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Italian
La Auburn North Public School, nei quartieri occidentali di Sydney, ha ottenuto un riconoscimento dal governo del NSW per il lavoro che sta svolgendo per gli studenti rifugiati e i loro genitori. La Harmony House della scuola ha una serie di programmi per i genitori su varie materie, tra cui inglese, informatica, matematica e genitorialità positiva. Il preside Mark Harris si è detto molto orgoglioso del riconoscimento ottenuto dalla sua scuola.
"Immensely proud. Until I came to Auburn North, I'd only worked in a school four years (now) this is my 19th year, and I'm surrounded by beautiful children, beautiful staff, and beautiful parents. It's a joy to come to work each day."
Christine Daujotis è la facilitatrice dei programmi della Harmony House. A suo parere il fatto di promuovere un senso di comunità aiuta i genitori ad ambientarsi.
"A lot of our parents have no extended family, many come from traumatised backgrounds and experiences. They don't come with anybody else, they don't have their mothers or sisters or brothers, so many of them are isolated."
Il 97% degli studenti della scuola proviene da famiglie non anglofone. Questo è il motivo per cui il lavoro della scuola che avviene al di fuori delle classi è di vitale importanza. I genitori degli allievi di Year 2 (il secondo anno), hanno preso parte ad un laboratorio creato specificamente, "Parents as Partners in Learning" (Genitori come partner nell'apprendimento), che, come spiega l'istruttrice Chantel Mirzai, è creato su misura per le esigenze dei singoli studenti.
"They're differentiated, they're grade-based and they're specific to the strategy and skills that students will need at that specific stage of their learning."
I genitori dei bimbi del secondo anno hanno imparato strategie addizionali per i numeri a due e tre cifre. Ciò ha offerto loro l'opportunità di scoprire come vengono insegnati ai loro stessi figli, così che quando i bambini fanno domande a casa, i genitori si sentano sicuri e sappiano come aiutarli. Ishratunnisa Begum è una delle mamme che hanno partecipato al programma e dice che è importante capire come vengono insegnate le materie ai loro figli.
"We need to catch up to what the children are doing. It's really hard if they're stuck at something when they ask Mum, we are stuck here, how do we go to the next level? It's really helpful for me, attending these sessions."
Un'altra mamma, Sediqa Zargar, originaria dell'Afghanistan, spiega perché il programma le è stato di aiuto.
"I've never attended school. My first schooling was English classes I attended in Australia. By going to the English classes, I'm able to come here and understand a little bit, and get familiar with the work my children do at school, so I can help them at home."
Alla Auburn North Public School rendono noto che con una maggiore partecipazione dei genitori i risultati dei loro studenti nei test nazionali sono migliorati.
English
Auburn North Public School, in Sydney's west, has been recognised by the state government for the work it's doing for refugee students and parents.
The school's Harmony House runs a number of programs for parents, including English, computers, maths, and positive parenting.
Principal Mark Harris says he's extremely proud the school has been recognised.
"Immensely proud. Until I came to Auburn North, I'd only worked in a school four years (now) this is my 19th year, and I'm surrounded by beautiful children, beautiful staff, and beautiful parents. It's a joy to come to work each day."
Christine Daujotis is the facilitator of the Harmony House programs.
Ms Daujotis says fostering a sense of community helps the parents settle in.
"A lot of our parents have no extended family, many come from traumatised backgrounds and experiences. They don't come with anybody else, they don't have their mothers or sisters or brothers, so many of them are isolated."
97 per cent of the school's students come from language backgrounds other than English.
That's why the school's extra work outside the traditional classroom setting is critically important.
Parents of Year Two students took part in a specially developed "Parents as Partners in Learning" workshop, which instructional leader Chantel Mirzai explains is specially tailored.
"They're differentiated, they're grade-based and they're specific to the strategy and skills that students will need at that specific stage of their learning."
The Year Two parents learnt additional strategies for two- and three-digit numbers.
It provided an opportunity to discover exactly how their own children are taught so that when their children ask questions at home, they have the confidence and the knowledge to help.
Ishratunnisa Begum is a mother who was at the program, and she says it's important to understand how the children are being taught.
"We need to catch up to what the children are doing. It's really hard if they're stuck at something when they ask Mum, we are stuck here, how do we go to the next level? It's really helpful for me, attending these sessions."
Another mother, Sediqa Zargar from Afghanistan, explains why the program is valuable for her.
"I've never attended school. My first schooling was English classes I attended in Australia. By going to the English classes, I'm able to come here and understand a little bit, and get familiar with the work my children do at school, so I can help them at home."
Auburn North Public School says its national test results have improved with the rise in greater parent participation.
Report by Matt Connellan
