, the national educational conference of the weekend Hungarian schools of the island nation was held again this year The venue was the Hungarian embassy in London, but following the tradition of last year's online conference, virtual participation was also possible, so schools from Ireland, Germany, Norway and Sweden also joined the discussions.
The weekend schools, outside of the local official education system, try to help the children of people living abroad learn the Hungarian language and get to know the Hungarian culture . In recent times, among young parents working abroad taking advantage of the opportunity given by freedom, the need for their children to keep their Hungarian roots can be clearly felt - Katalin Szili, the prime minister's representative responsible for the negotiation of cross-border autonomy matters, and the guest of honor at the London conference, told Magyar Nemzet .
As he said, among the visitors of the British weekend schools there are also many Hungarian-speaking parents who came from countries neighboring Hungary, and thus already have experience in actively maintaining the Hungarian identity. According to Katalin Szili, returning to one's roots is experiencing a renaissance among young people of second-, third-, and even fourth-generation Hungarian descent.
According to Éva Norton, the president of Maosz 24 weekend schools are registered in the United Kingdom - such schools operate in every province from Northern Ireland to Scotland - and about two thousand children participate in the activities nationwide. As Katalin Szili said, the 3,058-hour online curriculum prepared by the teachers of the Hungarian National Council in Vojvodina and the accompanying teaching aids were also received with great joy by the teachers of the schools operating in the United Kingdom.
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