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Learn Your Students’ Names – Properly. No Exceptions.
The start of the school year is full of new faces, routines, and challenges. But one of the most powerful ways to build trust and belonging from day one is surprisingly simple: learn how to pronounce every student’s name correctly. And I don’t mean close enough. I mean properly. Why…
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From Forgotten Song to small Conversations: Our Language Journey
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the moment my five-year-old son forgot a Flemish song we used to sing together. It was such a small moment, but it hit me hard. I realised how quietly, almost invisibly, a language can slip away when it isn’t actively nurtured. Since…
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Keep Singing: The Quiet Work of Raising a Bilingual Child
Today, I reminded my 5-year-old of a Flemish song I used to sing to him. It was one we had sung together many times when he was smaller. To my surprise — and a little disappointment — he didn’t remember it at all. It was a small moment, but it…
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How one small language initiative can change your whole school culture
At the start of every school year, I used to come back to the same question: What makes a student feel like they truly belong? I thought back to a multilingualism conference I attended in London where two teachers presented on “Language of the Week”. It was a powerful presentation…
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Race Across the World: An EAL Lesson That Travels Far
The BBC series Race Across the World is one of those rare programmes that can get anyone hooked, no matter their age. Whenever I see a show like that, I always find myself wondering: Could I use this in the classroom? The short answer: Absolutely yes. Not only is it…
