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00:00In the area that we were, we were surrounded with Taliban and everything.
00:10We cannot go outside that area, otherwise you'll get killed.
00:14Sleeping in your bed thinking any minute something's going to land on your house.
00:19I got family members killed in front of my eyes and they were going to take my dad away
00:24so we had to escape, otherwise we wouldn't be alive today.
00:37When we moved from Afghanistan to Australia, we couldn't read or write the alphabet,
00:45so we had to start everything from scratch.
00:47The percentage of our students that come from non-English speaking backgrounds is extremely high.
00:52Language is the ability to be able to communicate with each other and to make connections.
00:58If you can't communicate effectively within the language structures of the country that you live in, you are powerless.
01:05It's crucial for children to be able to speak fluently and be able to express themselves
01:11because if you don't, you'll be like that little bird in a cage, you won't be able to fly.
01:16You have wings, but you're restricted.
01:19For us to actually have a program that accelerates their language acquisition is just crucial
01:25because they can't access the mainstream curriculum until their English is at a high enough level for them to comprehend what's going on.
01:34If you look at the NAPLAN results and you analyse them carefully,
01:38what we find is that it's the EAL kids who are often doing the best in terms of student learning performances.
01:46Communication is the key and EAL definitely is the door to learn the language.
01:52It was a privilege for us to study here because they make sure that you feel home.
01:57All the support that we had, not just myself, my family, it settled in much more easier
02:02and if it wasn't for them, I don't know what we would have done when we came.
02:06And they've given up everything, the parents, to try to set up a new life for their students
02:12and luckily this school is able to meet that need in a wonderful way.
02:17Everything that we do for them here lays the foundation for their future learning.
02:21The ultimate purpose for our EAL program is to make sure that all our children that go through that program
02:27become strong and effective contributors to the education of their children.
02:32The ultimate purpose for our EAL program is to make sure that all our children that go through that program
02:37become strong and effective contributors to the Australian society.