The Krzyżowa Foundation is a partner in the project "Diversity Together Understanding".
Together with representatives* from Bulgaria, Slovenia, Lithuania, Romania, Austria, Poland, Greece and Germany, moduli ideas on diversity-conscious topics are developed. The aim of the project is to develop versatile teaching materials for an innovative diversity education package that can be accessed online and offline.
Social changes, such as inter-European and international migration and globalisation, affect educational systems and offer both new opportunities and challenges for schools and other educational institutions. In order to cope with such societal changes, educational staff must demonstrate strong social skills and understand communities in order to promote diversity and understanding within a community.
Read more: The Krzyżowa Foundation is a partner in the project "Diversity Together Understanding"
On August 15th, in the courtyard of the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe a FAMILY PICNIC took place. The organizers invited to the event residents of Krzyżowa and surrounding towns and villages. Many attractions awaited the participants, which allowed them to spend an interesting afternoon, and for the Foundation it was an opportunity to remind the local community about the 30th anniversary of this unique meeting place.
The PICNIC programme was addressed, among others, to the youngest residents - children took part in artistic and ecological workshops, during which they made ecological bags and decorated wooden medals. The youngest children could also make their own buttons, magnets and key rings. When the participants went through all the workshops and completed the tasks in the sports town, they received a special newspaper with their photo as a reward. After the tasks had been completed, the children could use the inflatable jumping castles, which were at their disposal all the time.
Read more: Family Picnic in Krzyżowa - 15 August 2019 r. (PHOTO, VIDEO)
On 24-31 July 2019 youth from Polish and German borderlands met in International Youth Meeting Centre in Krzyżowa. The youth was getting to know each other and discovered their cultures during a variety of artistic and sports activities as well as trips. The pinwhole photography and photography transfer to wood, rafting trip as well as workshops about the neighbour’s country let the participants start new friendships and overcome prejudice.
During the project trips to Wrocław, Bardo and Strzegom took place. The project was cofinanced by both PNWM and Interreg.
Read more: Polish-German meeting of young people from the border region - Krzyżowa, 24-31 July 2019 (Photo)
From 28.07 to 02. August a magical German-Polish school meeting took place in the International Youth Meeting Centre in Krzyżowa. It was our next summer project dedicated to the groups of children from Germany and Poland (8-12 years old). We learned together how to communicate despite the language barrier.
In addition to the magical program and magical games, the children were playfully dealing with the question of how they imagine their future, what trust and what courage means. There was a trip to the climbing park, dance and circus workshop, and at the end a magic show. A magician visited the group and learned kids little tricks.
Read more: Magic summer in Krzyżowa: The future needs more superheroes – Krzyżowa, 28.02. – 2.08.2019
