OUR WORKSHOPS
Language Awareness Classes
Language Awareness Classes are creative and playful workshops designed to introduce your child to a foreign language in a fun and friendly atmosphere. We provide various activities such as musical games, arts and crafts, reading and writing, memory games…
During these workshops, we use storytelling tools like story boxes and Kamishibai. The children are all encouraged to participate and translate certain words into their native language, creating a fun and convivial learning environment.
Participation: these classes are open to members only, the fee is €10 per child and per workshop. For more information, you can contact us by email, on Facebook or by visiting us at La Ruche 35.
Dates and times: Spanish classes with Magda take place on Mondays from 5 to 6 p.m. for children aged 4 to 8; English classes with Danika take place on Wednesdays from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. for children aged 4 to 8; Lithuanian classes workshops with Biruté take place 2 Sundays a month from 10 to 12 p.m.
Tools for our language awareness classes
Kamishibai, also known as “paper play” is a form of traditional Japanese street theatre used to tell stories to children in a dynamic, playful way. It works by sliding illustrated boards through a wooden frame, gradually revealing the plot of a tale.
This fun storytelling tool is particularly popular with children. We use it in our language awareness classes to tell stories in different languages, involving the children in translating certain words into their native tongue. The workshop takes place in an atmosphere of sharing and appreciation.
We also use story boxes. They work by using objects created by the children during our arts and craft sessions to tell a tale. Each object embodies a certain part of the plot and are gradually taken out of the box as the story gets told. Story boxes bring the tales to life thereby helping children learn new words using visual storytelling.
Korean cooking classes
In collaboration with the Stras’Corée association, our volunteer Iris will take you on a culinary journey through Korea with her Korean cooking classes, which take place once a month. You’ll learn how to prepare traditional delicacies like Kimchi, made from a spicy, fermented vegetable (often cabbage), and Kimbap, a seaweed roll filled with rice, vegetables and meat and brushed with toasted sesame oil. There’s no better way to explore a country’s culture than through its cuisine!
Participation: to take part, you need to join the association and contribute to the purchase of ingredients. You eat on site and may bring a doggy bag home to introduce your family to Korean cuisine. For more information on how to sign up, you can contact us by email, on Facebook or by visiting us at La Ruche 35.
Date and time : Fridays at 6 p.m, once a month.
Parent tea-time
Parent tea-times are friendly get-togethers organized by Familangues for parents and those involved in promoting plurilingualism. They provide an opportunity to normalize plurilingualism and intercultural exchanges within polyglottal families. We address important issues and questions crucial to the healthy development of children growing up in such environments: why is it important to pass on one’s mother tongue and how do we do it effectively? What educational choices should we make to help our children’s language development and build their identity?
During these meetings, we invite parents to express their concerns, share their experiences and enrich their understanding of their children’s development.
Participation: to take part, you need to become a member. We organize these discussions at the request of parents, childcare facilities and sociocultural centers. For more information, you can contact us via email, on Facebook or by visiting us at La Ruche 35.
Our LinguaLibrary
Our LinguaLibrary, or multilingual library, is packed full of books in over twenty different languages, we even have dual-language works. Children are free to borrow them at any time or read them on site, as long as their family has a Familangues membership.