1. Culturally Relevant Inspiration Shantal Warren EDU692: Creativity, Culture, and Global Contexts in Education Decision Making Dr. Thinh Nguyen July 25, 2017

2. Different Culturally Relevant Schools Double Tree Elementary Colonial Middle School Soulsville Charter School

3. Different Culturally Relevant Schools Inspiration I will be discussing three different schools to inform the reader the demographics of the school, summary of the school and the 21 st century skills each school uses.

4. Double Tree Elementary General Demographic Information Location: Memphis, TN Located in Westwood, a low-income, less educated neighborhood Serves 360 students with a student-teacher ratio of 15:1 98.9% of the students are African American 2% of the students are other (http://public-schools.startclass.com/l/141151/Double-Tree- Elementary#Key%20Facts&s=4qN59B) (http://public-schools.startclass.com/l/141151/Double-Tree- Elementary#Key%20Facts&s=4qN59B

5. Uniqueness of Double Tree Elementary Double Tree is unique because its learning is based on the Montessori approach for children in PreK- 3 rd grade. It is also unique because the children in 4 th -5 th grade use a technology approach for learning. The different activities the school offers help build the students social interaction skills.

6. 21 st Century Skills Problem Solving Creativity Innovation Communication

7. Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Double Tree Elementary focus on culturally relevant pedagogy because the principal and staff believe that each student learn different and they should have different learning styles to become successful. (http://www.scsk12.org/schools/doubletree.es/site/mission.shtml)http://www.scsk12.org/schools/doubletree.es/site/mission.shtml

8. Colonial Middle General Demographic Information Location: Memphis, TN Located in the Colonial Acres, lower middle class, moderately educated Serves 788 students with a student-teacher ratio of 17:1 7.2 % of the students are White 17% of the students are Hispanic 0.9% of the students are Asians 72.2 % of the students are Black 0.1% of the students are American Indian 2.6% of the students are Two Races (http://public-schools.startclass.com/l/140970/Colonial-Middle-School#Demographics&s=2iahF)http://public-schools.startclass.com/l/140970/Colonial-Middle-School#Demographics&s=2iahF

9. Uniqueness of Colonial Middle Colonial Middle is unique because the school uses a performing arts curriculum to enhance the students learning.

10. 21 st Century Skills Collaboration Creativity Communication Innovation Critical Thinking

11. Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Colonial Middle is culturally relevant because they believe each student can learn and will learn to become successful students with the help of the administers and educators. (http://www.scsk12.org/schools/colonial.ms/site/mission.shtml)http://www.scsk12.org/schools/colonial.ms/site/mission.shtml

12. The Soulsville Charter School General Demographic Information Location: Memphis, TN Serves 630 students with a student-teacher ratio 15:1 Grades: 6-12 th 100% of the students are African American

13. Uniqueness of The Soulsville Charter School The Soulsville Charter is unique because the school focus on college ready and they use a music approach learning style to educate their students.

14. 21 st Century Skills Collaboration Critical Thinking Creativity Problem Solving

15. Culturally Relevant Pedagogy The Soulsville Charter School is culturally relevant because they involve the parents and community to enhance the students academic success. (http://soulsvillecharterschool.org/about-us/)http://soulsvillecharterschool.org/about-us/

16. References http://public-schools.startclass.com/l/141151/Double-Tree- Elementary#Key%20Facts&s=4qN59B http://public-schools.startclass.com/l/141151/Double-Tree- Elementary#Key%20Facts&s=4qN59B http://public-schools.startclass.com/l/140970/Colonial-Middle- School#Demographics&s=2iahF http://public-schools.startclass.com/l/140970/Colonial-Middle- School#Demographics&s=2iahF http://soulsvillecharterschool.org/about-us/) http://soulsvillecharterschool.org/about-us/ http://www.scsk12.org/schools/colonial.ms/site/mission.shtml http://www.scsk12.org/schools/doubletree.es/site/mission.shtml