NEW AMERICANS IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY:
A Workshop for Parents
In this interactive workshop, participants get a glimpse inside the refugee/immigrant experience and build skills for connecting with new Americans. What is it like to be forced to leave your homeland? How does it feel to start school in a strange language, in a strange land? How can we navigate cultural differences? And how do we help our children form friendships with their resettled classmates?
Note: We customize the content to your group.
“It really opened my eyes to all that goes into coming to the US
and what I can do to help.”
Christina Dirk, Taft Elementary
"This workshop was amazing."
Participant, Idaho Conference on Refugees
Objectives:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
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Have a better understanding of who a refugee is, why they are forced to flee and what resettlement is like;
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Have a better understanding of working cross culturally and how to navigate cultural differences;
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Have some ideas of how to talk to their children about resettlement;
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Have an idea of how to help, with resettled families’ self-sufficiency as the end goal.
Time: The full workshop is two hours, but we can shorten the workshop to as little as one hour.
Facilitators:
Presented by the Neighbors United Refugee Collaborative, a coalition of organizations working to support Idahoans with a refugee background. Workshops always include a personal story from someone with a refugee or immigrant background.
