Category: CORE Connection Newsletter

Activities for teaching Housing and Transportation are now available in CORE’s Activity Bank. You can use the activities and other information to create Cultural Orientation sessions that meet the language and literacy needs of your participants while also applying adult-learning principles, student-centered learning, and integrating digital technology.  The Activity Bank also includes the following topics: Cultural Adjustment, Education, Health, COVID-19, Role of […]

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In the past year, like many resettlement organizations, the African Community Center of Denver (ACC-Denver) transitioned to remote Cultural Orientation. During the process, they also tackled a commonly reported challenge: balancing the delivery of effective Cultural Orientation with other resettlement services. ACC-Denver, an affiliate of the Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC), recruited a Master of […]

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While the term “Cultural Orientation” usually refers to a specific class or set of sessions in the refugee resettlement program, refugees hear key Cultural Orientation messages at all stages of their journey. As such, it’s important that all resettlement staff contribute to reinforcing key Cultural Orientation messages and provide the same accurate information to limit […]

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If you weren’t able to attend CORE’s latest webinar, Enhancing Interpretation during Cultural Orientation, you can now access the recordings and materials through CORE’s learning platform. If you are new to CORE’s learning platform, register for an account. You can also access the webinar recording via YouTube.  The 30-minute webinar provided guidance on using the new Multilingual Cultural Orientation Glossary to […]

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Have you ever wondered what is covered in Cultural Orientation both overseas and domestically? Would you like to apply a strengths-based approach in Cultural Orientation? Or do you want to learn the key elements to creating engaging and interactive sessions?  Discover this and more by registering or logging on to CORE’s learning platform to complete any of the recently […]

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At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, CORE released a number of resources to address the need for remote instruction for some refugee cases. As offices closed and in-person appointments ceased, CORE has continued to deliver resources and training to meet the growing needs of Cultural Orientation providers worldwide. CORE now has a Teaching Remotely […]

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Activities for teaching Cultural Adjustment are now available in CORE’s Activity Bank, including updated activities around identity, diversity, cross-cultural communication, and the use of the U-Curve of Cultural Adjustment. Building on lessons learned during CORE’s Virtual Practicum: Creating Inclusive Cultural Orientation, this page includes tips for Cultural Orientation providers on how to more effectively navigate this topic […]

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Do you want to learn more about how Cultural Orientation is delivered overseas? A new CORE interactive map, developed in partnership with the seven Resettlement Support Centers, provides an overview of Cultural Orientation delivery in different locations, including session length, populations served, and popular topics. The map is available on CORE’s About Cultural Orientation page. […]

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The COVID-19 refugee health working group* has released new guidance on COVID-19, including key messages for each step of the resettlement process. Together they mapped the information in a new infographic for use by staff at Resettlement Support Centers overseas and Resettlement Agencies in the United States. The infographic also includes links to recommended resources, […]

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