when david swaney's friend contacted him asking if david swaney/ government teacher, linn mar high school) "anytime that students can get real life experience one-on-one speaking with a syrian refugee stories of our time, there is nothing better." the students write letters by hand and then upload them online, then, they receive (cg:nicole glantz /student) "but regretfully my oldest brother died in the war, my two other brothers disappeared, just i remain alive." and lighter notes. (cg: madison jones/ student) "what do you like best about guys?" it's an experience students are embracing, despite negativity surrounding syrian refugees. (cg: aaron jones/student) "when you actually get down and take the time to get to know them it (cg: nikki nauman/ student) "you have to look into it for yourself, it's easy just because we hear the negative things on muslims and syrians but at the end of the day their told this oppertunity has taught the students so much more than they could ever possibly learn in a classroom." (cg: david swaney) "it takes their minds there and helps them look through their

when david swaney's friend contacted him asking if his students would want to be pen pals with syrian refugees, it was an easy decision. david swaney/ government teacher, linn mar high school) "anytime that students can get real life experience one-on-one speaking with a syrian refugee to find out the reality of what it's like on the ground in one of the biggest current event stories of our the students write letters by hand and then upload them online, then, they receive replies. glantz /student) "but regretfully my oldest brother died in the war, my two other brothers disappeared, just i remain alive." and lighter notes. madison jones/ student) "what do you like best about guys?" it's an experience students are embracing, despite negativity surrounding syrian refugees. aaron jones/student) "when you actually get down and take the time to get to know them it really does change your perspective." others agree nikki nauman/ student) "you have to look into it for yourself, it's easy just because we hear the negative things on muslims and syrians but at the end of the day their doctors,

when david swaney's friend contacted him asking if his students would want to be pen pals with syrian refugees, it was an easy decision. david swaney/ government teacher, linn mar high school) "anytime that students can get real life experience one-on-one speaking with a syrian refugee to find out the reality of what it's like on the ground in one of the biggest current event stories of our time, there is nothing better." the students write letters by hand and then upload them online, then, they receive replies. glantz /student) "but regretfully my oldest brother died in the war, my two other brothers disappeared, just i remain alive." and lighter notes. madison jones/ student) "what do you like best about guys?" it's an experience students are embracing, despite negativity surrounding syrian refugees. aaron jones/student) "when you actually get down and take the time to get to know them it really does change your perspective." others agree nikki nauman/ student) "you have to look into it for yourself, things on muslims and syrians but at the end of the day their doctors, their lawyer

their teacher, david swaney tells me it all started last school year when his friend who works for un high comission on refugees contacted him. he was asked if his students would want to pen pal with the refugees to help them learn english while they are at a refugee camp in jordan. i t was an easy decision for him, because as he teaches government classes he thought it would be a mar high school government teacher) "anytime that students can get real life experience one-on-one of the biggest current event stories of our time, there is nothing better." swaney tells what the students have learned is more than he could have ever hoped to teach them in the classroom.. the letters are handwritten and then uploaded online where they are read by the refugees, this has been going on for about ten months, but the program is just getting wrapped up, however swaney says if given the oppertunity again he would take it. marion, kristin rogers, kwwl news. ...kwwl news. the zaatari refugee camp in jordan where the syrian pen pals are located is home to 80 thousand refugees. coming up tonight at 6 w

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