The Home Languages Programme (HLP) is an after school programme for students who want to maintain a language spoken at home, also known as Mother Tongue, but who do not study this language as part of the academic curriculum during the school day. It is an additional programme to the curriculum language acquisition classes and there is an additional charge for this programme.

The programme is designed to support home language development as well as the cultural identity and understanding that multilingualism fosters.

HLP features:

• paid, weekly classes for students 

• classes are taught in small groups of 3 to 6 students 

• classes are taught by experienced and qualified native speaker teachers hired by the school 

• the focus is on building students’ literacy skills (reading and writing) and cultural literacy

The programme is highly recommended for Middle School students who would like to maintain or gain fluency in their home language and supports those who wish to build a  pathway towards bilingualism.

Languages offered change every year based on enrolment numbers. These are the languages that will be offered during the 2021/2022 school year.