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THE BEST OF ALLEGRO

Nottingham prison, UK, teaches Dutch, Spanish and Italian.

500 marginalised learners across Europe are learning languages with ALLEGRO.

Parents in Nottingham, England, join in their eleven-year-olds to watch a French presentation, La Courgette Volante, with juggling, unicycles and a talking Mona Lisa.

"You tell that Commission that we want more Dutch lessons."
A learner attending a taster course in Nottingham Prison, England

Two and three-year-olds, at a parent and toddler group in Nottingham, England, take part in Spanish games and dancing, eat tapas and have their faces painted with the Spanish flag.

 

 MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN UNITED KINGDOM
  • We have worked with 13 organisations in Nottingham and the East Midlands, forging close links with them at all levels.


  • We have set up 16 sub-projects, reaching a total of over 200 learners.


  • We have taught Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch.


  • Learners have varied in age from 2 to 70.


  • We have worked in two local prisons, providing opportunities to learn a language for inmates whose education programme cannot usually provide this.


  • We have set up several projects with parents and their children, to promote family learning and to show them how to encourage their children to become enthusiastic language learners.


  • Our teachers have come mainly from the Department of Languages at Nottingham Trent University and have welcomed this opportunity to widen their teaching experience.


  • We have won a European Award for Languages 2005 [European Languages Label] for our innovative work.


The SureStart venue with parents and children


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