For our group, the most beneficial part of this curriculum design project was the chance to apply what we were learning in our second semester classes (for example, Curriculum Design, Teaching of Reading, and Language Assessment) to a real life situation. We appreciated the opportunity to collaborate with another university, and it was rewarding to know that our final curriculum will benefit refugees and others in need.

We appreciated the challenge of including curricular elements that allow students to recycle and apply what they are learning in class. For example, the community service element affords students the opportunity to read to children in their new community.

Ben, Sally, and Willow