Ukrainians in Calgary unite to help newcomers adapt to Canadian life
Posted Jul 13, 2022 4:03 pm.
Last Updated Jul 13, 2022 7:42 pm.
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Anastasiia Stepanchuk, PhD student at the U of C’s Cumming School of Medicine (CSM), says in a tweet she came to Canada four years ago to start her studies, but Ukrainians who are coming to Canada today are fleeing war and their situation is different compared to hers.
#UCalgary PhD student Anastasiia Stepanchuk from @UCalgaryMed is on a mission to help Ukrainian evacuees at summer camp to make kids feel more at home in Canada https://t.co/rVQoAxHQJF pic.twitter.com/zsjCeV5USR
— U Calgary (@UCalgary) July 13, 2022
“One month ago, my mom and my two younger brothers also came to Calgary but with very different situation, they’re fleeing the war in Ukraine. I realized that my brothers would have to start school in September in a whole new setting, in a whole different language,” Stepanchuck said.
“A lot more Ukrainians coming into Calgary might have a similar problem. Therefore, I had an idea of bringing all the kids together, all Ukrainian new comers, and review the basic subjects of the Alberta curriculum in order to help them adjust to the new language, and to the new school system.”
She adds the three-week summer school is launching is August, so far there are 71 kids registered, and many teachers are volunteering to be part it.
