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  • culturetree.co.ukArtist Spotlight: Isimi Taiwo17th December 2020 - 11:22 pm
  • Activities for children this summer holiday8th August 2019 - 10:14 pm
  • Meet our online Yoruba course tutor: Dr. Tola Osunnuga25th June 2019 - 7:18 pm

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We are delighted to be part of the team providing We are delighted to be part of the team providing workshops for @breakfastclubsagainstracism at their Anti-racism breakfast clubs in Peckham and Catford. If your child is aged between 10-13 years old then register them ASAP! Only a few spaces left.⁣ ⁣ Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity!⁣ ⁣ Complete the form in @breakfastclubsagainstracism’s bio or send an email NOW to hello@breakfastclubsagainstracism.co.uk.
We are urgently looking for experienced Yorùbá t We are urgently looking for experienced Yorùbá teachers based in various locations within London and Kent to join our team. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ If you have a natural talent and love for teaching Yorùbá language then we’d like to hear from you. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Please note, we are currently recruiting for teachers based in London and Kent ONLY.⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Please send your CV & cover letter to info@culturetree.co.uk.⁣ ⁣ Please tag anyone you know who might be interested in this paid position. ⁣⁣⁣ .⁣⁣⁣ .⁣⁣⁣ .⁣⁣⁣ #CultureTree #Yoruba #YorubaTeacher #Vacancy #Wearehiring
Happy to share that I was invited to write a cover Happy to share that I was invited to write a cover feature for NALDIC’s Summer 2021 EAL journal. ⁣ ⁣ *NALDIC stands for National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum.⁣ ⁣ I thought long and hard on what to write about but of course it had to be about our Àbínibí project. This was our pilot project where we matched 5 young children aged 7 - 13 years old with 5 elder Yoruba speakers aged 50+ for an intensive 4 weeks period of one-to-one online Yorùbá language practice and intergenerational relationship building activities.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ I also touched on the importance of language custodians in raising bilingual children.⁣ ⁣ This is my first official published piece of writing and it has definitely given me the writing bug so watch this space 😊⁣ ⁣ The journal is available to NALDIC members only but if you’re interested in bilingual education and all things research or language-related it’s beneficial to be a member. Visit www.naldic.org.uk for more information. ⁣ ⁣. . . #CultureTree #Abinibiproject #Intergenerationalproject #Bilingualeducation #Bilinguallearning #NALDIC #EALJournal #Languagecustodians #Yorubacustodians
📣📣GIVEAWAY!📣📣⁣ ⁣ We have teamed up 📣📣GIVEAWAY!📣📣⁣ ⁣ We have teamed up with our friends @cicatoys to give you the chance to win their brand new Yorùbá toy ‘YORUPAD’ which was released today. ⁣ ⁣⁣ YORUPAD is the perfect toy to help children learn Yorùbá. The toy tablet teaches words, numbers, animals, colours and has 25 Yorùbá nursery rhymes. It is suitable for children age 3 upwards.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣To enter the prize draw:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 🔸 Repost THIS POST onto your story and tag @culturetree & @cicatoys ⁣ 🔸You must be following @culturetree ⁣and @cicatoys⁣ 🔸Like this post ⁣⁣ 🔸Tag at least 3 other friends (or more) who would love to win this gift.⁣ ⁣⁣ *Please note that you will only be entered into the prize draw if you follow the 4 entry requirements above. We will be checking 😊⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ **Open to participants worldwide 🌍 ⁣ ⁣⁣ Competition starts today. The winner will be picked via a raffle draw on Instagram live at 6pm, Wednesday 25th August 2021.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Good luck! 😉 ⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ #CultureTree #CicaToys #BilingualToy #Giveaway #Giveaway2021 #Yoruba #Yorubatoy #Toygiveaway #Toys #Interactivetoys #Prizedraw
While raising bilingual children in this day and a While raising bilingual children in this day and age can be a challenge because we now live in a diverse community. It’s still possible to teach and develop their second language at a very young age. ⁣ ⁣ Studies show that you can start teaching your children his or her second language as early as their infant years. And one of the best methods of teaching kids at an early age is by giving them bilingual toys. These toys are specialised in teaching your kids simple words that are easy to pick up and easy to remember. By teaching them simple concepts like colors and numbers, they’ll learn to understand the difference between the words and eventually learn how to say it.⁣ ⁣ Toys are the best teachers when it comes to children, especially in their preschool days. There aren’t many bilingual toys to help with learning Yorùbá language but they are a few out there and some new ones being developed. ⁣ ⁣ We will be showcasing the ones we’ve tried and tested over the next few months. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #CultureTree #Parenting #BilingualFamily #BilingualToys #BilingualKids #Family #Yoruba #Africa #African #MotherTongue #Education #Learning #Learn #Teach #Sing #Play #NurseryRhymes #London #Culture #Creative #Kids
Have you watched our Yorùbá folktales series on Have you watched our Yorùbá folktales series on the CultureTree TV YouTube channel?⁣ ⁣ The folktales were read in Yorùbá by children aged 8 - 12 years old from our Academy. They are still learning to read and speak Yorùbá fluently and we think they all did an amazing job! ⁣ ⁣ Link to watch in bio 👆🏾 ⁣ ⁣ #CultureTree #CultureSeeds #MayorofLondon #AfricainLondon #Yoruba #Yorubafolktales⁣
We would like to invite you all to a special YouTu We would like to invite you all to a special YouTube Premiere of our illustrated Yorùbá folktales series. ⁣ ⁣ The folktales were read in Yorùbá by children aged 8 - 12 years old from our Academy. They are still learning to read and speak Yorùbá fluently and we think they all did an amazing job! ⁣ ⁣ The Premiere will be on our YouTube channel on Friday 30th July at 12pm (BST). Link in our bio 👆🏾⁣ ⁣ We hope you’ll all tune in with your children.⁣ ⁣ This project was supported by the @Mayorofldn’s Culture Seeds. ⁣ ⁣ #CultureTree #CultureSeeds #MayorofLondon #AfricainLondon #Yoruba #Yorubafolktales #IllustratedStories
To celebrate the release of the fantastic new book To celebrate the release of the fantastic new book CHILDREN OF THE QUICKSANDS by @efua.traore, @chickenhousebooks have kindly gifted us with several copies of the VERY limited edition proof copy. ⁣ ⁣ #ChildrenoftheQuicksands follows Simi on a fantastical journey – from Lagos to the forbidden lake, the quicksand, and beyond ...🌞⁣ ⁣ We’ve decided that we’d like to gift these books to children who’d like to read it along with us as part of a Summer book club. ⁣ ⁣ The book club would be suitable for children aged 8 - 13 years old.⁣ ⁣ If you think your child would be interested in joining the Summer book club and receiving a copy of the book please complete the registration form in our bio 👆🏾⁣ ⁣ T&Cs:⁣ UK residents only. Book club registration closes 30th July 2021. Postage costs apply. ⁣ ⁣ #CultureTree #CultureTreeBookClub #Childrenofthequicksands #Bookclub #AfricanBookclub #Africanliterature #Africanwriters
I had an experience this morning that has left me I had an experience this morning that has left me seething even after calling the person out!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We’ve just recently registered at a new GP Practice and I called this morning to book an appointment for my daughter. After giving the Receptionist my daughter’s date of birth, she immediately said:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “I can’t even say this name”⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Then proceeded to totally butcher her name, adding “OR SOMETHING” after she said it.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I was taken back and replied “OR SOMETHING, that’s my daughter’s name”. I then said how it’s pronounced.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I wish I’d said so much more to be honest and now I’m going over all the other responses I could have given her! I even called back several times but kept getting user busy so sent a complaint email to the Practice Manager.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ How can you in a multicultural society start a conversation with “I can’t even say this name”!!! Then add “or something” dismissively after deliberating saying the name wrong! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ My first daughter’s name is not English or even Yoruba for that matter so I’m used to telling people how it’s pronounced. If you can’t pronounce a name, ask how it’s pronounced or better yet just don’t say anything at all. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Some might argue that the Receptionist is just ignorant but No this is more than ignorance. This was a deliberate effort at diminishing the significance and importance of someone’s name! ⁣⁣ The days of having our names mocked is over! I tell my kids everyday to make sure they correct anyone who mispronounces their names. And no, they shouldn’t tolerate anyone imposing any nonsense nicknames on them simply to make their names more palatable to the person! I’m not raising a child that will not be proud of their name or their rich heritage. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I’d like to hear from our community. If you have a Non-English name, how do you deal with people deliberately butchering your name? If you have children, did you consider this when giving your children English/non-English names? Has something like this happened to you before? How did you deal with it? ⁣⁣ ⁣ #CultureTree #Names
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