WHAT IS A LANGUAGE FRIENDLY SCHOOL? - Dr Ellen Rose Kambel & Miriam de Oliveira

WHAT IS A LANGUAGE FRIENDLY SCHOOL? As Dr Jim Cummins said, to ask a student to leave their language at the school door is to deny a part of their identity. Many schools understand that and are trying to make a shift to empower their students. But it can be daunting to make this change. This is where the Language Friendly School comes in. They help schools make the most of their linguistically diverse community and support this change. Dr Ellen-Rose Kambel, co-founder of the Language Friendly School and Miriam de Oliveira, teacher at the International School of Breda, will explain how they help schools on this journey. If you would like to ask your questions directly to Dr Kambel, join us live. (If you can’t make it live, don’t worry, you will be able to catch-up later) TIMESTAMP 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Origins of the Rutu Foundation 08:05 What is a Language Friendly School 09:23 Students' experience from the students' perspective 11:12 Why the IS Breda became a LFS 12:41 How the LFS supports each school for their specific needs 15:49 Types of schools that are part of the LFS Network 18:35 IS Breda's Language Friendly journey 23:34 Parents' contribution 26:43 What kind of help does the LFS offers 29:25 Networking meetings 32:00 Numbers about the network 33:01 Talking to families about the necessity to maintaining the home language 34:40 Students can speak their home language in school 39:25 Milestones reached as a LFS 40:54 Process of becoming a LFS 42:31 Thank you Miriam 45:00 Is it worth joining the LFS network? 48:11 Why is it important to let students speak their home language? 51:00 Conclusion WHO IS DR ELLEN-ROSE KAMBEL & MIRIAM DE OLIVEIRA? Dr. Ellen-Rose Kambel is founder and director of the Rutu Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Amsterdam that promotes intercultural multilingual education. The Language Friendly School is a school label and a global network founded by the Rutu Foundation together with Dr. Le Pichon (University of Toronto) which unites schools who welcome all languages spoken by their students. Ellen-Rose is a human rights lawyer and an experienced trainer, public speaker and author of various articles and books on human rights, education, equality and linguistic and cultural inclusion. Miriam de Oliveira, primary teacher at the International School Breda since 2018, degrees in Pedagogy, Early Years education, Inclusive education, passionate about cultures and languages. I am Brazilian, away from my home country since 2007. The ISB became a Language Friendly School in 2021 and now we are a proud Ambassador school. ISB’s mission is “We aspire to facilitate the best possible education and experience for all our students to suit their identity. We care for and value each individual in our school and we respect who we all are. We foster curiosity, confidence and love for life-long learning.” CONNECT WITH OUR SPEAKERS Language Friendly School Website: http://www.languagefriendlyschool.org Rutu Foundation Website: www.rutufoundation.org LinkedIn:   / ellenrosekambel   LinkedIn:   / miriam-de-oliveira-2a1176178   EVENT’S IMPORTANT LINKS: PDF Programme of the event: https://bit.ly/GMLEvent2025prog Enter the Giveaway: https://forms.gle/vm3sPLAY5P6EdpcG9 ORGANISER: This event is being organised and hosted by Yoshito Darmon-Shimamori / Library 4 Multilinguals Ltd. Yoshito is an author dedicated to empowering multilingual children through his books and the work he does in schools. To learn more about his books and how he supports schools: WEBSITE: www.library4multilinguals.com If you want to support the translation of his books in various languages: DONATION PAGE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/yoshitods