The idea to network all schools for heritage languages in Freiburg in a common platform came in a conversation with Nikoleta and we were immediately enthusiastic about it. As a founder of such a school, I am completely aware that children need heritage language lessons in order to unfold their multilingual potential. I will be very pleased when our platform helps families and heritage language schools get more easily connected in the future.
Children, who are encouraged and supported in their multilingualism and cultural identity are tolerant, self-confident and adaptive. I would be very glad when this platform reaches more parents and helps them find the appropriate school for their child, as well as supports schools in disseminating their heritage language offers. That would be the greatest gain for me and Miglena.
We are a non-profit organization located in Freiburg, that encourages and supports the heritage language teaching.
We firmly believe that every child should be given the opportunity to acquire his own heritage language. Therefore we see our mission in supporting families and children who live and grow up with multiple cultures and languages. We develop innovative educational projects that promote German, heritage languages and foreign languages in a balanced way and link them to one another (coordinated multilingualism and language education). This way we want to strengthen the children's awareness of the values of language and cultural diversity.
Why is coordinated language education particularly important for multilingual children? How is the heritage language teaching regulated locally and nationwide? What does our Initiative for multilingualism and intercultural education (IMIB) e. V. to support the heritage language teaching schools in Freiburg? Find out more on our Homepage www.imib-freiburg.de.
We record all schools that offer heritage language lessons in Freiburg.
Whether Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Turkish, Tamil: In our database you can search and find various schools for heritage languages located in Freiburg and the surrounding area, as well as register your own heritage language school.
Register your school in our database and join our Freiburg heritage Language Teaching Network to take part in network meetings, discussion panels and other events. This will give you the opportunity to establish contacts to other educational actors, organizations and migrant initiatives, as well as get access to Freiburg's education administration, kindergartens and schools. Through the networking, we would like to initiate new cooperation projects and jointly advance the topic of "The future of heritage language teaching – the integration of heritage language schools into Freiburg's educational landscape". The P
project is carried out in cooperation with the Migrant Advisory Board of the city of Freiburg.
Follow these three steps
Enter a brief description of your school and what it offers (i.a. the name of your organization, the offered heritage language and your location), as well as valid contact details.
We will send you an email with instructions on how to proceed.
In the received email, click on the button 'Request Passwort'. Follow the next steps to set your own password. By logging in you will get access to the registration form.
To log in again use your username (your email address) and your password.
Fill out the registration form and enter all the required details about your school and what it offers. Please fill in all the mandatory fields (marked with *).
The short description of your school should contain important keywords such as city, city district, language, target group etc. to make your school more easily found on the internet. Find more detailed instructions HERE.