Peter Pikkert is a lifelong languaculture learner who has spent most of his adult life in the Middle East.  From 2014-2018 he and his wife Anna served at Cornerstone Bible College for Mission Training in The Netherlands where he taught Missions, Bible and Doctrine. Currently they are based in Canada where they serve in training and other support roles to missionaries and the church. PLANTS is a participatory, understanding-comes-first method which mirrors how children learn yet is designed as an integrated, personalized, pro-active, long-term approach for adults to be languaculture learners. During PLANTS you will have 10 hours with a language helper/nurturer in a small group to practice methods and gain skills and confidence.

• a 10-day program (middle weekend without class instruction)

• Discussion of benefits of grammatical and Language Helper approaches

• an extensive resource notebook of languaculture learning techniques

• understanding of the inseparable nature of language and culture (languaculture)

• discovering the importance of entering a new culture as a humble servant

• creation of a language learning plan to fit the learner and the context

• foundations of Phonetics: ears trained to begin to distinguish the fine difference between sounds and understanding of the structure of the vocal apparatus and how it is used to produce speech sounds

• encouragement through meeting other cross-cultural workers on the journey of transition to a new people group

• 10 hours of skills practice with a language helper/nurturer in a small group

• an age appropriate and fun children's program designed to help children transition well by building confidence in their ability to learn a new languaculture.

Our registration deadline is 30 days before a program. Please call us to inquire if it is less than 30 days before a program.

November 4 - 15, 2024 (Online)

When Should I Attend?

When you choose to attend our programs is very important. We strongly recommend you attend PLANTS at least 2-3 months before your anticipated departure for your cross-cultural ministry. We have found that missionaries who attend closer to their departure date are often in a chaotic part of transition which makes it difficult to engage mentally and emotionally in relationships and learning. OM