Rinkeby- Kista Has attracted people from all over the world.

Kista Is located between the centre of Stockholm and the international airport Arlanda. Is located between the centre of Stockholm and the international airport Arlanda. In Kista you can find It multiple populations and companies.This concentration makes Kista enriching and unique. In Kista you can find It multiple populations and companies.This concentration makes Kista enriching and unique. This area is called “the Silicon Valley of Sweden” also known as the Mobile Valley. There is approximately 800 on ICT-companies. Most of them are international companies such as Ericson, IBM, Microsoft, Sun, Oracle and many others. This area is called “the Silicon Valley of Sweden” also known as the Mobile Valley. There is approximately 800 on ICT-companies. Most of them are international companies such as Ericson, IBM, Microsoft, Sun, Oracle and many others. There is also Kista galleria, Sweden's best compact City There is also Kista galleria, Sweden's best compact City with 125 shops,33 restaurants and coffeehouses.11 cinema parlours Hotels in one place.In Kista Galleria we have taken the best of what a large town can offer, to and overall everything under the same roof. Here, all streets are shopping streets. Here, you can enjoy good food from 32 restaurants from all the world's corners. We have short time childcare, manned wardrobe, hotels and a cinema with 11 parlours. All this under one roof with approximately employees. with 125 shops,33 restaurants and coffeehouses.11 cinema parlours Hotels in one place.In Kista Galleria we have taken the best of what a large town can offer, to and overall everything under the same roof. Here, all streets are shopping streets. Here, you can enjoy good food from 32 restaurants from all the world's corners. We have short time childcare, manned wardrobe, hotels and a cinema with 11 parlours. All this under one roof with approximately employees.

Kista  Kista, 20 min with subway north of Stockholm  Kista is divided I three different areas, still very close to each other: Kista, Husby and Akalla.  Preschool organisation, together with Rinkeby, serves approximately 2400 children between the ages 1 and 5.

Rinkeby  Rinkeby a municipal district, 20 minutes with subway north of Stockholm  Rinkeby has an area of one square kilometre  At present, about 50 different languages are represented Rinkeby. 99% of the children speaks another language than Swedish at home.

 Since June 2007 Rinkeby and Kista is one municipal district.  people with different cultures and religions live in the distict of Rinkeby – Kista

 The municipal questions concerning Rinkeby-Kista is decided by the Borough Committee as in other residential areas of Stockholm there are many pre-schools and schools in Rinkeby.

 Most families send their children to a pre- school from 1-6 years.

 The most widely spoken languages are Somalian, Turkish, Arabic, Kurdish and Farsi, Tigrinia and Serbo-Croat..

 Akalla Hill

 This cultural and linguistic diversity is a challenge for the local community authorities, both from an organizational and from an educational perspective, and calls for developing a language policy for the community. Special language programs has been developed, practised and evaluated during the years. The program is based on the curriculum for ordinary pre-schools and schools but certain questions concerning second language acquisition are focused

 The primary goal of the multicultural program is for children and youth in Rinkeby-Kista is to be able to thrive in Swedish society as other children in other parts of the city. This goal is achieved through the development of academic knowledge, language development, social competence and personal maturity of the children. The same approach is used in pre- schools and schools, such that children´s development and learning is recognized and followed along a continuum from 1-16 years.

Focus on language.  The work in the preschools encourages the preservation of children’s first language.  Teachers inform parents of the importance of speaking their mother tounge with children at home and encourage oral and written language to be part of daily life.  Since children who enter school are expected to speak Swedish, pre-school is viewed as an important setting for children to develop their competence in their new language.  Partnership with parents is an important field to develop. Staffs aim to help parents feel comfortable and safe.  Other important areas for the pre-schools are; physical and cultural activities and, maybe most important; education in social competence and democracy.

 In Rinkeby 16 preschools  In Kista 17 preschools  In Rinkeby 5 schools  In Kista 9 schools  Private preschools in Rinkeby –Kista about 40  Private schools 2 schools Preschools and schools in Rinkeby-Kista

Preshools cont….  children at each division  3-4 educationalists, preschoolteachers or child minders at each division

National Curriculum  Preschool prepares children for lifelong learning.  The preschool shall adhere to fundamental democratic value.  According to the curriculum such values include  ” the sanctity of human life,  the freedom and integrity of the individual,  the equality of all human beings,  equality in opportunities and solidarity with members of the society that are weak and unprotected

Goals  Norms and values  Development and learning  Influence of the child, preschool and home  Cooperation between the preschoolclass and the leisure time centre

Other steering documents  The National Preschool Curriculum  The Rinkeby-Kista local plan

Concentration on language development  Link theory to practice through cooperation between practioners on one hand and with researchers  at the Institute of Multilingual research and the  at the Centre for Research on Bilingualism

In-service training- university courses in bilingual development and education  Migration  Bilingualism  Asessment-how to observe children`s second language development  Second language acquisition- how to learn in a second language 20 weeks university courses

Supporting identity, diversity and language in the early years  Special bilingual language groups  Bilingual teachers in ordinary groups  Groups of children speaking the same language  Story time on different languages  Collaboration with parents - ex broschure ”Advice for multilingual parents”

Supporting con…..  Interaction- scaffolding  Supporting first language  Learning from experiences - language and thought  Literacy  Dokumentation  High expectations

In Rinkeby Here I sit looking out. I hear a shout, a call, a cry. Rinkeby is steeming with life. Stories and jokes fill the air. We have hundred of languages and cultures. So many we even forget which one is our own. We meet all kinds of people here. All living so close. We can drop in on each other. Each one is somebodys kin and friend With warmth and friendship between us. Rinkeby is filled with life. So get on a bus or subway and come out to us! We´ll make you welcome Alexandra Pascalido