Hafez Persian Language School History

The School provides a facility for those people who wish to learn and improve their knowledge of this traditional and historical language and to learn about Persian civilisation and history.  Hafez Persian Language Association was formed in 1999 to introduce children and young people to the Persian Language and Culture. This is done by formal weekly language classes and a series of cultural events throughout the year.

The language classes are held at Manor Park Primary School on Saturdays for six levels from 9.00 am to 13:00 pm. HPLA is working towards being an Equal Opportunities organisation.  Our services are for the benefit of children irrespective of gender, race, disability or religious belief in Surrey.

The School believes that the teaching of Persian and the introduction to culture will help the children achieve a greater understanding of the values held by their elders, giving them the self confidence to develop a well balanced personality with a reduced risk of alienation in our multi-cultural society.

It is now twelve years since the school was established. The test results in all levels are higher than the expected targets. The raising of standards in writing, reading, listening and speaking in all levels show that this program has been very successful. This shows many strengths and significant improvement.

However, due to the increasing demand, encouragement of the members and kind financial help from friends, the school has grown substantially and now:

·        Provides Farsi classes from levels 1 - 5, GCSE and A Level for ages between 7 and 20

·        Publishes its own text books for all levels and teaches its own curriculum leading to GCSE and A level.

·        Prepares the students for GCSE and A level and organises the exams with OCR examination board.

·       Provides a conversation class for non-Farsi speaking students(Children & Adults).

·        Holds an Iranian drama and classic dance class and Guitar lesson.

·        Provides sport (Taekwondo and football) activities for all community members.

·        Organises regular indoor and outdoor cultural events for all community members.

• Invests in volunteers in all school activities and involves more people from the wider community in our cultural events

 We had:

·        Contributed in London Borough of Sutton (LBS) cultural exhibitions and events.

·        Provided Iranian art & craft classes for those interested within the community.

     ·        Participated in London  Mayer's New Year Parade in Jan 2010, Imagine festival and Take Part Take Pride.

HPLA is currently running English, Verbal / Non Verbal and Supplementary Maths classes at primary school level. All classes are open to anyone interested in participating.

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