Multilingualism at AISL

​ ​Last Friday, AISL celebrated and honoured our host country of Zambia. Throughout the school year the primary school intentionally promotes the learning of Zambian culture and language. During a recent assembly our Zambian Cultural Teacher, Joyce Phiri, and Grace Musonda begun what will be a series of Chinyanja language sessions to further broaden students' engagement with the Zambian language.

While upholding Zambian language, we additionally celebrate our multilingual backgrounds. Each student approaches learning with a unique language profile. Many students are multilingual with one or two languages spoken at home and another language spoken with friends at school, while some have another language that they may speak with extended family members. Additionally, a student's language profile is shaped by the languages of the countries with which they have lived. Celebrate along with us by promoting your child's mother tongue in your home.