If children of refugees are to thrive, not just adapt and survive, when they relocate to a new country, it is essential that the organizations in their new home provide sufficient programs in language acquisition, cultural awareness, and community building (Greenburg, 2014). These types of programs enable them to learn the language, understand cultural differences, and achieve in school. Specifically for Indianapolis, there is a gap in the programs that are offered for refugees; however, this teaching binder aimed to begin filling that space. Throughout the project, I engaged in community-based participatory research and worked with Exodus Refugee Immigration, a local non-profit, to develop lesson plans for an after-school program for refugee students in middle school. The final project contains ten prepared lesson plans with copies of the created worksheets and activities, a job description for the teacher, a case statement, and recommendations for further development. It also includes a reflection of the knowledge that I have gained and the passion that has been sparked to culturally and academically support the refugee students arriving in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Creator

• Shaw, Kendra

Contributors

• Saksena, Jyotika

Publisher

• University of Indianapolis

Language

• en

Identifier

• Shaw_Kendra_Final Honors Project.pdf

Keyword

• Baccalaureate 'with distinction'

• Strain Honors College

Date created

• 2017-03-20

Rights statement

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/