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<p>The Atlantic</p>
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<p>The European School Helping Migrant Kids Feel at Home</p>
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<p>Shabo Rhawi is clearly vexed during our first meeting. Sitting in the office of Elafskolan, the only school in Europe with a curriculum specifically designed for Assyrian children, the headmaster nurses a black coffee, prepared to answer questions on the
school’s bilingual program...Located in a 19th-century summer house, the school’s arched windows, high ceilings, and relatively small student body create a family-like atmosphere. Similar to a charter school, Elafskolan follows the standard Swedish curriculum
to receive state funding yet has customized its syllabus to include classes on Assyrian history, music, and culture. There’s an extra emphasis on language lessons, too. In Sweden’s traditional public-school system, lessons in a “mother tongue” are an optional
add-on, but at Elafskolan it’s compulsory for students to learn Assyrian.</p>
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<p>Full story:<br>
<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/03/the-school-helping-migrant-kids-feel-at-home/474957/">http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/03/the-school-helping-migrant-kids-feel-at-home/474957/</a></p>
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