There’s no age limit for this gathering.
Babies, children, teenagers, parents… We’re all together. Yes, you can even join with your baby in your arms; we won’t keep you waiting at the door until they start walking and talking :)
During the migration and adaptation process, sometimes when we try to teach children how to “adapt,” we forget something important:
Children learn most by observing us.
Imitation is one of the most powerful ways children learn. They watch how we build relationships, how we enter a new environment, how we communicate with people we don’t know, and what we do when we’re struggling.
Therefore, if you want your child to adapt to a new country, school, environment, and life, simply saying “You’ll get used to it, don’t worry” may not be enough.
Sometimes, the most powerful thing you can show them is how you approach the new.
This is already a very important issue in parenting. But I think its impact is even greater during the migration process. Because while a child learns about a new culture, new relationships, and a new life, they also observe how their family copes with all of this.
That’s why it’s so important for us that mothers and fathers actively participate alongside their children at the 16th Immigrant Family Gathering.
This time, parents won’t be in a separate area while the children play. We will play together, move together, and create together. Our body awareness and creative drama instructors, Berk and Bilge, will also be with us. We will all experience a workshop together.
What’s in the workshop?
Prepared by Contemporary Dance Instructor Berk Şenöz and Creative Drama Instructor Bilge Yüceer, this workshop combines the street games of our childhood with body awareness and creative drama.
In the workshop, which will last approximately 1.5 hours, children and their families will move, play, and create together. Inspired by traditional street games, the program focuses on exploring the body and imagination, improvising, creating together, and communicating through play.
But this gathering has another meaning for us: we will create a family memory. Because feeling a sense of belonging to a new place isn’t just about spending time there. The small experiences we have over time, the relationships we build, and the memories we accumulate together also nourish the feeling of “we belong here.”
Sometimes it’s a game played in a park.
Sometimes it’s an activity done together.
Sometimes it’s a tiny thing your child tells you on the way home.
And sometimes it’s something you’ll remember years later:
“We spent a day like this together when we first arrived here.”
Belonging is woven together in these small ways within the context of migration.
Therefore, the aim of this gathering is not just to have a good time; it’s to experience together, observe each other, try new things, and create a family memory.
You will be able to submit your questions via QR code during the event.
After the meeting, expert psychologist Kevser Çakmak will answer your questions. Because sometimes the best way to understand what a child is experiencing during the migration process is not just to look at them, but to look at the whole family together.
So what should we bring with us?
Come in comfortable clothes that allow you to move freely!
Our venue is clean, but don’t forget to bring spare socks as we’ll be doing our workshops without shoes!
Healthy snacks and, of course, water!
📆 September 13, 2026 – Sunday
⏰ 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Arteterapia Escola Hephaisto – Calle de Rogent 33, 2nd floor, El Clot, Barcelona
See you at Immigrant Family Gatherings #16.
To move together, to create together, and to create a memory together.
