Empower Your Persian Journey
Welcome to Shirin School
I'm Shirin Kalantar, a Persian educator, curriculum creator, and singer-songwriter. I design welcoming, participatory experiences that connect Persian language with literacy, music, storytelling, and culture.
Workshops • Guest teaching • Cultural programs • Creative collaborations
Shirin Kalantar · Persian educator & singer-songwriter
Each program offers a clear learning experience and can be adapted for your community, curriculum, or event.
For people who understand Persian and want to read and write it.
A structured, encouraging literacy program that builds on the Persian learners already know. Participants connect familiar spoken words to the script, develop decoding strategies, and practice reading and writing meaningful everyday language.
Ideal for: Heritage-language schools, diaspora communities, teen and adult learners. Adaptable for ages 8–11.
Core format: 6 × 90-minute sessions; shorter, extended, and intensive options available.
Delivery: Online or in person.
Read Your First Persian Words
An inviting, hands-on introduction to the Persian writing system. Participants discover how the letters connect, explore sound and shape, and decode their first real Persian words—even if they have never studied the language before.
Ideal for: Libraries, museums, universities, cultural centers, and curious beginners.
Core format: 75–90-minute workshop; multi-session series available.
Delivery: Online or in person.
Language, Music & Culture in an Interactive Workshop
A distinctive experience where a Persian song becomes a doorway into language and culture. Through listening, singing or speaking selected lines, and exploring meaning, participants connect pronunciation and rhythm with real expressions and stories.
Ideal for: Museums, music organizations, universities, festivals, and cultural communities.
Core format: 75–90-minute workshop; guest and extended formats available.
Delivery: In person or online.
Formats are adaptable. Specific outcomes, fees, group sizes, and scheduling are agreed with each host institution.
I also work with institutions to shape programs around their own audiences and goals.
Seasonal experiences combining Persian language, music, stories, and participatory cultural activities.
Guest teaching, beginner courses, conversation, literacy, or short intensives within an institution's existing curriculum.
Age-appropriate Persian discovery through words, stories, music, creative activities, and heritage-learning options.
Every collaboration begins with your audience and what you want them to experience.
Work with complete beginners, heritage speakers, young learners, and adults, supported by original teaching materials.
As a singer-songwriter and educator, I connect cultural meaning, voice, and learning rather than treating them as separate worlds.
From one-time public workshops to structured courses, the format can respond to your audience, schedule, and goals.
Explore my work: Shirin School · Music & artistic portfolio
Are you planning a workshop, a language program, or an artistic collaboration? Tell me about your organization, audience, location, and possible dates. I'd love to explore whether we could work together.
Prefer email? Copy this address into your email app: shirin@shirinschool.com
Based in Tbilisi, Georgia · Available for online programs and potential international in-person collaborations, subject to practical and legal arrangements.
