The Homework Club: Helping refugee students get through.

Saturday Homework Club (SHWC) Print Email Details Category: Our Programmes. Since 2004, we have been running this project to help refugee children who cannot afford to pay private tutorial fees. We use the expertise of children’s parents and local teachers to run this project. A number of volunteer former teachers and supply teachers are.

A Syrian refugee who couldn't speak English two years ago has just passed exams with flying colours in Australia. Syrian refugee gets top results at Australian school - BBC Newsbeat Accessibility.

I’m really sorry, refugees.. Refugee Girl In the Playground. Watching you. I see a pale string. drifting out the door. stretching back. to where your parents died. in a faraway war. In class you hold books. as if they were gold. squeal with delight. when the computer comes on. and now you smile. clap your hands. your voice tap-dances with English. making it hum. in mysterious ways. You.

Volunteer Refugee Tutoring and Community Support (VoRTCS). VoRTCS is not a homework club, with both the adults and children required to participate in the program. If the family require help more suited to the services of a club please consider the list of Brisbane Homework Clubs and English Classes at the bottom of this page. Where are the VoRTCS located? VoRTCS is run and based in.

King’s College STAR have partnered with the Katherine Lowe Settlement, a local community organisation, to run an after-school homework and social club for 35 refugee children aged 5-15. Twenty volunteers provide activities such as tutoring, games, arts and crafts, workshops and day trips.

When people leave their country to seek refuge, or protection, in another country, they are called refugees. Sometimes governments force people to leave their country. Other people leave their country because they belong to a group that is being mistreated. Still others leave their country to escape wartime conditions or starvation.

This chapter contributes to the current discourse about refugees, education and inclusion, in particular within the Australian context. The purpose here is to argue that identity is an important part of any discussion of the education of students with refugee histories. Structured into four parts, the chapter firstly provides a brief outline of.

Who is a refugee (6:05) What are the experiences of refugees? Interviews with refugee students and their families help us understand what makes a person flee their home country. Interviews with refugee students and their families help us understand what makes a person flee their home country.

BooksDirect has My Australian Story: Refugee written by Alan Sunderland, the isbn of this book, CD or DVD is 9781741696165 and. Buy My Australian Story: Refugee online from our Australian bookstore.

Homework programs: A Homework Club for primary students (Grades 3-6) operates in St Albans on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30-5:00pm at the Errington Centre, and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5:00pm at Sunshine Harvester Primary School.This program involves the participation of peer tutors from secondary schools around Melbourne and adult volunteers from the community.

What programs does the NSW Refugee Health Service provide (as outlined in the DVD clip)? Step 4. Writing. Design a brochure for refugee families, explaining the type of health programs available in the community. Highlight the benefits for refugee students and families on being involved.

Choose from a wide range of resources to give your class a glimpse into other cultures and provide a base to develop international partnerships. Develop your skills. Boost your skills with one of our professional development programmes. Partner with a school. Through joint projects with other schools, we help you discover new ways of embedding.