Supporting Newcomer Students: Guidance for Counselors, Teachers, and School Staff Video (3:52) & Customizable PowerPoint

Essential training for school counselors, ESL teachers, social workers, non-profits that serve immigrant or refugee populations

Children acclimate quickly—learning the language, customs, and ways—while parents find themselves relying on their children for basic explanations and everyday navigation. At home, however, the dynamic shifts again. Children are immersed more in the culture of their parents' homeland, which can feel increasingly unfamiliar and distant. This reality highlights the need for stronger integration efforts and visible role models, particularly at the middle school and high school levels, where identity formation and belonging become especially critical. 

This video explores the painful reality of second-generation immigrants caught between two worlds - sometimes too American for their parents’ culture, too foreign for mainstream America.

PROMPTS IMPORTANT DISCUSSION: ∙ Role reversal: When children become the “adults” ∙ Language barriers creating family power dynamics ∙ Loss of cultural identity and heritage connection ∙ The isolation of being “neither here nor there” ∙ The need for cultural integration programs in schools 

Open captions are provided by the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) for accessibility, to ensure clarity and reduce potential pronunciation misunderstandings when discussing sensitive or complex subject matter.

📋 What’s Included in your purchase

• Lesson video - 3 min. 52 sec.
• Power Point faculty presentation (10 slides) with facilitator notes (3 pages)

⏱ Ideal For

• Profession development sessions, school counselors in any district in the U.S.
• Adult ESL education class instructors
• Blended learning environments for intercultural appreciation and understanding

This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.
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Video: 86.4MB, PowerPoint: 63.9KB, Facilitator notes: 19.7KB

License & Classroom Use

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Permitted for internal staff training within the purchasing school or non-profit. District-wide licensing of video available upon request. We welcome your questions via our contact form.