The Culture Tree promotes cultural literacy about South Asia through language and educational & cultural programs. Our goal is to create empathy, respect and understanding towards all different cultures and further inclusivity, while still helping address questions about Identity with heritage cultures.
We partner with museums, galleries, schools and libraries to implement our classes and programming. Our programs include celebration of key festivals and events, puppet shows, bi-lingual storytime, mindful eating, mindfulness and language classes in key South Asian languages.
We are also cultural & diversity consultants and advocate for cultural literacy and diversity & equity in children's programming and education.
We are Minority Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) Certified.
We have been featured in New York Times, CNBC, Indian Express, Time Out, Red Tricycle, New York Family, Mommy Poppins, NY Metro Parents, Kid on the Town, AVS TV, TV Asia, New India Times, A Child Grows, Brown Girl Magazine, BronxNet, NY Metro Parents, India Abroad, India Life.
Due to COVID-19 all our classes have moved to an on-line / virtual format.
We are currently registering for Spring Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu Classes. Please go to our classes page for details.
Our Book Tour focus will be on The Seed of Compassion written by His Holiness Dalai Lama
Lessons on peace and compassion from the life and teachings o
Due to COVID-19 all our classes have moved to an on-line / virtual format.
We are currently registering for Spring Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu Classes. Please go to our classes page for details.
Our Book Tour focus will be on The Seed of Compassion written by His Holiness Dalai Lama
Lessons on peace and compassion from the life and teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Author: Dalai Lama
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Mindfulness
We are now booking for two puppet shows:
Holi Puppet Show
Our puppet shows showcase epic Indian stories and folk tales. The show will include dance, drama, puppetry, authentic music and songs.
Through our puppet show Colors of Krishna’s Love, we bring to life Krisha and a popular story of Holi, while also addressing the colorism that existe
We are now booking for two puppet shows:
Holi Puppet Show
Our puppet shows showcase epic Indian stories and folk tales. The show will include dance, drama, puppetry, authentic music and songs.
Through our puppet show Colors of Krishna’s Love, we bring to life Krisha and a popular story of Holi, while also addressing the colorism that existed during Krishna’s time and during our current time. We address this topic head-on, while also providing a strong message that love and friendship prevail and skin color doesn’t matter.
The Climate Warriors
Inspirational stories from around the world about how children and young adults have tried to make the earth more beautiful, safe and sustainable.
Our Founder Anu Sehgal was recognized by The Woman Inc. in their Woman of Substance issue, here is an interview with her.
Here is article published by Brown Girl Magazine and written by our Founder Anu Sehgal, on 4 Ways to Pass on Cultural Traditions to Children.
Greenwich Times covered our Fauja Singh Book Tour.
New York Times coverage of the Literary Festival we hosted in 2019.
"My sons have really enjoyed this program. They have begun to learn vital skills in order to be effective communicators. The teachers were very patient, supportive and encouraging. I would highly recommend this class to anyone looking to improving their children's presentation and communication skills."
"Dilan truly enjoyed the Public Communications class. He learned a lot of wonderful skills and the carryover, homework, and group and individual participation was carefully implemented. He has a developed a good early foundation of life skills as a result."
"It's been amazing to converse in Hindi with my daughter and listen to her sing Hindi songs. A big thanks to Anu for putting so much thought and care into the curriculum."
"My son was able to communicate in Hindi with his Grandfather, that was a magic moment for them both:)"
"This class is a great opportunity for our kids to learn Hindi and the culture. Every week my kids (5 year old) are very excited to come to the class. The teachers are very dedicated and great with the kids."
"Our son (age 5) is an enthusiastic participant of this class. The teachers do a great job of making the class interactive and fun through song and games, while simultaneously packing in a lot of learning! He comes home wanting to practice his writing and slipping Hindi words into our conversations."
Pratham is one of the largest non-governmental organization providing quality education to underprivileged children of India. Pratham’s mission is “Every Child in School and Learning Well.”
We support Pratham by leading their Readathon program in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT):