This spring has been full of both traditional and unique events. Representatives of Móðurmál have introduced and presented the work of Móðurmál at the Multicultural Congress Let’s Talk on March 25th, where they had a chance to talk with professionals and passers-by. Approximately 17.000 immigrants from more than twenty countries live in Reykjavík who speak about one hundred languages. The Multicultural Congress is organized by the Human Rights Office of Reykjavík in Collaboration with Multicultural Council of Reykjavík.
A month later, on April 25th, Móðurmál signed a contract with SAMFOK, the Alliance of Parent´s Associations and Parent´s Councils of Elementary Schools in Reykjavík, about sharing the office in Háaleitisbraut 11–13, and moving the legal address there. Furthermore, Móðurmál and SAMFOK will collaborate on other projects, i.e. parent counselling.
Another month later, the Minister of Education and Culture Kristján Þór Júlíusson, together with the representative of Heimili og Skóli –the National Parents Association–, visited Móðurmál in its new office and received information about its work, mother tongue groups and languages, library, teacher training etc. The visit took place in connection with the award from Heimili og Skóli that Móðurmál received in 2016.
