heritage language program managers

Thank you to Geert Simons, our founding Vice-Chair

Award-winning linguist Kristel Doreleijers joins our board

HLE Network hosts 6th Annual Networking Night, promoting education in all languages

Thank you to Geert Simons, our founding Vice-Chair

Oct 20

Award-winning linguist Kristel Doreleijers joins our board

Oct 19

HLE Network hosts 6th Annual Networking Night, promoting education in all languages

Sep 29

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Is the word "integration" out of date?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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Sep 29

Activities

HLE Network hosts 6th Annual Networking Night, promoting education in all languages

On September 26, HLE Network held its 6th Annual Networking Night, for the first time with professional development workshops.

Bridging science, language, and community at Romanian School in Eindhoven's summer festival

Jun 22

News & Announcements

Bridging science, language, and community at Romanian School in Eindhoven's summer festival

In June , the Romanian School of Eindhoven organized a successful "STREAM" science festival.

Utrecht University Multi-STEM project welcomes our network of HL educators

Jan 30

News & Announcements

Utrecht University Multi-STEM project welcomes our network of HL educators

HLE Network has been welcomed as official partner of Utrecht University's Multilingual Voices in STEM Education (Multi-STEM) project.

How to harvest resources for your HL program

Nov 11, 2023

Activities

How to harvest resources for your HL program

The 3rd annual FOHLC Europe Conference was a success! Over 200 registered from 40 countries representing 50 languages. Videos now available.

45 organizations celebrate anniversary of HLE Networking Night

Sep 25, 2023

Activities

45 organizations celebrate anniversary of HLE Networking Night

Happy European Day of Languages! Check out the coverage of our 5th annual networking event celebrating linguistic diversity.

HL program leaders brainstorm with politicians in Eindhoven

Jun 27, 2023

News & Announcements

HL program leaders brainstorm with politicians in Eindhoven

Heads of HL programs in Eindhoven speak with city councillors about pressing issues.

A new blog for all things heritage language education

Apr 1, 2023

News & Announcements

A new blog for all things heritage language education

The organizers of the FOHLC Europe conference for heritage language education teachers and managers now bring to you a new blog!

Radio 4 Brainport interviews HLE Network at the Winter Market

Dec 10, 2022

News & Announcements

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.

Nov 13, 2022

Activities

Hot topic: Multilingual libraries

The 2nd annual FOHLC Europe conference took place online on Friday, November 11, and Saturday, November 12, 2022.

Annual networking event for heritage language education professionals

Sep 21, 2022

Activities

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.

Eindhoven Library celebrates the International Children's Book Collection

May 20, 2022

News & Announcements

Eindhoven Library celebrates the International Children's Book Collection

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

Now available: guidelines for professional practices in heritage language education

Nov 7, 2021

News & Announcements

Now available: guidelines for professional practices in heritage language education

HLE Network helped co-author a document designed to guide and inspire heritage language program managers and teachers, now available.

Gülsah Güngöz van Dijk is nominated for the Community Top 040

Oct 18, 2021

News & Announcements

Gülsah Güngöz van Dijk is nominated for the Community Top 040

Congratulations to Gülsah, leader in the Turkish language community, for her nomination in the education rubric of the Community Top 040.

HLE Network Meetup for European Day of Languages

Sep 22, 2021

Activities

HLE Network Meetup for European Day of Languages

Face-to-face again! We had a pleasant HLE Network Meetup, with seven different languages represented.

How to revamp a HL program: the story of the Polish School of Eindhoven

Sep 7, 2021

Interview Articles

How to revamp a HL program: the story of the Polish School of Eindhoven

Interview with Dr. Ania Kijak, manager of the Polish School of Eindhoven.

The Polish School of Eindhoven welcomes two Erasmus+ interns

Sep 7, 2021

News & Announcements

The Polish School of Eindhoven welcomes two Erasmus+ interns

The Polish School of Eindhoven will be the proud host of two Erasmus+ student interns in the 2021-2022 school year.

Jun 20, 2021

Activities

HL Program Spring Survey 2021 Results

We carried out a survey with the HL programs of the Eindhoven region in Spring 2021. Check out the results!

Here's what the WBTR means for your organization / Dit betekent de WBTR voor je organisatie

Mar 22, 2021

News & Announcements

Here's what the WBTR means for your organization / Dit betekent de WBTR voor je organisatie

A new law (Wet Bestuur en Toezicht Rechtspersonen) will take effect on July 1, 2021, that has to do with foundations and associations.

Heritage language Meetup online once again

Feb 19, 2021

Activities

Heritage language Meetup online once again

We held our second virtual Meetup for 2020-2021 in February, in honor of UNESCO Mother Language Day.

Hiring a heritage language teacher? What you need to know

Dec 30, 2020

Interesting links

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!