EAL

Throughout remote learning, our EAL students have demonstrated great resilience, and staff members are dedicated to supporting the students in all possible ways. In the past few weeks we have had: 

Parent Forum in collaboration with Foundation House 

The Mooroolbark College RESP (Refugee Education Support Program) team organized an online Parent Forum in early August to strengthen the Chin families’ engagement. In the zoom meeting, parents were informed of the key contact points and support at Mooroolbark College and Foundation House.  

Year 7 Parent Information Session 

To help students adapt to the remote learning setting, the EAL team arranged a Parent Info Session in Week 6. More than half of the Year 7 Chin families attended the session and learned how to use Compass and Teams to support their children’s learning in lockdown. Wellbeing tips were also shared in this session.  

EAL Homework Club and Home Group 

The EAL homework club was set at the beginning of this term. A stunning number of 14 students turned up at the homework club the day before the latest lockdown. We really look forward to continuing this program when we are all back to school. Student attendance in the EAL home group remains high in remote learning. It has been great to see them stay connected and interact with their teachers and peers every Tuesday morning. 

Yi Jiang
EAL Coordinator