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 ===== Support structure for education of the language: =====
 === Institutional support ===
-There are various organisations which (among other things) support Gronings in education, for example:
+There are various organisations which (among other things) promote and support Gronings in education, for example:
   * [[https://cgtc.nl/|Centrum Groninger Taal & Cultuur]]. The Centre for Groninger Language & Culture (CGTC) is a centre for heritage and language of Groningen. It organises adult language courses and cultural and/or language events, creates learning materials, does research and has initiated the digital dictionary WoordWaark.
   * [[https://ltnedersaksisch.nl/|Levende Talen Nedersaksisch]]. The Low Saxon department of the teacher association Levende Talen (English: Living Languages)
   * [[https://www.rug.nl/staff/m.b.wieling/|The professor by special appointment of Low Saxon / Groningen Language and Culture]]at the University of Groningen,  on behalf of the Stichting Groninger Universiteitsfonds.
   * [[https://www.grunnegercultuur.nl/Grunneger_Cultuur/n_Parredies_veur_laifhebbers_van_de_Grunneger_cultuur.html|Grunneger Cultuurcentrum]] The Groninger Cultural Centre hosts three Groninger organisations: the Stichting t Grunneger Bouk [The association for the Groninger Book], De Boukenkist [a book store], and the magazine //Toal en Taiken//.
+In April 2025, the //Nij Begun// (English: New Beginning) programme (A 30-year long financial programme to recover and/or improve e.g. housing, economy, and social wellbeing. It was initiated by the Dutch Government in 2023, to compensate for the damages as a result of the gas extraction) published the Social Agenda, which includes 4 million Euros for the promotion of cultural avtivities and the use of Low-Saxon in Groningen and the North of Drenthe. The language is promoted at home (‘Toal op Stee’) and at schools (‘Toal op Schoule’) ((Nij Begun. (2025). Nij Begun: Sociale Agenda. [[https://www.nijbegun.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Sociale-Agenda-Nij-Begun-digitaal.pdf.]].)). As a result, the educational programme //MOI:Meertalig Onderwijs in Grunnen en Drenthe// (English: MOI: Multilingual education in Groningen and Drenthe) was announced in July 2025 ((CGCT. (July 4, 2025). Nieuw onderwijsprogramma MOI brengt Grunnegs en Drèents in de klas [New educational programme MOI brings Gronings and Drents into the classroom]. [[https://cgtc.nl/nieuw-onderwijsprogramma-moi-brengt-grunnegs-en-dreents-in-de-klas/]].)). The project offers primary schools teaching materials, in-service teacher training, and tools in order to include Gronings and Drents in a multilingual setting within their regular lessons. In September 2025, schools can sign up to participate in the project in the school year 2025-2026((CGCT. (July 4, 2025). Nieuw onderwijsprogramma MOI brengt Grunnegs en Drèents in de klas [New educational programme MOI brings Gronings and Drents into the classroom]. [[https://cgtc.nl/nieuw-onderwijsprogramma-moi-brengt-grunnegs-en-dreents-in-de-klas/]].)).
 === Language learning materials ===
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 Resources for Gronings are made available for different age groups, but with a focus on primary education.
-Created by the Centrum Groninger Taal & Cultuur (CGTC) are:
+  * [[https://cgtc.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Wiesneus-2025-Grunning-def.pdf|Wiesneus]] is a magazine, published once a year, which schools can receive for free (subsided by the province of Groningen. The Wiesneus project was originally launched for Drents by the [[https://www.huusvandetaol.nl/| Huus van de Toal]] (//engl. House of the Language//) and is now translated into other varieties of Low Saxon, including Gronings. New editions are published in March, which is the month of the regional languages, and includes instructions and materials for teachers, as well as audio files ((CGTC. (2025, March 4). Ook in de Meertmoand Streektoalmoand: De nieuwe Wiesneus komt er aan! [Also in March -Regional Language month: the new Wiesneus is coming!]. [[https://cgtc.nl/ook-in-de-meertmoand-streektoalmoand-de-nieuwe-wiesneus-komt-er-aan/]].)). The Gronings edition is made available by the Centrum Groninger Taal & Cultuur (CGTC).
+  * [[https://www.klunderloa.nl/|Klunderloa]] [Gronings for "drawer with odd and ends"] is a digital environment with materials for all ages in primary education, for groups 1-2 (ages 4-6), 3-4 (ages 6-8), 5-6 (ages 8-10), and 7-8 (ages 10-12), with songs, stories and poems. Klunderloa is not only aimed at being used in a classroom setting but also at home with caregivers. In 2019 an app game project, also initiated by CGTC, has received funding to teach children the regional language in about 20 villages in Groningen.((NOS. (2019, July 22). Techreus stopt 30.000 euro in onderwijsproject Groningse taal [Tech-giant invests 30.000 in education project on Groning]. [[https://nos.nl/artikel/2294569-techreus-stopt-30-000-euro-in-onderwijs]].)) Created by the Centrum Groninger Taal & Cultuur (CGTC).
+  * [[https://ltnedersaksisch.nl/lesmateriaal/|materials for Gronings]], including assignments, songs, stories, poems, and games for all ages in primary education (groups 1-2 (ages 4-6); groups 3,4,5 (ages 6-10); groups 7-8 (ages 10-12). Created by Levende Talen Nedersaksisch.
+  * [[https://cgtc.nl/nieuw-onderwijsprogramma-moi-brengt-grunnegs-en-dreents-in-de-klas/|MOI: Meertalig Onderwijs in Grunnen en Drenthe]] (English: MOI: Multilingual Education in Groningen and Drenthe). This will start in 2025-2026, and aims for primary schools to include Gronings within regular lessons, in a multilingual setting.
+  * [[https://www.rug.nl/society-business/scholierenacademie/leraren/op-school/van-old-noar-jong|Lespakket Van Old noar Jong: Aan de slag met de Groninger taal]] [Lessons "From old to young: get started with the Groninger language]. This package is aimed for primary school, groups 7-8 (ages 10-12). It encouraged pupils to discuss and discover more about Gronings within their family and environment. It includes a game, assigments, and instructions for the teacher. Created by the University of Groningen.
-  * [[https://www.klunderloa.nl/|Klunderloa]] [Gronings for "drawer with odd and ends"] is a digital environment with materials for all ages in primary education, for groups 1-2 (ages 4-6), 3-4 (ages 6-8), 5-6 (ages 8-10), and 7-8 (ages 10-12), with songs, stories and poems. Klunderloa is not only aimed at being used in a classroom setting but also at home with caregivers. In 2019 an app game project, also initiated by CGTC, has received funding to teach children the regional language in about 20 villages in Groningen.((NOS. (2019, July 22). Techreus stopt 30.000 euro in onderwijsproject Groningse taal [Tech-giant invests 30.000 in education project on Groning]. [[https://nos.nl/artikel/2294569-techreus-stopt-30-000-euro-in-onderwijs]].))
-  * [[https://cgtc.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Wiesneus-2025-Grunning-def.pdf|Wiesneus]] is a magazine, published once a year, which schools can receive for free (subsided by the province of Groningen. The Wiesneus project was originally launched for Drents by the [[https://www.huusvandetaol.nl/| Huus van de Toal]] (//engl. House of the Language//) and is now translated into other varieties of Low Saxon, including Gronings. The new edition is published in March, which is the month of the regional languages, and includes instructions and materials for teachers, as well as audio files ((CGTC. (2025, March 4). Ook in de Meertmoand Streektoalmoand: De nieuwe Wiesneus komt er aan! [Also in March -Regional Language month: the new Wiesneus is coming!]. [[https://cgtc.nl/ook-in-de-meertmoand-streektoalmoand-de-nieuwe-wiesneus-komt-er-aan/]].)).
-Created by Levende Talen Nedersaksisch:
-  * [[https://ltnedersaksisch.nl/lesmateriaal/|materials for Gronings]], including assignments, songs, stories, poems, and games for all ages in primary education (groups 1-2 (ages 4-6); groups 3,4,5 (ages 6-10); groups 7-8 (ages 10-12).
-Created by the University of Groningen:
-  * [[https://www.rug.nl/society-business/scholierenacademie/leraren/op-school/van-old-noar-jong|Lespakket Van Old noar Jong: Aan de slag met de Groninger taal]] [Lessons "From old to young: get started with the Groninger language]. This package is aimed for primary school, groups 7-8 (ages 10-12). It encouraged pupils to discuss and discover more about Gronings within their family and environment. It includes a game, assigments, and instructions for the teacher.
+===== Education presence =====
+==== pre-school education====
+The use of Gronings is allowed, but not a compulsory part of pre-school education. Therefore, pre-School locations can decide if they want to use the regional language, next to Dutch ((Rijksoverheid. (n.d.). //Wanneer mag ik het Nedersaksisch (zoals het Gronings, Drents of Twents) gebruiken? // [When may I use Low Saxon (such as Gronings, Drents or Twents)?]. Retrieved 2025, March 18, from [[https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/erkende-talen/vraag-en-antwoord/wanneer-nedersaksisch-gebruiken))]].)).
-===== Education presence =====
-==== preschool education====
-The education law does not declare the use of Gronings to be compulsory in preschools. Preschools may decide themselves if they choose to use the regional language, next to Dutch ((Rijksoverheid. (n.d.). //Wanneer mag ik het Nedersaksisch (zoals het Gronings, Drents of Twents) gebruiken? // [When may I use Low Saxon (such as Gronings, Drents or Twents)?]. Retrieved 2025, March 18, from [[https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/erkende-talen/vraag-en-antwoord/wanneer-nedersaksisch-gebruiken))]].)).
 ==== primary education====
-Similarly to preschool, primary schools may also choose on their own whether or not they want to use Gronings in class ((Rijksoverheid. (n.d.). //Wanneer mag ik het Nedersaksisch (zoals het Gronings, Drents of Twents) gebruiken? // [When may I use Low Saxon (such as Gronings, Drents or Twents)?]. Retrieved 2025, March 18, from [[https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/erkende-talen/vraag-en-antwoord/wanneer-nedersaksisch-gebruiken))]].)).
+Similarly to preschool, it's allowed, but not mandatory to include Gronings in education. Primary schools thus may decide whether or not they want to use Gronings in class ((Rijksoverheid. (n.d.). //Wanneer mag ik het Nedersaksisch (zoals het Gronings, Drents of Twents) gebruiken? // [When may I use Low Saxon (such as Gronings, Drents or Twents)?]. Retrieved 2025, March 18, from [[https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/erkende-talen/vraag-en-antwoord/wanneer-nedersaksisch-gebruiken))]].)).
+Some primary schools use Gronings but it is not yet structurally implemented ((CGTC. (n.d.). //Streektaal en onderwijs// [Regional language and education]. Retrieved on October, 23, 2020, from [[https://www.cgtc.nl/2019/12/11/olaf-vos-nieuwe-streektaalconsulent-bij-centrum-groninger-taal-cultuur/]].)) When schools integrate Gronings they often do this in the course of a project ((CGTC. (n.d.). //Streektaal en onderwijs// [Regional language and education]. Retrieved on October, 23, 2020, from [[https://www.cgtc.nl/2019/12/11/olaf-vos-nieuwe-streektaalconsulent-bij-centrum-groninger-taal-cultuur/]].)). An example is the primary school //De Regenboog// in Bedum, which includes Gronings from group 4 (ages 7-8) and onwards by means of the "Groninger gallery"((CGTC. (2025, March 5). //Basisschool De Regenboog in Bedum viert streektaal met uitreiking Wiesneus// [Primay school De Regenboog in Bedum celebrates regional language with Wiesneus]. [[https://cgtc.nl/basisschool-de-regenboog-in-bedum-viert-streektaal-met-uitreiking-wiesneus/]].)). Around 80 primary schools in Groningen requested the magazine //Wiesneus// in 2025 ((CGCT. (2025, May 20). //Wiesneus magazine 2025: Winnaars puzzels en kleurploat bekend! //[Wiesneus magazine 2025: the winners of the puzzle and colouring contests are here!]. [[https://cgtc.nl/wiesneus-magazine-2025-winnaars-puzzels-en-kleurploat-bekend/]].)).
-Some primary schools use Gronings but it is not yet structurally implemented ((CGTC. (n.d.). //Streektaal en onderwijs// [Regional language and education]. Retrieved on October, 23, 2020, from [[https://www.cgtc.nl/2019/12/11/olaf-vos-nieuwe-streektaalconsulent-bij-centrum-groninger-taal-cultuur/]].)) When schools integrate Gronings they often do this in the course of a project ((CGTC. (n.d.). //Streektaal en onderwijs// [Regional language and education]. Retrieved on October, 23, 2020, from [[https://www.cgtc.nl/2019/12/11/olaf-vos-nieuwe-streektaalconsulent-bij-centrum-groninger-taal-cultuur/]].)). A primary school which includes Gronings from group 4 (ages 7-8) and onwards by means of the "Groninger gallery", is the primary school De Regenboog in Bedum ((CGTC. (2025, March 5). //Basisschool De Regenboog in Bedum viert streektaal met uitreiking Wiesneus// [Primay school De Regenboog in Bedum celebrates regional language with Wiesneus]. [[https://cgtc.nl/basisschool-de-regenboog-in-bedum-viert-streektaal-met-uitreiking-wiesneus/]].))
+In July 2025, the new initiative //MOI: Meertalig Onderwijs in Grunnen en Drenthe// was launched, which aims for primary schools to include Gronings (see [[languages:gronings_in_the_netherlands#institutional support|institutional support]]). It will offer teaching materials, in-service teacher training, and tools in order to include Gronings and Drents in a multilingual setting within regular lessons. Schools can sign up to participate in the project in the school year 2025-2026((CGCT. (July 4, 2025). Nieuw onderwijsprogramma MOI brengt Grunnegs en Drèents in de klas [New educational programme MOI brings Gronings and Drents into the classroom]. [[https://cgtc.nl/nieuw-onderwijsprogramma-moi-brengt-grunnegs-en-dreents-in-de-klas/]].)).
 ==== secondary education ====
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 ==== adult education ====
-CGCT organises various courses for adults to learn Gronings, aimed at speaking skills, writing skills, and at beginning and advanced learners. In March 2025, CGCT also launched an online beginner course, the MOOC Gronings ((Piek, C. (2025, March 6). Een eerste stap naar Gronings spreken: alles over de nieuwe MOOC Gronings [A first step towards speaking Gronings: all you need to know about the new MOO Gronings]. [[https://cgtc.nl/een-eerste-stap-naar-gronings-spreken-alles-over-de-nieuwe-mooc-gronings/]].))
+CGCT organises various courses for adults to learn Gronings, for examoke, beginners' speaking skills, advanced speakning skills, and writing skills. In March 2025, CGCT also launched an online beginner course, the MOOC Gronings ((Piek, C. (2025, March 6). Een eerste stap naar Gronings spreken: alles over de nieuwe MOOC Gronings [A first step towards speaking Gronings: all you need to know about the new MOO Gronings]. [[https://cgtc.nl/een-eerste-stap-naar-gronings-spreken-alles-over-de-nieuwe-mooc-gronings/]].))