International Mother Language Day is a worldwide celebration held on the 21 February each year to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. Founded by UNESCO in 1999 and observed throughout the world since February 2000 and this year celebrates its 25th anniversary. This milestone emphasizes the importance of language preservation in safeguarding cultural heritage, improving education, and fostering more peaceful societies.
Challenge for Schools
The Global School Alliance would like to celebrate this occasion by inviting students worldwide to create a calligram, using words and/or phrases that represent their mother tongue or languages that are represented in the school. Students can choose from a range of topics, including:
- Animals
- Countries
- Nature
- Sport
- Buildings
- Food
What is a calligram?
Calligrams are words or sections of text that are designed to create a visual representation of the word itself. The words might draw the outline of the image, or fill in the silhouette of the image.
Deadline to enter: 28th February 2025.
