Waltham Forest Bilingual Group - Calendar 2008

Monthly Drop-in Sessions: The Limes, Children's and Community Centre, Somers road (just off the market, corner of Palmerston road) in Walthamstow (London).
Find the Limes Centre on the map here

WFBG aims to support families with bilingual children and our events are open to members and to anyone else who is interested in the group ! 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. The venue is fully accessible.

Saturday 5.07.08: 3.30 - 5.30 pm
August 2008: Summer Break
Saturday 6.09.08: 3.30 - 5.30 pm
Saturday 4.10.08: 3.30 - 5.30 pm (First stage Workshop)
Saturday 8.11.08: 3.30 - 5.30 pm (Second stage Workshop)
Saturday 6.12.08: 3.30 - 5.30 pm

All are welcome, no need to call ahead, you can just turn up !

Drop-in play session, guest speakers and other events are all open and free to anyone interested in multilingual issues. We may request a small contribution by non-members for participating to certain events.

Download our new Flyer: please print copies for your local library, school, clinic or nursery notice boards. Thank you in advance. Download Autumn 2008 flyer (78kb)

Workshop for Parents: We regularly run a workshop using discussions, question & answer sessions to give a basic introduction to what group members have experienced what works for different bilingual families. These event are run by parents for parents - not by professionals. We won't have all the answers - but we will know how it feels. Usually we have a "creche" for parents who would like to attend the workshop but space is limited. To reserve a place, please contact us.

First Stages Workshop for Parents on 4 October 2008: Primarly intended for parents of children aged 0-3 years, this workshop will use light hearted exercises, discussions, as well as question and answer sessions to give a basic introduction to what the group members have learnt about what works for and in different bilingual families. Space is limited.

Next Steps Workshop for Parents on 8 November 2008: This workshop is organised as above but will be primarly intended for parents of children aged 4 and over and focus on keeping up with more than one language as children start to read and write.