FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY IN YOUR HOME LANGUAGEBelingual 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. |
For more on Belingual Language Clubs
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English Club - Familia Sörnäinen : Saturdays 9.30 - 11.30
WHERE: Familia, Sörnäinen, Lintulahdenkatu 10
TIME: 9.30 - 11.30
DATES: 15.4., 29.4., 13.5. and 27.5.
Information about the club venue:
The Club is run by our volunteers Rebecca and Laura. All our Belingual Club activities are designed for children between the ages of 2 to 6 years, but the whole family is welcome to join.
The clubs are meant for all families who use English as a home language. This means that adults and children may have different levels of language capacity, the club is a safe space for all families to learn together with different types of activities.
Belingual activities are pedagogically designed to support your children’s language and identity development, but most of all we hope that children (and parents) will have fun, feel they are part of a community and form a positive relationship with their home language and culture.
Parents play an important role in clubs. We hope that you will encourage and help both your children and the other children to attend. Get involved, sing, dance and have fun with your children! Please also remember that our clubs are run by volunteers (who are often parents themselves, they are not early years educators) and they will always be happy to get a helping hand during the club. The more involved parents are in the club, but more fun and engaging it will be for the whole family!
Communication:
Communication related to the club will mainly be through the club’s WhatsApp Group, which you will be sent a link to once you have registered.
A few things to remember:
TIME: 9.30 - 11.30
DATES: 15.4., 29.4., 13.5. and 27.5.
Information about the club venue:
The Club is run by our volunteers Rebecca and Laura. All our Belingual Club activities are designed for children between the ages of 2 to 6 years, but the whole family is welcome to join.
The clubs are meant for all families who use English as a home language. This means that adults and children may have different levels of language capacity, the club is a safe space for all families to learn together with different types of activities.
Belingual activities are pedagogically designed to support your children’s language and identity development, but most of all we hope that children (and parents) will have fun, feel they are part of a community and form a positive relationship with their home language and culture.
Parents play an important role in clubs. We hope that you will encourage and help both your children and the other children to attend. Get involved, sing, dance and have fun with your children! Please also remember that our clubs are run by volunteers (who are often parents themselves, they are not early years educators) and they will always be happy to get a helping hand during the club. The more involved parents are in the club, but more fun and engaging it will be for the whole family!
Communication:
Communication related to the club will mainly be through the club’s WhatsApp Group, which you will be sent a link to once you have registered.
A few things to remember:
- Children must always attend with a parent/guardian who are responsible for the child’s participation and safety during the club.
- CANCELLATIONS: If you cannot attend, please let the volunteers know via WhatsApp group.
- Please bring a small snack for your child, we will have a short snack break.
English Club - Kannelmäki : Sundays 9.30 - 11.30
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WHERE: Kannelmäki Playground (Leikkipuisto)
TIME: 9.30 - 11.30 DATES: 23.4., 7.5. and 21.5. The Club is run by our volunteers Rebecca and Laura. All our Belingual Club activities are designed for children between the ages of 2 to 6 years, but the whole family is welcome to join. The clubs are meant for all families who use English as a home language. This means that adults and children may have different levels of language capacity, the club is a safe space for all families to learn together with different types of activities. Belingual activities are pedagogically designed to support your children’s language and identity development, but most of all we hope that children (and parents) will have fun, feel they are part of a community and form a positive relationship with their home language and culture. Parents play an important role in clubs. We hope that you will encourage and help both your children and the other children to attend. Get involved, sing, dance and have fun with your children! Please also remember that our clubs are run by volunteers (who are often parents themselves, they are not early years educators) and they will always be happy to get a helping hand during the club. The more involved parents are in the club, but more fun and engaging it will be for the whole family! |
Communication:
Communication related to the club will mainly be through the club’s WhatsApp Group, which you will be sent a link to once you have registered. A few things to remember:
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Italian1 Club - Familia Sörnäinen : Saturdays 10-12.00
WHERE: Familia Sörnäinen, Lintulahdenkatu 10
TIME: 10 - 12.00
DATES: 22.4., 6.5. and 20.5.
The Club is run by our volunteers Claudia and Vale. All our Belingual Club activities are designed for children between the ages of 2 to 6 years, but the whole family is welcome to join.
The clubs are meant for all families who use Italian as a home language. This means that adults and children may have different levels of language capacity, the club is a safe space for all families to learn together with different types of activities.
Belingual activities are pedagogically designed to support your children’s language and identity development, but most of all we hope that children (and parents) will have fun, feel they are part of a community and form a positive relationship with their home language and culture.
Parents play an important role in clubs. We hope that you will encourage and help both your children and the other children to attend. Get involved, sing, dance and have fun with your children! Please also remember that our clubs are run by volunteers (who are often parents themselves, they are not early years educators) and they will always be happy to get a helping hand during the club. The more involved parents are in the club, but more fun and engaging it will be for the whole family!
Communication:
Communication related to the club will mainly be through the club’s WhatsApp Group, which you will be sent a link to once you have registered.
A few things to remember:
TIME: 10 - 12.00
DATES: 22.4., 6.5. and 20.5.
The Club is run by our volunteers Claudia and Vale. All our Belingual Club activities are designed for children between the ages of 2 to 6 years, but the whole family is welcome to join.
The clubs are meant for all families who use Italian as a home language. This means that adults and children may have different levels of language capacity, the club is a safe space for all families to learn together with different types of activities.
Belingual activities are pedagogically designed to support your children’s language and identity development, but most of all we hope that children (and parents) will have fun, feel they are part of a community and form a positive relationship with their home language and culture.
Parents play an important role in clubs. We hope that you will encourage and help both your children and the other children to attend. Get involved, sing, dance and have fun with your children! Please also remember that our clubs are run by volunteers (who are often parents themselves, they are not early years educators) and they will always be happy to get a helping hand during the club. The more involved parents are in the club, but more fun and engaging it will be for the whole family!
Communication:
Communication related to the club will mainly be through the club’s WhatsApp Group, which you will be sent a link to once you have registered.
A few things to remember:
- Children must always attend with a parent/guardian who are responsible for the child’s participation and safety during the club.
- CANCELLATIONS: If you cannot attend, please let the volunteers know via WhatsApp group.
- Please bring a small snack for your child, we will have a short snack break.
Spanish2 Club - Familia Sörnäinen: Sundays 15-17.00
WHERE: Familia Sörnäinen, Lintulahdenkatu 10
TIME: 15 - 17.00
DATES: 23.4., 7.5. and 21.5.
The Club is run by our volunteers Glaudeth, Ana and Jorge. All our Belingual Club activities are designed for children between the ages of 2 to 6 years, but the whole family is welcome to join.
The clubs are meant for all families who use Spanish as a home language. This means that adults and children may have different levels of language capacity, the club is a safe space for all families to learn together with different types of activities.
Belingual activities are pedagogically designed to support your children’s language and identity development, but most of all we hope that children (and parents) will have fun, feel they are part of a community and form a positive relationship with their home language and culture.
Parents play an important role in clubs. We hope that you will encourage and help both your children and the other children to attend. Get involved, sing, dance and have fun with your children! Please also remember that our clubs are run by volunteers (who are often parents themselves, they are not early years educators) and they will always be happy to get a helping hand during the club. The more involved parents are in the club, but more fun and engaging it will be for the whole family!
Communication:
Communication related to the club will mainly be through the club’s WhatsApp Group, which you will be sent a link to once you have registered.
A few things to remember:
TIME: 15 - 17.00
DATES: 23.4., 7.5. and 21.5.
The Club is run by our volunteers Glaudeth, Ana and Jorge. All our Belingual Club activities are designed for children between the ages of 2 to 6 years, but the whole family is welcome to join.
The clubs are meant for all families who use Spanish as a home language. This means that adults and children may have different levels of language capacity, the club is a safe space for all families to learn together with different types of activities.
Belingual activities are pedagogically designed to support your children’s language and identity development, but most of all we hope that children (and parents) will have fun, feel they are part of a community and form a positive relationship with their home language and culture.
Parents play an important role in clubs. We hope that you will encourage and help both your children and the other children to attend. Get involved, sing, dance and have fun with your children! Please also remember that our clubs are run by volunteers (who are often parents themselves, they are not early years educators) and they will always be happy to get a helping hand during the club. The more involved parents are in the club, but more fun and engaging it will be for the whole family!
Communication:
Communication related to the club will mainly be through the club’s WhatsApp Group, which you will be sent a link to once you have registered.
A few things to remember:
- Children must always attend with a parent/guardian who are responsible for the child’s participation and safety during the club.
- CANCELLATIONS: If you cannot attend, please let the volunteers know via WhatsApp group.
- Please bring a small snack for your child, we will have a short snack break.
French Club - Familia Sörnäinen: Saturday 15-17.00
Russian Club - Me-Talo Espoo : Sundays 10-12.00
Spanish1 Club - Me-Talo Espoo : Sundays 9.30-11.30
Swahili Club - Me-Talo Espoo Saturdays 14-16.00
Arabic Club - Me-Talo Meltsi Saturdays 10-12.00
Farsi1 Club - Matinkylän Naapurustalo Saturdays 10-12.00
OUR CLUB LOCATIONS
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ME-TALO MELTSI
(Mellunmäen metroasema) Ounasvaarantie 9, 00970 Helsinki For location on the map press here. |
TAPANILAN KYLÄTILA
Veljestenpiha 9, 00730 Helsinki Parking spaces can be found on the edge of tapanila market square and outside school days in the parking lot of the opposite school. For location on the map press here. |
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LANGUAGE CLUB VOLUNTEER TRAINING STUCTUREPart 1 : Introduction to the Belingual Model and your role as a club volunteer: A self-study video lecture and short assignment (approx 1,5 h to complete)
Part 2 : How to run a Belingual Language Club Remote training via Zoom Either on
Part 3 : Planning workshop with your team via Zoom or face-2-face (1,5 h) The time and date will be agreed after training. During the training you will also receive some of the materials needed for the clubs and meet your team of 3-4 other volunteers. |
SIGN-UPThere are no prerequisites to take part in the training, however, you will be required to complete the full training and your suitability to act as a Belingual Club Volunteer, will be assessed through out the training. training content
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BElingual Language club VolunteerIf you can't find the activities you want for your children, make then happen yourself! Belingual Language Clubs are family clubs in different minority languages for families with under school- aged children. Each club is led by a team of 3-4 volunteers, mainly parents of the children taking part in the club. Children always participate with their parents. The clubs take place every two weeks, lasting 2-hours each time. Families play, sing, do crafts and other fun activities together in their language.
Club volunteers are parents who want to give their children the opportunity to experience their home language and culture in a community and to meet other families who speak the same language. The clubs are guided by activities developed by experts, but each club can bring in their own culture and make it their own. |
BELINGUAL family network steering commitee memberBy families, for families The Belingual Family Network Steering Committee is a group of parents of multilingual families who come together 2-4 times a year to help steer the direction of the Network. Together the help us develop the activities that the Network carries out, how we communicate with families and help ensure that our activities are developed for families, with families.
If you are interested in joining the Steering Committee, get in touch with our Belingual Coordinator. |
other volunteer opportunitiesWe all have something to offer our communities! There are many ways to get involved for example:
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