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What is it like when only certain people are allowed to sit on a bench and others are not? Polish-German exchange Wrocław-Berlin

The 28 pupils from the Peppermont Free Secondary School in Berlin and the Aviation Technical School in Wrocław were the first to discover our new exhibition "1939-1945. Years that changed the world" in a workshop.

Based on this scenario, the young people explored the gradual exclusion of the Jewish population in Germany during the Third Reich, learned about Gordon Allport's pyramid of hatred and then thought about examples of discrimination and hatred that they know from their own lives. How can we defend ourselves against it and offer resistance? The young people developed their own videos and comics on this and ended up creating a joint "welcome" bench. 

During the week in Krzyżowa (22.-26.4.2024), the young people also got to know each other better through integration and language animation games, playing soccer together, campfire, disco and a movie and games night. On the excursion day, they explored the city of Wrocław in small international groups, with the German participants learning about the city's history from their Polish counterparts. Many thanks for the great exchange!

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A good start for preschoolers from the Świdnica Municipality

We are very pleased to announce that the project called "A good start for preschoolers from the Municipality of Świdnica" (project number FEDS.08.01-IZ.00-0070/23) has received financial support from the European Union under the European Social Fund Plus and the European Funds for Lower Silesia 2021-2027 program (Priority 8. European Funds for education in Lower Silesia, Measure 8.1. Access to education).

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Summary of the workshops on rebels + lesson scenario

From the second half of February until the end of April, Krzyżowa Foundation conducted workshops on civic education as part of the project 'Remember the Rebel'. Their aim was to raise discussion about the foundations of democracy, the relevance of statutory law to the changing needs of society and the limits of civil disobedience.

The workshops were conducted at schools and at the Ossoliński National Institute in Wrocław, where an exhibition presenting the profiles of nine people who had the courage and determination to defy the status quo was on display throughout April.

A total of 465 pupils from Poland, Ukraine and Belarus took part in the workshop.

For Polish teachers who are interested in the topics addressed by the project, we have prepared a special e-publication. It includes a lesson scenario (available only in Polish) adapted to the Polish school curriculum, and supplementary materials.

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Youth exchanges Gryfino-Bersenbrück and Krapkowice-Wissen

 As the Polish proverb goes, "April pleats, because it intertwines...". And as it happens in April, the weather was once winter and once summer. The school exchanges between Gryfino-Bersenbrück and Krapkowice-Wissen, which lasted from 15 to 19 April, were similarly "intertwined". The young people from Gryfino and Bersenbrück enjoyed fresh air and outdoor activities while preparing beds and planting in our permaculture garden, and looked at themes of diversity and interculturalism.

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