The Big Reveal: Lingo Flamingo’s Language Nest

Here at Lingo Flamingo, we are very excited to be able to tell you that we are soon to be opening our own Language Nest in Shawlands. However, before we get to that, a little bit of explaining 😉

Foundations

2015. Remember back then? Way back when Bowie and Cohen were still kicking about, Adele’s Hello rang forth from every radio, and that referendum had yet to happen? Well, it was also the year that Lingo Flamingo was founded.  

Ever since, we have been on something of a mission, using each day to do all we can to empower older adults and those living with dementia through language learning. No matter which nook or cranny of Scotland we have visited - from Arran to Aberdeen, Livingston to Largs, Gretna to Glasgow - we have wanted to demonstrate the health benefits of bilingualism, show that languages are for everyone, and promote the idea that life long learning is truly that, learning for the whole of life. Running through all of this has been some core values and qualities: