Welcome to Waltham Forest Bilingual Group

Waltham Forest Bilingual Group is open to anyone who wishes to discuss issues around bilingualism, acquisition of languages, preservation of minority languages and related topics. Organised and set up by parents who want to share experiences of raising children bilingually, we are based in East London (Waltham Forest - UK) and we aim to promote and encourage multilingualism.

 

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We run regular workshop for parents using discussions and question & answer sessions to give a basic introduction to what our members have experienced to demonstrate what works for different bilingual families.

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We are delighted to announce that Ms Francesca La Morgia will be joining us for our October session. Francesca is an specialist in multilingualism. She is an academic but has also set up a group to help multilingual familes in Ireland where she is based. Francesca will share with us her expericence and talk a little about the group she has set up (Bilingual Forum Ireland).

 

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Drop-in and play sessions

Once a month we hold a 2 hours drop-in and play session for families at our local children community center in Walthamstow. An opportunity to talk to other bilingual parents while the children play.

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