[Edling] Sweden: The European School Helping Migrant Kids Feel at Home

[Francis Hult]

The Atlantic



The European School Helping Migrant Kids Feel at Home



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.



Full story:
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/03/the-school-helping-migrant-kids-feel-at-home/474957/
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