1. Migration Froebel Department Maynooth 2016
Welcome!
Rights Sparks Programme
Fiona O Mahoney and Fiona Joyce

2. W.A.L.T We Are Learning To…
Explore the use of terminology & the correct use of the words migrant, refugee, migrant worker and asylum seeker.
Build an understanding of why people migrate and foster empathy with how this effects their lives and the lives of others
Consider ways to creatively broach the subject of migration and inclusion with junior and senior class levels.

3. Why do people migrate?

4. What do these terms mean?
Migrant
Refugee
Asylum Seeker
Migrant Worker

5. Where are we now? 65.3 Million
What is the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide?
65.3 Million
Where do most of the World’s Refugees come from?
Syrian Arab Republic, Afghanistan, South Sudan
How many Syrian refugees have fled Syria in the past 5 years?
5 million
In total how many Syrian refugees have been resettled in Ireland over the past 5 years?
500

6. Where are we now? Who hosts most of the World's Refugees?
Turkey, Pakistan, Lebanon
What % of the Lebanese population are refugees from Syria?
20%
How many people (that we know of) have died trying to cross the Mediterranean since 2014?
9550 (as of May 2016)
In 2015 the Irish Government established an ‘Irish Refugee Protection Programme’ and has agreed that Ireland will accept how many people in response to the current migration crisis?
4,000

7. Accepted Asylum applications per 100,000 population, 2012-2014

8. Ireland vs Norway Population & Asylum Applications Granted, 2012 - 2014

9. Can I come in?

10. Residents of ‘Safe’ Country
Who said what?
Migrants
Residents of ‘Safe’ Country
Both

11. Debrief How did you feel during this activity?
Did you find it tricky to place any of the statements? Why/Why not?
Did anything surprise you during this activity?

12. Photo-Speak

13. Photo-Speak What do you think is going on?
Where might this picture have been taken?
Who do you think the people are in the picture and what is the relationship between them?

14. Photo-Speak

15. Photo-Speak
Imagine you are…

16. Seeking Refuge Series

17. Seeking Refuge Series – Lesson Ideas
Write a letter from a refugee’s point of view to the government
Storyboard – sequencing the events
Role Plays
Accounts from different points of view
Poetry
Discussion groups
Recount writing
Formulator Tarsia

18. Useful resources: www.redcross.org.uk
bbc learning zone ‘Rachel’s Journey’/ ‘Life on Hold’ bbc.co.uk
Compass/ Compasito (coe.eu.int)
Formulator Tarsia (

19. Right Sparks Programme