Description
Robyn has been to seven different schools because her dad is in the army. She talks about the difficulties she faced when leaving old friends and making new ones. She explains very openly about being lonely in one school and how she coped with it. Her decision to go to boarding school was taken so that she didn’t have to move around so much and could make some good friends. Robyn shows how she keeps in touch with her family through letters, emails and photographs.
Classroom Ideas
Students could be asked to think about a time when they started a new school or club, how they felt and how they managed. What helped? Ask students to consider how our own experience of being afraid and alone can help us be aware of the feelings and needs of students new to the school, and how we can support and befriend them.
Students could be organised into groups to develop their own classroom policy for welcoming a new child to the class. Their policy could include information that should be given to the new student, and activities to be carried out to make them feel welcome.
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