1In my daughter's primary school, the children speak more than twenty different languages at home.
2Rather than treating this as a problem, the teachers celebrate every language in the classroom.
3Each morning begins with greetings in a different language, chosen by one of the pupils.
4Parents are invited to read traditional stories aloud, even when most children cannot understand every word.
5The school library now stocks bilingual books, which are borrowed more often than anything else.
6Research suggests that children who value their first language learn additional languages more confidently.
7Some parents initially worried that mixing languages would confuse their children, but the opposite appears true.
8Friendships form easily because the pupils are curious about each other's festivals, food and songs.
9Teachers admit they are learning too, picking up phrases from their students throughout the year.
10The classroom has become a small model of the diverse city that surrounds it.