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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 26, 2022


Poetry bridges Romania and the Netherlands
The Romanian School in Eindhoven drew the attention of the local newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad this month.
Oct 23, 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 22, 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 11, 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 9, 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 22, 2022


Meertaligheid is als een goudmijn
Read an interview (in Dutch) with Ellen-Rose Kambel from the Rutu Foundation and Language Friendly Schools.
Aug 23, 2022


HL programs in Eindhoven make reading fun
Find out how three heritage language programs in Eindhoven are getting children interested in reading in their home language.
Jul 20, 2022


Holland Expat Center South helps spread the word about HL education
Many thanks to Holland Expat Center South for putting information about our network in three of their free publications!
Jul 11, 2022


The winners of the "Thuistaal Toppers!" contest are announced
Which four book recommendations by multilingual children did our judges select as the winners? Check them out!
Jul 5, 2022


The Dutch education system explained
Geert Simons, Vice-Chair of HLE Network, shares insights and details about the school system in the Netherlands.
Jun 27, 2022


Donations made easy
HLE Network is now registered with Geef.nl. This means that there is an easy way to make a donation to our organization.
Jun 25, 2022


UN Global Goals and Heritage Language Education
The work of heritage language programs can easily be linked to the UN Global Goals.
Jun 16, 2022
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