Creativity, multilingualism and community building are themes we will discuss at this year’s opening event for Mother Tongues Festival.

Check out the many family activities at this year’s Mother Tongues Festival, celebrating linguistic diversity through the arts!

Mother Tongues Festival is around the corner (16-18 February 2023 in Tallaght), and now, we can FINALLY share the entire...

Leading up to Mother Tongues Festival 2023, we are excited to present our Language Explorers workshop series with Fernanda Ferrari!

Parental involvement in their children’s education can take many forms and be different experiences for each parent.

In October Mother Tongues were delighted to participate in the first Transnational Meeting of the Erasmus Project “BABO: Bilingual And...

All children who are developing two or more languages need to feel that the adults in their life appreciate their...

Is there fake positivity towards being bilingual? We have polled parents about their experience of raising bilingual children

How do you create an environment that welcomes all languages and cultures? How do you support the development of two...

The workshop will focus on building a CV and biography that can, potentially, help to convince an evaluation panel that...

Mother Tongues is looking for a qualified intern to join our team and to help us make an impact in...

Train as a Language Explorers facilitator and work with young children and their families in a creative and multilingual way!

New pilot programme on multilingualism to be funded by RTÉ Late Late Toy Show Appeal 2022 A pilot project bringing...

The Language Explorers multilingual workshops have a strong focus on bringing high-quality art and creativity experiences to 3 & 4-year-old...

Uillinn Programme Manager will host a conversation with IMYLA creator Tomasz Madajczak about celebrating linguistic diversity in Ireland

For years migrants have been told not to speak their language to their children or to prioritise the language of...

Festivals are unique cultural moments that provide the opportunity to experience something together as communities.

Celebrate International Mother Language Day in schools all over Ireland this February! We chose the theme of the Language Garden.

We can use different languages, but your mother tongue is charged with a unique emotional power, particularly if it’s a...

Teachers tell me they are really impressed with the level of engagement of the students, learning and exploring new languages...

When I asked the young people why they think we should do multilingual workshops, one young person said “to create...

Language Explorers is designed to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the classroom and to promote an interest in language...

I'm Polish, my husband is Irish and our daughters are bilingual. I knew from the beginning that I’ll be using...

Teachers and early years practitioners are invited to take part in a network focused on supporting migrant children and families.

Mother Tongues and Rua Red are offering a series of free art workshops where groups and individuals can meet up,...

How can we pass these onto our children without overwhelming them? What will be their identity and how will their...

Our programme Language Explorers has been selected as one of the most impactful innovations for the HundrED Spotlight on Parental...

Join us for Culture Night! Mother Tongues will be showcasing the Interactive Museum of Languages for Young Audiences (IMLYA).

Pass on your language to the next generation no matter how much they protest, they will thank you eventually!

We are delighted and honoured to share that Mother Tongues has been selected as a Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Impact Awardee 2021/2022!

My daughters love attending heritage language classes, which are very dynamic and creative, with a learning by doing approach.

Supporting Multilingual Classrooms, ECML national training workshop. 27th & 28th September 2021 2pm-6.30pm

For non-English speaking parents living in Ireland, reading to their children in their home language might be a challenge

Our classes are really multilingual, and as teachers it is important to understand how to make the most of the...

The Interactive Museum of Languages for Young Audiences (IMLYA) is a touring interactive exhibition for primary school children.

Czech has over 10 million speakers worldwide. Most people who know Czech also understand a lot of Slovak and vice...

Did you know that on the 5th of May all over the world a large number of people celebrate World...

Xhosa is mainly spoken in South Africa and uses a lot of click sounds. Many countries in South Africa have...

Children who read regularly or are read to by their parents develop a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge, have higher...

I am so thankful to have all the languages I do in my life along with some idea of phrases...