International Mother Tongue Day

We are so happy to be a school with such a wonderfully diverse community, which blends together to  form a very special family. We all work together to  understand one another and to share our thoughts, ideas and experiences in order to help everyone grow and move forward. The different backgrounds, cultures and knowledge makes our school feel warm, welcoming and so fabulously multicultural. We aim to be a place which proves daily that by showing interest in others and recognising the worth of everyone, we all  become better, stronger and happier. 

So, on International Mother Tongue Day, we present to you just a few of the voices that we have around school, speaking in the first languages they learnt and telling us a little about themselves, their lives in Gateshead , being part of Bede and where they or their families may have travelled from to  be here.  You will hear Chinese, Arabic, English,  Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Yoruba, Soran and Lithuanian amongst others. Being able to speak, read and write in more than one language is such a skill and we are regularly very impressed by the abilities of our children and families who have English as their second ( or possibly third) language and use it so well. Today, is their day to proudly let us hear their first languages too.  Over to  them…

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And check out this wonderful example done at home, with a huge amount of effort - well done  Nabeelah, Faiz, Faizah and family. Can you guess the language?