Syrian: Refugee and School Administrators

syrian: With this, media coverage turned to the challenges for schools that a large new student population brings and the need for language and support workers, according to CBC. Canada caught off guard by number of Syrian refugee children, says federal minister The educational demands of refugee students challenge teachers and school administrators to foster an environment that allows their academic and social needs to be met. At the meetings, McCallum admitted he was surprised at the size of Syrian refugee families resettled to Canada and the number of Syrian children was more than anticipated. And indeed, for Syrian refugee students, schools offer both tremendous educational opportunities and also provide a significant means of social integration into the communities they and their parents have joined. Over the past 40 years, research has demonstrated that finding ways to involve parents in their children education is an important lever that increases their academic success. Absent from the discussion, however, was the significant role parents play in the education system and the pressing need to bring Syrian and other refugee parents more fully into the parent-school relationship in culturally respectful and responsive ways. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.