Language support for schools
Educational professionals can receive language mediators from the "BildungsBrückenBauen" service centre for parent meetings and parent information events.
Course description
More than 100 qualified and neutral volunteers support the specialists as required in more than 65 languages. The volunteers are familiar with the structure and basics of the Bavarian school system, are qualified to answer questions about the school system and receive ongoing training. These volunteers can be deployed as linguistic and intercultural mediators in discussions with parents and at parent information events. In this way, we build "educational bridges".
Prerequisites
For the placement of volunteer linguistic and cultural mediators, the following information must be provided in advance by e-mail:
- Country of origin and language of the family (dialect if applicable)
- Two to three suggested dates
- Key points about the content of the conversation
- Contact details of the institution, address, room number, mobile phone number of the specialist if applicable
You will be notified of the assignment by e-mail. All information will of course be treated confidentially.
Questions & Answers
No. They are language and cultural mediators with the aim of creating understanding between families and teachers.
Our volunteers can speak the following languages:
- Albanian
- Amharic
- Arabic
- Armenian
- Bambara
- Bobo
- Bosnian
- Bulgarian
- Chaldean
- Chinese
- Danish
- Dari
- Dioula
- Edo
- English
- Ewe
- Farsi
- Fon
- French
- Gen-Gbe
- Georgian
- Greek
- Gwingbe
- Hindi
- Igbo
- Italian
- Kazakh
- Kikuyu
- Kosovar
- Kotokoli
- Creole
- Kurdish (Badini)
- Kurdish (Sorani)
- Croatian
- Lao
- Lingala
- Malinke
- Macedonian
- Pashto
- Persian
- Pidgin English
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Sahoe
- Swedish
- Serbian
- Sinhala
- Slovakian
- Somali
- Spanish
- Swahili
- Tamil
- Thai
- Tigre
- Tigrinya
- Czech
- Turkish
- Uyghur
- Ukrainian
- Hungarian
- Urdu
- Uzbek
- Vietnamese
- Sign language (German)
If you cannot find a language, simply contact the BildungsBrückenBauen team.
Yes, the volunteers are comprehensively informed and up to date with the Bavarian school system through initial training and ongoing qualifications.
Yes, all volunteers have signed a confidentiality agreement.
No. All initial enquiries must be sent to the e-mail address below. We will then arrange suitable volunteers for your needs.
Yes, please inform us immediately afterwards by e-mail. It is very important that we know before the appointment. Otherwise we will not be able to pay the volunteers' allowances.
No, only professionals may send requests for interviews to BBB.
No. We have translated sample invitations and information sheets in a variety of languages. These can be requested by e-mail. We can currently offer you the following letters:
- Tolerance agreement
- Sample invitation - parents' evenings
- Sample invitation - parent-teacher conference
- Sample invitation - learning development meeting
- Sample invitation - disciplinary committee
The earlier, the better. In an emergency, requests may of course also be made at short notice.
Contact Us
Referat für Bildung und Sport
Pädagogisches Institut
Bildungsberatung International
Landeshauptstadt München
Internet address
Phone number
Postal address
Landeshauptstadt München
Referat für Bildung und Sport
Pädagogisches Institut
Bildungsberatung International
Goethestraße 53
80336 München
Fax: +49 89 233-25125
Contact address
Goethestraße 53
80336 München