Palmerston North pupils have put pen to paper in their mother tongues to maintain their language and identities. Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School held its First Voice workshop at the Conference and Function Centre on Tuesday. The children, who spoke 23 languages between them, worked with 30-40 mentors to write about the theme "school". READ MORE:* Terrace End School pupils get glimpse of Japanese culture from students* Palmerston North school celebrates cultures far and wide* Pupils at Palmerston North school find the voice of their homeland at writing workshopDavid Unwin/Stuff Fifty-six Intermediate Normal pupils write and speak in their first language at the First Voice workshop on Tuesday. Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School English for speakers of other languages teacher and event organiser Barb Drake said it was important the children maintained their first language, because that was part of their identity.

Source: Stuff June 23, 2020 04:52 UTC