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Available now – the report of this year’s Festival of Languages. Celebrating the North East’s diverse languages and cultures and our connections to the world for children and young people aged 3-18, it was our biggest and best Festival yet! expressyourselfne.com/2026/0… @NorthEast_MSA
Read the multilingual recipe book. In these recipes, pupils from North East schools share their favourite family recipes and why they are important to them, using a language other than English. Find out more: expressyourselfne.com/2026/0…
@NUGlobalDev @NorthumbriaUni @NorthEast_MSA
We are delighted to announce the winners of the German Karneval Mask Competition, which took place between January and March as part of this year’s Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages: expressyourselfne.com/2026/0… @BritGerAssoc @NorthEast_MSA
We are delighted to share the film of the region’s children and young people singing this year’s Festival song. 5,694 children and young people in 56 schools took part, celebrating the region’s diverse languages and culture together. expressyourselfne.com/2026/0…
Sharing our 2026 Mother Tongue Other Tongue digital anthology - a joyous celebration of North East children's writing in 46 different languages. 3,960 took part this year and we are delighted to showcase examples from across the region: expressyourselfne.com/2026/0…
We are delighted to share five short films, showcasing highlights from this year's record breaking Festival. We hope you enjoy watching children and young people, teachers and partners talking about their experiences: expressyourselfne.com/2026/0…
Collaboration is key! Thank you for your support, @consejeriauk !
Este año hemos vuelto a colaborar con @EYFOLNE con una participación excepcional de alumnado y profesorado del Reino Unido.
A big thank you to organisers for making it possible.
We are very proud of this collaboration and hope for an even better 2027 edition.
Pupils discovered the artistic side of the Arabic language during a calligraphy workshop with calligraphy artist Abu Yahya.
@QFIntl @NewcastleCC @InterNewcastle @NorthEast_CA
#NEFestivalOfLanguages #ArabicCalligraphy #LanguageLearning #CulturalExchange #NewcastleUponTyne
Read all about our amazing Multilingual Poetry Slam event last Friday!
@EUdelegationUK @NewcastleCC @InterNewcastle @NorthEast_CA
expressyourselfne.com/2026/0…
What a great event last Friday! Read the article below :-)
A very engaging Multilingual Poetry Slam at @NewcastleCC 's Civic Centre!
With thanks to @EUdelegationUK @NorthEast_CA @InterNewcastle
expressyourselfne.com/2026/0…
Thank you for your ongoing support @StevenFawkes and @ALL4language , behind the scenes mostly, but also at events!
Help us plan for the future - if you took part in any festival activity, please complete our quick survey, and be in with a chance to win £100 too! Click below: surveymonkey.com/r/Festival2… want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who took part in the Festival this year!
Pupils explored the Arabic language in a creative way during the Arabic language and culture workshop.
One of the highlights for many children was shaping letters from the Arabic alphabet using Play-Doh.
Thank you @QFIntl @NewcastleCC
@InterNewcastle
Help us plan for the future - if you took part in any festival activity, please complete our quick survey, and be in with a chance to win £100 too! Click below: surveymonkey.com/r/Festival2… want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who took part in the Festival this year!
Looking back to a great event on 23rd March at @newcastlecouncil 's Civic Centre! Copy, paste and open the link below to read our articel about it: expressyourselfne.com/2026/0… thanks again to
@QFIntl
Proud to have supported a multilingual Poetry Slam at the “Express Yourself, North East Festival of Languages” in Newcastle @EYFOLNE
Students used poetry to celebrate languages & share their voices, showing how language learning brings people closer.
@NewcastleCC @durham_uni
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Proud to have supported a multilingual Poetry Slam at the “Express Yourself, North East Festival of Languages” in Newcastle @EYFOLNE
Students used poetry to celebrate languages & share their voices, showing how language learning brings people closer.
@NewcastleCC @durham_uni
Pupils discovered the artistic side of the Arabic language during a calligraphy workshop with calligraphy artist Abu Yahya.
Using special brush pens and templates, they practised writing Arabic while exploring the letters.
@QFIntl @NewcastleCC @NorthEast_CA @InterNewcastle
A day full of discovery and creativity! Pupils from Our Lady & St. Anne’s and Lemington Riverside Primary Schools explored the beauty of Chinese culture, learning about spring traditions, papercutting, and the art of calligraphy. Smiles, laughter, and hands-on fun!
@StudentsNCL
Watch the video of our Spanish Omelette winners' event at Northumbria University with their lovely staff. It was fascinating to find out about the @ProyectoReclama with @NUGlobalDev too!
@InterNewcastle