Ukrainian kids on their first day at their Italian school

[Lithos]

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Picked a bad time to cut onions

[Celerity]

1. deffo tearing up

[Talitha]

2. I'm not crying, you're crying....

Godspeed, little ones.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Hero's of our world.

[Skittles]

4. that's great

OMFG, that psychopath Putin - as if kids weren't already dealing with Covid he adds a freaking WAR......

[chowder66]

5. All those kids will remember this day for the rest of their lives.

It's so bitter sweet.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. This makes me smile

[smirkymonkey]

7. So beautiful!

[SunSeeker]

8. These poor kids don't know Italian. It must be so disorienting and scary.

But at least they know they're welcome. That is really important to these kids.

[NJCher]

13. Maybe they do

The Polish people, for example, often know as many as five languages. It’s a different perspective on language and learning than we have.

[JanMichael]

15. I only knew a few people that spoke more than two or three languages in Poland

They were Polish Russian and English. Followed by German. In southern Poland you had more Czeck speakers. When I say speakers I mean able to communicate on basic level but not writing.

I didnt know many that spoke Italian and I was hanging out with translators at work for an international company. French yes but only one Italian.

Out of these kids I'd be stunned at more than 10% understanding Italian.

All that said most people outside the United States adapt a hell of a lot faster than we do. It will take them a semester or two though.

I didn't read the article but there are probably plenty of immigrants in Italy from Ukraine that could probably assist schools.

[NJCher]

18. that's interesting

I didnt know many that spoke Italian and I was hanging out with translators at work for an international company. French yes but only one Italian.


I took my information from my spouse, who owned a chain of language schools in Italy, but that was decades ago. Also he didn't specify which languages, but I'll ask him next time I talk to him. He is current on the situation and was just there on business for a few months.

[SunSeeker]

21. Fortunately, kids absorb languages like a sponge.

I started 1st grade as an immigrant at a school where I didn't know the language. So I am having flashbacks, especially watching how those two kids look tentative steps into the school. But getting greeted like that (I wasn't) will surely help their mental state.

[fierywoman]

9. I'm sobbing.

[Mickju]

11. That's a tear jerker all right.

[BigmanPigman]

10. Definately not a US school, the kids and adults are all happily masked up.

[Emile]

17. +1

[Emile]

12. +1

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[NJCher]

14. That is just so sweet

Some big-hearted Italian organized that.

[lark]

16. Children can help lead the way.

this was brilliant and so heartwarming.

[hamsterjill]

19. Those babies!!!

All of them! So horrific, yet acts like this are so wonderful to see.

Babies on both sides of this stupidity!!

[SheilaAnn]

20. That reception just did me in..sob!

[LiberalFighter]

22. A great example.