Did you know that roughly 6,500 languages are spoken in the world today? Each and every one of them makes the world a diverse and beautiful place.

Each month at LIFE we focus on a different language. You can find out all about them and the countries where they are spoken here.

Our 2022/23 languages calendar.

Our 2021/22 languages calendar.

Our 2020/21 languages calendar.


In 2022/23 our languages are:

SeptemberEuropean Languages

OctoberTurkish

NovemberUkrainian

December Arabic

JanuaryChinese

FebruarySign Language

MarchUrdu

AprilLithuanian

MayPortuguese

JuneAlbanian


Why not try and complete some tasks from the Language of the Month Challenges! Go to the language page for that particular language’s challenges.

Send your entries to pupilportal@lifeeducationtrust.com. See here what challenges others have done.


Find out about other languages we have learned about: