March 27, 2024
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Today is the International Day of Multilingualism, chosen because 27th March 196 BC is the date on the famously multilingual Rosetta Stone. Here is info about a key topic in multilingualism at ISB: translanguaging. In a recent Grade 6 Social Studies … Continue reading
March 20, 2024
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Come get some FREE books next to the MPB, in the Panther Native Language Academy office. Books in norsk, Magyar, slovenčina, Khmer, русский, Română, suomi, tiếng Việt, español, 日本語, ภาษาไทย, français, עברית, italiana, 中文, dansk, 한국어, Deutsch, हिन्दी, Nederlands, svenska and more have been donated, and are filling … Continue reading
March 8, 2024
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Students and staff at ISB are celebrating International Women’s Day today with stickers, purple clothing, and even multilingual displays. What is it about delivering a message multilingually that gives it impact? Here is another example: a video of 25 women … Continue reading
November 22, 2023
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“It used to be thought that being bilingual was a bad thing – that it would confuse or hold people back, especially children. It turns out, we couldn’t have been more wrong.” This BBC video (posted on October 30, 2023) … Continue reading
April 5, 2023
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Parents of multilingual children sometimes want to know how hard it would be for their children to learn a new language. How much time would it take? Would some languages be easier than others? It depends on the language(s) the … Continue reading
March 22, 2023
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March 27 is the International Day of Multilingualism. We love how families at ISB prove that #MultilingualIsNormal! How will you celebrate this occasion? Don’t forget to join us for the Raising Multilinguals “How?” parent workshop on March 28, 7:45-9:15 a.m. … Continue reading
February 21, 2023
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February 21 is International Mother Language Day, a “day to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism,” according to the UN. ISB marked the occasion with an all-division parent workshop, Raising Multilinguals, as well as with a book display in the … Continue reading
September 4, 2021
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Greetings! Here at ISB, we often send information about Panther Native Language Academy (PNLA) classes to ISB families we know are multilingual. But we sometimes miss “hidden multilinguals” whose native/near-native language(s) we don’t know. Examples: Korean student who attended school in French in Africa … Continue reading
April 5, 2021
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Why not post the Elementary School cafeteria menu in Thai as well as English? This question from ES teacher Chad Rimbey recently led to a small yet powerful change at ISB: Khun Pook of Epicure writes the day’s menu in … Continue reading
March 5, 2021
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Did you know? Multilingualism has been identified as key to achieving the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, considered a blueprint for a better future. This month—between UNESCO International Mother Language Day on February 21 and the International Day of Multilingualism on … Continue reading