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Italian After-school Club

After-school clubs

for Italian speaking

children

 

School-terms based

 

 

Ambarabà Community Language School

 

 

 

Community language schools (also called complementary schools) help students to learn and use their community or heritage language. Ambarabà aims to support the second-generation language maintenance of the Italian speaking community of South London. Our activities give students of primary school age the chance to gain a better understanding of their second or heritage language by attending regular after-school clubs where we explore cultural content with a deep focus on grammar, reading, and writing. After-school clubs are delivered by SIAL.courses, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in London.

We are aware of the challenges of raising a child to be bilingual and we provide families with the tools to achieve balanced bilingualism by offering workshops for parents, language courses specifically designed for parents and/or partners of Italian speakers and promoting community events. Language acquisition and the development of intercultural sensitivity are fully integrated, and we allow students to express themselves spontaneously while strengthening their language competence as a whole. 

Multilingual Parent Network
A space to meet other parents, share your experience and advice, and connect with multilingual families in London
(one Zoom meeting per school term)
 

Community Events

  • Ambarabà book club
    Ambarabà book club
    Wed, 22 Jan
    London
    22 Jan 2025, 19:30 – 21:00
    London, Tooting Bec, London SW17, UK
    A community book club for parents
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  • Stand-up & Dance
    Stand-up & Dance
    PAST EVENT
    Ambarabà Community Language School
    PAST EVENT
    Ambarabà Community Language School, 21 Ramsden Rd, Balham, London SW12 8QX, Regno Unito
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  • Multilinguismo: un laboratorio per genitori ed educatori
    Multilinguismo: un laboratorio per genitori ed educatori
    Sun, 28 Apr
    INCA CGIL UK - Italian Advice Centre
    28 Apr 2024, 10:00 – 16:00
    INCA CGIL UK - Italian Advice Centre, 124 Canonbury Rd, London N1 2UT, UK
    Un workshop per affrontare insieme a esperti del settore il tema del multilinguismo e del mantenimento dell'italiano come lingua d'origine
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  • Ambarabà Community Picnic 2023
    Ambarabà Community Picnic 2023
    Sat, 08 Jul
    London
    08 Jul 2023, 12:00 – 15:30
    London, Tooting Bec Common, London SW12, UK
    Another school year draws to a close and we would like to invite you all to celebrate our local Italian community with an Italian picnic at Tooting Bec Common. We will meet next to the Tooting Triangle Playground, just bring your blanket and packed lunch!
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  • Webinar sul Bilinguismo
    Webinar sul Bilinguismo
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, 12 Dec
    Webinar
    12 Dec 2022, 18:00 – 19:00 GMT
    Webinar
    La serie di appuntamenti dedicati al bilinguismo organizzati dal Comites di Londra si svolgeranno con esperti che aiuteranno i genitori ad ottenere delle risposte alle preoccupazioni più frequenti. I webinar saranno in lingua italiana
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  • The way home- La strada di casa: a Musical made with, for and by the British-Italian community in London
    The way home- La strada di casa: a Musical made with, for and by the British-Italian community in London
    Sat, 16 Jul
    Londra
    16 Jul 2022, 19:30
    Londra, South Kensington, Londra SW7 2BS, Regno Unito
    This linguistic and artistic project is the creation and stage production of a new one-act Musical made with, for and by the British-Italian community in London to explore themes of identity, multiculturalism and, indeed, community. English and Italian are the languages of the Musical, The Way Home
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  • Picnic Italiano  2021
    Picnic Italiano  2021
    Mon, 12 Jul
    Tooting Bec Common
    12 Jul 2021, 18:30 BST
    Tooting Bec Common, Tooting Bec Common, London SW16, Regno Unito
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  • Workshop for Parents
    Workshop for Parents
    Sat, 29 Feb
    SW12 8QX
    29 Feb 2020, 14:30 – 17:00
    SW12 8QX
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  • Merenda Natalizia
    Merenda Natalizia
    Tue, 10 Dec
    Ambarabà Community Language School
    10 Dec 2019, 16:30
    Ambarabà Community Language School, 21 Ramsden Rd, Balham, London SW12 8QX, Regno Unito
    Free Event
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  • Workshop for Parents
    Workshop for Parents
    Sat, 30 Nov
    Ambarabà Community Language School
    30 Nov 2019, 15:00
    Ambarabà Community Language School, 21 Ramsden Rd, Balham, London SW12 8QX, Regno Unito
    Multilingualism and Art&Craft
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