The International and Heritage Languages Association (IHLA) is a nonprofit organization that currently roofs twenty-nine international and heritage schools in Edmonton, Canada. IHLA has a long tradition of building an inclusive society by providing support to heritage language schools and promoting respect for all cultures. The goal of IHLA is to cultivate heritage languages, preserve bilingualism, multilingualism, plurilingualism and promote multiliteracy. In 2004 IHLA introduced the celebration of Mother Language…