 Belanno was a seed
that started about seven years ago once my husband and I started to
have kids. We wished there was a foreign language school for young
children. As our family grew and we started to expose our kids to
Arabic and French it was apparent that absorbing a foreign language
was natural even though we were not trying to achieve bilingual
children.
One day my 4
year old daughter wanted to play with a little girl who did not
speak English. I asked her how are you going to talk to her if she
does not know English? Bella said don't worry we will just play.And
that was true, that day she taught me that kids do not have a
preconceived notion about being different even when it comes to
communication.
Almost a year
later on a trip to a foreign country I watched my 5 year old
daughter get into the back of an old VW with her three aunts who
were going to get their hair done and none of them spoke English. I
remember thinking how will that work out? When she came back she was
chattering about how much fun she had and again the language did not
matter.
I have fifteen
years of business experience in varied roles such as human
resources, recruiting, job placement and non-profit background in
school to business partnerships, economic
development, maintained a youth apprenticeship program, event
planning and management and started a local young professionals
group from scratch. All of these experiences have prepared me
for this journey of creating Belanno. I am grateful to my past,
which is contributing, immensely to my future.
I hope that you
find Belanno a unique way to educate and stimulate your child on
their journey on becoming a global citizen and acquiring a foreign
language.
In the
News
Post-Crescent article: Business owner puts passion for language to work at school
Post-Crescent Annual Report article: Foreign language program starts kids early
National
Public Radio : Here on Earth: Radio
Without Borders
Kara Patterson Post-Crescent column: Art and language mix in summer camps aimed at
opening doors
INC
Innovator Post-Crescent article: Aquiring a Foreign
Accent
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