Brussels speaks many languages
Iedereen is welkom in het gastvrije netwerk van Nederlandstalige organisaties en initiatieven in Brussel. We ondersteunen de kennis van het Nederlands om de groeikansen van alle Brusselaars te versterken en we bouwen mee aan een meertalig Brussel door meertalige taalontwikkeling te ondersteunen. Wilt u weten hoe onze acties tot stand komen? Hoe beleidskeuzes vertaald worden naar concrete doelstellingen en acties? Dat leest u in het meerjarenplan van het College van de VGC.
Dutch in a multilingual Brussels
The multilingualism of Brussels is unique. Dutch, French, English and the many different languages spoken at home offer many opportunities to children and young people to function multilingually. The various languages can strengthen and support each other.
The Dutch-speaking schools in Brussels, VGC playgroups and initiatives like ‘Brussel vol Taal’ ensure that children and young people are as well prepared as possible to live within this linguistic diversity.
The Brussels Education Centre (OCB) launched the website ‘Brussel Vol Taal’ at the beginning of 2021. With this site, the OCB helps schools offer effective Dutch language education in a multilingual environment. At the VGC playgroups, children learn Dutch through play, says Ilke Deneyer, leader of the Paloke playgroup in St-Jans-Molenbeek. For the children, this doesn’t feel like school. They have fun, but do so in Dutch.
