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Which lawmakers value heritage language education?
Sharon Unsworth interviews two politicians, both of whom have migrant minority language backgrounds.
Jun 20, 2023


Erkenning, waardering en een positief zelfbeeld door het verzilveren van thuistalen
Taal naar Keuze does important work to get students credit for studying their home language during secondary school.
Jun 20, 2023


HLE Network delivers keynote talk at Brainport networking meeting
HLE Network presented at a Brainport networking meeting in May for local mainstream schools with a diverse student population.
May 24, 2023


Motivating heritage language learners with digital storytelling projects
The international Critical Connections project involves young HL learners in creating digital stories around issues that matter to them.
May 22, 2023


Korean School of Eindhoven attends teachers' conference in Venice
Between May 19 and 21, teachers from the Korean School of Eindhoven attended a conference in Venice for Korean language educators.
May 20, 2023


State Secretary Uslu visits Eindhoven Library's International Children's Book Collection
HLE Network introduces the International Children's Book Collection to Secretary of State Uslu
May 14, 2023


Including multilingual children in Brainport's new social agenda
May 9, 2023 On May 9, more than fifty civic organizations met for the first time to discuss a new "social agenda" for the Brainport...
May 8, 2023


Persian school in London embraces HLE Network's "9 Myths" outreach tool
A Persian school in London translates HLE Network's 9 Myths infographic for use in its British awareness campaign.
Apr 28, 2023
Getting children excited about science: tips from the Romanian School in Eindhoven
The Romanian School in Eindhoven organizes a "Promo-science" Workshop to share ideas about how to promote appreciation of science.
Apr 15, 2023


Enriched by engaged language communities: Eindhoven Library welcomes De Carrousel's Spanish books
"De Carrousel" Spanish educational program celebrated the opening of the Spanish section in the International Children's Book Collection.
Apr 14, 2023


Monthly lessons for Japanese "kleuters" started in Brabant
On Friday, April 14, the first Japanese "kleuterklas" was held in Eindhoven for Japanese-speaking children aged 4 to 6.
Apr 14, 2023


Japanese children books delivered to Eindhoven Library
The Japanese Book Club of Eindhoven delivered over 160 Japanese children books to Eindhoven Library, for children aged 0 to 12.
Apr 5, 2023


A new blog for all things heritage language education
The organizers of the FOHLC Europe conference for heritage language education teachers and managers now bring to you a new blog!
Apr 1, 2023


Meet our newest volunteer!
HLE Network has a new volunteer, Chikako, who will help organize activities that strengthen the sense of community among HL programs.
Mar 31, 2023


Attention for heritage language education at Brainport's "inspiration" event
HLE Network has a table at Brainport's "Inspiratiebijeenkomst onderwijs: Internationalisering - Meertaligheid."
Mar 15, 2023


Global Think Tank formed by Heritage Language professionals worldwide
January 2023 marked the first virtual meeting of more than thirty Heritage Language professionals worldwide in a new Global Think Tank.
Mar 13, 2023


Embracing equity for women and the mother tongue
HLE Network passed out information about heritage language education at an event organized by the CLO for International Women's Day.
Mar 11, 2023


A new look for our directory: search by language and region
It is now possible to search the HLE Network directory of heritage language programs by region and by language.
Mar 8, 2023


Workshops and storytelling for Portuguese-speaking children
"POLH Semente" (Portuguese as a Heritage Language "Semente") organize workshops and book readings in Portuguese in Eindhoven and Veldhoven.
Mar 1, 2023


Intercultural "martenitsas" workshop kicks off spring at Eindhoven Library
A workshop for making Bulgarian "martenitsas" took place at Eindhoven Library on March 1 for families from all nationalities.
Mar 1, 2023


Brussels library breaks world record with reading relay in 65 languages
The Guinness world record for multilingual reading aloud (most languages ​​used in a reading relay) was beaten on February 26 in Brussels.
Feb 26, 2023


Brainport adds HL education as topic for expertise-building
HLE Network's Outreach Services are added to Brainport's list of teacher training possibilities.
Feb 24, 2023


Voor reguliere scholen: 5 manieren om de Dag van de Moedertaal te vieren
Elk jaar de Dag van de Moedertaal vieren is een geweldige manier voor leerkrachten om waardering te tonen voor de taaldiversiteit.
Feb 20, 2023


Fifteen languages at Eindhoven's National Reading Days 2023
Eindhoven Library's National Reading Days for multilingual children is a big success, with 15 languages included.
Feb 4, 2023
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