Ep: 79 - Supporting Children’s Multilingualism
With special guests, Lena Haider & Nyiel Nhial
Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Ally, Strive Manager, hosts Lena Haider, Strive Resource Centre Specialist, and Nyiel Nhial, Strive Community Animator, to explore their experiences learning English as a second language. Alongside this, they discuss how they're navigating teaching multiple languages to their children, and ways educators can support children who are multilingual or whose primary language isn't English. Listen, learn, reflect, enjoy!
Guest Bios
Nyiel Nhial (she/her) graduated from Fanshawe College in 2014 with a diploma in Early Childhood Education and is currently a Registered Early Childhood Educator. Over the years, she's worked across various age groups, including infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, with a strong foundation in child development and care.
In 2015, she earned her TESOL/TESL/TEFL certification through Oxford Seminars, which opened the door to an incredible experience teaching English abroad in rural South Korea within the elementary school curriculum. More recently, she's expanded her professional skill set by completing a certificate in Organizational Leadership.
Nyiel is deeply passionate about supporting the growth and development of children and building strong relationships with families. She's now excited to take that passion further by connecting and engaging with the broader community.
Lena Haider (she/her) is a registered Early Childhood Educator. She graduated from Fanshawe College in 2016, after earning an Honours Specialization degree in Family Studies from Western University. Lena is passionate about connecting with families, the community, and other Early Years professionals to explore the many ways to collaboratively support healthy child development.