Welcome to Limestone's Indigenous and International Languages program for elementary children.
🌞 EXCITING NEWS — SWAHILI LANGUAGE CLASSES ARE HERE! 🌍💛
We’re delighted to introduce our NEW Swahili Language Program for Children (Mpango wa Kiswahili kwa Watoto)! 🎉
Get ready for a fun-filled journey of learning, laughter, culture, and language exploration! 🥳
Our engaging program is designed to help children discover the beauty of the Swahili language (Kiswahili) through:
🎲 Interactive activities
📖 Storytelling
🎵 Songs and music
🎮 Fun games
🌍 Cultural experiences
💬 Everyday Swahili conversation
Whether your child is completely new to Swahili or already knows a few words and phrases, our friendly and encouraging environment will help them build confidence while having fun!
📅 When: Saturdays
⏰ Time: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
🧒 For: Children
📍 Location: 164 Van Order Drive, Kingston, main floor.
✨ Come learn, play, connect, and discover the rich culture and beautiful sounds of Kiswahili!
Karibu! — Everyone is welcome! 💛🌍
We can’t wait to begin this exciting new journey with your children!
Tutaonana Jumamosi! 👋😊
Limestone offers children (ages 4 to 13 years old) in our community the opportunity to learn a third language.
Languages currently include:
- Arabic - Saturday - Location LCVI - Starting Saturday, September 19th, 2026
- Bengali - Thursday - ONLINE - Starting Thursday, September 17th, 2026
- Urdu - Saturday- 164 Van Order Drive, 2nd Floor - Starting Saturday, September 19th, 2026
- Mandarin - Tuesday - 164 Van Order Drive, 2nd Floor Starting Tuesday, September 15th, 2026
- Russian - Saturday - 164 Van Order Drive, 2nd Floor - Starting Saturday, September 19th, 2026
- Greek - Saturday -Starting Saturday, September 19th, 2026
- Ukrainian - Thursday or Saturday - 164 Van Order Drive, 2nd Floor - Starting OCTOBER 2026
- Hebrew - Sunday
- Punjabi Dance - Thursdays - 164 Van Order Drive, GYM - Starting Thursday, September 24th, 2026
- Swahili - Saturday - 164 Van Order Drive, 2nd Floor - Start date to be determined - stay tunned ~
- Korean - Friday - 164 Van Order Drive, 2nd Floor - Starting Friday, September 18th, 2026
- Spanish - Thursday - 164 Van Order Drive, 2nd Floor - Starting Thursday, September 24th, 2026
This program is offered on weekday evenings and weekends (approximately 2.5 hours a week), September through June with a continuous intake.
🌸 2026–2027 CLOSURE DATES 🌸
Please take note of the following dates when our program will be closed. 💕
We hope this little calendar helps families plan ahead! 📅✨
🍂 OCTOBER
- 🎃 October 10
- 🍁 October 12
- 🍂 October 26
🦃 NOVEMBER
- 🍁 November 20
🎄 DECEMBER
- ✨ December 19 - 31
❄️ JANUARY
- 🎆 January 1–3
- ☃️ January 29
💗 FEBRUARY
- 💕 February 13
- 🌹 February 15
🌷 MARCH
- 🌸 March 12–21
- 🌱 March 26–29
🌼 APRIL
- 🐣 April 23
🌞 MAY
- 🌷 May 22–24
- 🌸 May 31
💕 THANK YOU! We appreciate our wonderful families for planning ahead with us. Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and fun-filled year! 🌈✨
Also, please note that during inclement ❄️ ☃️ weather, when buses 🚌 are cancelled during the school day, all evening programs are cancelled as well.
🌍✨ Learn a Language • Share a Culture • Change the World! 💕
For more information or to register, contact Community Education by phone at 613-542-7369 or by e-mail.