I'm Safrina A mother to 2 beautiful girls 💕 I have been married to my wonderful husband, for 17 years I was born in England, but am a true proud Panjabi at heart ❤️ I have Bsc and Msc in Economics and Politics Plus a Post Grad teaching Qualification from University of London and City University What can I say .. I LOVE Education! I am Creator/ Writer/ Owner of SMILE 4 Kids Indian Language School S.M.I.L.E stands for Speak my Indian Language Easily ‘MY PASSION’ is to keep our Mother Tongue alive, through our children Most of all, I really want Grandparents, Parents and Children, to LOVE to SPEAK their Mother Tongue and fall in love with our Culture and Identity. We are so used to speaking English, (as it’s convenient), that we are in imminent danger of losing, our Languages and therefore our Identity. I want to make, speaking our Mother Tongue, just as easy too This is why I have carefully and lovingly, written and created Fun and Unique ways, for our children to learn to Speak Spoken Panjabi, Hindi and Gujarati Family and Roots, mean everything to me Roots are not the way we dress, food we eat , it’s the language we Speak This is what truly defines and identifies us ‘WHY I STARTED MY BUSINESS’ 3 years ago, once my girls were in school, I was ready to go back to work. I really wanted to do something meaningful in life, Break Barriers and Make a difference. In addition, becoming a parent, I realised that parents are the biggest ‘influencers’,in children’s lives ‘HOW I STARTED MY BUSINESS’ I was struggling to teach my own girls, then 3 and 7 years, to Speak Panjabi. It felt like a daunting prospect Mum in law ( who lives with us ),opted to speak English to them Whilst enjoying a lovely holiday in Dubai, I decided,it was time to get some help So I took them to our local Gurudwara, to learn Panjabi I was super excited,as you know ,I love Education and Learning Much to my dismay, teaching there lacked Structure, there was no focus on Speaking ( my main aim ), Large groups of children and classes were 3 hours long! Most of all there was no Fun element!! I discovered that teaching of Indian languages, was stuck in the dark ages That’s when I decided that, it was time for change I used my skills as a Teacher and a Mother and started creating Fun ways, to teach my own children, Panjabi I wrote and created my own Educational Songs, flashcards and resources.Ny girls loved learning and grew in confidence, very quickly We had lots of fun while learning. It was easy! Any small profit that I made initially, I re invested in hiring a Music Producer, to create the original music to the Educational songs that I had written. Eventually, I worked with talented designers to create professional flashcards. I wanted to offer the highest quality to my students, even if it meant using all my profits and putting in some of my savings I also wanted to help parents, to give them structure and tips to apply learning at home Speaking a second language to English , must be Family affair, not just 1 hour class a week It’s been an amazing 3 years and I have taught the most wonderful children and got to know their amazing parents too. During Lockdown , I tried reaching Online It was the single best decision I made!!! I was teaching Live classes to 40 children locally, before lock down, last March and now have 600 students on Zoom 😊 I have hired and trained, 7 wonderful teachers to help me ‘MY BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT’ is still becoming a mum to my 2 children and holding them close ‘MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE’ is balancing my passion to Teach Spoken Hindi, Panjabi and Gujarati and grow my language school, whilst nurturing my own children, that I lovingly brought into this world. ‘MY REWARDS’ Inspiring my 2 daughters to follow their passions and be strong independent women ,in future To see them being proud of their mum’s achievements and be inspired by me, is truly the cherry on top Helping Families and generations, to connect and fall in Love with their culture and Languages It truly fills my heart with emotion, to know that my products and services, have made a difference to even just one child or family or grandparent I am currently working hard ,on creating more exciting new products I can’t wait to share these with you and bring Our Mother Tongue, into our lives and homes These pictures were taken in Dubai , 3 years ago, just before Language school came to life ❤️