Educational Services
K-12 Education
Bridging Cultures Group Inc. also specializes in personnel training in effective integration and education of English Language Learners and Special Needs students in a K – 12 school setting.
Bridging Cultures Group Inc. specializes in academically and culturally supporting Arab, Muslim and South Asian refugee children, through academic support and cultural competency training in schools.
Academic Support
Bridging Cultures Group Inc. offers professional development for general education and special education teachers working with special needs and ELL students in the following areas:
- English language acquisition and development, curricula, and academic achievement in lesson planning and IEP instruction;
- Understanding the relationship between language acquisition and literacy development;
- Integrating proficiency standards with teaching methods and assessments;
- Implementing strategies that ensure instruction in English is meaningful, relevant and comprehensible;
- Providing a “strategies toolkit” for teachers to enhance and improve instruction for struggling students, based on assessment results; and
- Professional coaching.
Curriculum Design
Bridging Cultures Group Inc. develops curriculum and professional development sessions for school teachers, administrators, and organizations to incorporate culturally responsive materials into their curriculum.
- Upstander Training from a culturally sensitive perspective and allyship for Muslims under attack. 2017 Center for Anti-Violence Education
- I Am Your Protector Toolkit Curriculum. 2017 I Am Your Protector
- Arab Peoples: Past and Present. 2004 Educators for Social Responsibility
- Re-Embracing Diversity in NYC Public Schools: Educational Outreach for Muslim Sensitivity (Co-authored) High School, 2002. Columbia University Muslim Communities Project
- EDA 710 Curriculum Design and Development for teachers and administrators 2018 CUNY, College of Staten Island
- Mosaic Youth Curriculum Project, CAMBA
Workshops and Training
- Muslim Mental Health Conference, 2018
- Education Revolution Conference: Conducted the “Working with non-native English-speaking students and their families” session.
- Columbia University: Reimagining Education Summer Institute: Providing workshops that helped the attendees become socially aware/competent.
- Westchester and Lower Hudson Council for Social Studies (WLHCSS): Provided professional development workshops for social studies teachers regarding the topics of Islam and Muslims.
- Change Impact