There's games, flash cards and quizzes – all to preserve a language about 17,616km away from where it is most commonly spoken.

Agnieszka Frear and Marzena Dinan are running a language class for Tauranga's Polish children every Sunday, and they're wanting more families to come along.

Marzena says the Polish community is visiting their families more now they have the freedom to travel, in the aftermath of Covid-19 border restrictions.

'It is becoming more important for the kids to learn the language, so they can communicate with their grandparents in Poland.”

The kids 'thrive” and 'look forward to” the lessons, according to Agnieszka, which have been made into fun activities to encourage participation.

'Learning a language and pronouncing words you've never heard can be a daunting thing,” says Agnieszka.

'But we've created a safe space now for the kids to practice and give it a go, and even if they don't get it right the first time, there's no pressure.”

Ages of the kids range from two-years-old to 10-years-old, and Agnieszka says they are all benefitting from the classes while learning at their own pace.

Ages at the class range from 2-years-old to 10-years-old. Photo: John Borren/SunLive.

'Some of the kids are writing birthday cards, mother's day cards, or even reading books. We incorporate different events happening throughout the year as a way to teach them as well.

'For younger kids, we try to play more games, but the older kids are able to read and write a little bit of Polish now. We also encourage the other parents to get involved and help out so we are able to run activities for the different ages at the same time.”

Agnieszka says the books, activities and flash cards have all been brought in by different members of the Polish community in Tauranga, after being collected overseas.

She also adds her kiwi husband, after sitting in on some of the classes, has been able to pick up some of the language which she finds 'very heartwarming”.

'My husband has been practicing Polish on DuoLingo for a couple of years, and can speak a little bit of Polish, and he learns new things at these lessons.

'So the kids are the main focus, but even the adults attending are benefitting from the lessons. It makes me very happy to be sharing the Polish language.

'It's also so lovely to see the kids trying so hard and embracing the language. I hope later on when the kids are older they would like to travel to Poland and experience the culture there.

To learn more about the Polish preschool, visit the Facebook group.