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Recent News & Announcements

Thank you to Geert Simons, our founding Vice-Chair

Award-winning linguist Kristel Doreleijers joins our board

Advancing French HL education: The French Saturday School of Eindhoven "Francofilous" joins FLAM 2024 in Paris

Recent HLE Network Activities

Recent HLE Network Interview Articles

Recent Interesting links

Thank you to Geert Simons, our founding Vice-Chair

Oct 20

Award-winning linguist Kristel Doreleijers joins our board

Oct 19

Strike a pose for heritage language eduction: try out the photo booth advocacy tool

Sep 30

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Is the word "integration" out of date?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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Your simple guide to making a difference: Global Call to Action checklist now available!

Sep 20

News & Announcements

Your simple guide to making a difference: Global Call to Action checklist now available!

We’ve made it easier than ever to take action with a handy checklist!

Wereldwijde oproep tot actie voor moedertaalonderwijs nu beschikbaar in het Nederlands

May 17

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Wereldwijde oproep tot actie voor moedertaalonderwijs nu beschikbaar in het Nederlands

Nu in het Nederlands: een eenvoudig te gebruiken lijst met aanbevelingen opgesteld voor iedereen om HL-onderwijs te helpen verbeteren.

Eindhoven's network on display in DRONGO expert panel

Feb 29

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Eindhoven's network on display in DRONGO expert panel

The work of HLE Network and its affiliates was on display at Drongo's partner event on February 29.

Sparking large-scale change in heritage language education: A Global Call to Action

Feb 21

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Sparking large-scale change in heritage language education: A Global Call to Action

If you want to help heritage language educators and the children they support, please pledge commitment to the Global Call to Action today!

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

Feb 8

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“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!

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

Feb 20, 2023

Interesting links

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.

HLE Network interviewed in national news for UNESCO Mother Language Day

Feb 21, 2022

News & Announcements

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.

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.