Cultural Attaché James Wolfe spoke on June 23 to well over 500 teachers of English from around Poland at the English Teaching Market in Stare Jablonki, which featured the unveiling of a new U.S. wall map for classrooms. The main speaker at the opening session was Polish Minister of Education Katarzyna Hall. The annual three-day event, organized by the Nida Foundation and the Polish-American Freedom Foundation (PAFF), is open to teachers of English who may attend free of charge. Wolfe highlighted for the teachers the Embassy's numerous outreach programs for schools, including Speakers Bureau, Meet America, and English Teaching programs, as well as the development of Young Learners Resource Centers in Poland. The teachers also witnessed the unveiling of the brand new, large wall map of the United States of America size, jointly designed and developed by the Embassy, Nida, and PAFF for use in English classes.
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