tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15858542087400818512012-02-16T11:32:48.448-05:00Information to increase understanding of Bhutanese refugees' educational experience.Erin Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980221310163899912noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585854208740081851.post-82072995423116591182010-08-22T09:08:00.025-04:002010-08-28T17:23:31.806-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started this blog to provide information for teachers and counselors about why Bhutanese refugee students left Nepal and what their schools in Nepal are like. The purpose of sharing this information is to help us all respond with greater insight and empathy to this group of students and their families who, like other newcomers, bring their hopes and dreams for a new life in a new country.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The blog is organized by topic pages. Each topic page has bolded </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">questions</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, and after the response, you’ll find a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #9fc5e8;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">highlighted</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;section of points particularly important to teachers and counselors.&nbsp;</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click on&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Portrait of the Schools</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;to find information on&nbsp;</span><br /><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the school day</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the classroom space</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">teachers, teaching methods, teacher training</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">English language usage</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">curriculum and testing</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">extra-curriculuar activities</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the role of school counselors</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the parent-teacher relationship</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">classroom etiquette and uniforms</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">early childhood education</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">programs for differently-abled students</span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I chose a blog format to invite members of the Bhutanese refugee community, their teachers, and counselors to add their own insights. Please add comments!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1585854208740081851-8207299542311659118?l=bhutanesestudents.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Erin Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980221310163899912noreply@blogger.com0