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BELINGUAL 

The goal of Familia’s recently started Belingual Project is to enhance the well-being of under school age, intercultural children and their families by  guiding and supporting the development of children’s bilingualism and intercultural identities as well as supporting their parent’s educational work using social pedagogic methods.  

During the project we will:  
  • Set up a voluntary family network to lead family club activities 
  • Organize training events for those working with bilingual, multicultural children and their families 
  • Design and produce learning materials 

If you are interested in the project and would like more information, get in touch with our team.

​The three-year project is funded by the Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organisations (STEA). 
More information
  • Join the Belingual Family Network
  • ​Belingual Family Network Steering Committee
  • Sign up for a Belingual Language Club​
  • Sign up for a Belingual Virtual Reading Group
  • Belingual Volunteer Opportunities
  • Events and workshops for multilingual families
  • Belingual Newsletter

News

Volunteer to run a virtual reading group -  support your children's' language learning! 
Virtual reading groups  are by parent volunteers, where families with children aged 4-7 come together via Zoom to discuss books. The groups are free for families. A virtual reading group is an easy way to engage in learning and allows children to connect with other children who speak their home language. Find out more. 

Our first Belingual blog is here! 
Belingual-hankkeen asiantuntija Mohamed Ali kertoo blogissa omasta kokemuksestaan monikielisen perheen isänä: "Uutena isänä minulla oli paljon opittavaa, eikä kielen ja kulttuurin siirtäminen omalle lapselle ollutkaan niin yksinkertaista, vaikka olin pitänyt sitä itsestään selvänä. Olihan minullekin opetettu somalia ”ihan vain puhumalla”, ajattelin.."  ​
 

Belingual newsletter

  • Belingual News Letter 05/2022

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The Belingual Family Network is a community where intercultural, multilingual families from across Finland can:
  • connect with other families that speak their home languages
  • volunteer to run or participate in language clubs in their home language(s)
  • attend events aimed at families with under school-aged children
  • find information on how to support their children's multilingualism and identity development
All families with under school-aged children who use more than one language in their everyday lives and would like to connect with other families, get support and information to support their children(s) multilingualism and intercultural identity development are welcome to  join . 
Join the Belingual Family Network
FAMILY NETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE
To ensure that all our Belingual activities meet the needs and interests of intercultural, multilingual families in Finland, we will work closely with the Family Network Steering Committee. A group of diverse parents and guardians  will meet  two to four times a year to ensure Belingual activities are inclusive, open and accessible to all multilingual families and that families are active decision makers in the development and realization of the BElingual project.  If you are interested in joining the Belingual Family Network Steering Committee, get in touch with our Coordinator, Laura Hytti. ​
Meet the Steering Committee

BElingual advice

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Belingual offers on-call help and support in matters related to bi- and multilingualism, as well as information concerning early childhood educational institutions that offer multilingual care.  

Telephone Advice:
Mondays 13–15.00, 045 78352075 (calls, text messages + Whatsapp) 

Face-to-face  Advice
Fridays, 11 am – 1 pm at Familia  (Lintulahdenkatu 10 (7th floor), 00500 Helsinki) 

We offer support in the following areas: 
  • Where can I find early childhood educational institutions that offer multilingual care? 
  •  Where can I find peer support and families who come from the same community? 
  •  What tools can I use in my daily life and at home to support the development of my child's minority mother tongue? 
  • What services does Familia have that my family could benefit from? 

Inquiries regarding support for young adults: tel. +358 44 7328 061 

For information on training for early childhood education professionals and maternity clinic staff to support bilingualism and multilingualism, contact you Belingual expert, Mohamed Ali.


 
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FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY IN your family's home language


Belingual language clubs are clubs lead by volunteer parents where families with under school-aged children, who speak the same language as one of your home languages come together to play, sing, craft and have fun.  The clubs support children's language and identity development and give families an opportunity to experience their language and culture in a community. 

The clubs meet every two week for  two hours. The whole family can take part int he club and children must always attend with at least one parent or guardian. 


This spring we have clubs in Helsinki and Espoo but we hope to expand nationally in the fall of 2022. 

Who can take part in the clubs: All multilingual families who have under-school-aged children, that want to support their children's language and identity development and get to know other families that speak the same language.  The club activities are design for children aged 2-6 but the whole family is welcome and we hope the clubs will be a meeting place where families can also get to know each other. 

The fluency or level of language use of children and parents doesn't matter, as long as the family use the club language or want to strengthen the families relationship with the language and culture. Also parents who do not speak the language of the club are welcome to join and learn with their children. We will meet and support each other where we are and learn together.  
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2022 Spring clubs

SATURDAYS
  • English Belingual club: 9.30–11.30, Familia, starting 19.2.22 ( 02.4, 30.4, 14.5, 28.5 & 12.06)
  • Italian Belingual club: 09.30 -11.30 , Familia, starting 23.4.22 (23.4, 07.5, 21.5,  04.6 & 18.06)
  • Farsi Belingual club: 10-12.00 , Matinkylän Monitoimitalo, Espoo, starting 23.4.22 (23.4, 07.5, 21.05 & 04.6) 
  • Oshindonga Belingual club: 14–16.00, Helsingin NMKY Talo, starting 12.2.22  (23.4, 7.5, 21.5 & 04.6) 
  • Somali Belingual club: 14-16.00, LillaLuckan, starting  02.4.22 ​ (02.4, 16.4, 07.5, 14.5 & 28.5) 
​SUNDAYS
  • Spanish (1) Belingual club: 9.30–11.30, Me-Talo Espoo, starting 20.02 (03.4, 01.4, 15.5, 22.5 , 12.6)
  • Russian Belingual club: 09.30 -11.30, Me-Talo Espoo, starting 10.4.22 (10.4, 24.4,  15.5,  22.5 & 05.6)
  • German Belingual Club: 09.30 -11.30 Matinkylän Monitoimitalo, Matinraitti 17,02230 Espoo (10.4, 24.4, 08.05, 22.05 & 12.6) 
  • Spanish (2)  Belingual club: 15 -17.00, Familia, starting 17.04 (17.4, 24.4, 15.5, 29.5 & 12.6)
Sign up for a language club
​If we don't have a club running in your language, tell us what language that you are interested in or join as a volunteer club leader and let's start a club together. The Belingual team will connect you with other parents that speak your family language, provide training, support and materials, help with finding a club space and marketing. 
BECOME A BELINGUAL VOLUNTEER

 
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Join a reading group from anywhere
with your own language!

What’s a Belingual Virtual reading group?
A virtual reading group is a group-based learning process, during which meet up every other week over Zoom to discuss a predetermined book.   The virtual model is an alternative way to get to listen and learn one’s minority home language. Reading groups promote language development, understanding, introspection, and appreciation for a language. They are a way of diversifying the learning process. 
What makes the BElingual Virtual reading group worth it?
A virtual reading group is an easy way to participate in learning! At its best, a reading group can motivate to study to develop a language skill. A reading group requires commitment and an ability to work online. It promotes discussion skills and techniques for reading books and texts. And overall just talking about your thoughts with the other members supports the ability to structure one’s thoughts and consider the big picture. When it works, a reading group is a great way to promote understanding and discussion.

Who is a reading group for?
BElingual Virtual reading groups are for all parents who want to read and encourage their child to understand, reflect, and discuss in their own home language. Through the reading group, children get to connect with others in their age group. Run by volunteer parents, reading groups are for families with under school age children, and get together every two or three weeks.
The groups are free, and intended for children between ages 4-7. They’re also for those interested in reading, who for any reason can’t find a reading group in their own language. 

We're looking for volunteers to run Reading Groups!

Interested in organizing a reading group with your own language? You can volunteer to do so, if you’re the parent or carer of a child under the school age, and you’re interested in letting your child hear and read your minority home language. You don’t need prior experience, just the spirit and a willingness to commit to a short training!
Become a Belingual Volunteer

 

EVENTS

BILINGUAL LABS - PEER WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS OF BILINGUAL CHILDREN​

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Bilingual Labs are peer workshops for intercultural parents where you will discuss bilingualism and raising bilingual children.
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The workshops are meant for parents of under school age (7 years old) bilingual (or multilingual) children. In the workshop you will get to know about some research about bilingualism and also share your own experiences with others.
  • When:  Wednesday 15.6.2022, 17.00 -18.30
  • Where: Zoom
  • Language: English 

Register here by 14.6.22


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Belingual Advice: Mondays 13–15.00, 
045 78352075 (calls, text messages + Whatsapp) 

CONTACT INFORMATION:
​Familia ry, Lintulahdenkatu 10
​00500 Helsinki
​
Mohamed Ali
Expert
(Somali, Finnish & English)
+358 50 366 0551
mohamed.ali (at) familiary.fi
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Laura Hytti
Coordinator
(Finnish, English & Spanish)
+358 44 726 8752
laura.hytti (at) familiary.fi
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Toimisto / OFFICE 

Lintulahdenkatu 10, 7. kerros / 7th Floor
​00500 Helsinki
Suomi-Finland

Puhelin / PHONE

+358 (0) 44 773 8628

aukioloajat / Opening times

Toimistomme on toistaiseksi suljettu vierailijoilta koronaepidemian vuoksi.

​Our office in temporarily closed for outside visitors because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VAT-numero / VAT-Number

​1056329-6

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Familia on johtava kahden kulttuurin perheiden asiantuntija ja edunvalvoja 
​Familia is the leading expert and advocate of intercultural families
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