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Tackling an urgent issue in Brainport: how to support multicultural children

22nd "Brainport voor elkaar" dinner matches companies with HL educators

Debate voices concerns of Eindhoven's multicultural community: where does HL education fit in?

22nd "Brainport voor elkaar" dinner matches companies with HL educators

Nov 20

How to harvest resources for your HL program

Nov 11

HLE Network meets EU policy officer at Drongo Partner Meeting

Sep 27

At the heart of a growing field of HL research: the NHLRC

Nov 19

Impressive but imperfect: Sweden’s model of teaching heritage languages

Sep 5

Fighting for educational equity for multilingual children in Germany

Feb 3

"I can't say my own name": The pain of language loss in families

Jul 26

Motivating heritage language learners with digital storytelling projects

May 22

Voor reguliere scholen: 5 manieren om de Dag van de Moedertaal te vieren

Feb 20

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Which lawmakers value heritage language education?

Jun 20

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Which lawmakers value heritage language education?

Sharon Unsworth interviews two politicians, both of whom have migrant minority language backgrounds.

Brussels library breaks world record with reading relay in 65 languages

Feb 26

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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.

Voor reguliere scholen: 5 manieren om de Dag van de Moedertaal te vieren

Feb 20

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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.

Fifteen languages at Eindhoven's National Reading Days 2023

Feb 4

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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.

Amsterdam City Council votes to promote language friendly schools

Jan 31

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Amsterdam City Council votes to promote language friendly schools

The city of Amsterdam has decided to implement a language-friendly policy at its schools.

Support linguistic diversity on GivingTuesday

Nov 29, 2022

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Support linguistic diversity on GivingTuesday

HLE Network is looking to raise funds through donations today to support us in our mission.

Discrimination is more of an issue for second generation immigrants in the Netherlands

Oct 10, 2022

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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

Aug 22, 2022

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Meertaligheid is als een goudmijn

Read an interview (in Dutch) with Ellen-Rose Kambel from the Rutu Foundation and Language Friendly Schools.

Podcast: Taaldiversiteit voor meer kansengelijkheid in ons onderwijs

May 24, 2022

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Podcast: Taaldiversiteit voor meer kansengelijkheid in ons onderwijs

In deze aflevering van Meesterwerk Podcast spreekt Jan Jaap Hubeek met Karijn Helsloot over haar stichting Taal naar Keuze.

Eindhoven Library celebrates the International Children's Book Collection

May 20, 2022

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Eindhoven Library celebrates the International Children's Book Collection

Eindhoven's mayor attends an event to celebrate the International Children's Book Collection.

Caregivers and communities need public support to raise their children bilingually

May 1, 2022

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Caregivers and communities need public support to raise their children bilingually

Caregivers – and communities more broadly – need to be empowered to raise children with multiple languages from infancy if they so desire.

Feb 28, 2022

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A home filled with languages

It is time that we understand that multilingualism doesn’t stand in the way of the Dutch language.

Importance of multilingual education for a democratic culture

Feb 2, 2022

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Importance of multilingual education for a democratic culture

There is a new Council of Europe Recommendation adopted in February to member states about the importance of multilingual education.

Do monolingual school websites hinder parental engagement?

Dec 15, 2021

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Do monolingual school websites hinder parental engagement?

What can schools do to make sure parents with a low proficiency in the school language can access information and stay involved?

Students who identify as multilingual perform better at school, study shows

Nov 11, 2021

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Students who identify as multilingual perform better at school, study shows

A positive mentality that typically develops among pupils with a multilingual identity has spill-over benefits for their schooling.

Nov 1, 2021

Zeven initiatieven voor nieuwkomers en vluchtelingen

HLE Network wordt genoemd op deze twee informatiepagina's van Nuffic!

Sep 25, 2021

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Het Nederlands en de andere talen: samen op school

Stichting Taal naar Keuze biedt scholen voor VO en BO steun aan om meertaligheid een structurele plek te geven op school.

Punishing children for using their mother tongue at school is not allowed

Aug 24, 2021

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Punishing children for using their mother tongue at school is not allowed

According to the UN, Dutch schools must welcome mother tongues.

Feb 15, 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!

The Importance of Languages: An International Call to Action

Dec 1, 2020

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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.