Dinka Ethnic School in Adelaide has been working to connect second-generation children with the native culture and language of their parents.

Twelve-year-old Sudanese Yar Garang said she doesn’t mind attending school each Saturday to learn about her past and where her parents were born.

Yar’s father Buol Juuk said the school was established when parents noticed a growing communication gap between their children who were immersed in a new English-speaking culture.