{"id":34446,"date":"2026-09-07T09:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T07:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingstreet-magazine.com\/?p=34446"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T08:52:33","slug":"kingstreet-helps-hague-children-grow-with-language-through-networking-dinners-kingstreet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingstreet-magazine.com\/en\/kingstreet-helpt-haagse-kinderen-groeien-met-taal-door-netwerkdiners-kingstreet\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingstreet+ helps children in The Hague grow through language"},"content":{"rendered":"

Publisher Media Fresca dedicates its Kingstreet+ networking dinners to charity. Before starting this, we asked ourselves: which charity really suits us?<\/p>\n

We chose language development in children. As journalists and content creators, we work with language every day. Reading and writing open worlds, expand opportunities and give self-confidence. That is why we want to commit to children, because they pick up language the quickest and can make a strong start.<\/p>\n

Language development among children in disadvantaged neighbourhoods is particularly close to our hearts. Children who struggle with language often fall behind at an early age, and it is difficult to catch up. Reading comprehension, social interaction, self-confidence, language touches everything.<\/p>\n

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Editor-in-chief Annerieke Simeone knows from experience what language deficiency can do to someone. \"My Italian father, who came to the Netherlands in the 1960s, never really mastered the language here. In big decisions, such as banking or mortgage matters, he always depended on my mother. Those who speak a language well are less dependent. We wish the same for these toddlers.\"<\/p>\n

Kingstreet+<\/h2>\n

With the proceeds from our networking dinners (under the name Kingstreet+), we want to ensure that children get a better start and can develop optimally, without that disadvantage.<\/p>\n

This year we are supporting the Dr J.A. Gerth van Wijkschool in Laak, a neighbourhood where many children grow up with a different mother tongue.<\/p>\n

Support for the Dr J.A. Gerth van Wijkschool in Laak<\/h2>\n

The Dr J.A. Gerth van Wijkschool in Laak has a diverse group of pupils, many of whom speak a different language at home. Language proficiency is crucial for their future: it determines their success at school, their social contacts and their chances in the labour market.<\/p>\n

With the proceeds from our Kingstreet+ networking dinners, we help these children by investing in:<\/p>\n