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Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was used as a framework. Data collection involved one-on-one interview with students. Data from the interviews was analyzed using an open-coding technique to identify themes and patterns. Although the students had positive resettlement experiences, some of them experienced difficulties with their learning. Based on the findings, we propose recommendations for educators and schools welcoming Syrian refugee students.  \nKeywords: Syrian refugee students , school experience , resettlement  \n* [ayoub5@uwindsor.ca](ayoub5@uwindsor.ca)  \n** [gzhou@uwindsor.ca](gzhou@uwindsor.ca)  \nIntroduction  \nArmed conflicts and natural disasters have forced, and continue to force, thousands of people to flee their homes every year in search of safety and protection. In recent years, such tragic events have created several refugee crises worldwide. There are currently 100 million displaced people worldwide who have been forced to flee their homes including 27.1 million refugees (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR] Canada, 2022) . An example of such crises is that of the recent Syrian refugee crisis caused by the ongoing war in Syria that started in 2011. As reported by Amnesty International (2019) and UNHCR Canada (n.d.), this armed conflict has had devastating effects on the Syrian people and has left millions of Syrians displaced either internally or internationally.  \nCanada, a country with a long-standing tradition of humanitarian relief on the global stage, has been working with the United Nations (UN) to sponsor thousands of Syrian refugee families toresettle in Canada. Particularly during the period 2015 to 2018, Canada experienced an influx of thousands of Syrian refugee families as 56,260 Syrian refugees were admitted into the country (Government of Canada, 2018) . Ontario, one of Canada’s largest and most populous provinces, has been at the forefront of this Canadian response by welcoming thousands of Syrian refugee families (Ontario Citizenship and Immigration, 2018), and admitted 24,715 Syrian refugees during 2015-2018 (Government of Canada, 2018) .  \nThe literature on the refugee experience is consistent in describing the many pre-migration challenges refugee children face related to their health, trauma, well-being, and education (Ayoub & Zhou, 2016; Ferfolja & Vickers, 2010; Segal & Mayadas, 2005; Vongkhamphra et al. , 2011) . In addition to such pre-migration challenges, once resettled in Canada, Syrian newcomer children begin a challenging post-migration process that involves integration into Canadian society, often learning a new language, and adapting to a new school system.  \nIn this article, we shed light on some of the school experiences and challenges of Syrian newcomer students to Canada and propose strategies and recommendations for schools and educators to consider. The interview data we present is drawn from a mixed-methods research study we conducted during 2019-2020 to investigate the educational experiences of Syrian refugee students in elementary public schools in a city in the southwest region of Ontario. This particular city witnessed an influx of hundreds of Syrian refugee families, especially during 2015-2018, where a total of 1,525 Syrian refugees resettled in this city (Government of Canada, 2018) .  \nWe embarked on this research study after learning from educators that some Syrian newcomer students are experiencing challenges with their learning and with adapting to a formal ed","cbCaifx5WroaJMTO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifx5WroaJMTO","pdf",168636,21,"English","# Introduction\n# Literature Review\n## Resettlement Challenges","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study investigates Syrian refugee students’ experiences in Canadian schools, with attention to both resettlement and learning challenges.\"},{\"question\":\"What framework and research method does the article use?\",\"answer\":\"Article 12 of the CRC is used as a framework. 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