As I prepare to travel to Colorado to see my baby brother
deploy to Nigeria on a Special Forces mission, I would love to learn to about
Nigeria.
The family is from Hausa native culture. The children have only spoken Hausa and the
oldest child can speak very little English.
In preparation for this family’s arrival I am going prepare
the classroom with PIC cards that describe the activities in their native
language.
I will have a list of Islamic resources and religious affiliated
organizations
I will recruit our military interpreter that speaks Arabic to
be available upon arrival to help with translation.
Ensure to explain about the meals and snacks that our
program provides and the reassure the children they will not experience hunger
in our program.
Haley,
ReplyDeleteI like your idea of having resources and organizations handy to give to your families so they can find safe havens here while they are getting settled. It's always nice to be among members of the same religion or country as you when you are away from your home. The use of an interpreter is a good call as well. I thought of that too.
Haley how fascinating our world is. I have met and worked with so many Nigerian families over the years, all have been Christian and speak with a strong leaning towards American accents. So it was with curiosity that I read about the Hausa people. I had to research a bit about these people myself. How fascinating that Arabic is spread so far and wide in the northern parts of Africa. You have provided some good ideas to help this family feel welcome to your school.
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