10 - Programs and Practices

The full-school transformation model of KAPPA International stands out to me because it offers a comprehensive educational transformation rather than a single teaching method. Your point about translanguaging building community and pride through practices like the “I am multilingual! Are you?”T-shirts were especially powerful. The United States' educational system needs to change its current structure by recognizing linguistic diversity as a positive rather than a negative. The experience revealed to me how monolingual teachers can create inclusive learning environments through validation and curiosity practices, which help them develop this mindset.