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Now more than ever, empathy and appreciation of differences are critical skills to teach children. Seeking to understand others is crucial to being both caring classroom members and compassionate global citizens. It's through this lens that I teach more students more about the world around them. When I read When Stars are Scattered, a book about a young Somali boy named Omar and his life inside Dadaab Refugee Complex, I knew that I had found a book that would help grow the hearts of my students. My hope is to acquire a class set of the book to share so that we can read and discuss it together. We'll then invite refugees into our classroom to hear their stores while taking VR tours of refugee camps to help frame our understanding of Omar's experience in the book. Lastly, Omar himself will come to our classroom to share more about his story and answer our questions. We'll celebrate by cooking and sharing Somali food with the author.

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Now more than ever, empathy and appreciation of differences are critical skills to teach children. Seeking to understand others is crucial to being both caring classroom members and compassionate global citizens. It's through this lens that I teach more students more about the world around them. When I read When Stars are Scattered, a book about a young Somali boy named Omar and his life inside Dadaab Refugee Complex, I knew that I had found a book that would help grow the hearts of my students. My hope is to acquire a class set of the book to share so that we can read and discuss it together. We'll then invite refugees into our classroom to hear their stores while taking VR tours of refugee camps to help frame our understanding of Omar's experience in the book. Lastly, Omar himself will come to our classroom to share more about his story and answer our questions. We'll celebrate by cooking and sharing Somali food with the author.

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