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LEBANON / REFUGEES SCHOOLS
STORY: LEBANON / REFUGEES SCHOOLS
TRT: 1:57
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTION: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 10 APRIL 2018, BEKAA, BAR ELIAS, LEBANON
1.Med shot, kids coming inside the school from the gate
2.Med shot, Lebanese kids leaving school while Syrian kids in the waiting area
3.Med shot, more kids coming inside the school and others leaving.
4.Close up, young girl leaving school.
5.SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ehsan Araji, School Principal:
“This school runs two shifts, morning and afternoon. Lebanese students attend the morning shift and Syrians attend the afternoon one.”
6.Wide shot, kids standing in line in the playground
7.Med shot, kids standing in line in the playground
8.Close up, Moaed waiting in line
9.Wide shot, kids leaving playground area into the building to their classrooms
10.SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Moaed Al Nahar, Syrian Refugee Student:
“I missed two years of schooling because of the war. The schools stopped and there were no more teachers and no more lessons.”
11.Med shot, teacher writing on the board inside classroom
12.Med shot, Moaed sitting on his desk listening to teacher inside classroom
13.SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Moaed Al Nahar, Syrian Refugee Student:
“I say to Syrian children who are out of school, you must get an education because with education you will secure a good future and achieve your dreams.”
14.Med shot, Moaed writing on the white board
15. Various shots, Moaed and other students participate in class
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ehsan Araji, School Principal:
“What’s required is that the donors continue to help Syrian students.”
17.Various shots, Moaed walking inside his settlement back from school
18. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ehsan Araji, School Principal:
“Education is a priority and highly essential for the Syrian students.”
19. Various shots, Moaed going back his settlement from school
In the Lebanese town of Bar Elias, 770 Syrian refugee children are getting education through a second-shift class programme.
According to UNHCR, Lebanon is currently host around 987,000 refugees from Syria. 490,000 of them are children of school age (3-18 years old). While around 220,000 Syrian children currently attend lessons – either as part of the second shift system or in morning classes alongside Lebanese pupils – more than half are currently out of school.
About 350 schools in Lebanon started a second-shift class programme to provide education for over 150,000 Syrian refugee children.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ehsan Araji, School Principal:
“This school runs two shifts, morning and afternoon. Lebanese students attend the morning shift and Syrians attend the afternoon one.”
13-year-old Moaed from Raqqa is one of the student in the afternoon class.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Moaed Al Nahar, Syrian Refugee Student:
“I missed two years of schooling because of the war. The schools stopped and there were no more teachers and no more lessons.”
Enrolment has climbed since the programme started in 2011
However, more than half of the school-aged Syrian refugee children still need a place to study.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Moaed Al Nahar, Syrian Refugee Student:
“I say to Syrian children who are out of school, you must get an education because with education you will secure a good future and achieve your dreams.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ehsan Araji, School Principal:
“What’s required is that the donors continue to help Syrian students.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ehsan Araji, School Principal:
“Education is a priority and highly essential for the Syrian students.”
UNHCR and the Lebanese government are working to increase access and encourage children to stay in school.
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