Photo by Gavan Fantom. More pictures here.
This was the Esperanto Association of Britain's site from 2005 to 2018. You will find its current site at esperanto.org.uk.
The stall was staffed by vounteers of all ages; many of the vistors were young people and they naturally gravitated towards our younger presenters Gavan, Hannah and Tim. Almost all the primary school teachers who visited the stand thought the "Springboard" programme a good idea; many are only teaching languages for the last two two of the four years required by the National Languages Strategy, and could see that Springboard would be a very beneficial introduction programme, to fill the first two years. Over fifty teachers and language coordinators asked to be sent more information.
Photo by Gavan Fantom. More pictures here.
This year, besides staffing a stall throughout the three days of the show, EAB also gave a formal presentation followed by questions and answers, again on project Springboard. The contribution by "real" Esperanto teachers (Elizabeth, Helen, David and Angela) was well received. It was the last slot of the last day, but nevertheless attracted about 80 people.
More details about Project "Springboard... to Languages" are available on the Springboard website www.springboard2languages.org. It was also featured in a recent Guardian article.
A more comprehensive report on the show will be published in a future issue of EAB Update.