Global Scholares

Project Theme: Multilingual learner inclusion

Target Audience and Location: Multilingual learners who are new to America and attend Global Leadership Academy in Denver, CO.

Vision: School communities that celebrate and champion newly arrived multilingual learners to ensure their success in school and beyond.

Mission: A school advocacy program that supports multilingual newcomers by offering resources and fostering friendships that help them navigate their new community.

Project Description: Scholar Eduardo Acevedo and educator Scholar Taylor Alcantar-Campbell had a lot of different ideas when setting out to explore what their Scholar project would be focused on. Over time, through thoughtful exploration with their community, their project focus emerged and they never looked back.

Their school’s population is comprised of a large and growing population of students identifying as immigrants or refugees. It became clear they had a passion to support the unique needs of these students and the school staff responsible for them.

Their team is planning a series of offerings for newly arrived multilingual learners including a welcome orientation for them and their families that includes a school tour and bag of school supplies, a new student information sheet provided for school staff to learn more about their new students, time for students to connect and build relationships during reoccurring “Lunch Bunches” and a buddy program where immigrant students that have been at the school for a while are matched with newly arrived students.