Dear, beloved, precious, HSAOP people!
Where are you? I miss you!!!! Work is hard and not as much fun without you!!!! :((((((
You should really be here to meet these kids, cos they are amazing!!!!!
So here is what happened on the second week of summer HSAOP @ the Crossroads Middle School ;)
Where are you? I miss you!!!! Work is hard and not as much fun without you!!!! :((((((
You should really be here to meet these kids, cos they are amazing!!!!!
So here is what happened on the second week of summer HSAOP @ the Crossroads Middle School ;)
Just like last week, the kids are still adorable, smart, and not at all afraid to talk, ask, or comment, unlike the high school kids! It's amazing how much these kids know - and how much they're willing to share their ideas! I'm beginning to think this might be a new path... for me, and for HSAOP? We should talk about this in September!!! We should reach out to younger kids, too!
I taught with Zohreh, this week - about REFUGEES. I'm happy we are talking more about human rights in general and focusing on other issues besides Darfur. We still talk about Darfur every week, but there is so much more to talk about! Tell me what you think!!!
Erina, Zohreh, and I worked on the presentation for a good while, Zohreh and I ending up rehearsing at 4 am :D
We basically talked about general 'definitions' of refugees and IDPs, we played a quiz, we talked about 'the' refugee experience, and talked a lot about life in the camps. At the end of the class I introduced Zohreh to them in a different way - this time, I told them she came to the US as a refugee, from Iran. They asked tons of questions, which was our goal!!! :) We also gave each kid a card of my refugee kids from Burma: a picture of one of them and their story on the back of the card... Something to take with them... A story. A real story. Of children, like them.
Here are some pics ;)))
the cards
my little girl, Mying Mying San
I taught with Zohreh, this week - about REFUGEES. I'm happy we are talking more about human rights in general and focusing on other issues besides Darfur. We still talk about Darfur every week, but there is so much more to talk about! Tell me what you think!!!
Erina, Zohreh, and I worked on the presentation for a good while, Zohreh and I ending up rehearsing at 4 am :D
We basically talked about general 'definitions' of refugees and IDPs, we played a quiz, we talked about 'the' refugee experience, and talked a lot about life in the camps. At the end of the class I introduced Zohreh to them in a different way - this time, I told them she came to the US as a refugee, from Iran. They asked tons of questions, which was our goal!!! :) We also gave each kid a card of my refugee kids from Burma: a picture of one of them and their story on the back of the card... Something to take with them... A story. A real story. Of children, like them.
Here are some pics ;)))
the cards
my little girl, Mying Mying San
Yay!!!! Next week, we'll talk about Burma, since some of them already know about it, and many have asked about it, AND the guy who invited us is a big Burma person, so he really wanted us to incorporate it in the curriculum.
If you have any ideas/suggestions, please share them!!!!!!!!!
Peace, love, kids, yay!!!
D.
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