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- 1. www.etwinning.net UNHCR: TEACHING ABOUTREFUGEES ONLINE SEMINAR WITH FREDERIK SMETS UNHCR ASSOCIATE EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY OFFICER On-line seminar: Wednesday 20 May 2020, 16:00 - 17:00 CET 20-05-20 1
- 2. www.etwinning.net INTRODUCTION ALEXANDRA LICHT ETWINNING PEDAGOGICALAND MONITORING OFFICER On-line seminar: Wednesday 20 May 2020, 16:00 - 17:00 CET 20-05-20 2
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- 5. UNHCR Office of the UnitedNations High Commissioner for Refugees
- 6. UNHCR United Nations agencyfor refugees Our primary purpose at UNHCR is to safeguard the rights and well-being of people who have been forced to flee. Together with partners and communities, we work to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another country. We also strive to secure lasting solutions. For over half a century, UNHCR has helped millions of people to restart their lives. They include refugees, returnees, stateless people, the internally displaced and asylum-seekers. Our protection, shelter, health and education has been crucial, healing broken pasts and building brighter futures.
- 7. UNHCR United Nations agencyfor refugees As of 31 May 2019, we employ 16,803 people, of whom around nearly 90 per cent are based in the field. We work in 134 countries, with personnel based in a mixture of regional and branch offices and sub and field offices. Our teams work hard to help the displaced, specializing in a wide range of disciplines, including legal protection, administration, community services, public affairs and health.
- 8. WHY IS SCHOOLIMPORTANT? School is a safe place, protects refugee children from dangers they face when out of school (exploitation, irregular labour, crime, drugs). School is essential for integration in host community (language learning, parent contacts, psycho-social support, friends and family). School is a conduit to a sustainable futures.
- 9. SEMINAR OBJECTIVES In thison-line UNHCR Teaching About Refugees seminar we will discuss basic concepts on refugees, asylum, migration and statelessness and provide guidance for primary and secondary school teachers on including refugee children in their classes. We will discuss where refugees come from, where they go, and what motivates them to leave their country and find safety elsewhere. We will also discuss some challenges refugee children are faced with, such as learning a new language and coping wit stress and trauma which may result from their experiences.
- 10. 1 - LEARNAND TEACH ABOUT REFUGEES 2 - TEACH REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITIES Teaching About Refugees philosophy
- 11. STEPS Step 1: Teachbasic terminology Step 2: Teach facts & figures Step 3: Teach in an age-appropriate manner about refugees Step 4: Humanize and storify Step 5: Learn how to teach with refugees in your classroom
- 12. BASIC TERMINOLOGY: 1 -TEACH THE BASICS 2 - START FROM THE BEGINNING Step one
- 13. TOUGH QUESTIONS “Why dorefugees come here?” “What do they eat?” “My mother says they get a lot of money” “What kind of toys do they have in Syria?” “My brother says they are terrorists” “Can they take their mom and dad when they come here?” “I read on Facebook that refugees have a disease”
- 14. Geneva convention Refugee Asylum-seeker Internally DisplacedPerson Statelessness Migrants
- 15. Who is arefugee? 1. 2. 3.
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- 18. Who is arefugee? Three simple concepts 1. A refugee is not in her/his country 2. A refugee is someone fleeing danger (war, persecution) 3. A refugee is at risk if she/he returns
- 20. Who is amigrant? Three simple concepts 1. A migrant is not in her/his country 2. A migrant moves for reasons other than war, persecution 3. A migrant could in principle return without immediate danger
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- 22. Who is anIDP? Five simple concepts 1. An IDP is still in her/his country 2. An IDP is someone fleeing danger (war, persecution) 3. An IDPis at risk if she/he returns 4. There are twice as many IDPs as refugees (largest group) 5. Getting help to IDPs is often very difficult
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- 24. Who is anasylum-seeker? Four simple concepts 1. An asylum-seeker is someone who is in another country 2. Claims to be in danger (war, persecution) 3. Needs to prove the case during asylum procedure 4. Can get ‘protected’ (will have right to stay etc) in another country if claim is credible/ well-founded
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- 26. TEACH FACTS ANDFIGURES ON REFUGEES Step two
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- 34. AGE-APPROPRIATE TEACHING ABOUTREFUGEES, ASYLUM AND MIGRATION Step three
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- 39. LEARN HOW TOTEACH WITH REFUGEES IN YOUR CLASSROOM Step five
- 40. STRESS AND TRAUMA GUIDEBOOK Teachersare no therapists. Never try to diagnose the children in your classroom. https://www.unhcr.org/59d346de4
- 41. POTENTIAL SYMPTOMS OF STRESS OR TRAUMA Re-experiencingevents Dissociation and having trouble concentrating Avoidance Being extremely alert, irritable or hypervigilant Aggressive behaviour Behaviour that is out of control, has no boundaries Learning difficulties Fears Changed attitude towards people, life and the future Extreme lack of self-worth and self-confidence Regressive behaviour Physical complaints
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- 43. UNHCR Teaching About Refugeeswebsite • www.unhcr.org/teaching-about-refugees.html
- 44. www.etwinning.net QUESTIONS??? CONTACT: SMETS@UNHCR.ORG On-line seminar: Wednesday20 May 2020, 16:00 - 17:00 CET 20-05-20 44