Welcome to Golestan Center for Language Immersion and Cultural Education!
Golestan is committed to teaching Iranian Language and Culture to children while helping other bicultural and/or Iranian communities in their efforts to raise bilingual children with the following offerings:
- Daily Persian/Farsi language immersion program in Berkeley California:
- Toddler: Ages 18-24 months to 3 years - click here for more info.
- Preschool: Ages 3 to 4.9 years - click here for more info.
- After school: Ages K and up - click here for more info.
- Summer camp: Ages 6 and up - click here for more info.
- Online resource for bilingual families with articles and tips on how to successfully raise children whom are fluent in more than one language.
- Collaborative (workshops, film screenings etc) with other language immersion programs (Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, etc) for developing best teaching practices and shared resources - in development.
- Support for other communities in need of a similar daily immersion programs for children including advice, shared resources, and curricula - in development.
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Now enrolling: after school and summer camp programs - please email info@golestankids.com for more information.
Now accepting: toddler and preschool applications through Fall 2012.
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"[We] were just talking about how happy [our daughter] is at school… I feel really grateful that we are a part of this amazing community, and excited that the program will grow and more families will have this wonderful thing in their lives."