International

VIU students travelled to the Peace Summit of Emerging Leaders’ in Bangkok to strengthen peace efforts with 500 Peace Ambassadors. 

VIU’s Global Citizens Week aims to start conversation about newcomer experiences

On the first day of school, a girl noticed all the students in the courtyard were crying. As her father kissed her goodbye, she realized this would be the last time she would see him – and so, she became another girl crying in the school yard.

As she walked into the classroom, a teacher gave her a pair of plastic shoes to wear with her uniform. The shoes symbolized the start of her education, but also the separation from her family.