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BElingual VOlunteers

Belingual volunteers are parents of multilingual families who enhance the well-being of multilingual  families with under school-aged children by  making Belingual activities possible through volunteering.  Belingual volunteers can run language clubs in their home language or help with organizing the clubs, they can facilitate virtual reading circles, organise local events for families that speak the same  home language  or help develop Belingual Family Network activities by going the Family Network Steering Committee.

For more on Belingual volunteer opportunities 
  • Sign-up for Belingual Languguage Club Facilitator training​

 
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ARE YOUR OUR NEW LANGUAGE CLUB VOLUNTEER? 

Belingual lanuguage club volunteer training
Face-2-face @ Familia (Helsinki)
  • Saturday 21.1 klo. 10–15.00 
REGISTER FOR TRAINING
Remote training via Zoom 
  • Evening (2-part)
    • Monday 23.1 @17.30 -20.00
    •  Wednes day 25.01 @ 17.30 -20.00 
  • Friday 20.1 @ 10 -15.00
  • Saturday 11.2 Klo 10 -15.00
WHO CAN BE A BELINGUAL CLUB VOLUNTEER?
  • You are the parent of a multilingual, under school-age child  and you want to create opportunities for your children to use your family minority language with other children and families
  • OR you are a speaker of a minority language and your want to support  families in your community.
  • You are able to commit to taking part in the Belingual Club Volunteer training  and to commit to arranging and leading club activities for at least one season ( spring/fall) with a team of  2-3 other volunteers. 
  • You do  NOT need any previous experience facilitating children's clubs, just motivation and dedication. ​
Volunteers of all languages are welcome, from all over Finland! We would love to start a club in a new language, in a new place! We try to make sure there are 2-4 volunteers running each clubs to share the responability and workload. 

At the moment, we are also looking for volunteers to help with the following clubs next year: 
  • English - Kannelmäki + Sörnäinen
  • Igbo -  Central Helsinki
  • Arabic (standard)  - Mellunmäki 
  • Swahili  -  Espoo
  • Spanish - Espoo
  • Greek -  Espoo
  • Yoruba -  Helsinki
  • French -  Helsinki
WHAT DO CLUB VOLUNTEERS DO? 
  • You take part in the Belingual training 
  • You plan the club activities with your team  and coordinate with them to make sure there is always at least two parents responsible for each club meeting. Preparing for each club, every other week should take about half and hour to an hour. 
  • Together with your team  or volunteers, you lead the a 2-hour club, every two weeks using the materials and guidance provided by the Belingual team. 

WHAT DO I GET OUT OF IT?
  • You will give your child the opportunity to meet other families who speak your home language, and share your culture, make friends and strengthen their feeling of belonging. 
  • Training , support and new skills for supporting your child's  language and identity development on a safe and fun environment
  • Tools and materials developed by professionals
  • The Belingual team will help with finding a club space, advertising, manage registrations and provide some funding to cover costs of materials


LANGUAGE CLUB VOLUNTEER TRAINING STUCTURE

The training consists of three parts and takes a total of 8,5 hours to complete. There are several dates to choose from for each part. The training will be held in English and/or Finish according to participant needs. 

Part  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)
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Part 2 : How to run a Belingual Language Club -Face to- face at Familia or online (5 h). Choose from either face-2-face training at Familia* or remote training via Zoom. 

Face-2-face @ Familia (Helsinki)​
  • Saturday 21.1.22 klo. 10–15.00 
  • Sunday 22.1.22 klo. 13 -18.00
*Childcare will be provided during face-to-face training if needed. 

Remote training via Zoom 
  • Friday 20.1.22 @ 10 -15.00
  • Evening (2-part)
    • Monday 23.1.22  @ 17.30 -20.00
    •  Wednes day 25.01.22 @ 17.30 -20.00 
  • Saturday 11.2. Klo 10 -15.00

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.
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The total duration of the training is approx 10 hours. 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-UP 

There 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. 
REGISTER FOR TRAINING

training content

  • Belingual Language club principles and structure
  • Your role as a Belingual Club volunteer
  • How to create an inclusive and safer space for families
  • Introduction to supporting multilingualism and children's identity development
  • Practice in facilitating a club meeting and using the Belingual materials provided
  • Support for planning your club activities as a team​

BElingual Language club Volunteer

If 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 member

By 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 opportunities

We all have something to offer  our communities! ​
There are many ways to get involved for example:​
  • Lead a virtual reading group for families across Finland in your home language​
  • Organise an event for multilingual families in your area.  Get in touch with your ideas and we will help you get it set up! 
  • Organise a workshop for families on your  language. 
If you have an idea that you think multilingual families with under school aged children might be interested in, get in touch with our Belingual Coordinator.

Toimisto / OFFICE 

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

Puhelin / PHONE

+358 (0) 44 773 8628

aukioloajat / Opening times

Toimistomme ovat avoinna vierailijoille. Suosittelemme kuitenkin ystävällisesti soittamaan etukäteen ja sopimaan henkilökohtaisen tapaamisen.

Our offices are open to visitors. We kindly suggest calling in advance to book an appointment and meet us in person. ​

VAT-numero / VAT-Number

​1056329-6

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