Language & culture Educators (LACE) round table @ NYU :02/15/20

A good teacher remains a good teacher only till she/he is a student too… learning is a life long journey!! Language learning is not a spectator’s sport! It warrants healthy and active partnerhsip between students, teachers and parents. To keep themselves at the forefront of effective language teaching methodologies, and with a firm belief in…

Makar Sankranti Celebration

A little late post but @ HLA We believe good things needs to be shared sooner or later!! So here we are once again with a much awaited post about Makar Sankranti celebration and an amazing night of Indoor games of India!! Our evening started with a carefully prepared presentation about the Makar Sankranti festivals…

Traditional Indoor Games of India

Games had always been an interesting topic for children of any age. In fact not just children but even elders love it !! @HLA we utilised this opportunity to teach children not only language related to it but also the cultural aspect. In today’s world where kid’s screen time is becoming an increasing concern for…

BTSN Presentation

Sharing the key features of presentation from our first Back to School Night for all those who couldn’t attend and also for those who wished to go through it one more time. Please share your ideas, comments, concerns, questions, we would be more than happy to address them.

HLA’s First BTSN

@ HLA we believe if you want to walk fast, walk alone but if you want to walk far and with a vision walk together!! That’s what BTSN ( Back to school night) was all about !! Since our formation we were planning to share our vision with parents, our goals, future plans and our…

Cultural Immersion class

What a fun last Friday was!! @HLA we did a cultural immersion class. Besides talking about three major festivals of India: Navratri, Dussehara and Deewali, what we do, how we celebrate it etc. We also listened to the story of Ramayan which is the origin point for these festivals. Kids presented Ramleela and enjoyed dances…

STARTALK 2019 Fall Conference

Hindi Language Academy at #STARTALK2019 Fall Conference at Phoenix, AZ: Meeting with experts and colleagues in the field of second language acquisition, bonding with fellow Hindi professionals from across the USA, attending sessions of world-class trainers, giving two presentations to share our latest and most exciting experiences and to top off all of this with…

Heritage Conference

It was a wonderful and very enriching experience for HLA team to attend the 6th Annual Community based Heritage Language Schools conference in Washington DC. It was equally empowering to see so many like minded, inspiring people under one roof. Got many wonderful ideas from experts in the field during many workshops and can’t wait…

Day 1

What a tremendous day. मैं अकेला ही चला था जानिब-ए-मंज़िल मगर  – लोग साथ आते गए और कारवाँ बनता गया मजरूह सुल्तानपुरी Bharat – Our country and our culture offers tremendous diversity. Hindi Language Academy is an initiative to share our culture with Heritage – Non Heritage kids alike. The best way to express our culture…

Demo Class Completed

हिंदी भाषा केंद्र /Hindi Language Academy/ HLA says Thank you to all the parents who showed up, asked questions, registered on the spot and showed support to our new initiative which is a unique approach towards language learning!! Thank you to all the children as well who enthusiastically participated in demo class and made it…