Ep: 32 - Kindness in DEI Work
With special guests, Lobna Ajaini
Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Bre is joined by Lobna Ajaini, MPED Candidate, HBECL, RECE, to dive into diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Using kindness as a lens, Lobna discusses the importance of embedding DEI work into all we do in the early years. Listen, learn, reflect, enjoy!
Guest Bio
Lobna Ajaini is an Early Childhood Leader and ECE college instructor with an Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership Degree and an Early Childhood Education Diploma from Sheridan College. She is currently completing MPED, and a Master's Degree in Professional Education in ECE through Western University. Lobna is a multi-award-winning educator and leader who received the 2022 Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Research Award, the 2019 Sylvia Leal Leadership Award, and the 2016 Davis Campus Commemorative Award. Lobna is the founder of Childhood Empowerment, a platform dedicated to fostering growth and development for early childhood educators.
She currently works as a Family Support Facilitator at EarlyON Child/Family Centre and site Director. Lobna is passionate about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), humanitarian and environmental community projects. Her love for creativity and innovation stems from her educational background in the engineering field. She values lifelong learning and facilitating workshops to empower educators, children, and families.
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Childhood Empowerment by Lobna Ajaini (Website)
“Africville” by Shauntay Grant (House of Anansi)
“Decolonizing Place in Early Childhood Education” by Fikile Nxumalo (Routledge)