Gem Languages

In May 2021, I was interviewed by journalist Johna Baylon about my Tagalog teaching to my students and my kids. Her article got published in the Globe and Mail and she shared this with me yesterday.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-for-many-filipino-canadian-families-preserving-their-language-happens/?fbclid=IwAR26X-PZrwm5L37Pu66gcYI4dYVmO5SPq98uqbDTB3AxqHGP4MzPijYkjpk

For many Filipino-Canadian families, preserving their language happens one word at a time New children’s books are helping parents keep heritage language, culture and traditions alive in a society overwhelming dominated by English

I'll be slowly cutting my hours teaching online. After today's announcement in this class that tonight was the last session, I immediately got these 2 emails.

I'll miss these guys. They were loud and silly at times but they got into spelling, understanding, and playing with words.

I've had this "club" for nearly a year. It started as a 4 week course and to cut my admin work, I made it into a club/subscription model. I've met kids from all over the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, China, India, HK, and Singapore.