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Open House day at the Casa Árabe Language Center
From March 05, 2025 until April 04, 2025From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
MADRID
Casa Árabe headquarters (at Calle Alcalá, 62).
From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Free entry to the event. Prior registration is required for the workshops (free of charge).
On Friday, April 4, come discover the facilities, teachers and
methodology at our language center, while younger visitors get the
chance to practice calligraphy and listen to storytelling. Don’t forget
to register so you can take part in the activities!
Casa Árabe is opening up the doors of its Arabic Language Center (CLA) to families so that they can become more familiar with our facilities and teachers, as well as offering children’s activities to get started on learning the Arabic alphabet, Arabic writing and calligraphy in a simple and fun way, in groups divided by age. Sign up to take part!
Arabic calligraphy, declared a form of intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO in 2021, will be the focus of many of the activities that Casa Árabe is holding on this day, and for this occasion children will have the opportunity to learn more about it, so that they can become familiar with the script and how to use a calligraphic pen.
The Open House day will begin at 5:30 p.m. Families will be able to get to know the classes, methodology and facilities with the help of the Center’s staff, so that the children can then take part in the storytelling session and calligraphy workshop, depending on their age, and get their first contact with the Arabic language and its writing.
No prior knowledge of Arabic is required for any of the activities. Places are limited and assigned in order of registration.
FRIDAY, APRIL 4 Event schedule
5:30 p.m. Getting to the know the Arabic Language Center (CLA) (families)
Introduction, presentation of the academic methodology and program, as well as a guided tour of the Center’s facilities. The presentation will be taking place in the Casa Árabe Auditorium and will include a tour of the classrooms. There is free entry to the activity, and no prior registration is required.
6:00-7:00 p.m. Storytelling (for children from 3-6 years old)
Storytelling in Arabic and Spanish for the young and old, inspired by the book “The Day Saida Arrived” (Takatuka), written by Susana Gómez Redondo and illustrated by Sonja Wimmer. The activity will be held in the Language Center’s classrooms, and the number of attendees is limited. In order to attend, you must register in advance using this form.
6:00-7:30 p.m. Arabic calligraphy: introduction to use of the calligraphic pen (for 7-14 year-olds)
Workshop for beginners in Arabic calligraphy and writing with calligraphic pen and ink. We will start out with a preliminary introduction to al-khaṭṭ-al-arabi (Arabic handwriting) and the calligraphic pen, to then familiarize ourselves with the tools and proper way to write, learning how to write easy letters (Alif, Ba, Sa, Ra...) and helping each child to get started and write them with a calligraphy pen.
It includes the materials needed to do the exercises (soft paper and pen), which you can also bring from home if you wish. The workshop will be taught by a specialized calligrapher and teachers from the Center.
It will be held in the Language Center’s classrooms, and places are limited. In order to participate, you must register in advance using this form.
