{"id":37,"date":"2022-03-21T05:17:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T05:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lms.vietbilingual.org\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2023-08-23T08:41:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T22:41:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learning.vietbilingual.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37\" class=\"elementor elementor-37\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b3ae442 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b3ae442\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bcace69\" data-id=\"1bcace69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a214ff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a214ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 22-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca612a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ca612a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 22-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vietbilingual.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vi\u1ec7tSpeak<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was founded by parents, teachers, academics and community members who support the existence of Vietnamese bilingual programs in primary education. Many of the founding members have a long association with Footscray Primary School\u2019s Vietnamese Bilingual Program, originally established as a mother tongue program in 1985 which transitioning to a bilingual model in 1997. Unfortunately, after decades of providing a rich language and cultural experience, Footscray Primary decided to close\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.27px;\">this award winning program<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vietbilingual.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vi\u1ec7tSpeak<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aims to achieve recognition of the educational and cultural value of dual language programs in primary education and, in particular, is focused on advocating for the establishment of a Vietnamese dual language program in one or more primary schools in the Western suburbs of Melbourne.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vietbilingual.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vi\u1ec7tSpeak<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b> <\/b>recognises the value of community languages in learning, both cognitively and in terms of cultural literacy. The languages that surround the local experiences of children are meaningful and relevant when integrated across the Australian-Victorian curriculum and into the life of the school community. Community languages involve students in authentic learning experiences that cannot be achieved with languages abstract to the lived experience of students and the communities they are part of.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vietbilingual.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vi\u1ec7tSpeak<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> advocates for dual language programs that integrate non-English language learning through all the areas of knowledge construction and skill development in the Australian-Victorian curriculum. In accordance with Victorian Education Department guidelines, this requires a minimum of 7.5 hours a week of instruction across the curriculum in the designated non-English language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e23ea24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e23ea24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-456dff1\" data-id=\"456dff1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f1a6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6f1a6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vi\u1ec7tSpeak aims to:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4fc50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e4fc50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. Achieve the establishment of a Vietnamese dual language program in a primary school in the Western suburbs of Melbourne.<br \/>2. Supports the establishment of dual language programs in primary and secondary schools based on community languages.<br \/>3. Advocates for language learning based on the lived student experience, integrated into curriculum and social development goals and based on a philosophy of lifelong learning and informed citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>For further information go to the\u00a0<strong>Vi\u1ec7tSpeak<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/vietbilingual.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> or <b>Vision<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/vietbilingual.org\/vision\/\">page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or email: <a href=\"mailto:info@vietbilingual.org\">info@vietbilingual.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About us Vi\u1ec7tSpeak was founded by parents, teachers, academics and community members who support the existence of Vietnamese bilingual programs in primary education. 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