Everything you need to know about Little Justice Leaders. 

We have two program options: A program for individual teachers and caregivers, and a program for schools.

For educators and families:

The Little Justice Leaders Digital Membership Hub provides resources and support to address social justice issues with your preschool-8th grade learners.

In the membership, you will find resources that will guide you to have conversations with your kids about these issues in an age-appropriate way. You'll also connect with other educators and caregivers who care about social justice. 

Learn more and join here.

For schools and districts:

When your school or district joins the Little Justice Leaders Affirming Schools Program, your entire school community gains access to our preschool-8th grade comprehensive social justice curriculum, in-depth professional development, an educator learning community, and resources we don't offer anywhere else.

Learn more and apply here.

The Digital Membership Hub is designed for all parents, caregivers, teachers, and educators. And not just parents and teachers... If you have elementary-aged kids in your life, our community is for you. Our resources are designed to be used with all learners – whether they're your students, kids, nieces and nephews, grandchildren, participants at afterschool or summer programs, part of religious or community groups, camp members, and more. They're also perfect for homeschooling!

Our Affirming Schools Program is designed for school and district leaders who are looking for a full-school approach to social justice.

When you join the Little Justice Leaders Digital Membership Hub, you gain immediate access to our digital community site. There, you'll find resources that will help you talk to your learners about social justice in an age-appropriate way for kids in grades preschool-8th grade. The membership site is packed with resources to help guide your conversations and activities while learning about the topics. Join now! (for educators and families)

When your school joins the Affirming Schools Program, your entire school community will gain access to our preschool-8th comprehensive social justice curriculum, exclusive professional development trainings, and a community of educators committed to this work. We accept a limited number of schools each year. Learn more here. (for schools and districts)

There are so many ways to use the resources provided in our programs. Many teachers use the lesson plans as a way to save time and bring in trustworthy, done-for-you social justice lessons. Many parents will lean on our expanded social media content, which provides more resources like the ones we share on our social media pages. You can engage in the community to share resources, ask questions, and build meaningful connections. You can join our webinars and training events to continue learning. Some educators will take a lesson and turn it into a monthly thematic unit, while others will set aside a 30-minute block to do a quick social justice unit. Even less time? Grab a 10-minute activity from our 10-minute activities bank. Everything we offer is designed to be flexible to work for you and your needs.

We all want to let kids be kids, but the reality is, our little ones are exposed to social justice topics all the time without us even knowing about it. Whether it's from a friend in the neighborhood, an older sibling, or social media, kids are taking in messages about social justice every day. If you aren't helping them navigate this learning, they can develop fear, confusion, bias, and even hatred. When you do talk to kids about these topics, they learn to value diversity, ask questions, think critically, and speak up for what is right.

When you join the Digital Membership Hub community, you'll find lesson plans, activities, book guides, and other resources to talk to kids about social justice. You'll also get exclusive access to learning events, webinars, and trainings to learn from social justice education experts. Most importantly, you'll connect with a community of like-minded families and classrooms to learn, grow, and support each other. With these resources at your fingertips, you can feel comfortable talking about diversity and justice content, even if you have no experience with a particular topic!

Schools in the Affirming Schools Program will gain access to comprehensive resources –including full school curriculum, ongoing staff training, and a professional learning community. The program is designed to support your school in building a school culture rooted in social justice.

Our resources cover a wide range of social justice themes, such as anti-racism, feminism, disabilities, immigration, LGBTQ+ identities, religious diversity, and so much more. Here are some examples of themes we've covered:

• Climate Change
• Refugee Experiences
• Animal Protection
• Celebrating Neurodiversity
• Civic Engagement
• Black Changemakers
• Caring For Our Mental Health
• Ocean Conservation
• Bodily Autonomy
• Celebrating Pride
• Understanding Systemic Racism
• Fighting For What Is Right
• Indigenous Resistance Movements
• Digital Media Literacy
• Colorism

We always love to hear your suggestions and recommendations about what social justice topics to cover! If you have suggestions, email Shelby at [email protected].

We get it. Sometimes, you might feel your learners just aren't ready to learn about a certain topic. Or maybe you don't feel ready to get into a certain topic. Other times, you're restricted by laws, regulations, or policies. With our resources, you can take what you need and leave the rest! Not ready for a topic or can't use it? Just skip it and move onto the next one.

These are sensitive issues. We get it. Our resources are created specifically for preschool-8th graders by education experts, and our priority is to ensure they are age-appropriate. Our activities allow you to talk about the issues at the level you feel comfortable with – and no more. Go as deep or stay as surface-level as you want. You know your learners best, and you know what is appropriate for them right now. Remember, you can always come back to the resources later when you feel they are ready to dive deeper. 

We try our best to make our programs affordable, but we know it can still be out of reach for some families or educators. With our resources, you're getting knowledge from some of the top social justice experts in the world, broken down into easy-to-follow activities and lessons. A lot of time, effort, and thought goes into creating each resource and curating our community, and we care about compensating everyone who works on the materials well. If the price is out of reach for you, please follow along on our Instagram and email list where we give out free resources regularly. You can also email us at [email protected] to discuss pricing options. We don't want price to be a barrier for anybody to access this content!

This is such an important question because you should be careful about who you get your social justice content from. Here's how we make sure our materials are accurate, diverse, and rooted in lived experience:

1. We work with educator-activists who are fighting for justice and have lived experience on the topic. So for example, if our resource is about disabilities, we'll work with disabled activists to create the content.

2. We work with multiple content leaders. Even within any identity group, there is a huge amount of diversity in thought and experience. We work with multiple content leaders to ensure we're representing a diverse array of perspectives within the community rather than oversimplifying a topic. 

3. We draw on multiple resources for support, and we point our community members to those additional resources as well.

4. We partner with some of the most well-known and well-respected activists, educators, and changemakers around. Check out our about page learn about some of our incredible partners and read what they have to say about our work.

5. We're open to feedback! We don't think we're experts on every single social justice topics (nobody is!). If we missed the mark, we invite our community to let us know, and we'll do everything we can to fix it.