Lingua4Kids Accademia Italiana

Have you found yourself on holiday this summer and wish you could speak the language?

Enroll your child now for our Italian classes, focussed on language and culture immersion, starting in September: https://lingua4kids.com/our-classes/

Registrati oggi! Register today for next term! 😄😄

It's only July and we are already excited for what September will bring at Lingua4Kids, where we offer tuition from pre-school all the way to GSCEs.

If you want to learn more about our classes and how your child will learn visit: https://lingua4kids.com/our-classes/

Register now for Autumn Term, September 2023!

We are so excited to welcome you back for a new term in September 🙌🙌

Get in touch if you have any queries, we look forward to seeing you!

https://lingua4kids.com/our-classes/

At Lingua4Kids we encourage children to live bilingualism as a lifestyle, through immersion in Italian culture and language.

If you would like your child to learn Italian, and gain all of the critical thinking and confidence that comes with speaking a second language, register now for September 2023 👩‍🏫.

Visit: https://lingua4kids.com/our-classes/

Learning a language is not just about understanding grammar and memorising words, its about being immersed in the culture and heritage.

That is what we focus on here at Lingua4Kids, where children learn through play and total physical response, with games, activities, music and drama.

We are currently taking enrollment for September, if you would like your child to join us, visit here to register: https://lingua4kids.com/our-classes/

We are looking for teachers to join us from September, join our Italian community! Please apply by sending your CV to [email protected] 🇮🇹

Placements available for University students or/and Teachers in training!... 🇮🇹

We are an Italian Saturday School for children, running Saturday mornings during term time in Woking - EXCITING OPPORTUNITY!

We have openings for placements for university students of Italian and teachers in training to join us on placements:

Saturdays only during term time (8:45 until 13:15)

Start date - summer term onwards

Skills - Essential:

Enthusiasm and passion for the language and the culture is the most important thing we're looking for
Good knowledge of Italian language and culture.
Self motivation, effective time management
Have the ability to think creatively
Must be able to use initiatives and adapt

Responsibilities:

Support and assist to deliver lessons
Participate in organising activities for the school during lessons
Undertake admin tasks i.e. keeping register and attendance, send lesson recap emails to parents at the end of each Saturday
Support other members of the Accademia.

Please send your CV to: [email protected]

Enrollment is open for Autumn Term, starting in September 2023!

From pre-school to GCSE preparation, we run classes to teach Italian through fun activities and culture.

To register visit our website: https://lingua4kids.com/

This Saturday 24th June 2023, children's book author Gloria Danili will be hosting a 2-hour workshop exclusive to Lingua4Kids and Il Trenino students!

Gloria will be with us from 9am until 1:30pm and there will be two groups from age 2.5 to 7 and from 8 to 11.

Gloria can't wait to meet our wonderful students and she has a message for you all:

Bambini portate con voi tanta immaginazione.✨

Next Saturday 24th June 2023, children's book author Gloria Danili will be hosting a 2-hour workshop exclusive to Lingua4Kids and Il Trenino students!

Gloria will be with us from 9am until 1:30pm and there will be two groups from age 2.5 to 7 and from 8 to 11.

Gloria can't wait to meet our wonderful students and she has a message for you all:
Bambini portate con voi tanta immaginazione.✨

On Saturday 24th June 2023, children's book author Gloria Danili will be hosting a 2-hour workshop exclusive to Lingua4Kids and Il Trenino students!

Gloria will be with us from 9am until 1:30pm and there will be two groups from age 2.5 to 7 and from 8 to 11.

Gloria can't wait to meet our wonderful students and she has a message for you all:

Bambini portate con voi tanta immaginazione.✨

On Saturday 24th June 2023, children's book author Gloria Danili will be hosting a 2-hour workshop exclusive to Lingua4Kids and Il Trenino students!

Gloria will be with us from 9am until 1:30pm and there will be two groups from age 2.5 to 7 and from 8 to 11.

Gloria can't wait to meet our wonderful students and she has a message for you all:
Bambini portate con voi tanta immaginazione.✨

La biblioteca di Lingua4Kids...

We have a wide range of Italian books in our library for the children to take home and enjoy! 📚

Let's Talk Parenting: Unlocking "Tantrums" and Challenging Behaviours Workshop.

This workshop will be held while the children are having their bilingual classes on Saturday 27th May 10:30 - 12:00. Parents are welcome to bring young children to the session if they wish (baby/ toddlers).

The workshop is free of charge, however, donations are welcome to cover costs.

We intend to cover the content in 1h and leave 30 min for questions.

If you have any questions in advance that you wish to be covered in this workshop, please send an email to: [email protected]

Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/638712344817

Auguri a tutte le meravigliose mamme della nostra scuola

We have a very special announcement for Saturday 24th June 2023.

Children's book author Gloria Danili will be hosting a 2-hour workshop exclusive to Lingua4Kids and Il Trenino students!

Gloria will be with us from 9am until 1:30pm and there will be two groups from age 2.5 to 7 and from 8 to 11.

Gloria can't wait to meet our wonderful students and she has a message for you all:
Bambini portate con voi tanta immaginazione.✨

L’incoronazione di Re Carlo III 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 🇧🇷

Coronation Picnic Party 🧺 this Saturday for students of Lingua4Kids and Il Trenino! 🇮🇹

This Saturday 6th May, the students of the Brazilian and Italian schools will be celebrating the King Charles III's Coronation! 🥳

See you there!

Il 25 aprile si celebra in Italia la Festa della Liberazione, che commemora la liberazione dell'Italia dal nazifascismo.

Le insegnanti e lo staff di Lingua4kids ed il Trenino augurano una Buona Pasqua a tutti gli alunni ed i genitori della nostra scuola. 🐣

I corsi ripartiranno sabato 22 aprile 2023. Vi proponiamo una scheda didattica da fare a casa. Buon divertimento e buone vacanze!

Le insegnanti di Linngua4kids.

https://lingua4kids.com/our-classes/

Caccia alle uova a Lingua4Kids 🐣

Placements available for University students or/and Teachers in training!... 🇮🇹

We are an Italian Saturday School for children, running Saturday mornings during term time in Woking - EXCITING OPPORTUNITY!

We have openings for placements for university students of Italian and teachers in training to join us on placements:

Saturdays only during term time (8:45 until 13:15)

Start date - summer term onwards

Skills - Essential:

Enthusiasm and passion for the language and the culture is the most important thing we're looking for
Good knowledge of Italian language and culture.
Self motivation, effective time management
Have the ability to think creatively
Must be able to use initiatives and adapt

Responsibilities:

Support and assist to deliver lessons
Participate in organising activities for the school during lessons
Undertake admin tasks i.e. keeping register and attendance, send lesson recap emails to parents at the end of each Saturday
Support other members of the Accademia.

Please send your CV to: [email protected]

Happy International Women’s Day
From all of us women at Lingua4Kids

“La bellezza di una donna non è nell’aspetto del viso. La vera bellezza si riflette nella sua anima. Consiste nel amore che dons, nella pussione de Aediry fieglie.”
- Audrey Hepburn

Grazie ai nostri studenti di Lingua4kids per aver reso questa giornata del carnevale ricca di ti risate, giochi e tanto divertimento 🎉 evviva il carnevale italiano 🎉

TOMORROW!!

🎉 Carnevale si avvicina 🎉

Sabato 25 febbraio.
Festa in maschera per tutti i nostri alunni!
Giochi, decorazioni e tanto divertimento con Lingua4kids ed il Trenino.

Orario classi invariato.

Vi aspettiamo in maschera!
Le maestre Di Lingua4kids ed il Trenino

Giornata internazionale della lingua madre!

We love seeing how much fun our students have in class!

The children learn through playing, with tangible resources to stimulate the little minds and create interest.

Get in touch to learn more about our teaching methods, and to book a free trial!

🙌🙌🙌

Our workshop on Saturday was a great success!

International speaker, Professor Susan Stewart spoke about Raising Your Bilingual Child.

Thank you to all parents who participated and watch this space.. Susan will be running more workshops in the future!

Tomorrow! 🥳 If you haven’t yet registered for this insightful workshop, be sure to do so ASAP!

For parents of our students… and also those interested in joining Lingua4Kids 🇮🇹

We would like to invite you to the *Raising Your Bilingual Child* Workshop that will take place on Saturday 4th February, 10.30am-12pm, at Hoe Bridge School, by Susan Stewart.

This interactive workshop covers the research behind multilingualism and how parents can successfully pass their languages onto their children whilst they are living and being schooled in another language.

Susan is the head of multilingualism in an international school and has lots of experience in the field. She has lived and worked in South Africa, Thailand, the UAE, Belgium, Oman, Sweden and the UK, and has raised two bilingual children. As a lifelong learner of languages, she speaks, to varying degrees, English, French, Dutch, German, Afrikaans, Swedish, Arabic and BSL. Susan has a particular interest in language policy as a driving force in promoting multilingualism within families, schools and on a national level. Susan has a Bachelor of Arts in French and Linguistics (University of South Africa) and a Master’s in Linguistics & Communication (Birkbeck College, University of London).

The workshop is free for the Saturday language school parents but a contribution of £1/£2 is kindly requested.

To register to the workshop please use the link: https://forms.gle/ep2XorN71zH7wGVbA (please don’t email us to register, as all registrations need to be sent to Susan via the above link).

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Remember to register for this workshop this Saturday 4th February - we can't wait!!

For parents of our students… and also those interested in joining Lingua4Kids 🇮🇹

We would like to invite you to the *Raising Your Bilingual Child* Workshop that will take place on Saturday 4th February, 10.30am-12pm, at Hoe Bridge School, by Susan Stewart.

This interactive workshop covers the research behind multilingualism and how parents can successfully pass their languages onto their children whilst they are living and being schooled in another language.

Susan is the head of multilingualism in an international school and has lots of experience in the field. She has lived and worked in South Africa, Thailand, the UAE, Belgium, Oman, Sweden and the UK, and has raised two bilingual children. As a lifelong learner of languages, she speaks, to varying degrees, English, French, Dutch, German, Afrikaans, Swedish, Arabic and BSL. Susan has a particular interest in language policy as a driving force in promoting multilingualism within families, schools and on a national level. Susan has a Bachelor of Arts in French and Linguistics (University of South Africa) and a Master’s in Linguistics & Communication (Birkbeck College, University of London).

The workshop is free for the Saturday language school parents but a contribution of £1/£2 is kindly requested.

To register to the workshop please use the link: https://forms.gle/ep2XorN71zH7wGVbA (please don’t email us to register, as all registrations need to be sent to Susan via the above link).

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Have you registered for this FREE WORKSHOP yet?...

For parents of our students… and also those interested in joining Lingua4Kids 🇮🇹
We would like to invite you to the *Raising Your Bilingual Child* Workshop that will take place on Saturday 4th February, 10.30am-12pm, at Hoe Bridge School, by Susan Stewart.
This interactive workshop covers the research behind multilingualism and how parents can successfully pass their languages onto their children whilst they are living and being schooled in another language.
Susan is the head of multilingualism in an international school and has lots of experience in the field. She has lived and worked in South Africa, Thailand, the UAE, Belgium, Oman, Sweden and the UK, and has raised two bilingual children. As a lifelong learner of languages, she speaks, to varying degrees, English, French, Dutch, German, Afrikaans, Swedish, Arabic and BSL. Susan has a particular interest in language policy as a driving force in promoting multilingualism within families, schools and on a national level. Susan has a Bachelor of Arts in French and Linguistics (University of South Africa) and a Master’s in Linguistics & Communication (Birkbeck College, University of London).
The workshop is free for the Saturday language school parents but a contribution of £1/£2 is kindly requested.
To register to the workshop please use the link https://forms.gle/ep2XorN71zH7wGVbA (please don’t email us to register, as all registrations need to be sent to Susan via the above link).
Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Raising Your Bilingual Child A workshop for parents Hoe Bridge School Saturday 4th February 2023 10:30am - 12pm

For parents of our students… and also those interested in joining Lingua4Kids 🇮🇹

We would like to invite you to the *Raising Your Bilingual Child* Workshop that will take place on Saturday 4th February, 10.30am-12pm, at Hoe Bridge School, by Susan Stewart.

This interactive workshop covers the research behind multilingualism and how parents can successfully pass their languages onto their children whilst they are living and being schooled in another language.

Susan is the head of multilingualism in an international school and has lots of experience in the field. She has lived and worked in South Africa, Thailand, the UAE, Belgium, Oman, Sweden and the UK, and has raised two bilingual children. As a lifelong learner of languages, she speaks, to varying degrees, English, French, Dutch, German, Afrikaans, Swedish, Arabic and BSL. Susan has a particular interest in language policy as a driving force in promoting multilingualism within families, schools and on a national level. Susan has a Bachelor of Arts in French and Linguistics (University of South Africa) and a Master’s in Linguistics & Communication (Birkbeck College, University of London).

The workshop is free for the Saturday language school parents but a contribution of £1/£2 is kindly requested.

To register to the workshop please use the link https://forms.gle/ep2XorN71zH7wGVbA (please don’t email us to register, as all registrations need to be sent to Susan via the above link).

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Lingua4Kids - Ritorno alle aule.

Buon rientro a tutti i nostri alunni di Lingua4kids.

Our classes at Lingua4Kids are conducted by teachers with native-level proficiency in Italian which is focused on interaction between teacher and students 👩‍🏫

We develop our student’s speaking skills and pronunciation and consolidate their knowledge of grammar through engaging lessons with lots of speaking opportunities, rather than a ‘one-way’ tutorial style 🙌

At Lingua4Kids we help your child to develop their critical thinking skills and confidence and benefit their everyday communication in our internationalised world.

Register for classes starting Saturday 14th January 2023 here: https://lingua4kids.com/our-classes/

Le nostre aule riapriranno Sabato 14 gennaio!

Vi aspettiamo
Le maestre e lo staff di Lingua4kids ed il Trenino

https://lingua4kids.com/our-classes/

Una storiella da leggere ai vostri bambini 🤗

La vera storia della Befana

In un villaggio, non molto distante da Betlemme, viveva una giovane donna che si chiamava Befana. Non era br**ta, anzi, era molto bella e aveva parecchi pretendenti.. Però aveva un pessimo caratteraccio. Era sempre pronta a criticare e a parlare male del prossimo. Cosicché non si era mai sposata, o perché non le andava bene l’uomo che di volta in volta le chiedeva di diventare sua moglie, o perché l’innamorato, dopo averla conosciuta meglio, si ritirava immediatamente. Era, infatti, molto egoista e fin da piccola non aveva mai aiutato nessuno. Era, inoltre, come ossessionata dalla pulizia. Aveva sempre in mano la scopa, e la usava così rapidamente che sembrava ci volasse sopra. La sua solitudine, man mano che passavano gli anni, la rendeva sempre più acida e cattiva, tanto che in paese avevano cominciato a soprannominarla “la strega”. Lei si arrabbiava moltissimo e diceva un sacco di parolacce. Nessuno in paese ricordava di averla mai vista sorridere. Quando non puliva la casa con la sua scopa di paglia, si sedeva e faceva la calza. Ne faceva a centinaia. Non per qualcuno, naturalmente! Le faceva per se stessa, per calmare i nervi e passare un po’ di tempo visto che nessuno del villaggio veniva mai a trovarla, né lei sarebbe mai andata a trovare nessuno. Era troppo orgogliosa per ammettere di avere bisogno di un po’ di amore ed era troppo egoista per donare un po’ del suo amore a qualcuno. E poi non si fidava di nessuno. Così passarono gli anni e la nostra Befana, a forza di essere cattiva, divenne anche br**ta e sempre più odiata da tutti. Più lei si sentiva odiata da tutti, più diventava cattiva e br**ta.
Aveva da poco compiuto settant’anni, quando una carovana giunse nel paese dove abitava. C’erano tanti cammelli e tante persone, più persone di quante ce ne fossero nell’intero villaggio. Curiosa com’era vide subito che c’erano tre uomini vestiti sontuosamente e, origliando, seppe che erano dei re. Re Magi, li chiamavano. Venivano dal lontano oriente, e si erano accampati nel villaggio per far riposare i cammelli e passare la notte prima di riprendere il viaggio verso Betlemme. Era la sera prima del sei gennaio. Borbottando e brontolando come al solito sulla stupidità della gente che viaggia in mezzo al deserto e disturba invece di starsene a casa sua, si era messa a fare la calza quando sentì bussare alla porta. Lo stomaco si strinse e un brivido le corse lungo la schiena. Chi poteva essere? Nessuno aveva mai bussato alla sua porta. Più per curiosità che per altro andò ad aprire. Si trovò davanti uno di quei re. Era molto bello e le fece un gran sorriso, mentre diceva: “Buonasera signora, posso entrare?”. Befana rimase come paralizzata, sorpresa da questa imprevedibile situazione e, non sapendo cosa fare, le scapparono alcune parole dalla bocca prima ancora che potesse ragionare: “Prego, si accomodi”. Il re le chiese gentilmente di poter dormire in casa sua per quella notte e Befana non ebbe né la forza né il coraggio di dirgli di no. Quell’uomo era così educato e gentile con lei che si dimenticò per un attimo del suo caratteraccio, e perfino si offrì di fargli qualcosa da mangiare. Il re le parlò del motivo per cui si erano messi in viaggio. Andavano a trovare il bambino che avrebbe salvato il mondo dall’egoismo e dalla morte. Gli portavano in dono oro, incenso e mirra. “Vuol ve**re anche lei con noi?”. “Io?!” rispose Befana.. “No, no, non posso”. In realtà poteva ma non voleva. Non si era mai allontanata da casa. Tuttavia era contenta che il re glielo avesse chiesto. “Vuole che portiamo al Salvatore un dono anche da parte sua?”. Questa poi… Lei regalare qualcosa a qualcuno, per di più sconosciuto. Però le sembrò di fare troppo br**ta figura a dire ancora di no. E durante la notte mise una delle sue calze, una sola, dove dormiva il re magio, con un biglietto: “per Gesù”. La mattina, all’alba, finse di essere ancora addormentata e aspettò che il re magio uscisse per riprendere il suo viaggio. Era già troppo in imbarazzo per sostenere un’altra, seppur breve, conversazione. Passarono trent’anni. Befana ne aveva appena compiuti cento. Era sempre sola, ma non più cattiva. Quella visita inaspettata, la sera prima del sei gennaio, l’aveva profondamente cambiata. Anche la gente del villaggio nel frattempo aveva cominciato a bussare alla sua porta. Dapprima per sapere cosa le avesse detto il re, poi pian piano per aiutarla a fare da mangiare e a pulire casa, visto che lei aveva un tale mal di schiena che quasi non si muoveva più. E a ciascuno che veniva, Befana cominciò a regalare una calza. Erano belle le sue calze, erano fatte bene, erano calde. Befana aveva cominciato anche a sorridere quando ne regalava una, e perciò non era più così br**ta, era diventata perfino simpatica. Nel frattempo dalla Galilea giungevano notizie di un certo Gesù di Nazareth, nato a Betlemme trent’anni prima, che compiva ogni genere di miracoli. Dicevano che era lui il Messia, il Salvatore. Befana capì che si trattava di quel bambino che lei non ebbe il coraggio di andare a trovare. Ogni notte, al ricordo di quella notte, il suo cuore piangeva di vergogna per il misero dono che aveva fatto portare a Gesù dal re magio: una calza vuota… una calza sola, neanche un paio! Piangeva di rimorso e di pentimento, ma questo pianto la rendeva sempre più amabile e buona. Poi giunse la notizia che Gesù era stato ucciso e che era risorto dopo tre giorni. Befana aveva allora centoetre anni. Pregava e piangeva tutte le notti, chiedendo perdono a Gesù. Desiderava più di ogni altra cosa rimediare in qualche modo al suo egoismo e alla sua cattiveria di un tempo. Desiderava tanto un’altra possibilità ma si rendeva conto che ormai era troppo tardi. Una notte Gesù risorto le apparve in sogno e le disse: “Coraggio Befana! Io ti perdono. Ti darò vita e salute ancora per molti anni. Il regalo che tu non sei venuta a portarmi quando ero bambino ora lo porterai a tutti i bambini da parte mia. Volerai da ogni capo all’altro della terra sulla tua scopa di paglia e porterai una calza piena di caramelle e di regali ad ogni bambino che a Natale avrà fatto il presepio e che, il sei gennaio, avrà messo i re magi nel presepio. Ma mi raccomando! Che il bambino sia stato anche buono, non egoista… altrimenti gli metterai del carbone dentro la calza sperando che l’anno dopo si comporti da bambino generoso”. E la Befana fece così e così ancora sta facendo per obbedire a Gesù. Durante tutto l’anno, piena di indicibile gioia, fa le calze per i bambini… ed il sei gennaio gliele porta piene di caramelle e di doni. È talmente felice che, anche il carbone, quando lo mette, è diventato dolce e buono da mangiare.

Giampaolo Perugini

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