Language Explorers – Out of this world Workshops for parents and their children ages 3 to 6
Language Explorers – Out of this world Workshops for parents and their children ages 3 to 6
October 11 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm IST
Language Explorer – Out of This World Workshops are a series of workshops designed for curious young explorers, presented by visual artist Paola Invernizzi. The sessions provide a unique creative experience for parents and their children based on storytelling, play, visual arts and music. Language Explorers is Mother Tongues’ award-winning programme, designed for children aged…
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Artists
Paola Invernizzi, visual artist
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Ready for liftoff? Join us with Paola Invernizzi on a magical journey through space and imagination in our Out of This World workshops! Designed for curious young explorers, these sessions blend storytelling, art and multilingual play into an unforgettable adventure.
Together, we will travel from the shimmering Moon to the twinkling Stars, past distant Planets, and back to our very own Planet Earth, discovering what makes it so unique. But the most important destination? The universe inside ourselves. Embark on a journey where every child is a star. Each session is different but connected to an overall theme. Come to as many workshops as you like!
Mother Tongues’ Language Explorer workshops provide a unique creative experience for parents and their children based on storytelling, play, visual arts and music. While the workshops will be guided in English, we encourage families to embrace their home languages. This fosters meaningful connections between parents and children, creating a truly inclusive environment. Meet and connect with other like-minded families and share your language journey!
Workshops are free of charge, but booking is required as there is limited capacity. When you reserve a child ticket, the accompanying adult is automatically included. If you can’t make the event, please email us at hanna@mothertongues.ie so some other family can benefit from attending the workshop.
Language Explorers workshops promote a human rights agenda by creating inclusive, accessible artistic spaces that respect and celebrate every child’s right to participate in cultural life, as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Article 12). The programme empowers children and families to express their linguistic and cultural identities, fostering pride in their mother tongues and ensuring that minority and migrant voices are heard and valued.
By actively engaging parents and children from diverse backgrounds, including those living in Direct Provision and socio-economically disadvantaged areas, the workshops address the right to equality, cultural participation, and freedom of expression. The methodology places the child’s voice at the centre, ensuring they are not only participants but active co-creators, aligning with a rights-based approach to arts education and community engagement.
Language Explorers is Mother Tongues’ award-winning programme, designed for children aged 3 to 6 and their families. Facilitated by our specially trained multilingual artists, the workshops provide a welcoming space for families from all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Each workshop is an invitation to connect with your family language(s), through storytelling, play, visual arts, music and movement.
Our artists create a space full of imagination and creativity, in which speaking and listening to languages is fun and something to be proud of. Families come together in high-quality artistic activities while sharing and exploring the diversity of languages in the room – an experience equally inspiring for multilingual families as for those who are curious about other languages and cultures. Workshops are delivered in English, but families are warmly encouraged to bring any and all languages they speak. Whether your child is fluent, just learning, non-speaking, or uses a different way to communicate, this space is for you.
Mother Tongues, established in 2017, is a leading organisation working at the intersection of the arts, language and cultural diversity in Ireland. Its mission is to unlock the creative potential of multilingualism through high-quality, inclusive arts experiences that promote social cohesion, celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity and foster a sense of belonging for children, families and communities.
Since 2022, our Language Explorers programme has engaged 18 plurilingual artists and reached over 2,500 children and parents. By facilitating high-quality, inclusive arts experiences, we nurture children’s creativity and language skills, strengthen family bonds and enhance community wellbeing.
Speaker Biographies:
Paola Invernizzi is an Italian visual artist based in Dublin. Having completed her studies in Arts and Health at the Brera Academy of Art in Milan, she has gained diverse experience in both health and educational contexts. Through this journey, she has come to recognize the potential of art in promoting well-being.
Embracing a phenomenological approach and employing a variety of techniques, Invernizzi facilitates the inner connection between individuals and different art forms. Her primary goal is to extend this connection to the broader community, thereby enhancing the sense of belonging. Since 2018, she has been working in Ireland, undertaking tailored initiatives that respond to community needs, with a particular focus on arts and health, arts in education, and arts in early childhood.
In 2020, Invernizzi was awarded the Professional Development Award by the Arts Council of Ireland, and in 2021, she received the Agility Award in arts participation.
Currently, Invernizzi is actively involved in residencies at primary and secondary schools, while also expanding her knowledge and skills in early childhood education through experiences in school settings and collaborations with Mother Tongues.
In the field of Arts and Health, she has begun a collaboration with Waterford Healing Arts, focusing on the psychiatric department. She is also an artist in residence at Tallaght University Hospital and has recently joined the panel of Helium Arts.
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