First Up Celebrates all of the Graduates from P.R.I.D.E. Teacher Village Designed to Empower Early Childhood Teachers to Support Positive Racial Identity Development in Young Children

Philadelphia, PA (January 24, 2025) – First Up was excited to present the graduates of P.R.I.D.E. Teacher Village. In a ceremony on January 16, 2025, eight of 15 early childhood teachers presented what they learned and received their certificates after spending 10 months in the Positive Racial Identity Development in Early Education (P.R.I.D.E.) teacher cohort designed to empower early childhood teachers in Philadelphia to support positive identity development in young Black children. The racially, cultural and linguistically diverse group of teachers presented a website each created which details how they will integrate P.R.I.D.E. in their curriculum. They were joined by representatives from their State Senate, City Council, and State Representatives’ offices, their families and First Up staff.