How refugee students in Ottawa and their teachers are persevering through the COVID-19 crisis
Aya About Rshd, 18, a Syrian newcomer whose education was interrupted by civil war, then the COVID-19 crisis.
Aya’s father, Emad, gets emotional talking about the impact of COVID-19 on his family. The coronavirus makes him feel as though he’s gone backward in time. He’s already spent years in lockdown. “I just want to go,” said Emad, thrusting his right arm forward, referring to a future that’s once again on hold.While other provinces closed schools indefinitely, the Ontario government used the pandemic to fast forward its goal of introducing
Aya and Ahmad take Grade 9 courses at Ridgemont High School in Ottawa. Of its 800 students, 65 per cent are refugees or new immigrants. Ridgemont is located in one of the poorest postal codes in Canada’s capital. The school acts as a central hub for newcomer families and where they first turn to for information about city health programs and directions to the food bank. Principal Rachelle Sintic said it was important for Ridgemont to continue providing this information during the pandemic.
Carmichael has had to find creative ways to explain hard to grasp concepts. Recently, she posted a video of herself making an apple crumble. While talking about preheating the oven, she introduced the concept of prefixes and suffixes. She used a measuring spoon to segue into discussing fractions, then she asked her students to post their own cooking videos to practice speaking English.
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