The Latvian School in Reykjavík got the interesting request from kindergarten Hólaborg last autumn to help them collect books in different languages. The idea was to let children with different mother tongues borrow and read books at home. The Latvian School in Reykjavik decided to donate three of their books and we encourage other mother tongue groups to do the same if their language is on the list.
We find this very important because it is true that children of different origin often struggle with finding value in their mother-tongue and it might help a lot if this value is raised in kindergarten, the Icelandic environment they live in every day and where they want to belong. It is often on parents’ own shoulders to raise their child’s interest in learning, talking and reading their mother tongue. We are happy and proud that Hólaborg kindergarten is showing interest in children’s mother tongues and this is a wonderful example of positive interaction between a kindergarten and families with a multicultural background.