Aine McAteer Meets Onjali Rauf- Author of the Award Winning Book
"The Boy at the Back of the Class"
"The Boy at the Back of the Class"
On Wednesday 9th October, Aine McAteer represented Carrick Primary School at a workshop in Holy Child Primary School in Belfast with the award-winning author, Onjali Rauf. The event was organised by Concern and was supported by the Education Authority and representatives from the Schools of Sanctuary project and Belfast City of Sanctuary Group. Onjali spoke to the young attendees about the realities of life for refugee children and their families and the hardships they face. Using her book "The Boy at the Back of the Class" Onjali engaged the young people in a fantastic session with many interesting and challenging questions emerging. Aine was a credit to her school, and was interviewed by the Concern Media Team.