Diversity Day 2009: The Roma People from Grădiniţa Răsărit on Vimeo.

Children below six are full of joy and they can easily feel empathy and spontaneous love for all those around them. It is also a very impressionable age in which they are absorbing basic beliefs and attitudes about themselves, others and the world around them. In this formative period, children absorb many prejudices, directly from the verbal and nonverbal messages they receive from their surroundings.

Neo humanist Education makes a special effort to challenge stereotypes and prejudices and awaken empathy in children for minorities, special needs and all types of human diversity.

This year a special program was organized to recognize and appreciate the Roma minority in Romania.

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