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Upper Canada schools welcome Syrian students
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GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
“As well, some families will have children who have experienced deep trauma, or are faced with other challenges that come with learning a new language and adapting to a new culture.” Mills noted that the UCDSB has ex- tensive resources able to assist refugee students, their families, and school staff. “We’re fortunate in that at TR Leger, we have access to English-as-a-second- language programming and staff experi- enced in receiving newcomers. With our community partners, we already offer a wide variety of supports and services to welcome these newcomers and ease their transition to life in the communities we serve.” Among the support services avail- able through TR Leger and some district schools, Mills noted, are help with navigat- ing local and regional community services, information to assist immigrant families on needs assessments, housing, settlement plan development, local schools, volun- teering services and programs, community connections, conversational English and French practice circles, and other services related to learning and practising a new language, including school support aids. Mills reported that the UCDSBwill pro- vide professional development assistance for school district administrators, teachers, and support staff, to prepare them to both welcome and aid Syrian students enroll- ing in neighbourhood schools, and also to assist the families of those students. The district will also inventory existing support services available on the board’s internal website and through its Virtual Learning Commons, research and identify potential provincial funding assistance sources, and confirm coordination and partnerships with local community agencies and other groups for mutual support.
As the Syrian refugee crisis continues, one school district in Eastern Ontario is making sure it is ready to welcome students fromrefugee families andmeet both their educational and emotional support needs. Superintendent TimMills of the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) updated trustees, during their February session, on district preparations for han- dling Syrian refugee students as they enrol in area schools and become part of the overall student population. Mills reported that the UCDSB, through its schools and its TR Leger Immigrant Services branch, has all the supports in place “to welcome a potentially large number of refugee stu- dents and their families, from Syria and beyond”, as both the federal and provincial governments work on settlement plans for 10,000 Syrian refugees in Ontario this year. “Because of the nature of the conflict in Syria,”Mills told trustees, “and the difficul- ties with resettlement that refugees have experienced, we’ve been told to expect some newcomers arriving in Canada will have higher needs than those arriving from other countries.” The UCDSB has already assimilated children from three refugee families settled in Eastern Ontario and registered them for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools, and also for support programs through the TR Leger School of Adult, Al- ternative and Continuing Education. Mills noted that some of these students may have special emotional and psychological trauma needs for the district’s specialized support staff to help address. “In some cases, families have lost one or both parents in the conflict,” Mills said.
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plaintes des maires, des conseils des deux municipalités et des autres. Les deux com- munautés se sont elles-mêmes déclarées « hôtes réticents » et étaient sous l’impres- sion que l’auto-proclamation leur permet- trait de refuser les projets de parcs éoliens. Le député Grant Crack a dit que SIERE avait pris en considération le soutien local
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