Finding home: Waynflete community members share their immigration stories

What drives someone to move to a new country, and how do they maintain their cultural identity? Our 4–5 students investigated these questions by conducting interviews with 16 Waynflete parents, guardians, faculty, and staff members who had graciously agreed to share their stories. Students then crafted nonfiction narratives from these conversations while immersing themselves in books about young characters who immigrate to the United States. As they return from break today, students will begin exploring the role immigration played in the United States’ transformation from an agricultural society to an industrial one in the late 1800s.