Welcome to Golestan Center for Language Immersion and Cultural Education!

Golestan is committed to teaching Iranian Language and Culture to children while helping other bicultural and/or Iranian communities in their efforts to raise bilingual children with the following offerings:

1. Daily Persian/Farsi language immersion program in Berkeley California:
1. Toddler: Ages 2 to 3 years - click here for more info.
2. Preschool: Ages 3 to 4.9 years - click here for more info.
3. After school & Learners: Ages K and up - click here for more info.
4. Summer camp: Ages K to 6th grade - click here for more info.
2. The Golestan Heritage Language Collaborative (Colab) provides support and expertise to all communities wanting to open similar programs. It also produces teaching materials, shares literature and research on the subjects of bilingualism and child development, and offers probono consulting to individuals and schools building language immersion schools for children.

Now enrolling: after school and learners programs - please email info@golestankids.com for more information.

Now accepting: toddler and preschool applications for Fall 2013 and onward.

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Read what parents say about us on Yelp!

"[We] were just talking about how happy [our daughter] is at school… I feel really grateful that we are a part of this amazing community, and excited that the program will grow and more families will have this wonderful thing in their lives." - Golestan Preschool Program Parent

Watch a video about our program as featured in the Oakland Tribune.

See what Golestan has been up to in the past year! Click here to view our activities in 2010-2011.