Bilingual Storytime

Developed in partnership with the Somali Advice Link charity and the Powerhouse Library, the project consisted of weekly sessions of storytime in English and other languages such as Arabic, Somali, Romanian, Russian. Originally designed to support families with pre-school age children who spoke those languages at home, the sessions also became language tasters as families …

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Bilingual Family Activities

Recently, some parents expressed the wish to form a group to create language practice opportunities for their children outside the home environment. We encouraged them to begin with simple activities, such as translation and crafts based on everyday objects the children are familiar with. The group now seeks to engage with other institutions and community …

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