Folens is a major company in Irish educational publishing. It was founded by

Albert Folens Albert Joseph Marcel Folens (15 October 1916 – 9 September 2003) was a Belgian-born publisher of educational materials. His company, Folens, is a major publisher of educational materials. He was also the author ''Aiséirí Flóndrais'' ('The R ...

. Folens' mission is to provide outstanding educational tools that have a positive impact on teaching and learning, by responding to customers’ needs. Folens' vision is to make great learning easy.

Atlas and ''British Isles''

In October, 2006, Folens announced that the new edition of Folens' atlas would no longer use the term " British Isles" in the new edition of its atlas, to be introduced the following January. According to the Irish Times, "John O'Connor of Folens insisted he had received no complaints from parents regarding the new atlas. The issue had, however, been brought to his attention by a geography teacher."Irish Times on the announcement
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External links

Folens' website

Folens' Primary school books

Folens' Post-Primary school books

Folens' article on NewsTalk

Folens' article on Shaping the Future DCU

References

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