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“Very cheap solution for teacher shortage”: What heritage language programs do for society

Holiday Giving: Eindhoven business supports volunteer-run language programs with laptop donation

Toekomstige leerkrachten leren actief over de kracht van moedertaalonderwijs

“Very cheap solution for teacher shortage”: What heritage language programs do for society

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Holiday Giving: Eindhoven business supports volunteer-run language programs with laptop donation

5 days ago

Toekomstige leerkrachten leren actief over de kracht van moedertaalonderwijs

Dec 5

Voices of our volunteers: "We are uncompromising in our mission"

Apr 21

“Everybody has a mother tongue”: An Iranian mother brings cultural awareness to primary school “de Rietpluim”

Feb 8

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

Nov 19, 2023

1.5-minute film about forgetting your first language

Oct 16

A global crisis of language loss

Feb 22

Is the word "integration" out of date?

Jan 24

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How HL programs in Eindhoven are coping during the Corona Crisis

Apr 17, 2020

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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.

Heritage language education now part of Brainport's vision for internationalization in schools

Mar 17, 2020

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Heritage language education now part of Brainport's vision for internationalization in schools

Interview with Mieke Zijlstra from Brainport

Building a network: podcast interview with HLE Network's founder

Mar 14, 2020

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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.

Persian children can now follow lessons at newly opened Eindhoven Persian School

Mar 12, 2020

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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.

Language Diversity in Amsterdam: Growing up in a multilingual family

Feb 29, 2020

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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.

Eindhoven Library launches international children's collection with 300 Italian books

Feb 16, 2020

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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.

Heritage language education discussed at Brainport's Miniconference "Look Who's Talking"

Feb 6, 2020

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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."

Discover Stichting Supportpunt's services in Eindhoven

Jan 18, 2020

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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.

Stichting "Scoala Romaneasca Eindhoven" is born

Jan 9, 2020

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Stichting "Scoala Romaneasca Eindhoven" is born

The Romanian School Eindhoven has recently started their Stichting "Scoala Romaneasca Eindhoven."

Inspiration and advice from an Icelandic coalition

Nov 19, 2019

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Inspiration and advice from an Icelandic coalition

Interview with Maria Sastre and Renata Emilsson Peskova from Iceland's "Móðurmál" coalition of heritage language schools.

Tapping into multilingualism as a resource in Dutch primary schools

Sep 17, 2019

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Tapping into multilingualism as a resource in Dutch primary schools

Interview with Joana Duarte from the 3M project "Meer Kansen met Meertaligheid"

Indian Center in Netherlands opens free classes in seven Indian languages

Sep 16, 2019

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Indian Center in Netherlands opens free classes in seven Indian languages

The ICIN now offers 1-hour classes weekly on Saturdays in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi, and Malayalam.

Korean School Eindhoven celebrates opening with ceremony at Reigerlaan Basisschool

Sep 13, 2019

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Korean School Eindhoven celebrates opening with ceremony at Reigerlaan Basisschool

The Korean School Eindhoven will celebrate its opening with a ceremony followed by a charity event.

Alliance Française Eindhoven adds course for Francophone teenagers to HL program list

Aug 29, 2019

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Alliance Française Eindhoven adds course for Francophone teenagers to HL program list

We welcome another heritage language program: Alliance Française Eindhoven's course for Francophone teenagers. Alliance Française is an ind

Taking inspiration from a U.S. coalition

Aug 18, 2019

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Taking inspiration from a U.S. coalition

Joy Kreeft Peyton, PhD, a Senior Fellow at the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) in Washington, D.C. Joy has over 35 years of experience

Jun 15, 2019

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Expat Center flyer available

The Expat Center has designed and printed 200 flyers for the HLSE community.

Jun 14, 2019

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First networking event a success

The community of heritage language educators came together for the first time in June 2019. Over 60 attendees took part.

Expat Guide now includes heritage language education section

Jun 13, 2019

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Expat Guide now includes heritage language education section

The Expat's Guide has been updated to include a section about heritage language schools in Eindhoven!