We are delighted to announce that our fifth Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages is now open for registrations for activities between January and March 2025.
Join us to celebrate and inspire a future generation of linguists and global citizens!
International Newcastle hosts and co-ordinates the Festival, which offers an exciting programme of FREE activities, events and resources for children and young people to help them discover the world through diverse languages, cultures and creativity.
- Schools, community schools and groups can sign up for opportunities for children and young people across the North East (Newcastle, Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Gateshead, Sunderland, and Durham).
- UK schools outside the North East can join in with selected events and all webinars
- Schools outside the UK can join the Weaving Friendship international project.
Festival links
- Click here to see the Festival What’s On programme
- Click here to download the Festival Programme
- Click here for the KS1-2 (3-11 year-olds) programme
- Click here for the KS3-5 (11-18 year-olds) programme
- Click here for the UK programme (for schools outside the North East)
- Click here for our Weaving Friendship project for schools outside the UK
Keep in touch
- Follow the Festival on social media: instagram | facebook | X
- Sign up on the Festival home page for the newsletter for latest updates
- Contact: Declan Baharini, Festival Co-ordinator – email info@expressyourselfne.com
International School Award: Festival participation automatically qualifies schools for British Council’s International School Award Foundation Certificate, without schools having to apply online.
Getting involved in a range of Festival activities can also help schools to progress through the International School Award levels and apply for Intermediate Level, Accreditation or Reaccreditation. This supports efforts to embed internationalism across school communities and maximise benefits for pupils. Click here to find out more.
Schools of Sanctuary: There are lots of activities within the Festival programme that can help support Schools of Sanctuary or those working towards the award.
Choose a range of Festival activities, events and resources to celebrate multiculturalism and multilingualism in your school.
Embrace the languages, cultures and traditions of all your pupils, to build a better, kinder society for all. Find out here about: Newcastle Schools of Sanctuary.
Festival partners
This year we have been supported with funding from the North East Combined Authority. We are also grateful to the many local, regional, national partners and international partners who make the Festival possible, by providing events, activities and resources free of charge. Find out more about our Festival partnership here.
