LibGuides: OUTSIDERS? Refugees in Australian Society: Teaching Resources

Educational Game

“Brothers Across Borders”

is a web-based interactive game and movie, accompanied by an in-depth teaching and discussion guide in eight languages. It was developed by the Danish Red Cross, in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and 14 other National Societies that aid Syrian refugees. This interactive classroom tool will help students understand and empathise with the dangers and difficult choices faced by young Syrian refugees and their families.

Brothers Across Borders - Teachers Guide
This ‘teachers guide’ can be used as an optional supplement to dive deeper into the movie and related topics. It is constructed in a way that allows the teacher to pick specific exercises, work across different school subjects or use it to create entire courses or theme weeks.

SOURCE: Red Cross and Red Cresent Movement, Brothers Across Border (2011-2019), URL: https://brothersacrossborders.com/en/

Teacher Resources:

Teacher's Notes: The Little Refugee
This picture book is drawn from his memoir, and with Bruce Whatley’s evocative drawings,
tells Anh Do’s inspiring story to children for the first time.

UN Data: Refugees to Australia
United Nations site enabling searches of data on number of refugees to Australia up to 2013.

Asylum Seeker & Refugee Fact Sheet
From the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Asylum Seekers & Refugees: Activities for Students
From Edmund Rice Centre.

Here you will find yourself a range of valuable resources to keep yourself informed about the issues facing people seeking asylum and refugees and the current debate on these issues.

https://www.asrc.org.au/resources/

Teaching Ideas

This section provides general suggestions about how the resources on this website can be used to develop lessons that raise awareness about refugee experiences and perspectives.

https://www.roads-to-refuge.com.au/resources/teaching-ideas.html

Table with data on refugees.

http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?q=refugees&d=UNHCR&f=indID%3aType-Ref