Intercultural competence
is the capability to shift cultural perspective and adapt—or bridge—behavior to cultural commonality & difference. It involves:
- Deep cultural self-awareness
- Deep understanding of the experiences of people from different cultural communities—in perceptions, values, beliefs, behavior and practices
Behavioral shifting across these various cultural differences
- are rooted and engaged in their communities and see themselves as bound in interdependent systems. They have an awareness of how individual and local choices affect these systems and feel a sense of urgency to address global issues;
- view learning and doing as fundamental to confronting global challenges;
- have the capacity to model teaching which embodies the values, attitudes and skills necessary to thrive in an interconnected and interdependent world.
– Adapted from World Savvy’s Global Competency Program
Core Competencies:
- Develop an awareness of one’s own multiple identities, values, attitudes, and biases.
- Possess specific knowledge about the lived experiences, values, traditions, and contributions of others; and knowledge about world history, geography, and global dimensions of topics such as health, climate, and economics.
- Communicate, collaborate, and work effectively across difference, shifting cultural perspective and bridging between cultures when needed
- Build meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships with individuals and communities.
- Prevent and interrupt bias, prejudice, and discrimination.
- Understand how individual and local choices affect the interdependent systems to which we are bound and feels a sense of urgency to address local and global issues.
Experiences
A Visit To Hmongtown Marketplace
This experience provides an opportunity to learn about Hmong history and experience Hmong culture. We will take a trip to Hmongtown Marketplace in St. Paul to meet the founder Toua Xiong and hear the incredible story of his childhood in Laos …
Climate Grief and Storytelling Workshop
Would you like to know more about whose land we are on? Would you like to learn about leaders in economic development and sustainable living? Take a trip down the road to the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community to learn more!
Rondo and other examples of Serial Racial Displacement
This workshop is an opportunity to deepen your learning about the Rondo neighborhood in St. Paul through the lens of history and personal stories and to understand Rondo in the context of serial racial …
Learn about Dakota and Ojibwe (and other) communities on whose land our school sit and we live. This is a field trip out into an urban community that celebrates local Indigenous artists and community members.
We will visit Sabathani Community Center in Mpls to experience the Owning Up Exhibit, investigate and discuss how racial covenants in property deeds shaped …
You’ll begin this experience by reflecting on and discussing your personal, social, and cultural identities, and then deepen your self-study by creating a personal …
We will experience human-centered design activities at Alight that we can then apply to action plans to address…
This experience requires reflection and acknowledgement of gender identities that go beyond the binary traditional construct, and urges deeper knowledge and understanding for participants to better accommodate and educate ALL of our students…
Orange Circles: Pathways & Practices for Challenging Conversations Across Difference
This interactive workshop will provide the framework and experience for teachers to grow as a facilitators of difficult conversations. We will build a sense of belonging, use mindfulness and conscious movement to help us explore our own social identities …