Springboard to Languages

The Esperanto Association of Britain has recently embarked on a campaign to advocate the teaching of Esperanto in English primary schools.

The emphasis is on Esperanto as an apprentice language by means of which the learning of other languages will be facilitated.

The Springboard campaign was launched at the London Language Show in October 2005.

The rationale for the campaign is the intention of the (British) Government to make language teaching compulsory in English primary schools.

The Esperanto Association has launched a clearly structured web site with clear and useful information.

This is an ambitious enterprise; we shall watch its progress with considerable interest.