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The World is Yours
Cultural Friday Proposal
Yona Simons
Intern
Building Hope Community Life Center
Greenville, NC
Authors Notes: This proposal was prepared for Leslie Grandy BSUS Internship
Supervisor 2015 on September 14th, 2015.

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Introduction
As the United States continues to grow and build its influence as a World leader, there is
a growing demand in today’s job market for culturally competent and knowledgeable
individuals. The current ethnic groups residing in Greenville, NC include, White or Caucasian,
Black or African American, Hispanic, and Asian American; the majority populations being
Whites and African Americans. The Hispanic and Asian populations and their culture are highly
under -represented in our schools. As a family advocate our duty is to identify the strength and
needs of families and to be a mediator between the system and these said families. In order to
unite our schools cultural diversity must be established. In order to satisfy the intern project
requirement detailed by Building Hope, I propose a Bi- Weekly thirty minute cultural
competence sessions. During these sessions the children will be introduced to a variety of
countries from all seven continents across the globe. We will examine different aspects of each
countries culture including, food, art, politics, and music. The goal of these sessions is that the
children gain an understanding of cultural diversity, appreciate the similarities amongst
American families, and lastly, boost their human skills as a whole. Utilizing the strength based
approach; each child will explore what their contributions to the culture in their communities
may be. In this proposal you will find a detailed description of “The World Is Yours” cultural
Friday sessions lay out and proposed activities.
The World is Yours
As previously stated, these cultural competence lessons will be held for thirty minutes
during the designated repair and extension time on a bi- weekly basis beginning on the second
Friday of each month. The countries that will be examined were selected based off of the interns’
personal travels, experiences, and historical significance. During these cultural lessons the

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children will be encouraged to work as a team as they complete various activities and tasks as
they learn about each country. The children will have the opportunity to choose which activity
they would like to participate in the week prior from the following categories: Food, Music, Arts
and Crafts, Film and Drama. Once all votes have been collected the group selected activity will
be posted on the Global bulletin board in the main room. We will travel the globe according to
this schedule detailed below:
- Week 1: North America: North Carolina, California, New York ( Immigration birth
place)
- Week 2: South America: Venezuela, Brazil, Columbia
- Week 3: Europe: Italy, France, England
- Week 4: Asia: Okinawa, Guam, Korea
- Week 5:Africa: Morocco, Egypt, South Africa
- Week 6: Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, Queensland
- Week 7: Antarctica: South Pole, Ellsworth Mountains, Ross Island
 Football team will come by in the afternoon 230.
Due to possible time restraints this schedule is subject to change to make sure that all
material is covered.
Evaluation
To determine the success of this program all students will be asked to take a
survey based on the instructors performance and likability to topics that were presented.
The students will also be asked to note any suggestions they may have for future
presentation topics or activities they would like to see in the future.
Conclusion
All in all, The World is Yours, is a program that will promote cultural diversity by
introducing the students global customs, cultures, and major historical events. The children will
learn and utilize human skills that will be useful in the classroom, workforce, and their

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communities. The ultimate goal is that each child will embrace their differences and understand
what makes each of them unique and instrumental to their communities’ growth and prosperity.