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Shukri Noor, 12, arrived in Anchorage, Alaska,
one year ago. The sixth grader and her family are refugees (难民) from Kenya. "Since I didn't speak English, it was hard to communicate
with others," Shukri said. "I had no friends."
"Anchorage receives about 130 refugees
every year. Most are from Somalia. The rest come from Iraq, Sudan, Cuba, Central
America, and other places. Like Shukri, many of the kids feel alone. They're
dealing with a lot of adjustments (适应)," Katie Bisson
says. She manages to support for newcomer students in the Anchorage School
District (ASD).
At the Newcomers' Center, the ASD offers a
special program for students who are new to the US. The kids spend part of each
day at the center and part of the day at their neighborhood school. At the
center, the students study English and other subjects.
The main goal is to help newcomers reach
the point where they attend their neighborhood schools all day. "Until
then," Bisson says, "they have the support of being with kids like
them, who are facing the same challenges (挑战)."
Anchorage has a population of 300, 000.Among
the ASD's 48, 000 students, 98 languages are spoken. According to Bisson, the
ASD's newcomers program helps students understand a new culture so they can "start
off on the right foot".
The Newcomers' Center gives attention to
middle school and high school students. For younger kids, the ASD offers a six-week
summer program, which Shukri attended. "It helped me learn the language,"
she says. "I played sports with kids after class, and I played math games
with my classmates. I feel very comfortable now."