Refugee Week
Happy refugee week.
To conclude this week’s celebration the college invited parents to celebrate ‘Refugee Week’. Being a refugee is not a choice but an escape to have a better life. The purpose of this event was to raise awareness and educate our wider community on ‘what being a refugee means'.
As a college we are proud to celebrate multiculturalism and acknowledge our refugee families and welcome them into our community. Craigieburn Secondary College College’s values are Respect, Responsibility, Achievement and Community. When you enroll your son or daughter into our college, as mums, and dads, you also are enrolling into the school.
We believe this is partnership, where we walk together to ensure your child’s personal growth and achievement is achieved. Our manta is “to treat every child as if they were our own”, to ensure that your child reaches their full potential.
The event was a great opportunity not only to celebrate but to meet and build a connection with the college and the wider community. The college would like to thank all the external service providers that made the time out of their busy schedule to be here with us and to promote their services to the families.
Two of our students, Monamour Barbours and Lorin Blla shared their personal story on what they had experienced fleeting their home country. The college appreciated both students sharing their personal story with us, we wish them all the success, a better and a safer life in Australia.
From our college to you, Happy Refugee Week.
To all those who have come from far and wide,
We are happy you are safe,
We are happy you are free and
We are happy you are here with us.
Rita Toma,
Social Worker/EAL Community Engagement Leader,
Allied Health Coordinator.
Some of the other Refugee Week activities included:
A name translation station
Henna stall
A bead making stall
Twisted Temptations Food Truck
Music
African drumbeats performance