News & Announcements
See HLSE news pieces below. For our newsletter archive, click here.
HLSE Meetup takes place online once again
February 19, 2021
We held our second virtual Meetup for 2020-2021 in February, in honor of UNESCO Mother Language Day.
Polish School Eindhoven formally registers as a foundation
December 15, 2020
Congratulations to the Polish School in Eindhoven for forming a stichting in November!
Webinar brings together primary teachers and heritage language schools
October 9, 2020
Dutch primary school teachers get to know the faces of some of the volunteers at heritage language programs via an online event sponsored by HLSE, Holland Expat Center South, and SALTO schools.
HLSE Meetup goes virtual
September 26, 2020
Heritage language programs catch up online in honor of European Day of Languages.
HLSE appears in HowDo Issue #19

June 27, 2020
Our links to the lists of heritage language programs were shared in a local English-language magazine.
How HLSE programs are coping during the Corona Crisis
April 18, 2020
Check out the results of a brief survey of HLSE programs regarding distance learning solutions during a pandemic.
Persian children can now follow lessons at newly opened Eindhoven Persian School
March 12, 2020
On Sunday, March 1, the new Eindhoven Persian School started lessons for Persian-speaking children.
Eindhoven Library launches international children's collection with 300 Italian books
January 1, 2025
On Sunday, February 16, 2020, Eindhoven Library and La Lampadina will introduce new Italian children's collection.
Stichting "Scoala Romaneasca Eindhoven" is born
January 9, 2020
The Romanian School Eindhoven has recently started their Stichting "Scoala Romaneasca Eindhoven."
Indian Center in Netherlands opens free classes in seven Indian languages
September 16, 2019
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
September 14, 2019
The Korean School Eindhoven will celebrate its opening with a ceremony followed by a charity event.
"Voorlezen in het Italiaans / Raccontastorie" to start at Eindhoven Library
September 10, 2019
Eindhoven Italian School La Lampadina and the Eindhoven Library are partnering to offer a free reading activity in Italian for children, to start in November.
Alliance Française Eindhoven adds course to HLSE's list
August 30, 2019
HLSE welcomes another heritage language program: Alliance Française Eindhoven's course for Francophone teenagers.
SALTO International School to open at new location
August 19, 2019
The SALTO international school RISE and SALTO international school I-St@rt are opening their doors on August 19, 2019, for all primary school age groups.
Expat Center flyer available
June 16, 2019
The Expat Center has designed and printed 200 flyers for the HLSE community.
First HLSE event a success
June 15, 2019
The HLSE community came together for the first time in June 2019. Over 60 attendees took part in the chance to discuss possibilities for future collaboration.
The Expat's Guide now includes heritage education section
June 14, 2019
The Expat's Guide has been updated to include a section about heritage language schools in Eindhoven!