Program Format
All programs are 6-10 weeks long, meeting 2 hours each week.
All programs are free.
Each program has two facilitators and a maximum of 12 participants including the facilitators.
You can find more information about what our programs look like here. Our current and past programs are listed below.
Summer 2020 Programs (Online)
This summer, we are moving our programs online to support language learning and community connection from a safe distance. This will be a free online language exchange program, where you will meet a partner by video once a week, with facilitators and a group to support you.
Registration open: 4th - 10th May 2020
Programs: 18th May - 25th June 2020
Eligibility: Our summer programs are open to anyone currently living in British Columbia.
Format: Weekly meetings will take place online via Zoom video conferencing software. To participate in this program, you will need access to a digital device (e.g., laptop, tablet, smartphone) and a reliable internet connection.
Please Note: Registration does not guarantee that we will be able to find you a partner and depends on the availability of matches. We will contact you before the program starts, to tell you if you have a partner. We do our best to match as many people as possible.
Time slots:
Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:30pm (19 May - 23 June)
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 8:30pm (20 May - 24 June)
Thursdays, 3:00 - 4:30pm (21 May - 25 June)
Past Programs
Spring 2020
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House (Sunrise-Hastings) – Thursdays
Collingwood Neighbourhood House (East Van) – Wednesdays
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House (Mount Pleasant) – Mondays
Gordon Neighbourhood House (West End) – Mondays
Women's Language Exchange at Ajyal Centre (Chinatown) – Sundays
James Bay Community Centre (Victoria, BC) – Saturday
Fall 2018
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House (Sunrise-Hastings) – Thursdays
Oakridge Vancouver Public Library (South Van) – Mondays
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House (Mount Pleasant) – Saturdays
Gordon Neighbourhood House (West End) – Wednesdays
Women's Language Exchange at Ajyal Centre (Chinatown) – Sundays
Capilano Library Branch (North Van) – Saturdays
Spring 2018
Gordon Neighbourhood House: Wednesdays
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House: Saturdays
Women’s Language Exchange at Masjid Omar Al-Farooq: Sundays
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House: Saturdays
Mixed Language Exchange at Oakridge VPL: Mondays
Fall 2017
Mixed Language Exchange at Oakridge VPL: Mondays
Mixed Language Exchange at Strathcona VPL: Wednesdays
Mixed Language Exchange at Gordon Neighbourhood House: Thursdays
Women’s Language Exchange at Masjid Omar Al-Farooq: Sundays
Summer 2017
Mixed Language Exchange at Little Mountain Neighbourhood House
Spring 2017
Arabic-English Language Exchange for Women at Ajyal Centre (Tuesdays)
Arabic-English Language Exchange for Women at Ajyal Centre (Sundays)
Mixed Language Exchange at Gordon Neighbourhood House
Mixed Language Exchange at Little Mountain Neighbourhood House
Fall 2016
Arabic-English Language Exchange for Women
Arabic-English Language Exchange for Men
Turkish-English Language Exchange Mixed
Spring 2016
Arabic-English Language Exchange for Women