Meet our Festival Interns
Article by Katarina Trajković, Festival Intern (Digital Content Creator) Five Festival interns from Northumbria and Newcastle Universities have been producing articles and digital content for our Express Yourself: North East…
The team and the drive behind the Festival
Article by Suki Zhang (Festival Intern – Digital Content Creator) For the team behind Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages, promoting language learning is about much more than teaching…
Together we Fly world friendship project installation open at Newcastle Civic Centre!
Photos by Denise Kua Sze Min (Festival Intern – Digital Content Creator) Newcastle Civic Centre windows are filled with a kaleidoscope of colour from the thousands of butterflies created by…
Celebrating children’s Calligrams in many languages
Thank you to all the children from North East primary schools and partner schools abroad who took part in the Calligrams Celebration, as part of Express Yourself: North East Festival…
Children have fun exploring Japanese language and culture in Newcastle
Article written by Denise Kua Sze Min and photography, with additional photos from Rebeca Villarroel Altamirano Pupils from Christ Church Primary School, Gosforth Central Middle School and St Paul’s CE Primary School took part in…
Welcome to China workshops a hit with primary pupils!
Article written and photography by Denise Kua Sze Min (Festival Intern – Digital Content Creator) Children from Our Lady and St. Anne’s Catholic Primary School and Lemington Riverside Primary School enjoyed immersive Chinese cultural workshops…
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We’ve had another fantastic Express Yourself: North East Festival of languages this year with over 1,000 school registrations and more than 113,000 children and young people participating in festival events,…
Pupils enjoy a warm welcome and a carousel of activities at Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre
Article and photos by Suki Zhang (Festival Intern – Digital Content Creator) Around 100 pupils from Richard Avenue Primary School (Sunderland) and Pelton Community Primary School (County Durham) were welcomed…
Languages, careers and football! Futbol Lingo inspire pupils and open their minds to opportunities
Photos by Suki Zhang and Amar Sasidharan Pillai (Festival Interns – Digital Content Creators) Back by popular demand, Pierce Kiembi, Futbol Lingo’s inspirational co-founder was joined by R’Mar Murray at…
Pupils dive into an amazing Yorùbá language and culture experience!
Article written by Rebeca Villarroel Altamirano with photos from Rebeca and photos and contributions from Denise Kua, Amar Sasidharan Pillai, Suki Zhang and Katarina Trajković (Festival Interns – Digital Content Creators) 120…