On this page we share a list of Heritage Language Playgroups and Schools organised by country, city/town, language, and then: 

1) Name of the Heritage Language Playgroup or School
2) Link
3) Age group(s)
4) Method
5) Name of the owner/director/founder

If you know of any that should be added on this page, please indicate the country, the name, and the link to website in the a comments here below.

Please find the list of online lesson providers at the bottom of the list.

 

BELGIUM

Gent

Greek

  1. TEG Gent (Greek Language Department)
  2. Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/griekseschoolgent
  3. 4-17 year olds. We also offer classes for adults
  4. Direct instruction model (“traditional” approach to teaching), but factoring in student idiosyncrasies
  5. Alexia Sideri

 

CANADA

Montreal

Greek

  1. Montreal Archangels Greek School
  2. https://www.archangelsschool.ca/
  3. 4 to 18 year olds
  4. Teaching Greek as a foreign language
  5. Miranda Athanasiou

 

Toronto

Greek

  1. Greek School GBA
  2. https://www.greekschoolgba.com/
  3. 3.5 to 17 years old
  4. Hands-on, Inquiry-based, transcurricular
  5. Konstantina Peristeris

Russian

  1. Wonder Heritage Language Centre
  2. http://wonderhlc.ca
  3. Age 4 to 18
  4. Weekly lessons in small groups (3-6 kids), 60 minutes long in most cases, 30-50 minutes for younger students. Combination of various methods, based on current psycholinguistic research
  5. Dr. Marina Sherkina-Lieber, Ph.D

 

DENMARK

Copenhagen

Danish

  1. Dansk IB
  2. https://dansk-ib.dk/
  3. 12-18
  4. IB Curriculum
  5. Ole Udsholt

Dutch

  1. NTC Copenhagen / FUNS
  2. https://www.ntc-kopenhagen.dk/
  3. 2-16 yrs old
  4. we follow the curriculum, teaching methods and books of Dutch and Belgian schools and are government audited

Greek

  1. Παιδόκηπος
  2. https://paidokipos.com/
  3. 1 to 12 years old – currently growing as we grow
  4. Method: learner-centred, activity-based teaching methods, learning by play, outdoor learning, drama in education
  5. Chryssa Oikonomidou

 

GERMANY

Bad Abbach

German

  1. Bad Abbach Grundschule
  2. https://gs-bab.edupage.org/
  3. 7-12
  4. Traditional

 

Munich

Spanish

  1. El Desván
  2. https://www.carolinalifschitz.com/el-desvan /
  3. Reading club in Spanish for families with babies from 8 months to 4 years old and for children from 4 to 7 years old
  4. Reading for pleasure, fostering early literacy from a constructivist psychogenetic approach
  5. Carolina Lifschitz

 

GREECE

Athens

Chinese

  1. Huaxin
  2. https://milamekinezika.com/
  3. 4 – adult
  4. collaborative learning project based learning
  5. Stella

Greek/English

  1. Greek Owls
  2. https://greekowls.com/
  3. 7 to 12 and 13 to 18
  4. Interactive, expeditionary learning, differentiated instruction
  5. Semiramis Sofra

 

NORWAY

Bergen

Greek

  1. Εργαστήρι ελληνικής γλώσσας και πολιτισμού
  2. Gresknorsk forening Bergen (Facebook)
  3. 4 to 14 year olds
  4. Games, songs, and physical activities Bilingual Greek-Norwegian resources Mixed level/age groups
  5. Georgia (Giouli) Kasari

 

 

SPAIN

Danish

  1. Brain Biscuit
  2. https://www.brainbiscuitlearning.com/
  3. Mainly children 4-20 year olds. In some cases we teach adults too.
  4. Visual, creative, small groups, students participate actively. Kind of Montessori.
  5. Joan Nelin

 

SWITZERLAND

Geneva

English

  1. English Voice Academy
  2. www.englishvoiceacademy.com
  3. 0-12 year olds
  4. Baby signing and Communicative Approach to teaching English
  5. Roya Caviglia

Wil (SG)

Spanish

  1. Ronda redonda
  2. https://musik-und-sprache.my.canva.site/ronda-redonda#home-3
  3. 2-4 years old
  4. Language Development through Music and movement
  5. Claudia Demkura

 

THE NETHERLANDS

Amsterdam

German

  1. Deutschkurs für zweisprachige Kinder
  2. [Email: deutschkurs@xs4all.nl]
  3. 0-3 year olds, 7-12 year olds (Dutch elementary school age 4-12 year olds)
  4. No special method
  5. Katja B. Zaich

Greek, English, Dutch

  1. My Greek Teacher
  2. www.mygreekteacher.org
  3. 3– (no limit)
  4. Montessori, game based learning
  5. Aliki

 

Den Haag

Greek

  1. Τμήμα ελληνικής γλώσσας Χάγης
  2. https://www.gsdh.nl/
  3. 4-adults
  4. Various

 

Rijswijk

Thai

  1. Baan Paa Saa Thai School (will transfer to Den Haag in September 2025)
  2. https://www.facebook.com/stichtingthailanguageculture
  3. 5 year olds and above
  4. Play-based learning for the beginner groups

 

UNITED KINGDOM

Cambridge

Danish

  1. Dansk med Tina
  2. https://tbollerslev.wixsite.com/dansk
  3. 3-5-year-olds
  4. Online interactive learning
  5. Tina Bollerslev

London

English & Second language: Mandarin Chinese, French, Arabic (Spanish to come) 

  1. Hatching Dragons
  2. https://www.hatching-dragons.com/en-gb/
  3. 0-10 year olds
  4. Montessori and Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Manchester

Greek 

  1. Speak Greek
  2. https://www.speak-greek.com/
  3. 4-12 year olds
  4. CELTA
  5. Iraklis Lampadariou

 

UNITED STATES

Texas, San Antonio

Spanish

  1. Learning Casita
  2. https://www.learningcasita.com
  3. ages 3-6
  4. Montessori forest school inspired
  5. Miss Cami

Virginia

Spanish

  1. Ms Roxana Spanish Playgroup
  2. [facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roxana.tellini/]
  3. 0-8 year olds
  4. Activities, learning by playing, outdoor and inside learning
  5. Roxana Chaves Tellini

 

ONLINE

Danish

  1. Danes Worldwide
  2. https://www.danes.dk/
  3. From 3 years and up (kids, teens, adults)
  4. Online, asynchronous
  5. Lene Ditlevsen

 

  1. Brain Biscuit
  2. https://www.brainbiscuitlearning.com/
  3. 5-adults
  4. Creative based on the students level and ability
  5. Joan Nelin

 

Dutch

  1. Dutch for Children
  2. https://dutchforchildren.nl
  3. 3,5-17 year olds
  4. Tailor made for each child
  5. Wendy van Dalen

English

  1. Next Level English
  2. https://www.nextlevelenglish.es/
  3. 4-16 year olds
  4. Fun, communicative literacy classes for bilingual children
  5. Ricky Magee

Greek

  1. Learn Greek online by Olga
  2. https://www.learngreekonlinebyolga.com/
  3. 7 to 12 year olds
  4. Learning with a book and other
  5. Olga Saltsidou

Greek / German / English / Italian

  1. LLEARN
  2. https://llearn.gr/
  3. 9-18 and adults
  4. Communicative approach

Portuguese

  1. Portugues nossa herança
  2. https://www.portuguesnossaheranca.com/
  3. 8-14 year olds
  4. Portuguese lessons online
  5. Daniele Ferreira

Are you interested in starting a heritage language group or school? Here are some videos about how to start and run a heritage language playgroup, club, class and more

Learning Chinese whilst living abroad – Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett
Tips about raising multicultural children – Maritere R. Bellas
How parents can help their teenagers in their language learning journey – Frances Evans
Raising world citizens – Leanna Guillen Mora
How to create a playgroup in the minority language – Kat Jeffries
What it means to be a home language teacher – Chryssa Oikonomidou
Raising multilingual children in a playful way – Magdalena Makovski
An effective way to teach children English whilst living abroad – Ricky Magee
Are you responsible for a heritage language group or school anywhere in the world?
 Do you know of a heritage language group or school that you would recommend to others?
Then please fill out this form.
 
Requirement:
The group or school must have been operating for more than 3 years.
 

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