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Heritage language Meetup online once again
We held our second virtual Meetup for 2020-2021 in February, in honor of UNESCO Mother Language Day.
Feb 19, 2021


Looking for little Kletsheads!
The producers of Kletsheads are looking for multilingual children between the ages of 6 and 16 who like to talk!
Feb 15, 2021


Perspective from Austria: "It's a beautiful law, but there are problems with the system"
An interview with Julliane Rüdisser, a heritage language teacher and researcher in Austria.
Jan 29, 2021


Hiring a heritage language teacher? What you need to know
When hiring a teacher, a heritage language school manager must make sure that the teacher is aware of these issues!
Dec 30, 2020


One parent's success story
Mr. Lu is given the chance to reflect on what it was like for his children to attend the Chinese School of Delaware.
Dec 22, 2020


Polish School Eindhoven formally registers as a stichting
Congratulations to the Polish School in Eindhoven for forming a stichting in November!
Dec 15, 2020


The Importance of Languages: An International Call to Action
A joint statement recommends that nations should invest resources to support the diversity of languages spoken within their borders.
Dec 1, 2020


Serving Ireland's multilingual families
Mother Tongues is a non-profit organization in Ireland, started in 2017, that raises awareness about the benefits of multilingualism.
Nov 23, 2020


How New South Wales supports its heritage language schools
New South Wales in Australia has more than 37,000 students learning one of 64 heritage languages taught by 3000 volunteer teachers!
Nov 15, 2020


SALTO-school Floralaan in Eindhoven is de vierde taalvriendelijke school in Nederland
Op basisschool Floralaan in Eindhoven worden 42 talen gesproken. Naast het Nederlands spreken de kinderen ook hun eigen moedertaal.
Nov 3, 2020


Webinar brings together primary teachers and heritage language schools
Dutch primary school teachers get to know the faces of some of the volunteers at heritage language programs via an online event.
Oct 8, 2020


Heritage language Meetup goes virtual
Heritage language programs catch up online in honor of European Day of Languages.
Sep 25, 2020


Words of wisdom from a Canadian coalition
Interview with Trudie Aberdeen and Nina Paulovicova of the International Heritage Language Association (IHLA) in Edmonton, Alberta.
Aug 30, 2020


Our network appears in HowDo Issue #19
Our links to the lists of heritage language programs were shared in a local English-language magazine.
Jun 26, 2020


More language choices for students with Taal naar Keuze
TnK: Helping secondary school students take final exams in one of their home languages, expanding language options for Dutch students.
Apr 18, 2020


How HL programs in Eindhoven are coping during the Corona Crisis
Check out the results of a brief survey of HLSE programs regarding distance learning solutions during a pandemic.
Apr 17, 2020


Heritage language education now part of Brainport's vision for internationalization in schools
Interview with Mieke Zijlstra from Brainport
Mar 17, 2020


Building a network: podcast interview with HLE Network's founder
How did HLE Network get started? Why? Listen to this in-depth interview with Gisi Cannizzaro by Peter Doesburg for his podcast.
Mar 14, 2020


Persian children can now follow lessons at newly opened Eindhoven Persian School
On Sunday, March 1, the new Eindhoven Persian School started lessons for Persian-speaking children.
Mar 12, 2020


Language Diversity in Amsterdam: Growing up in a multilingual family
An event to encourage the use of parental native languages and to discuss multilingual upbringing and education.
Feb 29, 2020


Eindhoven Library launches international children's collection with 300 Italian books
On Sunday, February 16, 2020, Eindhoven Library and La Lampadina will introduce new Italian children's collection.
Feb 16, 2020


Heritage language education discussed at Brainport's Miniconference "Look Who's Talking"
Information about heritage language education is preseted at Brainport's Miniconference "Look Who's Talking."
Feb 6, 2020


Discover Stichting Supportpunt's services in Eindhoven
Stichting Supportpunt has been providing a range of services exclusively for stichtingen and verenigingen in Eindhoven for 10+ years.
Jan 18, 2020
Stichting "Scoala Romaneasca Eindhoven" is born
The Romanian School Eindhoven has recently started their Stichting "Scoala Romaneasca Eindhoven."
Jan 9, 2020
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