Listed here are resources for Czech community schools, which provide pre-college, K through 12 instruction in Czech language and culture to heritage speakers living outside the Czech Republic.
For more information, contact Susan Kresin, UCLA
Heritage language websites for Czech community schools
Czech community schools located in Europe
České školy v Severní Americe [website under development, link forthcoming]
Related sites
National Heritage Language Resource Center at UCLA
The NHLRC offers a variety of options for professional development, including online heritage teaching workshops, heritage language conferences, heritage language research institutes that take place every summer at UCLA and other colleges. Resources also include a language materials project (see below) and a newsletter.
UCLA Language Materials Project
The Language Materials Project offers teacher training modules, tips on using authentic materials in instruction, materials for teaching specific languages (including Czech), and a gateway of resources for K-12 instruction in less commonly taught languages.
American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages
ACTFL has an annual convention and provides certification in (and administers) testing in Oral Proficiency (for all levels of languages).
American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages
Slavic and Euroasian Language Resource Center
SEELRC provides webliographies for Czech and other languages, an online Czech reference grammar, and teaching materials.
American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages
This project documents the language, culture, and history of ethnic Czech Moravians in Texas.