O Szkole / The School

Polska Szkoła w Ann Arbor powstała we wrześniu 2011 roku z inicjatywy rodziców, których marzeniem było, aby ich dzieci mogły się uczyć języka polskiego. Głównym celem szkoły jest nauka języka polskiego, historii i geografii Polski oraz pielęgnowanie i przekazywanie polskiej tradycji i kultury. Zajęcia prowadzone są w różnych grupach, każda o różnym zaawansowaniu i znajomości języka polskiego i w różnym przedziale wiekowym (od trzeciego roku życia wzwyż). Mamy tez grupę dla dorosłych. Szkoła jest niezależna i działa wspólnym wysiłkiem rodziców.
The Polish Language Center of Ann Arbor was founded in 2011 by parents whose dream was for their children to learn Polish. Our primary aim is the study of the Polish language, the history and geography of Poland, and the transmission of Polish traditions and culture. We admit children from age 3 and up, and offer various levels of instruction according to age and linguistic proficiency. We also teach adult learners. The School is independently run and supported by parents.

Dyrekcja / The Team

PictureBasia Alvarez
​Basia Alvarez is a mother of two children, a former language instructor and a current librarian. She is one of the founding members of the Polish Language Center of Ann Arbor, presently acting as the Board Director.
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Basia has taught  Polish and Spanish languages at all age and competency levels, and is raising her children in a trilingual home.
PictureIldi Porter-Szucs
​Ildi Porter-Szucs is a founding member of the Polish Language Center of Ann Arbor. Currently she serves as Treasurer of the Polish school. Ildi has also taught the various children and adult groups. Ildi was born in Chorzów, Poland and raised in Budapest, Hungary. She and her husband raise their daughter Stefania (Stefcia) with three languages: English, Polish, and Hungarian.

​By day, Ildi is Associate Professor of ESL/TESOL in the Department of World Languages at Eastern Michigan University.
PictureMarcin Szczepański
Marcin Szczepański is a senior multimedia producer for the University of Michigan. He uses multimedia tools such as video, photography, text and audio to document socio-economic issues of inequality, human rights, cultural identity and international development. In the past, Marcin was a staff video producer and photojournalist for the Detroit Free Press. His freelance work has appeared in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Slate.com, AARP Bulletin, Polityka, Przekrój, etc. Marcin is a board member of the Polish Language Center of Ann Arbor and a father of two girls, who attend the Polish school. 

The Mission


​The mission of the Polish Language Center of Ann Arbor is to provide quality education in the language, history, geography, and cultures of Poland.