Friday 22 July 2016

Education is a right....



In a quiet suburban school in northwest London, young children are asked to imagine that they need to leave their homes because Britain is at war.
As they close their eyes and sit in silence, their teacher Teri-Louise O'Brien explains that there are 60 million displaced people in the world right now.
"Time to reflect: how would you feel if you had no home? Take a pen, and write your feelings on the paper."
One child scribbles, "I would feel heartbroken and sad" while another writes, "I would feel sad and neglected because I wouldn't have a warm place to sleep in".
The children, aged between six and 11, spend time discussing the differences between a refugee, an asylum seeker, a migrant and a displaced person.
O'Brien then switches off the lights before playing a short video of Syrian refugees living in camps in Lebanon and Jordan.
It's not a typical classroom lesson for students at Norbury School but it's one that some of the children are grateful for.
"It feels good to know what's happening in the news because I hate not knowing," said 10-year-old Naavya.
These internally displaced children and all others who have little or no access to schools need our help and we can not close our ears to their cry... Education is a right... 


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