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
- TEG Gent (Greek Language Department)
- Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/griekseschoolgent
- 4-17 year olds. We also offer classes for adults
- Direct instruction model (“traditional” approach to teaching), but factoring in student idiosyncrasies
- Alexia Sideri
CANADA
Montreal
Greek
- Montreal Archangels Greek School
- https://www.archangelsschool.ca/
- 4 to 18 year olds
- Teaching Greek as a foreign language
- Miranda Athanasiou
Toronto
Greek
- Greek School GBA
- https://www.greekschoolgba.com/
- 3.5 to 17 years old
- Hands-on, Inquiry-based, transcurricular
- Konstantina Peristeris
Russian
- Wonder Heritage Language Centre
- http://wonderhlc.ca
- Age 4 to 18
- 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
- Dr. Marina Sherkina-Lieber, Ph.D
DENMARK
Copenhagen
Danish
- Dansk IB
- https://dansk-ib.dk/
- 12-18
- IB Curriculum
- Ole Udsholt
Dutch
- NTC Copenhagen / FUNS
- https://www.ntc-kopenhagen.dk/
- 2-16 yrs old
- we follow the curriculum, teaching methods and books of Dutch and Belgian schools and are government audited
Greek
- Παιδόκηπος
- https://paidokipos.com/
- 1 to 12 years old – currently growing as we grow
- Method: learner-centred, activity-based teaching methods, learning by play, outdoor learning, drama in education
- Chryssa Oikonomidou
GERMANY
Bad Abbach
German
- Bad Abbach Grundschule
- https://gs-bab.edupage.org/
- 7-12
- Traditional
Munich
Spanish
- El Desván
- https://www.carolinalifschitz.com/el-desvan /
- Reading club in Spanish for families with babies from 8 months to 4 years old and for children from 4 to 7 years old
- Reading for pleasure, fostering early literacy from a constructivist psychogenetic approach
- Carolina Lifschitz
GREECE
Athens
Chinese
- Huaxin
- https://milamekinezika.com/
- 4 – adult
- collaborative learning project based learning
- Stella
Greek/English
- Greek Owls
- https://greekowls.com/
- 7 to 12 and 13 to 18
- Interactive, expeditionary learning, differentiated instruction
- Semiramis Sofra
NORWAY
Bergen
Greek
- Εργαστήρι ελληνικής γλώσσας και πολιτισμού
- Gresknorsk forening Bergen (Facebook)
- 4 to 14 year olds
- Games, songs, and physical activities Bilingual Greek-Norwegian resources Mixed level/age groups
- Georgia (Giouli) Kasari
SPAIN
Danish
- Brain Biscuit
- https://www.brainbiscuitlearning.com/
- Mainly children 4-20 year olds. In some cases we teach adults too.
- Visual, creative, small groups, students participate actively. Kind of Montessori.
- Joan Nelin
SWITZERLAND
Geneva
English
- English Voice Academy
- www.englishvoiceacademy.com
- 0-12 year olds
- Baby signing and Communicative Approach to teaching English
- Roya Caviglia
Wil (SG)
Spanish
- Ronda redonda
- https://musik-und-sprache.my.canva.site/ronda-redonda#home-3
- 2-4 years old
- Language Development through Music and movement
- Claudia Demkura
THE NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam
German
- Deutschkurs für zweisprachige Kinder
- [Email: deutschkurs@xs4all.nl]
- 0-3 year olds, 7-12 year olds (Dutch elementary school age 4-12 year olds)
- No special method
- Katja B. Zaich
Greek, English, Dutch
- My Greek Teacher
- www.mygreekteacher.org
- 3– (no limit)
- Montessori, game based learning
- Aliki
Den Haag
Greek
- Τμήμα ελληνικής γλώσσας Χάγης
- https://www.gsdh.nl/
- 4-adults
- Various
Rijswijk
Thai
- Baan Paa Saa Thai School (will transfer to Den Haag in September 2025)
- https://www.facebook.com/stichtingthailanguageculture
- 5 year olds and above
- Play-based learning for the beginner groups
UNITED KINGDOM
Cambridge
Danish
- Dansk med Tina
- https://tbollerslev.wixsite.com/dansk
- 3-5-year-olds
- Online interactive learning
- Tina Bollerslev
London
English & Second language: Mandarin Chinese, French, Arabic (Spanish to come)
- Hatching Dragons
- https://www.hatching-dragons.com/en-gb/
- 0-10 year olds
- Montessori and Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
Manchester
Greek
- Speak Greek
- https://www.speak-greek.com/
- 4-12 year olds
- CELTA
- Iraklis Lampadariou
UNITED STATES
Texas, San Antonio
Spanish
- Learning Casita
- https://www.learningcasita.com
- ages 3-6
- Montessori forest school inspired
- Miss Cami
Virginia
Spanish
- Ms Roxana Spanish Playgroup
- [facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roxana.tellini/]
- 0-8 year olds
- Activities, learning by playing, outdoor and inside learning
- Roxana Chaves Tellini
ONLINE
Danish
- Danes Worldwide
- https://www.danes.dk/
- From 3 years and up (kids, teens, adults)
- Online, asynchronous
- Lene Ditlevsen
- Brain Biscuit
- https://www.brainbiscuitlearning.com/
- 5-adults
- Creative based on the students level and ability
- Joan Nelin
Dutch
- Dutch for Children
- https://dutchforchildren.nl
- 3,5-17 year olds
- Tailor made for each child
- Wendy van Dalen
English
- Next Level English
- https://www.nextlevelenglish.es/
- 4-16 year olds
- Fun, communicative literacy classes for bilingual children
- Ricky Magee
Greek
- Learn Greek online by Olga
- https://www.learngreekonlinebyolga.com/
- 7 to 12 year olds
- Learning with a book and other
- Olga Saltsidou
Greek / German / English / Italian
- LLEARN
- https://llearn.gr/
- 9-18 and adults
- Communicative approach
Portuguese
- Portugues nossa herança
- https://www.portuguesnossaheranca.com/
- 8-14 year olds
- Portuguese lessons online
- Daniele Ferreira