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A picnic and multilingo animals down on the farm

BrigitteL — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:05:53 +0000

Multilingual Picnics getting an airing at last

BrigitteL — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:22:16 +0000

This link takes you to Maria Zijlstra’s ‘Lingua Franca’ program on ABC Radio. The main topic of discussion is Camberwell Primary School, a bilingual English/French school in Melbourne – HOWEVER – the other good news is that multilingual picnics also get a mention – a general reference to the efforts of Irma Lachmund in Perth, Mandy Scott in Canberra and Philip Mahnken in Queensland, and more specifically, the Melbourne Language Picnic 2010.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/linguafranca/stories/2010/2850694.htm

Melbourne Language Picnic #2

BrigitteL — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:17:19 +0000

The Melbourne Language Picnic - 2010

The Melbourne Language Picnic is on again!

Date: Sunday, 21st March, National Harmony Day 2010, from 9 am to 5 pm.

Venue: Collingwood Children’s Farm, St. Heliers Street, Abbotsford.

Bring your family and friends, your lingo and share in some multilingual fun and games.

For further information, follow this link:

http://www.melbournelanguagepicnic.wordpress.com/

CANBERRA MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL

BrigitteL — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:22:59 +0000

Languages during the Multicultural Festival, Sunday 7 February 11-5pm

The ACT Ethnic Schools Association and members of the ACT Bilingual Education Alliance are again joining forces to organise a stall at Contact Canberra, the community expo held as part of the Multicultural Festival.

Come along and see us on Sunday 7 February from 11am to 5pm at stall number 61, City Walk, right next to the children’s Merry-go-Round in Civic.

You are also welcome to publicise your language programs and resources at the stall. Last year there were a great number of enquiries, especially about classes for adults and very young children so it is a great way to promote your activities.

Please contact Marina.Houston@Canberra.edu.au or call 6201 2483 if you have leaflets or posters you would like to display or would like to help staff the stall during the day.

CANBERRA SEMINAR: Raising Children with More than One Language

BrigitteL — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:07:57 +0000

UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA
Australia’s Capital University

Raising Children in More than One Language

A free seminar for parents, grandparents,
early childhood and preschool workers, teachers, and others interested in bilingual education

Sunday 21 February
International Mother Language Day
1.30-4.30pm

• Hear from parents who have raised their children in more than one language – and from the children themselves
• Discover more about the benefits of bilingual education
• Find out about opportunities for language learning and bilingual education in the ACT

Building 2, University of Canberra, Bruce
(enter from ‘The Hub’ – see map at www.canberra.edu.au/university/maps )

FREE ENTRY & REFRESHMENTS

Bookings essential: phone Marina on 6201 2483 or email Mandy.Scott@canberra.edu.au

This project was made possible by the support of the
ACT Government’s Multicultural Grants Program 2009–10

Supporting Bilingual Children in Early Childhood

BrigitteL — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:56:09 +0000

This very informative article is published by Learning Links, an “Australian charity and non-profit organisation formed to help children who have learning disabilities, difficulties and developmental delays, and their families”.

http://www.learninglinks.org.au/information-sheets.htm

MULILINGUAL PICNIC – Canberra

BrigitteL — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:29:14 +0000

Great to see the language picnics catching on!

ACT Bilingual Education Alliance invite you to the next Multilingual Picnic in Canberra. For more details, please contact Guiliana Komnacki (0414) 269 335 or email Marina.Houston@canberra.edu.au

Melbourne Language Picnic: Call for Volunteers

elizabethgunn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:49:04 +0000

Come join the Melbourne Language Picnic team; you won’t be disappointed! Get to know a great bunch of people and promote languages education in Australia.

March 21st (Harmony Day) is the date for next year’s Language Picnic in Melbourne. At the moment Angela, Brigitte and Elizabeth are working on the project arranging funding, the venue (Collingwood Children’s Farm) and community involvement. However we require more volunteers to help make it a fantastic day and promote languages education at the same time.

After funding, probably the most important ingredient is community involvement. We need volunteers who would like to help with setting up games, story readings and representing the different language communities that exist across Australia.

Please feel free to join in and register your desire to help either by joining us here at “Lingo” and alternatively if you want to register your support really quickly you may like to visit us at melbourne languages picnic

We look forward to meeting you, one and all!

Babies’ Language Learning Starts in the Womb

BrigitteL — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:09:36 +0000

Here’s an interesting bit of research to follow up on:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091105092607.htm

RAISING CHILDREN IN MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE

BrigitteL — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:40:23 +0000

You are invited to a FREE seminar for parents, early childhood and pre-school workers, grandparents, teachers and others interested in bilingual education.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 12:45pm – 5pm
Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Cnr Swanston St and Monash Rd, University of Melbourne

THE SEMINAR IS FREE BUT REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL by November 23rd.

Speakers include: Prof. Michael Clyne, Dr. Susanne Döpke, Prof. John Hajek
Raising children bilingually is a very important process. There are many positive strategies that can be employed. The sessions in this seminar discuss issues in raising children bilingually, show you how to recognise your child’s needs in the language and provide you with important tools to foster your child’s language learning and maximise the advantages available to you.

TO REGISTER: Please send an email listing the names of people wishing to register to: rumaccc-info@unimelb.edu.au

THE SEMINAR IS FREE BUT REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL by November 23rd.

What you can do:
• Forward this email to any friends or family you feel might benefit from our seminar, or direct them to our website to find out more: www.rumaccc.unimelb.edu.au
• Promote the seminar in your sphere of influence, at school, day care centre, community, local government area, your local library.
• Encourage parents and those working in the area to attend.