Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep8 – Windows and Mirrors: Teaching and Sharing Refugee Stories in the Classroom

Teacher, psychologist and writer Jemima Shafei-Ongu talks to Nicole Loehr about how texts with refugee themes can be used in the classroom in a way that respects the psychological safety of all students. Jemima also shared her tips on how to support students who express their wish to share aspects of their refugee experience with the school community.

Find out more:

• Sitti’s Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye. Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter.
• My Two Blankets by Irena Kobald. Illustrated by Freya Blackwood

Produced by Nicole Loehr. Music by Eric Avery and R.E.M. (performed by Troy Reilly).  Image supplied by Jemima Shafei-Ongu.