My Name is Not Refugee: 1

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Is she exposing the realities of refugees and escaping from a war or persecution etc or is she just telling someone else’s story...? Kate Milner has done an incredible job breaking down the emotional, mental and physical complexities of the refugee experience into a bittersweet and poignant story for your children. Milner's narrative is short, but certainly not sweet, as the unnamed child narrator recounts what their mother has told him and the unusual activities, scenes, sounds and scents that he explores on his way to his new home.

why do you think his mum tells the little boy: You’ll be called Refugee but remember Refugee is not your name. (He is still the same person he always was, even if other people see him as a refugee and call him a refugee); Kate Milner studied Illustration at Central St Martin's before completing the MA in Children's Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University. Her work has been published in magazines and her illustrations and prints have been shown in London galleries and national touring exhibitions. Kate won the V&A Student Illustration Award in 2016. In addition, all the Experiences and Outcomesof the learning experiences are identified for each activity. Use Kate Milner's My Name is Not Refugee or the International New Arrivals: Rita Ora Case Study to support young children's understanding of the refugee crisis.Visit our Online Studio to explore the exhibition in more depth, with videos from the community curators, musical performances, poetry and short films.

My name is not Refugee’ has been curated by Elizabeth Curry, Münevver Gülsen Ülker, Samia, Diego Robirosa and Mr and Mrs Al-Chahin, working together with many more clients of and volunteers from Refugee Action Colchester, a voluntary organisation working with refugees, asylum seekers and people with no access to public funds. The use of negative space is particularly striking in terms of this particular image (mother and child sleeping in the bed), which is the only image not only using negative space that is not white, but also a frame. Can you tell us more about why you created this image so? The message, the kids may call you refugee, but remember *points to the title*, your name isn't refugee.My name is not Refugee’ is available to view as a 3D walkthrough using the player below. This virtual experience enables you to explore the physical exhibition as if you were there, at any time, remotely on a digital device. The following learning activitiesare divided into sections, each of which takes between 15 and 30 minutes. These are designed to be followed chronologically as a response to the story. Each of the 6 activities covers one or more of the themes, one or more of the skillsand Curriculum for Excellence Experiences and Outcomes. In this increasingly complex and difficult world we live in, I've been looking for books that help to explain and support younger readers. They have often proven of immense value to myself and the dual appeal of texts like this to both adult and child cannot be ignored. Step towards children's books if you're struggling to find answers; there's something to be said for the pure poetics and the stylistic truths that can exist in this space. the story is told using concepts children understand and can easily identify with: boredom, fear of separation, playing, making friends, precious toys and pets; the mother tells her son that, though he will be called ‘refugee’, that is not his name. The message is that becoming a refugee does not change who he is as a person;

I feel very strongly about this book, and feel like it belongs on every child's home library and in every classroom around the world. I especially loved the little side questions that allow you to interact and engage with your child while reading the book. Very clever, and very inspiring. Skills :It focuses on developing the following skills: empathy, gratitude, kindness, respect, equality, sharing, working together, thinking in role, imaginative response

Kate Milner’s My Name is Not Refugee is a beautifully-illustrated story that explains the refugee crisis in a touching and accessible way. Readers are taken a long the little boy’s journey from his hometown and country to a new, safe place. You can read about more about this in the Independent article following Kate’s win of the V&A awards) There's a lot to love about this incredibly deft and sensitively told picture book. Bring this towards little people who are asking questions - and bring it towards those little people who aren't. My Name Is Not Refugee has this great, great range of appeal and I have a lot of time for it, I really do.

The video presentation takes about 15 minutes. It includes the story being read aloud by the author, looking at the pictures of the story and some open questions, which are included in the text, to stimulate conversation at the start of the practical lesson. It also introduces basic vocabulary for this session. Discover a new view of life in Britain, in an exhibition of artworks chosen by a group of refugees and asylum seekers living in Colchester. Each of the extension activities is designated a subject focusand is designed to deepen learning in skills and themes. World Refugee Day is celebrated on June 20 of each year. It's designed to honour all refugees around the globe and recognise their strength and courage. a mother explains to her little boy the journey they are about to make. They will leave their town and it will be sad but also a little bit exciting, they will have to walk and walk and walk and, although they will see many new and interesting things, it will be difficult at times too;a very simple, gentle text which explores the concepts of refugees in a way that young children can understand; The main themes in this book are attachment, loss, journeys but also new beginning and relationships. It showed that although you may leave what is familiar to you behind, that there can be good things on the horizon too; even if they seem a little abstract at first.