Identity, heritage and culture

Supplementary schools are often set up to allow children and young people the opportunity to learn about and stay in touch with their heritage cultures.

Maintaining strong links with heritage cultures is achieved through teaching children their mother tongues, through drama, poetry, music, dance, history lessons and many other cultural activities. Supplementary schools thus contribute to building children’s identities and help create pride in the children’s heritages.

The Diversity and citizenship report highlighted the importance for all children to understand their identities and to feel a sense of belonging.

The National Centre for Languages Positively plurilingual report also highlighted the value of bi- and plurilingualism for children’s identities and achievement, and also for their future careers.

Positively plurilingual

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