Workshop 14: Building Cultural Competencies Part of Building the World We Dream About In This Section Introduction From Building the World We Dream About Our schools and the social environment in this country have not prepared us to be competent dealing with race and multiculturalism. This is unfinished... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Building the World We Dream About Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 15 Activity 1: Re-entry and Check-in 25 Activity 2: What Will We Be and For Whom? 25 Activity 3:... Spiritual Preparation From Building the World We Dream About If your group has taken a significant break since Workshop 13, call and/or email each participant to remind them the group is reconvening.... Welcoming and Entering From Building the World We Dream About Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Name tags for participants (durable or single-use) and bold markers Optional: Music and player... Opening From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Worship table or designated space Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED/battery-operated candle A copy of... Activity 1: Re-entry and Check-in From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape A copy of the story "Russell" Timepiece (seconds) Preparation for Activity... Activity 2: What Will We Be and For Whom? From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Workshop 13, Handout 1, What Will We Be and For Whom? Preparation for Activity Make a few copies of the... Activity 3: Multicultural Competence From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Multicultural Competence Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 1 for all participants. Activity 4: Identity Map From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Cummings' Identity Map Pens/pencils Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 2 for participants. Closing From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Lined paper and pens/pencils Taking It Home A copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian... Leader Reflection and Planning From Building the World We Dream About Take a few moments right after the workshop to ask each other: What went well? What didn't? Why? What do you think was the best moment of the workshop? Alternate Activity 1: Multicultural Competence in Action From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 60 minutes Materials for Activity Movie clips, no longer than four minutes each Computer or DVD player (or video player) and monitor or... Taking It Home: Building Cultural Competencies From Building the World We Dream About Our schools and the social environment in this country have not prepared us to be competent dealing with race and multiculturalism. This is unfinished... Russell Jose Ballester From Building the World We Dream About Russell was an amateur geologist, paleontologist, and professional teacher. He took his young charges on an overnight field trip. Sitting around the... Handout 1: Multicultural Competence From Building the World We Dream About The definition is by Pope-Davis, Reynolds, Dings, and Ottavi (1994).... Handout 2: Cummings' Identity Map From Building the World We Dream About From a 2008 dissertation, "An Educational Model of Pastoral Care to Support Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Unitarian Universalist Congregations," by Rev. Handout 3: Multicultural Competence Worksheet From Building the World We Dream About Competency Comments Can listen and behave without imposing your own values and assumptions on others. Carries an attitude of respect when approaching... Find Out More From Building the World We Dream About The UUA Multicultural Growth & Witness staff group offers resources, curricula, trainings, and tools to help Unitarian Universalist congregations and... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Building the World We Dream About NEXT: Introduction Download all of Building the World We Dream About (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.