CBM Discussion on Race & Religion 16 July 2021 by Leah Aw https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r Pls share your thoughts under each respective group's columns en-us 2021-07-15 09:11:04 UTC 2025-11-28 03:32:55 UTC hello@padlet.com How could schools strengthen what we do in promoting racial and religious sensitivity and respect, and an appreciation of our multi-cultural make-up? leah_aw1 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650992081 2021-07-15 09:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650992081 What school processes and measures are in place to ground-sense and manage feedback and allegations on race/religious matters? leah_aw1 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650992588 2021-07-15 09:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650992588 How could schools strengthen what we do in promoting racial and religious sensitivity and respect, and an appreciation of our multi-cultural make-up? leah_aw1 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650994597 2021-07-15 09:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650994597 How could schools strengthen what we do in promoting racial and religious sensitivity and respect, and an appreciation of our multi-cultural make-up? leah_aw1 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650994655 2021-07-15 09:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650994655 How could schools strengthen what we do in promoting racial and religious sensitivity and respect, and an appreciation of our multi-cultural make-up? leah_aw1 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650994704 2021-07-15 09:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650994704 How could schools strengthen what we do in promoting racial and religious sensitivity and respect, and an appreciation of our multi-cultural make-up? leah_aw1 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650994746 2021-07-15 09:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650994746 How could schools strengthen what we do in promoting racial and religious sensitivity and respect, and an appreciation of our multi-cultural make-up? leah_aw1 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650994774 2021-07-15 09:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650994774 What school processes and measures are in place to ground-sense and manage feedback and allegations on race/religious matters? leah_aw1 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650995129 2021-07-15 09:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650995129 What school processes and measures are in place to ground-sense and manage feedback and allegations on race/religious matters? leah_aw1 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650995173 2021-07-15 09:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650995173 What school processes and measures are in place to ground-sense and manage feedback and allegations on race/religious matters? leah_aw1 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650995210 2021-07-15 09:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650995210 What school processes and measures are in place to ground-sense and manage feedback and allegations on race/religious matters? leah_aw1 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650995235 2021-07-15 09:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650995235 What school processes and measures are in place to ground-sense and manage feedback and allegations on race/religious matters? leah_aw1 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650995276 2021-07-15 09:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1650995276 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652170074 Deliberate effort needs to be taken with greater frequency to encourage a deeper understanding of race and religion. (eg. MT fortnight could be a occasion to strengthen our roots and celebrate all our cultures)]]> 2021-07-16 03:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652170074 JYPS - DCI https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652170443 Dialoguing on Contemporary Issues
Dialogue amongst staff on Current Affairs / Sensitive Topic - Facilitated by CCE/DCI team
- Perspective Taking
- Uncomfortable Conversations]]> 2021-07-16 03:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652170443 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652171565 There would be feedback channels (e.g. survey, FTGP, discussion of contemporary issues) for us to hear from the students themselves if they were ever disturbed by any race/religious matters]]> 2021-07-16 03:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652171565 JYPS - CAVE https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652172096 Current Affairs with Values Embedded
Teacher-facilitated discussion in class on selected topics with prepared materials & talking points
Easing both teachers and students to discuss on current affairs topics
Both F2F and Online Discussion approaches were explored]]> 2021-07-16 03:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652172096 Being intentional https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652172565 Groupings in class to be intentional (multi-ethnic) which allows students to communicate with one another as they discuss their group work. This allows them opportunities to understand one another better.]]> 2021-07-16 03:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652172565 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652174064 To leverage current provisions in the timetable (not just FTGP, CCE) to find opportunities to contextualize the learning and appreciation of multi-cultural make up, and to continue to promote the disposition of curiosity and open-mindedness ]]> 2021-07-16 03:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652174064 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652174562 Mindful of diversity even at young age ]]> 2021-07-16 03:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652174562 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652175950 Strengthening teacher competency and creating conversation and CSB spaces for our teachers and students. And guiding teachers to create such spaces with sensitivity and care. ]]> 2021-07-16 03:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652175950 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652176432 Conversations with teachers to first surface any underlying assumptions so that teachers are more equip and confident to carry out teaching with students with the right mindset and perspectives ]]> 2021-07-16 03:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652176432 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652176954 Making the students understand that they all have a stake in racial harmony. School-wide PD to allow staff to be comfortable and competent to facilitate lessons related to race and religion. To leverage on CCE lessons to discuss contemporary issues on a regular basis and/or to infuse such topics (broad ones) into academic lessons too.]]> 2021-07-16 03:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652176954 Intentional mixing, visible structures (e.g. school team) that has representatives across races to provide sensing and intervention teo_yvonne https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652177367 2021-07-16 03:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652177367 Case Study: Recess Arrangement for Muslim Students who Fast https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652179233 School Leaders engaged different groups of staff before arriving at a child-centric solution - providing them the safe space to practice their beliefs comfortably]]> 2021-07-16 03:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652179233 Leverage explicit teaching e.g. FTGP, CCE lessons, school-based initiatives to inculcate the value of respect for diversity. https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652180651 2021-07-16 03:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652180651 Multi-ethnicity as an invisible consideration when looking into committees etc https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652181289 2021-07-16 03:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652181289 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652182743 To rethink how we are currently carrying out NE-related event to ensure we go deep (age-appropriately) for our students so that we ensure clear understanding of the different race/religion ]]> 2021-07-16 03:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652182743 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652183094 Leveraging and enhancing current school values / vision (eg.7 habits) to guide perspectives on race & religion (eg. seek first to understand) and conversations among students and staff. ]]> 2021-07-16 03:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652183094 Include value of harmony as part of the school values https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652183450 2021-07-16 03:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652183450 YHs as part of sensing mechanism https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652183790 2021-07-16 03:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652183790 Have representation from different groups for ground sensing https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652184610 - staff in the staff rooms
- student leaders e.g. peer support leaders who can help in mediation

]]> 2021-07-16 03:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652184610 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652186506 To have prior engagement (during peace time) with students and staff on the importance and value of common identity, mutual understanding so that we can have that as our strong foundation to hold us firm during tough times ]]> 2021-07-16 03:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652186506 Leverage existing platforms https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652188350 e.g contemporary issues in CCE 2021

- challenge is the conversations that happen at home where some parents may hold bias themselves (need to set the expectations in class)]]> 2021-07-16 03:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652188350 to go beyond tolerance to acceptance https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652188449 2021-07-16 03:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652188449 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652188455 To allow staff to be more aware of social movement, to keep current so that we can react to facilitate questions/misunderstandings. Do quick checks/feedback/surveys to correctly and quickly capture responses. Think better of people and ensure we do not have ill intentions. Have more chance for dialogue. ]]> 2021-07-16 03:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652188455 Engaging and Building Relationships https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652190589 During peacetime, it is worthwhile to invest time into building good rapport so that when there is a need to engage in "sensitive topics", it may be easier to address them.

]]> 2021-07-16 03:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652190589 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652191208 Thoughtful teacher deployment is essential when addressing issues of race and religion. Deliberate effort to encourage racial mixing in class. ]]> 2021-07-16 03:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652191208 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652193599 Strengthen teacher competency - staff to be comfortable to facilitate discussions on race and religion so that the conversations in the classrooms can go deeper ]]> 2021-07-16 03:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652193599 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652195185 Leveraging every school experience to inculcate the value of respect and appreciation for diversity ]]> 2021-07-16 03:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652195185 https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652196087 FTGP, OTOs with trs]]> 2021-07-16 03:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_aw1/ewwkkhfk5sbjxn6r/wish/1652196087