Approximately 20 seventh-graders from Freeport’s Dodd Middle School presented their own unique views while participating in the United Nations Videoconference on Migration. Along with other students from Bahrain, British Columbia, Mexico City, Santo Domingo and the United Kingdom, the youngsters explored global and local challenges associated with migration.
The Freeport students were the only ones from Long Island to participate and were among
presenters from only four schools in the United States.
Prior to the videoconference, the youngsters spent weeks interviewing members of
their families (many of whom are recent immigrants themselves), writing reports and making
colorful posters illustrating the impact of migration on U.S. culture. Collectively, the students drafted a Plan of Action for the United Nations during the day-long session. |
