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immediate bridge into the community. Once again the appointment of a parent in a
liaison role has proved pivotal.
Researcher's observations
Due to the nature of the project, and difficulties getting the families into the school
(as well as the obvious language issues), I have not been able to meet with any of the
Sudanese families. In hindsight, this was an ambitious project, which has nonetheless
so far has had a very profound and positive impact. Despite the modest project
objectives, the learnings so far appear to be significant.
It would seem that the Principal has little support in a resource sense--although the
project is obviously well supported in a conceptual way by his team.
The appointment of one of the Sudanese parents as an aide and coordinator is
significant and the Principal was adamant that this would continue into 2006.
In terms of the Draft framework, this project is all about stimulating basic
communication to fundamentally improve learning outcomes. Given the history of the
school, and the previous lack of connections with the new migrant group, the project
has been successful--albeit in a modest way.
Outcomes have been very concrete and basic--but important. The Principal
commented that the "provision of correct uniforms and a tailored payment schedule"
and "having the first effective parentteacher interviews (in some cases, the first time
the Sudanese parents had met their child's teacher)" were in themselves significant
outcomes.
CASE L
Connecting with Our New Arrivals
Summary :
The Principal commented that the "provision of correct uniforms and a tailored payment schedule" and "having the first effective parentteacher interviews (in some cases, the first time the Sudanese parents had met their child's teacher)" were in themselves significant outcomes.
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