Discovering the Key to a Child’s Learning: Insights from Rūta Kareckaitė-Gouriou, a Learning and Sensory Integration Specialist

Written by Giedrė Gudaitė Published in Lithuanian on 14 October, 2026, the original text is here. On 26 September, a practical workshop entitled Discovering the Key to a Child’s Learning was held at the Lithuanian Mother Tongue School “Three Colours” in Reykjavik, Iceland. Led by Rūta Kareckaitė-Gouriou, a learning and sensory integration specialist, the workshop …

Bókasafn Móðurmáls Celebrates Its 10-Year Anniversary!

Scroll down for the Icelandic version of this article. We are thrilled to announce that Bókasafn Móðurmáls (the Móðurmál Library) is celebrating its 10-year anniversary! It has been a beautiful decade of fostering, supporting multilingualism and multilingual families, and sharing the joy of reading. Huge congratulations and thank you to everyone who has been part …

Welcoming Sonja and Ananda from Gotland!

We were excited to host two inspiring mother tongue teachers, Sonja (German teacher) and Ananda (Spanish teacher), who traveled from Gotland, Sweden, to visit Móðurmál – the Association on Bilingualism, through the Erasmus+ program 15-20 September 2026. During their 6-day job shadowing visit, they had the opportunity to explore our work, exchange valuable experiences, and …

Nýtt skólaár 2026-2027 er að byrja!

Við erum ánægð að byrja okkar 32. starfsár. Samtökin voru stofnuð árið 1994 af fimm tungumálahópum, en eru sterk saman í dag með 23 móðurmálshópa: albanska, arabíska – Arabic Assalam, Arabíska er tungumálið mitt, Bókasafn Móðurmáls, filippseyska, franska, gríska, japanska, kóreska, litháíska, Móðurmál Norðurlands, pólska, persneska, portúgalska, rússneska (MIR), rússneska (leiklistarhópur fyrir fjöltyngd börn), serbneska, …

Áratugur af metnaðarfullu starfi – 10 ára afmæli Serbnesku menningarmiðstöðvarinnar á Íslandi haldið hátíðlegt

Í hátiðlegu og tilfinningaþrungnu andrúmslofti þann 8. maí 2026 hélt Serbneska menningarmiðstöðin á Íslandi upp á merkilegan áfanga – tíu ára afmæli sitt og farsælt starf á liðnum árum en serbneski móðurmálsskóli er hluti menningarmiðstöðvarinnar. Fjölmargir gestir, vinir miðstöðvarinnar, samstarfsaðilar, fulltrúar stofnana og meðlimir serbneska samfélagsins á Íslandi komu saman til að fagna þessum mikilvæga …

Fjölmenning, samvera og fjölbreytileiki í Menningargarðinum

Menningargarðurinn fór fram í Fjölskyldu- og húsdýragarðinum laugardaginn 30. maí 2026 við mjög góðar undirtektir. Þar var fjölbreytileikanum fagnað með fjölbreyttri dagskrá þar sem matur, menning, listir og samvera ólíkra menningarheima voru í forgrunni. Gestir gátu notið matar frá ólíkum löndum, handverks, listasýninga, tónlistar og sviðsatriða auk fjölbreyttrar og fræðandi dagskrár fyrir börn og fjölskyldur. …

Lithuanian Móðurmál group invites authors for workshop

The Lithuanian mother tongue school in Iceland, “Three Colors,” actively participates in a variety of educational and cultural projects and regularly invites special guests from Lithuania to inspire our community. This time, we had the wonderful opportunity to welcome the author of the book series “Little Ant KNOW-NOTHING”, Rasa Dmuchovskienė, together with the illustrator Gintaras …

A group from Móðurmál participates in the Children’s Culture Festival in Reykjavík

Vinalestur Heiðrúnar, an Icelandic school within Móðurmál, was participating in the Children’s Culture Festival in Reykjavík recently. During the Children’s culture festival, a public exhibition in Fella- og Hólakirkja showcased the results of the childrens creative effort during the winter semester. The children had worked on a model of a small village together. The houses …

Museum Visits with Móðurmál Students

Many language groups within Móðurmál have previously visited museums in Reykjavík with their students, and the Móðurmál values their continued support and cooperation. Below is a report from the Albanian group. During the weekends in April, students in the Albanian language class visited several museums. Stimulated by curiosity, they visited Listasafn Íslands (the National Art Gallery), Sjóminjasafnið (the …

Cultural events supported by Móðurmál – New Year’s celebration

New Year celebration The Russian Weekend School “MIR” hosted its traditional New Year’s celebration on January 10th at Laugarnes Church. The event was open to all. Our teachers and parents created a wonderful, warm, and festive atmosphere and thanks to their contributions a delicious buffet was served. Main characters from popular Russian tales were reenacted and numerous guests were …