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Fighting for educational equity for multilingual children in Germany
An interview with Dr. Miglena Hristozova, deputy chairwoman of the “Initiative für Mehrsprachigkeit und interkulturelle Bildung” (IMIB).
Feb 3, 2023


Amsterdam City Council votes to promote language friendly schools
The city of Amsterdam has decided to implement a language-friendly policy at its schools.
Jan 31, 2023


Studio040 spotlights Eindhoven's Japanese book club
Eindhoven's Japanese book club welcomed local press to get the word out about the importance of reading in the heritage language!
Jan 27, 2023


Create teaching materials in over 40 languages with Wordwall
"Wordwall" was one of the tips shared for heritage language teachers at the 2022 FOHLC Europe conference.
Jan 15, 2023


HLE Network reaches Dutch teachers nationwide via MeerTaal
HLE Network explains the importance work of heritage language educators in MeerTaal magazine.
Jan 10, 2023


Get children talking with "silent" books
The silent book is a great tool to have when supporting multilingual children in their language development.
Dec 21, 2022


An expert on multilingual libraries joins our team
We are happy to welcome Dr. Sabine Little to our Advisory Council!
Dec 13, 2022


Spanish books delivered to Eindhoven Library
The volunteers at de Carousel have just delivered over 200 books to Eindhoven Library for Spanish-speaking children to enjoy.
Dec 11, 2022


Radio 4 Brainport interviews HLE Network at the Winter Market
HLE Network is interviewed by Radio 4 Brainport at the Cultural and Creative Winter Market on December 10, 2022.
Dec 10, 2022


9 Myths about Heritage Language Education
HLE Network now offers outreach services. We provide presentations and workshops that challenge misconceptions about HL education.
Dec 9, 2022


Support linguistic diversity on GivingTuesday
HLE Network is looking to raise funds through donations today to support us in our mission.
Nov 29, 2022


Turks voorlezen - Turkish group launches monthly reading activities at Eindhoven Library
The Drio Foundation will now be running monthly reading activities in Turkish at the Eindhoven Library.
Nov 25, 2022


Negative attitudes about the heritage language
New research from the Vrije Universiteit demonstrate that negative attitudes about heritage language maintenance persist in NL.
Nov 23, 2022


Teenagers not reading in the home language? Try BookTok!
Booksellers in the Netherlands are seeing more young people these past months, a development they believe has to do with BookTok.
Nov 21, 2022


Wereldburgerschap in het primair onderwijs
Onze omgeving wordt steeds internationaler. De vraag is alleen: hoe breng je het in de praktijk?
Nov 14, 2022


Hot topic: Multilingual libraries
The 2nd annual FOHLC Europe conference took place online on Friday, November 11, and Saturday, November 12, 2022.
Nov 13, 2022


HLE Network newsletter surpasses 200 subscribers
HLE Network recently surpassed 200 newsletter subscribers. We are happy to see that our newsletter is reaching more and more people.
Oct 25, 2022


Poetry bridges Romania and the Netherlands
The Romanian School in Eindhoven drew the attention of the local newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad this month.
Oct 22, 2022


Bulgarian group celebrates their children's book collection at Eindhoven Library
The Bulgarian group "Lezen is leuk" held an event on Saturday, October 22, 2022, to officially celebrate their Bulgarian collection.
Oct 21, 2022


Discrimination is more of an issue for second generation immigrants in the Netherlands
A survey by the government's SCP socio-economic think-tank found that children of immigrants are more likely than their parents to feel excl
Oct 10, 2022


International Guidelines for Professional Practices presented at international conferences
The International Guidelines for Professional Practices in HL Schools was presented at the 9th annual CBHL Schools conference. See video!
Oct 8, 2022


The newest HLE Network Affiliate: Next Level English
Meet HLE Network's newest affiliated program: Next Level English. Online group English lessons tailored to the needs of HL students.
Sep 29, 2022


Annual networking event for heritage language education professionals
Teachers & school leaders from heritage language programs in Eindhoven continued the tradition of meeting for the European Day of Languages.
Sep 21, 2022


Meertaligheid is als een goudmijn
Read an interview (in Dutch) with Ellen-Rose Kambel from the Rutu Foundation and Language Friendly Schools.
Aug 22, 2022
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