Professor Ina Druviete from Latvia gives a lecture on bilingualism to Latvians in Iceland

On September 6, the Latvian school in Reykjavik, Latvian group in Móðurmál, invited the Latvian speaking community to a lecture given by a well known linguistic specialist in Latvia, Ina Druviete, who was the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia in 2004–2006. To begin the lecture Ms Druviete spoke about psycholinguistic …

Successful Móðurmál Conference

The summer course organized by Móðurmál last weekend, 21st and 22nd of August was a sheer success! 🎉 Thank you for your contribution, dear participants, organizers and lecturers. There are mainly two themes that we would like to celebrate: Firstly, this was the first time that the course was open for Reykjavik preschool and school …

Multicultural Day, May 9th2015

Multicultural Day has become a tradition in Reykjavík! The parade started at 1 pm and a rich program downtown continued from 2-5 pm. The town-hall was crowded all the time, filled with international foods and flavours! Móðurmál was represented at the Multicultural Day, as in the previous years. There was a booth, posters, PowerPoint presentation, …

Icelandic course for parents in Fellaskóli and Ösp

In the spring 2015 parents of children who attend their mother tongue classes in Breiðholt, could attend an Icelandic course while waiting for their children. The course was taught by Berglind Björgúlfsdóttir and supported by project Menntun Núna. The focus was on spoken language and the approach to teaching was based on arts, music, movement, …

„My language and your language“

On February 21st the Móðurmál, the City Library and many guests celebrated the International Mother Tongue Day and the linguistic diversity of children.The “sun” was the theme and many other words could be learnt at Café Lingua for children on Saturday, February 21st in Gerðuberg. Besides, children showed their books, pictures, music and other interesting …

Festivals and event in spring 2015

In spring 2015 some of Móðurmál groups celebrated their national festivals! 🎉 February 23th, Defender of the Fatherland March 6th, Ghana celebrates its 58th Anniversary It is a good habit to share the event and invite members of other mother tongue groups, show and share the national culture with others. Thank you! ❤️