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<\/a><\/p>\nAshay: Rites of Passage\/Ashay Clubs<\/strong><\/p>\n As President and CEO of\u00a0Black History Works, Inc.,<\/em>\u00a0Van Putten is the creator and founder of a number of programs that promote knowledge of Black history and culture.\u00a0Ashay: Rites of Passage<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Ashay Clubs,\u00a0<\/em>known in the United States as\u00a0Black History Workshops for Children<\/em>\u00a0(BHWC)<\/em>, is a character education program designed to expose children, ages 5-16, to the history and culture of global African peoples with the goal of developing self-esteem, motivation and pride. The\u00a0Ashay Teen Summer Institute\u00a0<\/em>for teenagers encourages self-examination with a focus on values, goals and plans towards achievement.<\/p>\n Ashay<\/em> programs are based on universal African values, Ma’at<\/em> and the Nguzo Saba<\/em>. \u00a0Ma’at, originating in Kemet (ancient Egypt) represents Truth, Justice, Righteousness, Harmony, Balance, Order and Reciprocity. \u00a0The Nguzo Saba are the values celebrated during Kwanzaa, a Pan-African cultural holiday. \u00a0Unity, Self-Determination, Collective Work and Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity and Faith are the values celebrated and highlighted during Kwanzaa. \u00a0Additionally, the Ashay Objectives<\/em> were developed by Mwalimu Van Putten and are a cornerstone of Ashay<\/em> programs for children.<\/p>\n Ashay Home Club participants<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n Ashay Kids at North Village Community Centre<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n Ashay Babies!\u00a0 ages 4 to 6<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n Various configurations of Ashay Clubs<\/em> have been created to meet the needs of both children and adults. \u00a0Ashay Babies!<\/em> and Ashay Kids!<\/em> are programs for children ages 5 to 7 and 8 to 11; classes must be attended by both the child and a parent or grandparent. \u00a0Facilitated by the Guide to Self-Knowledge<\/em> workbook crafted for the specific age group,\u00a0the classes are small (up to 8 participants). \u00a0The rationale is grounded in reinforcement – parents and\/or grandparents must be able to reinforce the information and the time together builds another level of bonding and connecting. \u00a0Adults are required to be students of Ashay University<\/em> with the goal of anchoring families in the culture for long-term community building.<\/p>\n Ashay Kids! ages 8 to 11\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n The Ashay Objectives<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0by Mwalimu Melodye Micere Van Putten, MA<\/p>\n 1. \u00a0I am valuable and have genius.<\/p>\n 2. \u00a0My history and culture are sources of knowledge with lessons to be learned.<\/p>\n 3. \u00a0I must develop my character in order to have a successful life.<\/p>\n 4. \u00a0The whole world is waiting for me to contribute my gifts and talents.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ashay: Rites of Passage\/Ashay Clubs<\/strong><\/p>\n As President and CEO of\u00a0Black History Works, Inc.,<\/em>\u00a0Van Putten is the creator and founder of a number of programs that promote knowledge of Black history and culture.\u00a0Ashay: Rites of Passage<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Ashay Clubs,\u00a0<\/em>known in the United States as\u00a0Black History Workshops for Children<\/em>\u00a0(BHWC)<\/em>, is a character education program designed to expose children, ages 5-16, to the history and culture of global African peoples with the goal of developing self-esteem, motivation and pride. The\u00a0Ashay Teen Summer Institute\u00a0<\/em>for teenagers encourages self-examination with a focus on values, goals and plans towards achievement.<\/p>\n Ashay<\/em>\u00a0programs are based on universal African values,\u00a0Ma’at<\/em>\u00a0and the\u00a0Nguzo Saba<\/em>. \u00a0Ma’at, originating in Kemet (ancient Egypt) represents Truth, Justice, Righteousness, Harmony, Balance, Order and Reciprocity. \u00a0The Nguzo Saba are the values celebrated during Kwanzaa, a Pan-African cultural holiday. \u00a0Unity, Self-Determination, Collective Work and Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity and Faith are the values celebrated and highlighted during Kwanzaa. \u00a0Additionally, the\u00a0Ashay Objectives<\/em>\u00a0were developed by Mwalimu Van Putten and are a cornerstone of of\u00a0Ashay<\/em>\u00a0programs for children.<\/p>\n Teens at the National Underground Railroad Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n Students of the Innovative Minds Art Camp\/Ashay: Rites of Passage Club, Bermuda, Summer 2014.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 Ashay: Rites of Passage\/Ashay Clubs As President and CEO of\u00a0Black History Works, Inc.,\u00a0Van Putten is the creator and founder of a number of programs that promote knowledge of Black history and culture.\u00a0Ashay: Rites of Passage\u00a0and\u00a0Ashay Clubs,\u00a0known in the United States as\u00a0Black History Workshops for Children\u00a0(BHWC), is a character education program designed to expose children, Continue reading <\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/educatorpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/educatorpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/educatorpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/educatorpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/educatorpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"http:\/\/educatorpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":977,"href":"http:\/\/educatorpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/educatorpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>