Kulture Kids Lab was founded by two sisters raised by Jamaican immigrant parents in a home where literacy, storytelling, education, and cultural pride were deeply valued. Growing up, books were never just academic tools—they were windows into identity, imagination, history, and possibility. Our love for reading and writing was nurtured through culturally affirming experiences that made us feel seen, empowered, and connected to our communities.

As educators, we began to notice a gap between those experiences and what many young people encounter in schools. Too often, students move through literacy instruction without seeing their identities, communities, cultures, and voices meaningfully reflected in what they read, write, and discuss.

We created Kulture Kids Lab to help bridge that gap. Rooted in our backgrounds as educators with combined doctoral training from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University, we partner with schools, families, and communities to design rigorous, identity-affirming literacy experiences that cultivate critical thinking, authentic engagement, and meaningful learning. Through curriculum design, writing development, literacy support, and professional learning, we work to create spaces where young people feel empowered to see themselves as readers, writers, thinkers, and leaders.