Heritage Language Blog ~ by HL Global Think Tank & FOHLC Europe

A new "Review Rubric" has been published for heritage language (HL) programs worldwide, designed to help managers, teachers, and administrators reflect on their organization’s practices and spark discussion on improvement strategies. It is simple, accessible, and will spark constructive discussions—even for programs new to self-evaluation. A new "Review Rubric" has been published for heritage language (HL) programs worldwide. It was developed by members of the HL Global Think Tank, building on years of international collaboration to define universal principles and good practices that can guide HL programs regardless of language or location. Who's it for? The rubric is designed for managers, teachers, board members, and volunteers who want to reflect on their organization’s values, operations, educational offerings, and community outreach. It is simple, accessible, and will spark constructive discussions—even for programs new to self-evaluation. Adaptable tool Th...

On the weekends you do your best for your community, you volunteer your time and hard work  –  and during the week you still attend your regular job. Or maybe you focus all of your time on your heritage community. Either way, you do it just because it is the right thing to do, the thing that helps so many people around you. You do not expect anything from it. Probably people do not even see all that you do. However, sometimes the hard work can show: we would like to congratulate our team member Jana Nahodilová, originally from the Czech Republic, who recently received a medal from the Czech Prime Minister for her long term support of the Czech community in the United Kingdom and for her extraordinary contribution to the development of the Czech language, culture, and historical heritage abroad. And what is Jana's long term contribution? Jana is not only member of the FOHLC Europe team, she started her own Czech and Slovak school "Okénko" in London more than 13 years ago. ...