At the end of January we started the third module of the project "Our common world - global education of children", co-financed by the Polish Cooperation Programme of The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This year's and last edition of the three-year project includes:
- training for teachers of early childhood education - recruitment completed,
- training for primary school teachers - open recruitment,
- training for advanced influenza, which has already completed basic training in global education - open recruitment,
- training for students of the Faculty of Pedagogy of the University of Warsaw - recruitment completed
The aim of the first training block called "Global Education Content and Ethics", which took place on 30.01-01.02.2020, was:
- to acquaint the participants with the issues of global education and ways of its implementation in Poland,
- reflecting on the ethics of global education in accordance with the Code on Images and News for the countries of the South,
- reflecting on one's own attitudes and motivation to implement EG in working with children.
Read more: Training "Our common world - global education of children" - Krzyżowa, 30.01.-1.02.2020 (PHOTO)
On 21-25.01.2020, the International Youth Meeting Centre hosted a meeting with the students of Nelson Mandela School in Berlin and Primary School No. 8 from Świdnica.
The Polish-German group worked mainly on historical topics, focusing on the issue of persecution during the Nazi period. The workshops were accompanied by presentations and discussions in multinational groups. The young people also had the opportunity to discuss more contemporary topics and threats, such as climate change, among themselves. The results of their group work were then presented in public.
The group took part in a guided tour of the Krzyżowa Foundation and learned about the history of the anti-Nazi group Krąg z Krzyżowej. The young people also visited the Gross Rosen Museum, where the students laid flowers and commemorated the victims of Nazi terror.
Coordination: Karolina Moroz - specialist for educational projects at the IYMC in Krzyżowa, Antonina Finskaia - volunteer at the IYMC in Krzyżowa
Financing: German-Polish Youth Cooperation (DPJW)
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.
Read more: Polish-German-Ukrainian school exchange Krzepice-Marl-Slobozhanske - Krzyżowa, 27-31.01.2020 (PHOTO)
On 16th January, in the atrium of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the official opening of the exhibition "Emil Krebs - Ein Leben für die Sprachen / Emil Krebs - a life for languages" took place.
At the invitation of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aleksandra Królak-Wąsowicz, plenipotentiary of the Management Board of the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe, took part in the ceremony.
Emil Krebs (1867-1930) was a Silesian diplomat, lawyer and sinologist, who is considered to be one of the most outstanding polyglots of all time. He was born in Świebodzice, and in 1870 his family moved to Opoczka. In the years 1880-1887 he attended the gymnasium in Świdnica.
Throughout his life Emil Krebs worked in 111 languages, mastered 68 of them, and as a translator he spoke over 40 languages.
Read more: Opening ceremony of an exhibition about Emil Krebs in Berlin, 16.01.2020 (PHOTO)
