My Nonprofit Reviews

Kids N Culture is an amazing organization that has touched so many lives! I had the opportunity to witness Mr. James Walter Doyle start up the international program when I taught with him during the 2008-2009 school year at Thurgood Marshall Academy of Learning and Social Change in New York City. I was amazed how tirelessly he worked to ensure that ALL students who were signed up were able to go, regardless of any perceived roadblocks. Soon, through his tenacious fundraising efforts, Kids N Culture was born, and he was able to fully subsidize all dedicated students who signed up and agreed on specialized training to help better prepare them for their trip. All students who have since been involved with the international program have graduated high school, and countless opportunities for empowerment through education and travel have been created!

Nine years after the first trip he put together, Mr. Doyle contacted me about the organization’s new traveling classroom residency program that focuses on character education and invaluable cross-cultural communication skills. His passion for inclusion and desire to make a real difference were immediately clear to me and are also very evident in the workshop’s mission and material. In fact, after seeing the Kids N Culture curriculum, many local teachers and principals in Wichita, KS were interested and excited to learn more, and together we were successful in bringing them to several classrooms at Cottonwood Elementary in Andover, Kansas. The project achieved a high level of local support and was fully funded through DonorsChoose.org.

The staff and the principal loved the lesson and the active, experiential learning that took place! Students were engaged in powerful dialogue that centered around the importance of self-acceptance, understanding the value of their unique identities, and also different ways to show others acceptance and respect. I truly believe that the work Kids N Culture is doing is transformative and life-changing for students, and the curriculum is extremely adaptable to different ages, grades, learning styles, and cultures! They are more than deserving of any award they are up for! They are truly making the world a better place!