Supporting Healthy Gender Identity Development and Understanding Gender Diversity Across Culture
May 07, 2025 8:30PM
Location
ONLINE: Eastern Time (USA, Canada)
Cost $10
Event Contact Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America | Email
Categories Children's Activities, Eastern Region US, Education-Waldorf-Steiner, Lecture - Presentation, ONLINE
WITH AMBER CHAVEZ
How does gender develop in young children? How can I support my child in developing a healthy gender identity? In this workshop, we will explore answers to these questions. We will learn about the spectrum of understandings of gender across cultures, different beliefs about the way that gender identity develops, and the ways that gender is expressed over a lifetime.
Amber Chavez (she/her) has been involved in Waldorf education as a parent for 12 years and a teacher for nearly as long. She has taught in traditional, nature-based, and Waldorf early childhood classrooms. She holds a B.S. in Early Childhood Education and an M.S. in Cultural Foundations of Community Engagement and Education from UW-Milwaukee, where she is currently a 2nd year PhD student in Public Rhetoric and Community Engagement. When not teaching or studying, she enjoys cooking, crafting, and spending time with her children.