Join us at “Understanding Specific Benefits of Growing Up Bilingual”

Saturday 10 am - 12 pm

Date tbc

Limited Spaces available

Speakers and topics:

Aina Mamaeva, Director and Founder of Znaniye Russian School

&/or potential honorary guest Julianne Marriott, Councillor for East

Ham Central and Cabinet Member for Education

Introduction of Rokeby School & Russian Program

Ms. Magui Sierra, Head of MCFL (Modern Community Foreign

Languages), &/or Ms. Deimante Dambrauskiene, Russian & Literacy

intervention teacher, Rokeby School

Reading of Winning Essay from University of Exeter Competition

“Why I Like Studying Foreign Languages”

Denis Mustafa, Rokeby School pupil

Experiences of Raising A Bilingual Child

Karina Karmenian, Founder, Russian Parents Network and Russian

Children’s World Website

“Fostering A Bilingual/Bicultural Identity”

Dr. Virginia Lam, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of

East London

“Growing Up Bilingual Project – Preliminary Findings”

Layal Husain, Doctoral Researcher, School of Psychology, University of

East London

Q&A

Discussion & gathering feedback