Giselle Fuerte
- help participants grow into compassionate people with healthy feelings of self-worth
- become more expansive thinkers who automatically value the world as a diverse chorus of voices
Giselle Fuerte operates Code Switch Academy where she develops Black history curriculum, without the qualifier "Black," that guides learners to naturally expand their understanding of who is included in stories about our world. She formerly operated Real Life Bricks, a customizer of LEGO® minifigures to make them reflect the diversity of the real world, and Child Wonder the World, a play space in Seattle where children explored the different ways people live their lives and experience the world.
Giselle is author of the well-regarded children's book, The Lying Liar Called Racism: A Love Letter, that was mentioned in Washington City Paper as a tool to aid D.C. students heal after the January 6th insurrection, and recommended by Boston Children's Hospital as a tool for discussing racism.
Giselle is an AfroLatin immigrant from Panama who lives in the Pacific Northwest of the United States with her young children. She holds a graduate degree in education from the University of Southern California.
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"Diversity is just reality" - audience member
"I liked the personal stories and anecdotes you shared about yourself, your family and others." - audience member
"This is exactly the kind of content I need for decolonizing our school in a way that is 'easy entry' for my kids." - Megan, customer
"The Lying Liar Called Racism introduces a heavy topic in an age appropriate and, most importantly, empowering way" - customer.
Giselle Fuerte operates Code Switch Academy where she develops Black history curriculum, without the qualifier "Black," that guides learners to naturally expand their understanding of who is included in stories about our world. She formerly operated Real Life Bricks, a customizer of LEGO® minifigures to make them reflect the diversity of the real world, and Child Wonder the World, a play space in Seattle where children explored the different ways people live their lives and experience the world.
Giselle is author of the well-regarded children's book, The Lying Liar Called Racism: A Love Letter, that was mentioned in Washington City Paper as a tool to aid D.C. students heal after the January 6th insurrection, and recommended by Boston Children's Hospital as a tool for discussing racism.
Giselle is an AfroLatin immigrant from Panama who lives in the Pacific Northwest of the United States with her young children. She holds a graduate degree in education from the University of Southern California.
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"Diversity is just reality" - audience member
"I liked the personal stories and anecdotes you shared about yourself, your family and others." - audience member
"This is exactly the kind of content I need for decolonizing our school in a way that is 'easy entry' for my kids." - Megan, customer
"The Lying Liar Called Racism introduces a heavy topic in an age appropriate and, most importantly, empowering way" - customer.
