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Multicultural Vic At the 2006 Census, Victorians were born in over 200 countries, spoke over 200 languages and dialects, followed more than 130 religions and were identified with over 200 ancestries; 43.8 per cent of Victorians were either born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas.
Chaffey students • There are over 100 students at Chaffey who have at least one parent who speaks a language other than English at home. • 38 of these are funded in the ESL program
A “How to” of ESL DEECD guidelines for running ESL programs in schools are set out in this book.
ESL – What is it? A program funded by the Govt. It provides: • Language Centres • Extra teachers • Multicultural Education Aides
ESL – What is it cont? It provides assistance to students in their first 5 years at an English speaking school.
Where have our kids come from? • Afghanistan • Iraq • Vietnam • Philippines • Tonga • Thailand • Sudan • Tanzania • India • China • Samoa • Ukraine
Immigration status Some are here on visa sub- class: • 200 – refugee • 202 - global special humanitarian • other
Where can this info be found? • Enrolment forms in each students’ folders in the Admin area. • Staff shared folders - ESL folder – on the LAN • KI’s Wiki if interested
Types of files Lists showing country of origin, languages spoken, arrival date in Australia, visa codes etc
Cultural information • Customs, lifestyle • Celebrations – eg Ramadan • Refugee information
Classroom help • Teaching strategies • Classroom activities • Blackline masters on a variety of topics - PDF files
Classroom help cont • Units of work on issues of a multicultural nature eg • Refugee related units • Citizenship
Resources Links to resources - videos, Books, web sites at Chaffey.