents, caregivers and educators are encouraged to discuss these experiences with their children.
  

Additional Resources

• How to Talk to Kids about Race and Racism
• Talking to Kids About Race
• Talking to Kids about Discrimination​
• Teaching and Learning about Race and Racism with Young Children and Their Families
• Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Free Webinars - Teaching Tolerance
• DEI Books availible in DASD
   

Learn more about the DASD Cultural Equity Task Force

Resources

The ability to find and evaluate resources for learning is a necessary skill for lifelong learning and effective work in many fields. Downingtown Area School District is a place where every student is encouraged to achieve to her or his highest potential and will maximize their differences to achieve excellence. DASD will continue its mission and commitment to educational equity and ensuring that the learning and working environment in the DASD is welcoming, accessible and affirming of all identities and lived experiences. We hope you use this information in your personal discovery to find answers to questions on your own. This is truly an effective strategy for learning.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in the resources above are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy, opinion or position of Downingtown Area School District. Resources of analysis performed within these articles and links are only examples to further educate and understand topics of DEI. Please review and read with the understanding that more information can always be developed and that research is on the behalf of the user.