In this podcast series – designed for teachers, teacher educators and scholars – Ester and Marianne will examine how linguistic diversity can be meaningfully leveraged in today’s classrooms.

As a bilingual teacher, researcher, and mother, I have long been involved in children’s language education, both in theory and in practice. Over the past decade, I have worked with children aged six weeks to eight years. Since 2019, my research has focused on bilingual programs in early childhood education. In 2025, with the birth of my daughter, this professional interest became deeply personal as I began raising a child in three languages: Chinese, English, and Greek.

Recently, Dr. Mobina Sahraee Juybari spoke with A/Prof. Julie Choi (ARTP Lab leader), Dr. Raf Cleeve Gerkens, Dr. Shu Ohki, and PhD candidate Melissa Slamet. The discussion offered insights into how plurilingual, arts-informed, and holistic approaches can come together to support learners across educational contexts.