Family Learning

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Learning Together Project

Bangladeshi and Pakistani school children are underachieving and are not

performing as well as their counterparts. This is despite the fact that

their families value education highly and expect them to gain worthwhile

qualifications.

With this disparity in mind, the Bangladeshi Islamic Centre has launched a

Lottery-funded programme to encourage parents to take an active role in

their children’s education and development. Learning Together project

officers, Rothna and Irfan, will deliver fun learning sessions to families

to encourage creativity, foster understanding and promote family

bonding. Above all the sessions will allow families to work and learn

together.

The Bangladeshi Islamic Centre has been involved in issues that face the

local Bangladeshi and other communities for over 20 years. Our attempt to

encourage learning within Bangladeshi and Pakistani families complements

our other activities which include organizing regular youth activities,

religious education, and a regular homework club. We now want to encourage

a recognition of the importance of mainstream education and its ability to

raise general living standards.

You can contact Rothna and Irfan at BIC on 0121 558 8261 or email

rothna@bicentre.org.uk, irfan@bicentre.org.