The pre-school, funded by the Cornish Language Partnership, will holdweekly sessions at the college's purpose-built creche in the CamborneJarenza Centre.
The parent-led sessions will be run by volunteers for two hours everySaturday morning.
Children aged two to six will learn Cornish through play while theirparents are in the classroom learning the language. They will be taughtCornish songs, numbers and basic phrases, cook regional food and learnabout traditional festivals and customs.
Parents will help make Cornish language resources for the children, suchas storybooks and flash cards.
Professionals with specialisms in Cornish will also be brought in towork with the children.
Rhisiart Tal-e-bot, a teacher from Wales and a member of the workinggroup for the Cornish Language Partnership, set up the pre-school inresponse to an independent study into language in 2000, whichhighlighted the benefits of bilingualism.
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