Last week Latvian students were watching
stories about Ali and Julianne. After watching the videos students raised some
serious questions and thoughts about what it is like to be away from family and
home. Following was the discussion. We found out that if we would have to move
to a different country majority would move to America. We talked about history
when Latvians also had to seek refuge and the reasons why it happened. Students
found the main reason why it is necessary for children like Ali and Julianne to
flee their homes. We compared our likes, dislikes and fears with refuge
children and concluded that we are very similar and we have to get to know each
other better. At the end of the discussion the students wrote acronym poems
which reflected the compassion and understanding towards refugees.
