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

"I'm grateful to work with HLE Network because my work is really helping multilingual children and their families within Brainport."

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

Feb 8

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

A mother raises awareness about UN International Mother at her children's primary school. Get inspired by the story!

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

Nov 19, 2023

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

We connected with Arturo Díaz, Managing Director at the NHLRC, to find out more about the latest trends in HL research in the U.S.

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

Sep 5, 2023

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

Sweden has the strongest known legal protection of the right to study home/heritage languages. How does it work there?

Creative concept: four heritage language programs in one

Jul 16, 2023

Creative concept: four heritage language programs in one

interview with Dr. Indu Vibha Meddegama and Dr. Maja Skender-Lizatovic, founders of Community Language School at York St. John University

Which lawmakers value heritage language education?

Jun 20, 2023

Which lawmakers value heritage language education?

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

Fighting for educational equity for multilingual children in Germany

Feb 3, 2023

Fighting for educational equity for multilingual children in Germany

An interview with Dr. Miglena Hristozova, deputy chairwoman of the “Initiative für Mehrsprachigkeit und interkulturelle Bildung” (IMIB).

Radio 4 Brainport interviews HLE Network at the Winter Market

Dec 10, 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.

Wereldburgerschap in het primair onderwijs

Nov 14, 2022

Wereldburgerschap in het primair onderwijs

Onze omgeving wordt steeds internationaler. De vraag is alleen: hoe breng je het in de praktijk?

Aug 22, 2022

Meertaligheid is als een goudmijn

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

Jun 26, 2022

The Dutch education system explained

Geert Simons, Vice-Chair of HLE Network, shares insights and details about the school system in the Netherlands.

Is it never too late to learn your heritage language?

Jun 12, 2022

Is it never too late to learn your heritage language?

An interview with Prof. Maria Carriera on NPR's All things Considered about adult heritage language learners.

"Thuistaal Toppers!" contest featured in Studio040 news video

May 26, 2022

"Thuistaal Toppers!" contest featured in Studio040 news video

A child from the Polish school is featured in a Studio040 news piece about heritage language education and the "Thuistaal Toppers!" contest.

Podcast: Taaldiversiteit voor meer kansengelijkheid in ons onderwijs

May 24, 2022

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.

Zurich’s Herkunftssprachlicher Unterricht (HSU): a well-functioning model of HL education

Apr 29, 2022

Zurich’s Herkunftssprachlicher Unterricht (HSU): a well-functioning model of HL education

Interview with Markus Truniger, former Head of the Department for Intercultural Education at the Compulsory School Office of in Zurich.

HLE Network joins the podcast It’s About Language

Apr 27, 2022

HLE Network joins the podcast It’s About Language

The Managing Director of HLE Network was invited to join the podcast It’s About Language to discuss what HL programs have in common.

Feb 28, 2022

A home filled with languages

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

HLE Network interviewed in national news for UNESCO Mother Language Day

Feb 21, 2022

HLE Network interviewed in national news for UNESCO Mother Language Day

HLE Network and the Polish School in Eindhoven were featured in Dutch News on International Mother Language Day.

A story of language loss: Sicilian Americans in New Orleans in the 20th Century

Nov 5, 2021

A story of language loss: Sicilian Americans in New Orleans in the 20th Century

The Managing Director of HLE Network shares a personal perspective about heritage language maintenance in her own family in the U.S.

Helping the supplementary schools of England achieve excellence: Meet the NRCSE

Oct 4, 2021