Reader's Digest

New Classmates

- By Andy Simmons

A Youtube video has captured the hearts of people around the world. It shows two young Ukrainian refugees walking through the doors of their new school in Naples, Italy. They are brother and sister—dmitri, ten, and Victoria, eight. As they nervously enter, they are greeted by more than 200 cheering classmates and teachers waving Ukrainian flags and holding welcome signs. Then, two of their new classmates take them by the hand and lead them to their classrooms. As the video ends, we know the pair are in good hands.

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