YORUBA SCHOOL AUSTRALIA

YSA is a charity with a vision to promote the Yoruba language and culture in Australia.  One of the ways YSA aims to do this is through the Yoruba language school. YSA’s classes are open to anyone and are run both face to face and online. Our school aims to bring the Yoruba Language and Culture to you in a contemporary, fun, and engaging way. We strive to immerse you in the beauty of the Yoruba values, traditions, culture, food, and way of life.

We pay our respects to the traditional owners and keepers of this land and acknowledge all elders past, present, and emerging.

Rich Culture

Yorùbá culture is very rich and engaging. A rich heritage that has spanned through generations.

Courses

YSA offers a detailed and comprehensive curriculum for learning Yoruba at different stages.

Assessment

Course instructors are versatile in their knowledge of the Yoruba Culture. Your progress will be well monitored.

Forum/Groups

YSA offers not just an effective platform for learning, it also gives room for interactions. 

YORUBA IS BEAUTIFULL

The Yoruba are one of the largest African ethnic groups south of the Sahara Desert. They are, in fact, not a single group, but rather a collection of diverse people bound together by a common language, history, and culture. Within Nigeria, the Yoruba dominate the western part of the country. Yoruba mythology holds that all Yoruba people descended from a hero called Odua or Oduduwa. The Yoruba language belongs to the Congo-Kordofanian language family. Yoruba has many dialects, but its speakers can all understand each other. ~ EveryCulture.Com

THE LANGUAGE CALLED YORUBA

Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Comprehension.

Yoruba is also known as Yariba, Yooba or Yorùbá. There are five groups of Yoruba dialects: Northwest, Northeast, Central, Southwest and Southeast. The Northwest dialects of Ọyọ and Ibadan are the basis for Literary Yoruba or Standard Yoruba, the formal written version of Yoruba. A new way to write Yoruba, known as Odùduwà, was devised by Tolúlàṣẹ Ògúntósìn, a priest-chief from Benin, in 2011.

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EXPLORE COURSES

Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced learning. 

Intermediate

This is the next step up from the beginner’s class. This class extends the development of speaking, writing, and reading in Yoruba skills. This course will focus on accuracy of grammatical structures, sentence structure, using appropriate tonal marks, idioms and nuances of Yoruba language and numbering system. Students will review Yoruba poems, praise chants, folktales and read Yoruba literature of average complexity. Students will also be introduced to Yoruba philosophy and history.

Ẹ̀kọ́ Yorùbá Alákọ̀ bẹrẹ̀ – Beginners Class

This is a beginner’s course developed for anyone who does not have previous knowledge of Yoruba language or has very little knowledge of speaking and would like to learn the basics of Yoruba language. It is designed to assist those who want to develop speaking, reading and writing skills in Yoruba. It focuses on basic aspects of the Yoruba language such as greetings, self-introduction, conducting basic everyday transactions such as shopping, making telephone calls, classroom vocabulary etc.
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BECOME A MEMBER

Membership grants you access to all course. Monthly or Yearly access can be one-time or recurrent. 

Monthly Access

 

This is a 30days access to all courses on the YSA. This includes access to course materials  as well – forums, quizzes and assignment. Subscription can be recurrent or a one time payment.

Yearly Access

 

This is a 365-day access to all courses on the YSA. This includes access to course materials as well – forums, quizzes, and assignments. Subscriptions can be recurrent or a one-time payment.

Donation

 

Feeling generous in being part of the promotion of the Yoruba culture. Contribute to the cause in any way you can.

 

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TESTIMONIALS

Yoruba School Australia has been an awesome experience. My kids were unable to speak Yoruba fluently or understand the alphabet or numbers. They were taught from the basics which has improved their confidence in speaking and understanding Yoruba. I would definitely recommend joining the classes.
Adeola
I was pleasantly amazed a the level of information and organisation when I attended the classes at Yoruba School Australia. Being a native Yoruba speaker with some level of knowledge, I must confess I learnt a lot from the classes and will recommend that any child or adult that wants to understand the intricacies of reading, speaking, and understanding Yoruba language should enroll in the classes. Intermediate and advanced speakers will also learn a lot.
Adetona A.
This is a good space for my boys to learn Yoruba language. They are always looking forward to going and can recite the days of the week, count 1-10, learn Yoruba songs – I was presented ‘Olojo ibi (happy birthday) song in Yoruba for my birthday! I was so amazed. They learn about the culture too. Thank you Seyi and Wole for the initiative.
Wande
I cannot speak highly enough of the Yoruba School Australia language classes. Before my children joined the Yoruba School, I had struggled to teach them Yoruba. Yoruba School Australia is a safe space to learn the Yoruba language. My children have become more confident with speaking Yoruba, within a few months, they are now making sentences and are able to have simple conversations in Yoruba. I also could not believe how they are now able to read simple texts and use recognise tonal marks. They also learn about the culture. They learnt about Aṣo-òkè as well as Yoruba weddings. My children are now incredibly proud of their Yoruba heritage. I am grateful to this young couple Wole and Seyi for taking this initiative to keep the Yoruba language and culture alive and pass it to the next generation.
Joke A. Brisbane Australia.
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YORUBA SCHOOL AUSTRALIA CLASSES

Every Saturday 1.45 – 2.45PM (Brisbane time)

Grange Library, 79 Evelyn Street, Grange Qld 4041.

Online Class (Zoom): Every Saturday, 2.45 – 3.15PM

Eligibility: Open to anyone who wants to learn the Yoruba language and culture.

Zoom Class