The Fierce Urgency of Now*: Breaking the cycle of anti-Blackness
Journey to Nia™ Full-day Retreat (+ 3 months of coaching) on Saturday, November 2, 2024 (Brooklyn)
This unique professional development and coaching experience will help you understand how anti-Black racism manifests in the lives of young children and in early childhood learning environments. Alongside a supportive community, you will learn about strategies to center Black joy and disrupt anti-Black racism for young children. You will leave with actionable self-care strategies to sustain you for your continued work to create equity for Black children.
Our Curriculum is a 2023 Zaentz Early Education Innovation Challenge Finalist
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Presented by Takiema Bunche Smith, MS Ed, MPA the Journey to Nia Retreat + coaching is a groundbreaking professional development experience that will show you how to effectively educate Black children while deeply honoring their cultural and racial identities in their earliest years. Guided by the Journey to Nia Curriculum (2023 Zaentz Early Education Innovation Challenge Finalist!), this in-person retreat is a learning experience that takes you from awareness of anti-Blackness in early childhood to acting against it.
The Black children in your classroom, need you to show up right now to create a learning environment that is racially responsive, centers their joy and agency, and challenges them to meet their highest potential.
Anahsa Consulting provides transformative professional development and coaching experiences that take people from theory to practice, resulting in action.
“I am still in awe and that experience has allowed me to bring forth more discussions and trainings regarding Black children and families forward within the Department of Education. Black children is my “why” and your conference inspired me to push a little harder even though it can be draining and/or tiring at times.”
Journey to Nia™ Retreat Past Participant
What You'll Learn:
How anti-Blackness manifests in you, and in early childhood programs and practices
Why exploring early childhood racial and cultural identity development is critical for Black children to thrive
How to increase learning outcomes and a sense of belonging for Black children in your care
How to hone your vision for centering Black joy for all children
How to experience restoration and self-care in community
Date and Time:
Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024
Time: 8:30am (ET)- 5:00pm
Location: An African-centered preschool, Brooklyn, NY*
*The exact address will be provided for registrants
What you’ll get:
Registration for full-day in-person retreat at an African Centered Preschool (light breakfast, snacks and lunch provided)
3 months of Journey to Nia group coaching
A supportive community of folks working to support Black children to thrive
Expert facilitation, guidance, and curriculum
Pre-retreat check-in to personalize the retreat experience for you
Practical tools and frameworks for immediate implementation
Access to exclusive resources for centering Black joy in early childhood
Swag and giveaways
Certificate of completion
Investment:
📢 Special Buy One, Get One (BOGO).
Individual Registration (currently BOGO): Register here
Do you have a group of 3 or more? Contact us at info@anahsa.com for special pricing!
Did you know?
In addition to Black children being 3.6 times more likely to be suspended from preschool than their white counterparts,*:
“Black girls are believed to need less nurturing, less compassion, and less comfort than white girls the same age (Epstein et al., 2019). Black girls are also more likely to receive corporal punishment and are often labeled as aggressive, defiant, and non-compliant (Morris, 2016; Onyeka-Crawford et al., 2017).” [A Holistic Approach to Ending Exclusionary Discipline for Young Learners]
“Black boys are viewed as less innocent than their white peers and are thought to be 4.5 years older, even by teachers who understand child development (Goff et al., 2014).” [A Holistic Approach to Ending Exclusionary Discipline for Young Learners]
These statistics are heartbreaking and infuriating, and you can do something about them, right now! Black children need us to show up, and create early childhood environments for them that are racially responsive, center their joy and agency, and challenge them to meet their highest potential.
Register for the retreat, and learn about why anti-Blackness in early childhood exists, and what you- together with others who are also committed- can do to ensure that Black children experience a developmentally, culturally, and racially appropriate experience in their earliest years- and beyond.
If you want to bring a Journey to Nia™ retreat + coaching to your organization, please fill out our contact form.
A conversation on Centering Black joy & eradicating anti-Black racism in early childhood with Dr. Iheoma U. Iruka (she/her), Founding Director of the Equity Research Action Coalition at FPG, and Takiema Bunche Smith (she/her), MPA, MS Ed, President of Anahsa Consulting.
Check out our conversation on centering Black joy and eradicating anti-Black racism with CEO Takiema Bunche Smith and Dr. Iheoma U. Iruka .
Join the movement to create joyful and liberated early childhoods for Black children!
A wonderful thank you to our 2023 Brand Sponsors.
If you are interested in becoming a brand sponsor or an attendee sponsor, please email us at info@anahsa.com.
Questions? Contact us.