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22: 367: 297: 41:, is a London-based charitable organisation founded in 1953 with the aim of supplementing Polish children's education abroad with exposure to Polish language, history and culture, through the provision of "Saturday Schools". It also aimed to regulate the curriculum, train teachers and commission teaching materials and books and prepare young people for British public examinations in Polish language and literature. It is a 355: 68:
who had settled in the country and many of whom chose to maintain cultural roots and language within their families. Given the political situation in post-war Europe, human and cultural ties were permanently severed for many. To answer the need for supplementary formal education, a network of schools
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was set up under the auspices of the Society, usually attached to Polish parishes, and located in church halls or in Catholic schools unoccupied on Saturdays.
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Podhorodecka, A., W służbie oświacie (In the service of eductation), London, 2003.
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The Society continues in its 70th year of operation in the British Isles.
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This article about a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom is a
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Ostatnie dziesięciolecie: Historia Polskiej Macierzy Szkolnej 2003–2013
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The initiative for the project came, among others, from gen.
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Polish Educational Society in the Republic of Ireland
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Polish Social and Cultural Centre
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Polish Resettlement Act 1947
displaced persons
Divine Mercy College
Holy Family of Nazareth Convent School
Polish Catholic Mission
Polish University Abroad
"British Mainstream education"
Archived
"The Polish Educational Society"
Charity Commission for England and Wales
Archived
"Polish Educational Society Abroad"
National Archives in Kew
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"Polish Educational Society"

"Polish Saturday School – Adam Mickiewicz"

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