FIVE (Finding Interesting Varieties in Everyone)

Diversity and Multicultural Awareness Education

The primary stride for unity in our diverse world is then to foster respect, acceptance and understanding of individuals unlike ourselves—empathy. The foremost goal of the FIVE Program is to increase youth’s awareness of an array of global cultural identities and exhibit empathy for individuals of diverse audiences.

FIVE Multicultural Awareness Trips

FIVE participants felt the highlight of their 2008 trip to Milwaukee was the opportunity to attend The Color Purple as it allowed an authentic experience in which they could apply the multicultural issues they had considered and developed throughout the rest of their trip.
FIVE participants integrated diversity activities at the Mall of America including an ethnic meal into their trip.	FIVE participants planned, prepared and hosted a cultural meal for their parents following their trip which included a presentation of their learning.
4-H Youth Development Summer Intern, Denise Burce, teaches a diversity lesson.	FIVE participants discuss the genetics of race at the Science Museum of Minnesota.

FIVE Diversity Day Trip to RACE: Why Are We So Different? Exhibit

FIVE participants engage in activites at the RACE Exhibit at the Science Musuem of Minnesota.

Diversity Resources, Online Games & Links:

Diversity Bookmark (1 page, 24.8 KB)

Teaching Tolerance: http://www.tolerance.org/

Against All Odds: www.playagainstallodds.com

Ayiti: The Cost of Life: www.unicef.org/voy/explore/rights/explore_3142.html

Game of Life Experience: http://www.understandingrace.org/lived/index.html

RACE: Are We So Different?: http://www.smm.org/race/

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