WHAT:Learning language through a variety of experiences, 48 refugee students speaking 20 different languages are taking a crash course in American culture this summer at Phoenix Union. The students, all of whom have been in the United States less than six months and are the most basic English Language Learners, classified as Literacy, or Pre-Emergent, are experiencing their new language at a Peter Piper Pizza, a Diamondbacks game, the library, a TV station, the zoo, the Science Center and the State Capitol. The three-week summer school program, in its second year, is taught by five ELL teachers with the help of five Instructional Assistants. Thursday afternoon (June 10) the students got a taste of peanuts, Cracker Jacks and baseball at Chase Field.
WHERE:
Central High School (4525 N. Central) Rms. 908, 909, 910 and various locations
WHEN:
Monday through Friday, through June 25. 8:30 a.m.- 2:40 p.m.
WHO:
Students from various Phoenix Union High Schools. Among the native languages spoken are Karenni, Chin, and Burmese (Myanmar); Karen (Myanmar, Thailand); Farsi (Iran, Afghanistan); Swahili (Eastern Africa); Kurundi (Burundi); Tigrinya (Eritrea, Ethiopia); French, Spanish, Nepali, Arabic, and Somali.
Phoenix Union has a refugee student enrollment of over 600 (April, 2010) representing 39 languages. Most of the refugee students attend Central or Alhambra High Schools.
SCHEDULE:
June 15: Channel 12 Station Tour, Barr Library; June 16: Phoenix Zoo; June 17:
Pizza Dough Day at Central Cafeteria; June 18: Science Center; June 22: Channel 12, Barr Library; June 24: Arizona Capitol tour with Rep. David Lujan; June 25: Parent Morning and root beer floats. (CALL for exact times, locations)
CONTACT:
Renee Ryon, PUHSD Community Relations, (602) 764-1528
Dr. Michelle Delgado, PUHSD Language Acquisition (602) 764-1323
Source: Phoenix Union High School District
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