On 27-31 January in Krzyżowa took place a Polish-German-Ukrainian exchange between schools from Krzepice (School Complex in Krzepice), Marl (Willy-Brandt-Gesamtschule) and Slobozhanske (Slobozhanska School No 1). This Polish-German-Ukrainian partnership was visiting Krzyżowa for the next year in a row and once again had a strong, 60-person representation.

The group focused on historical education. Its elements included getting to know the complicated history of Krzyżowa and Lower Silesia, and getting to know the character of Polish-German relations in the 20th century. The young people took part in a guided tour of the Foundation and the exhibition "Courage and Reconciliation", and visiting such places as the Gross Rosen Museum, Książ Castle and the town of Świdnica helped to highlight the broader context of the history of this part of Poland. The program also included workshops on civic education and global education.

Young people had also the opportunity to get to know each other better, present the culture of their countries and learn the basics of their languages during numerous integration activities. During the youth meeting, also 8 hours of workshops on the Sustainable Development Goals and artistic workshops as part of the GlobART 2030 project in cooperation with ProgettoMondo Mlal were carried out. The workshop was co-financed by the European Union under the project: “Start the Change! Educational model on global active citizenship to reach the Sustainable Development Goals with a special focus on the relationship between migration and inequality”, Grant: Contract CSO-LA/2017/388-169.

Project co-financed by the Polish-German Youth Office.