Boat People Outcomes Students empathise with refugees and are able to dispel some of the myths associated with boat people Introduction Teachers need to consider that this photograph may be distressing to some children especially if they or their families have been refugees. Teachers may also access material from the kit Surviving War-Surviving Peace , Centre for Refugee Research, School of Social Work, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052. The kit, contains a video, an experiential game, slides and notes. Discussion Ask students to describe the conditions shown in the picture. Make a word bank of the language associated with the issues and the emotions evoked by the picture.
Role plays Making the decision to leave Interviewing a refugee for a television news program.
Additional Strategies 1. Dispel the myth Download Boat people and. Read, discuss and further research. Written activities Using the word bank write an article for your local newspaper based on an interview with a young refugee. Using the word bank write haiku or acrostic poems exploring the emotions and experiences of the refugees.