A Big Day for Newcomer Students at Washington Accelerated Learning Elementary School

April 22, 2026, afternoon was a big day for newcomer students at Washington. The students presented the projects they had worked on about their journey from their originating countries to Wichita, Kansas in the US and to Washington. WAU President was there and toured a couple of stations including Uganda, Egypt, Malawi, Mexico and Venezuela.

The students used trifolds to present their information, and the presentations provided important details about the students' lives abroad such as the food they ate, country flags, the things they miss about their originating countries, how they dressed etc. Here are the presentations.

Newcomer Class Teacher dressed in a beautiful traditional dress with WAU President

UGANDA

Ugandan Flag, location of Uganda on World Map, Family cooked outside and ate together, came to America by air

Distance travelled from Uganda to Wichita

Food, Family and Clothes

Fresh juice, fruits and food

Food (rice and sauce), Dress (dress or skirt and tops) and Activities (taking pictures) during Christmas Holiday

Liked to work in the garden together as a family, beautiful outdoors - plants and flowers

Came to America by Plane and to have a better life

Came to America to have a good life

EGYPT

Location of Egypt on World Map and Flag

Reason for Coming to America. Sounds like originally from Sudan, moved to Egypt because of war in Sudan then Egypt to America

Distance travelled from Egypt to America

Dream Career is to become Diamond Miner in order to make lots of money

Cairo Metro - Enjoyed riding the underground train while living in Egypt was a Favorite Family Activity

MALAWI

The Reason why they moved to America, the distance travelled, location of Malawi on the World Map, Family life in Malawi & Likes Church because that is where you can talk to God

Missing Going to Grandma's House in Malawi but Happy to be able to be in School and Learn English

Food eaten while in Malawi and Malawi Currency

Fruits from the market to home

Things that were familiar at home while in Malawi

Made own soccer ball in Malawi and can buy soccer ball in America. In America animals are caged while in Malawi animals are loose

Malawi Currency, How and Why they moved to America (by plane and didn't feel safe in Malawi), and Dream Career is to be a Fire Fighter.

MEXICO

Career Dream is to become a famous movie actress

VENEZUELA

Flag and location of Venezuela on World Map

Enjoyed going to the beach in the summer, missing family in Venezuela but happy that the US has many opportunities