Refugee School Impact Grant Products
Throughout the last five years, recipients of the Refugee School Impact Grant in Washington State have produced some great resources and materials for their students and families. The following is a list of products that RSIG and our great partners have put together!
Starting Again: Stories of Refugee Youth
School’s Out Washington partnered with documentary filmmaker Jill Freidberg of Corrugated Films to produce Starting Again: Stories of Refugee Youth, a film chronicling the lives of refugee youth in Washington State. The film highlights four youth from Burma, Nepal/Bhutan, Russia, and Somalia.
Memories and Dreams Manual – Memories and Dreams, created by Merit Partners for the Refugee School Impact Grant, is a manual aimed at helping refugee students and their families bridge the gap between past and present. At the same time, this manual is geared to help students fulfill two of their Washington State graduation requirements: the Culminating Project and the High School and Beyond Plan. It is a process-oriented manual, meant to help form connections with the past, present, and future.
Cultural Profiles – These cultural profiles were created by the Non-Profit Assistance Center for the Refugee School Impact Grant. The purpose of these 19 refugee profiles are to inform and educate readers regarding the culture, history, geo-political context, situation of displacement and common education/literacy levels of refugees from each country. The purpose of this project is to document common experiences based on the country of origin.
Parent Handbook – This colorful handbook for parents and students of Tukwila School District was created by the IRC Seattle. With clear pictures, fun graphics and simple text, this handbook aims to welcome families into Tukwila School District while conveying the rules for students and the expectations for families. This book is a great example of a welcome process for your school!
English Language Learners and Language of Mathematics Manual – This manual, developed by the Committee on the Language of Mathematics for ELLS and funded by the Refugee School Impact Grant, compares the language of mathematics to that of informal English and then dives into the ways in which ELL students acquire English as their second language. This manual is designed to introduce teachers to the ways in which they can facilitate the learning process for their ELLs through pronunciation and translation of mathematical statements.