Mum’s the word! How different languages say ‘mother’
Today is the day we celebrate ‘Mother’s day’ or ‘Mothering Sunday’ here in the UK. Mum is one of those…
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Today is the day we celebrate ‘Mother’s day’ or ‘Mothering Sunday’ here in the UK. Mum is one of those…
In today’s blog post, father and son Joseph and Reuben share with us their JLC story and how learning made…
Today is “Baba Marta Day”. In Bulgaria the 1st of March marks a holiday that welcomes the upcoming spring. “Baba Marta”…
Happy Leap Day! The 29th of February comes around every four years, but how much do you know about this extra day?…
Jenny’s daughter Grace was a finalist in the 2015 Junior Language Challenge – and one of the stars of our video…
Yes, believe it or not, it’s National Toast Day today. Which got us all thinking, how important can toast possibly…
So you think you can’t speak French? You may not realise it but if you’re an English speaker, you probably…
The world has become slightly obsessed with cat videos and cat Instagram accounts (have you seen the video where cats…
Valentine’s Day is a moment we should all pause our busy lives to celebrate love and the important people in our…
Happy Chinese New Year! 恭喜发财! Today is the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. The period before Chinese…