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For a comprehensive approach to celebrating Black History Month for your family, Chocolate Chip is your #1 source for information!
As a mom with children in elementary school, I do my best to contribute my time, talents and resources to make a difference. So when Black History month was a non-event during our first year of enrollment,
I went directly to the PTA president and volunteered myself as the chairman of the Black History Month committee.
To ensure that the children learned more than our history as slaves, my committee (me and Chocolate Chip mom Tara Lattimer-Wilson) has taken a comprehensive approach by selecting a theme to explore throughout the month. In 2011, we studied the Harlem Renaissance to demonstrate the intellectual and creative brilliance of African Americans and pay homage to the cultural mecca just a few miles south of our Westchester County neighborhood.
Check out last year's post from the Chocolate Chip Archives....
The Harlem Renaissance- Brown History for Young People
http://chocolatechiponline.blogspot.com/search?q=brown+history
With the need to emphasize math and science in our schools, we selected Innovators in Science as our theme for 2012. The banner above sets the tone at the entrance of the school building and depicts 6 of the innovators whose biographies we will explore daily during the morning announcements. This week we feature Dr. Ben Carson, Dr. Mae Jemison, Benjamin Banneker, George Washington Carver and award winning cardiologist and Westchester resident, Dr. Lynn Perry-Bottinger.
I LOVE Dr. Perry-Bottinger's story! Her father is a cardiologist (a chip off the ole chocolate block) and her mother is a pediatrician. She has 7 brothers and sisters- one is a lawyer and the other 6 are doctors! Now that's legacy building for you! I must add that she's also my sorority sister and a fellow Jack and Jill mom:)
We're especially proud that one of Pennington's finest appears on the banner, CBS 2 Meteorologist, Elise Finch (ok- I'm a little biased because she's my cousin). Seeing her on television knowing she sat in their seats (literally my daughter's 3rd grade teacher taught her) is so inspiring!
Last year we offered a school wide raffle and gave Black History related prizes to the winners who earned 100% on our weekly Black History quiz. This year we've chosen to donate science related books to each class to ensure there are books telling the stories of African Americans in every classroom.
I've done the of leg work, so I'm sharing my research with you so you can continue to build your libraries at home:
Kareem Abdul Jabbar's new book for 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders- What Color Is My World?
http://www.amazon.com/What-Color-World-African-American-Inventors/dp/0763645648/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328328455&sr=1-1
African Americans in Science, Math, and Invention
http://www.amazon.com/African-Americans-Science-Math-Invention/dp/0816083312/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2895I2DKERO8&colid=4W54LTXRH4Z2
Scholastic Reader Level 4: Great Black Heroes: Five Brilliant Scientists: (level 4) k-2nd
http://www.amazon.com/Scholastic-Reader-Level-Brilliant-Scientists/dp/0590480316/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328329366&sr=1-9
Great Black Heroes: Five Notable Inventors (level 4) (Hello Reader) - K -2nd
http://www.amazon.com/Great-Black-Heroes-Notable-Inventors/dp/0590480332/ref=pd_vtp_b_1
Black Pioneers of Science and Invention (ages 10 and up)
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Pioneers-Science-Invention-Louis/dp/0152085661/ref=pd_vtp_b_3
Book of Black Heroes: Scientists, Healers, and Inventors (grades 5 and 6)
http://www.amazon.com/Book-Black-Heroes-Scientists-Inventors/dp/0940975971/ref=wl_mb_hu_m_6_dp
and from the Chocolate Chip Archives....
Great Reads for Black History Month
http://chocolatechiponline.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html
Lastly, check out these two terrific family events coming up this weekend:
The Junior Teens of the Westchester Chapter of Jack and Jill present, "VOICES: Those Who Wore The Shoe"-"A staged documentary, adapted and directed by Harlin C. Kearsley. Based on actual slave narratives culled from the 1934-1941 Federal Writers' Project interviews, this staged documentary incorporates music, dance and archival photographs to recreate a neglected part of American history".
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Sarah Lawrence College Auditorium
1 Mead Way Bronxville, NY
Donation: $15 per person
Space is limited
Recommended for children 5th grade and up
Third Annual Harlem Fine Arts Show -a leading showcase for modern and contemporary African Diasporic art — “A vital networking and multicultural event for art lovers everywhere, the Harlem Fine Arts Show reflects the diverse demographic and international appeal of popular and cutting edge Afro-centric and Hispanic artists,” said Dion Clarke, Founder of the Harlem Fine Arts Show and President of JWD Enterprises. “Our overarching mission is to support the arts in a way that enriches and educates communities on a global scale, while showcasing Harlem as a cultural hub.”
The Third Annual 2012 Harlem Fine Arts Show will feature a VIP preview reception hosted by transcultural lifestyle expert, author, and restaurateur B. Smith, on Friday, February 10 at the historic Riverside Church 490 Riverside Drive (at 120th Street) in New York City. A two-day exhibition of more than 100 emerging and established multicultural artists will open to the public on Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12. Tickets for the art show are $20 and will be available for purchase at http://hfas.org/tickets or by calling Porcia Gardner at (914) 450-4269. Students from public, independent and charter schools in the tri-state area, as well as members of the military in uniform will be granted admission at no cost.
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