Comenius-Project SARAH – Science Around Us Along History

Comenius-Project SARAH – Science Around Us Along History

Comenius-Project
SARAH – Science Around Us Along History
Zespół Szkół Nr 3
Zabrze / Poland
17-22.05.2015
Meeting Report 8
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PARTICIPANTS FROM PARTNER COUNTRIES AND FROM ZABRZE
3. PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES
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Sunday, May 17th 2015
Monday, May 18th 2015
Tuesday, May 19th 2015
Wednesday, May 20th 2015
Thursday, May 21st 2015
Friday, May 22nd 2015
4. CONCLUSION
5. APPENDICES
 Document 1: Arrivals of the partners
 Document 2: Departures of the partners
 Document 3: Program in Poland
1. Introduction
This Comenius Project, SARAH is the second Project from Zespół Szkół Nr 3 im. rtm.
Witolda Pileckiego in Zabrze has joined so far. After a long preparation and waiting
for our guests we could finally start our meeting in Zabrze. Thus we were very excited
and made all the arrangements with great enthusiasm. All the students, parents and
teachers involved in the project were very busy, also excited and looked forward to
this week.
2. Participants from partner countries and from Zabrze
We were happy to welcome participants from all our partner countries. It
wasn’t difficult for coordinator to find 19 families that were able to host
students from other countries, because polish students and their parents are
very hospitable and it was a pleasure for them to guest students from Austria,
France, Italy,. Finally we could host 20 students in 19 families from our partner
countries. Together with the teachers the total number of guests coming to
Zabrze was 31.
Participating teachers: 11 from 8 partner countries and 14 from Poland
AUSTRIA
1.
Erika Michelitsch-Lickl (f)
FRANCE
2.
3.
Alain Giacometti (m)
Laurence Leclerc (f)
ITALY
4.
5.
Maria Antonietta Violante (f)
Patrizia Silvano(f)
ROMANIA
6.
Nadia Circu (f)
SPAIN
7.
Francisco Luque Ruiz (m)
SWEDEN
8.
Sofia Fondelius (f)
TURKEY
9.
10.
Servete Kefeli (f)
Necla Karaarslan (f)
UK
11.
Alistair Finch (m)
POLAND
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
Angelika Jochemczyk (f)
Grażyna Kossowska (f)
Anna Milcarz (f)
Agnieszka Bylica(f)
Marek Matlok (m)
Grzegorz Sobczyk (m)
Małgorzata Marzec (f)
Konrad Malendowicz (m)
Adam Bzdura (m)
Joanna Fijak (f)
Anna Kentnowska (f)
Anna Cwalina (f)
Łukasz Domagalski(m)
Piotr Szczygielski (m)
Participating students: 20 from 8 partner countries and 19 from Poland
AUSTRIA
1.
2.
3.
4.
Eva Ambrosch(f)
Katharina Berger (f)
Jenny Matijak (f)
Katharina Weingrill (f)
FRANCE
5.
6.
7.
Adrien Antchagno (m)
Thomas Mariette (m)
Sébastien Simon (m)
ITALY
8.
9.
10.
11.
Francesco Affuso (m)
Maria Antonietta Sollazzo (f)
Maurizio Puzzovivo (m)
Paola Latronico (f)
ROMANIA
12. Dragos Durea (m)
13. Mircea Pavlov (m)
SPAIN
14. Estefania Leon (f)
SWEDEN
15. Jesper Eriksson (m)
16. Emil Pagels (m)
17. Aleksandra Vasic (f)
TURKEY
18. Öncül Yalçıner (m)
19. Çağatay Genç (m)
UK
20. Tamzyn Davis (f)
POLAND
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
Paulina Nowak (f)
Karolina Wantuch (f)
Ewa Jędrychowska (f)
Iwona Bulioska (f)
Daria Stern (f)
Milena Waniek (f)
Beata Pluta (f)
Karol Kleczka (m)
Karol Poznaoski (m)
Mateusz Armata (m)
Filip Miłkowski(m)
Igor Jankowski (m)
Michał Gaweł (m)
Kamil Nowak (m)
Rafał Godlewski (m)
Dominik Święcioski (m)
Paweł Szymaoski (m)
Kamil Lubos (m)
Dawid Zygmunt (m)
3. Program and activities
 Sunday, May 17th 2015
Spain arrived at the airport in Kraków on the 16th of May. The other partners with
their students arrived on Sunday (the 18th of May) between 9 am and 12 pm either
by train from Graz to Katowice or by plane at the airport Katowice- Pyrzowice or
Kraków- Balice. All the participants from eight different countries were welcomed
and picked up by the coordinator Angelika Jochemczyk in Katowice and Kraków.
When our guests reached to Zabrze, all the host students and their families met them
with the coordinator Angelika Jochemczyk. The guest students were taken to the
houses by host students and the teachers were brought to the hotel “Ambasador”
which is located in the centre of Zabrze near the school, where they would stay for
five nights.
 Monday, May 18th 2015
 7:45- 8:00 Walk to school
All the teachers in company of the coordinator Angelika Jochemczyk walked to the
school. The students came to school at 7.30 am and they had the chance of meeting
the other students and visiting the classrooms in our school.
 08:00 – 10:00 Meeting at school with the headmistress and school
members; presentation of the student’s activities
The opening was held at the banquet hall of the Zespół Szkół nr 3 in Zabrze. Angelika
Jochemczyk, the Polish coordinator, the headmistress of the school, Grażyna
Kossowska and the member of the student Milena Waniek, welcomed the guests
from partner countries and presented the activities for the day.
The headmistress gave a speech about the history of our school and patron and she
emphasized that it was honor for us to could take a part of Project SARAH and host
guests from eight different countries.
After welcoming all the teachers and students, Francisco Luque Ruiz, the main
coordinator of the Project SARAH gave a short speech in Polish language explaining
the aim of the Project and his feelings.
The students from Austria, France, Italy, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK and
Poland presented their work.
The presentations were very interesting, all students were paying attention.
 10:00- 10:30 Coffee break at school
Between 10:00- 10:30 there was a short coffee break in banquet hall of the school.
 10:30- 11:15 Physics lesson from Marek Matlok
Physics teacher Marek Matlok and their students invited us for a very interesting
lesson, which was attended not only by the students but also by our guests. During
this lesson we had the opportunity to know interesting physical experiments, that
they are part of our everyday life.
 11:30- 12:30 Sundial opening ceremony
At 11:30 all the students, teachers and invited guests including the President of the
City Zabrze Małgorzata Maoka- Szulik and other city government members, went to
the site behind of school, where was placed the sundial.
 12:30- 13:30 Lunch at school
Between 12:30 – 13:30 we ate together a traditional Polish dinner in banquet hall of
the school.
 14:00- 15:00 Lecture at Silesian Center of Heart Diseases – teachers /
Art classes at school- students
After the lunch break all the teachers were picked up and taken to the Silesian Center
of Heart Diseases, where they listened a lecture about the combination of the
foremost clinical program and powerful research work, which is made by the Silesian
Center for Heart Diseases.
The Silesian Center for Heart Diseases
http://www.sccs.pl, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwW_GN15QNM
The Silesian Center for Heart Diseases in Zabrze is a modern, highly specialized heart
center, recognized nationwide and internationally for its outstanding clinical and
scientific
achievements
in
cardiology
and
cardiothoracic
surgery.
The Center offers the broadest possible spectrum of diagnostics, therapeutic and
surgical treatment options for both congenital and aquired heart diseases. Patients
presenting symptoms of acute coronary sydromes are treated immediately by well
trained and experienced cardiologists ready to perform any kind of percutaneous
intervention twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. In case of any difficulties
cardiac surgeons are always on standby, prepared to take over.
Silesian Center is also known for its exceptional chronic heart failure program. It has
been over 30 years since the first successful heart transplantation was carried out in
Zabrze. Since then, more than 50 are performed every year, placing the Center in the
leading position among other centers across Europe. Based on the excellent
outcomes and experience in heart transplantation is the Center`s lung transplant
program. Despite its recent beginnings, offers severely ill patients with chronic lung
disease a hope they have been waiting for.
While the teachers took part in the lecture, all the students had a painting workshop
in art class with an art teacher Małgorzata Marzec. After that, they visited the classes.
 15:15- 17:30 Guided city tour
Between 15:15- 17:30 we made a city tour with a guide. First we visited the the
Jewish cemetery, the Steel House, Donnersmarck’s Housing Estate, then the Church
of St Joseph and Football stadium of Górnik Zabrze.
1. The Jewish cemetery in Zabrze (Cmentarna Street)
http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/article/zabrze/12,cemeteries/1601,the-jewishcemetery-in-zabrze-cmentarna-street-/
The Jewish cemetery in Zabrze (Cmentarna Street) was set up in 1871. The plot was a
gift from the town’s last private owner, Guido Heckel von Donnersmarck, to the
Jewish community of Zabrze. The plot – of the area of 1 morgen – was located in the
then suburbs of the town, on the territory of the former 18th-century castle colony.
Several months after the establishment of the cemetery, a funeral house was built
next to it, which cost 850 thalers. It was the seat of the Chevra Kadisha (Burial
Society). In 1892 Max Böhm financed the extension of the funeral house, where
apartments for the cemetery’s caretaker and gardener were built. Between 1894 and
1995 the surface of the cemetery was extended to the length of the neighboring
evangelical cemetery. The dates on the tombstones corroborate this information.
During the next years, the subsequent lots were purchased for the cemetery needs.
Last burials took place there in 1954.
A visitor to the cemetery can also admire a beautiful stand of trees, consisting of
more than 200 trees. It is mainly composed of robinias, then tall European ash trees,
maples, sycamores and others. The oldest trees are three London Planetrees, which
were planted over 120 years ago. The scenery is complemented by the common ivy.
Since 1989 the cemetery has been under the supervision of the Social Committee of
Care over the Jewish Cemetery in Zabrze.
2. The Steel House
http://slaskiesmaki.pl/en-US/Poi/Pokaz/3553/876/the-steel-house-at-7cmentarna-st-in-zabrze The Steel House at 7 Cmentarna St in Zabrze
One of the most interesting monuments in Zabrze is the house at 7 Cmentarna Street.
This is an experimental building erected in 1927. Built on typical foundations, it has
walls made of steel. It is currently the best example of this type of architecture that is
represented in several other buildings, jokingly called "cans". These were
prefabricated buildings, which were erected in less than a month.
3. Donnersmarck Housing Estate
http://www.inyourpocket.com/Katowice/Donnersmarck-Housing-Estate_117547v
Undoubtedly the most picturesque corner of downtown Zabrze is the treelined Donnersmarck workers' colony, composed of over 40 strikingly handsome multifamily dwellings unique for their traditional timber framing and Prussian decorative
details. Built between 1903 and 1922 for the workers of the
nearby Donnersmarck steelworks, if you have some time to kill in Zabrze a walk
through the area is highly recommended, particularly Krakusa street where you'll find
the largest trees. Of note in the area is the Jewish Cemetery on ul. Cmentarna (S-2)
and the bizarre Steel House (Stalowy Dom) nearby at ul. Cmentarna 7d. A truly
experimental structure, this two-storey building designed to house four families was
completed in 26 days in 1927 when eight massive steel walls cast at the
neighbouring Donnersmarck Steelworks were welded together to create a crude
facade that no paint job would ever adhere to for more than a year before peeling. A
quintessential Zabrze roadside curiosity.
4. The Church of St Joseph
http://www.slaskie.travel/en-US/Poi/Pokaz/3574/897/the-church-of-st-joseph-inzabrze, http://www.swjozef.zabrze.pl/
The Church of St Joseph in Zabrze was built in 1930-1931. It is one of the most avantgarde and beautiful Modernist buildings in Silesia. It was designed by Dominikus
Boehm, a world-class architect. The massive, brick block with a tower in the shape of
a cuboid, multi-storey arcades in front of the entrance, rough, subtly lit interior, many
hidden symbolic elements. These features make the church stand out from other
sacred buildings in Zabrze.
5. Football stadion of Górnik Zabrze
http://stadion-zabrze.pl/
 18:00 – 22:00 Dinner in “Biesiadowo” for students/ dinner with city
government, headmistress and other school members in Willa
Ambasador for teachers
All the teachers had an entertaining evening with city government, headmistress and
other school members in Willa Ambasador with traditional Polish specialties. The
students had a dinner in pizzeria “Biesiadowo”.
 Tuesday, May 19th 2015
 8:15 Departure for Silesian Planetarium in Chorzów
At 7:45 all participants met in front of the school and set up for trip to Chorzów,
where we had to attend a lecture in Silesian Planetarium.
Silesian Planetarium
http://www.planetarium.edu.pl/onas_eng.htm
The biggest and the oldest planetarium in Poland was founded in 1955 to
commemorate a great astronomer - Nicolaus Copernicus. It is provided with Zeiss
projection apparatus, placed under the 23 metres dome - the screen of the artificial
sky. Almost 400 spectators can watch the programme at the same time. The
planetarium sky is an exact picture of the real firmament under which different
lectures take place. Most of them deal with geography, astronomy but musical shows
can
be
attended
there
as
well.
The telescope with 30 cm objective situated in the Astronomical Observatory enables
astronomers who work in the Planetarium to follow planetoids and comets. On fine
days, visitors can observe the Sun, and after the sunset - admire the most interesting
night objects, even with magnification of 750 times. Time is measured by the big sundial which is situated in the planetarium yard. The meteorological and seismologic
stations are on regular duty. Due to their standard equipment it is possible to run
attractive
lessons
for
students.
The exhibition placed in the ring surrounding the dome is worth seeing when you visit
the Planetarium. In the video room decorated with the portraits of Polish
astronomers, visitors can meet an astronomer and discuss current astronomical
events..
 9:00- 10:30 Lecture in Silesian Planetarium
Exactly at 9:00 began the show and we could see a picture of the real firmament.
We admired the sky from dawn to dusk in Silesia. Then we could see the
meteorological and seismologic stations and the sundial.
 11:00- 12:00 Lunch at school
After visiting Planetarium we drove back to the school by bus. Lunch was
waiting for us, so after eating it we took a walk to the nearby coal mine
“Guido”.
 12:30- 15:30 Visiting Zabrze’s Historic Coal Mine „Guido” ( level 170 and
320 ) in three groups
We had to divide all participants into three groups and the guide informed us
about safety and maintaining underground. After that through the pit shaft we
went down the to the levels of 170 and 320 meters. We had the opportunity to go
the whole deepest tourists route in a coal mine in Europe. We saw the place where
not only miners but also horses worked and the most deeply located post office in
Europe. It was an amazing experience not only for students but also for
teachers.
"Guido" Coal Mine
http://www.slaskie.travel/en-US/Poi/Pokaz/15656/1741/guido-coal-mine
The unique in Europe, established in 1855, mine, which after the completion of
exploitation served as a drainage point and an experimental mine. Apart from visiting
opportunities, the mine provides artistic sensations. Its flagship products include,
among others, Music on the Level and Theatre on the Level - periodically held artistic
events benefiting from the exceptional atmosphere of the underground chambers. At
the level 320 there is also the most deeply located post office. This historic mine has
been in existence for 155 years. Animals lived for many years in specially arranged
underground stables at the level of 170 and 320 m. The total length of all
underground excavations, both vertical and horizontal, amounts to nearly 3000
meters. The name of the mine - “Guido” - derives from the great industrialist,
millionaire and advisor of the king of Prussia, prince Guido Henkel von Donnersmarck.
In the mine there is the most deeply located post office in Europe, and maybe even in
the world.
The students shared the evening with the host families. The teachers went to their
hotel to have a short rest.
 15:30 Back home and evening with the host family – students/ back to
the hotel – teachers
Students had time to relax , to visit some more sight of Zabrze, to go shopping and to
spend a time with the host families.
Teachers had time to prepare for the visit in Jasna Góra Monastery.
 16:30 Departure to Częstochowa
At 16:30 all the teachers with the headmistress Grażyna Kossowska, viceheadmistress Agnieszka Bylica, Angelika Jochemczyk and Piotr Szczygielski set up for
Częstochowa and arrived in restaurant “Pod Ratuszem” about 18:00.
 18:00- 19:30 Dinner at the restaurants „Pod Ratuszem”
Restaurant
“Pod
Ratuszem”
Al.
NMP
45
in
Częstochowa
(http://www.restauracjapodratuszem.eu/)
For dinner a typical Silesian restaurant close to the Jasna Góra Monastery was
selected. They offered the following menu:
 19:30- 21:30 Visiting Jasna Góra Monastery and The Black Madonna
After a dinner in restaurant we went to Jasna Góra Monastery, where we could visit
the third- largest Catholic pilgrimage site in the world. The culminating point was to
participate in Jasnogórski Appeal at 21:00 and see the icon of Our Lady of
Częstochowa. It was an unforgettable experience for our guests.
Jasna Góra Monastery
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/poland/czestochowa-jasna-gora
The Monastery of Jasna Góra in Częstochowa, Poland, is the third-largest Catholic
pilgrimage site in the world. Home to the beloved miraculous icon of Our Lady of
Częstochowa, the monastery is also the national shrine of Poland and the center of
Polish Catholicism. The site is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, as
designated September 16, 1994 and tracked by the National Heritage Board of
Poland.
 23:00 Back to the hotel
After visiting Jasna Góra Monastery we drove back to the hotel by bus.
 Wednesday, May 20th 2015
 8:30 Departure to Kraków
All the teachers, guest and host students set up for Kraków and arrived in Kraków at
about 9.30. The guide was waiting for us.
 10:00- 14:00 Guided city tour
We started the city tour from sightseeing and walking in Wawel Castle and the
Dragon’s Den.
1. Wawel Castle
http://www.krakow-info.com/castle.htm
http://cracow.travel/guide-to-krakow/let-svisit/wawel/action,get,id,2163,t,Wawel-Castle-and-Hill-a-brief-history.html
People lived on the Wawel Hill at least as early as fifty thousand years ago, in the
Paleolithic Age. In the Neolithic and the Bronze Age, i.e. some three thousand years
ago, the settlement was apparently bustling with trade, with assorted crafts and with
farming. It was at the turn of the past millennium when the rulers of Poland took up
their residence here. During the early 16th century King Sigismund I the Old (15061548) brought in the best native and foreign artists (Italian architects and sculptors,
German decorators, etc.) to create the splendid Renaissance palace-cum-castle which
survived, little changed, till now. It proved to be a paragon of stately residence in
Central and Eastern Europe and served widely as a model throughout the region. Its
magnificent arcaded courtyard of great dimensions and immaculate proportions
formed the ideal setting for tournaments and various court events. They were
watched by royalty, courtiers and guests from the galleries which otherwise served as
the main communications between rooms. The Wawel Royal Castle has its “piano
nobile” – i.e. the state apartments – on the top, third floor rather than the second
like Italian palaces. The castle’s second floor contained private apartments of the
royal family, whereas the court officials worked and lived downstairs. Visitors can see
many exquisite interiors of the Royal Castle complete with beautiful period furniture
and world-class objects of art. Some exhibits prove absolutely unique by any
standards.
2. Dragon Cave ( Dragon’s Den )
http://cracow.travel/guide-to-krakow/let-s-visit/wawel/action,get,id,2935,t,Dragons-Den.html
Tradition connects the beginnings of Krakow with one Prince Krak who rid his
people of a dragon devouring both their stock and their virgins. For centuries a
large, 200-foot-long natural cavern in the western rocky slope of the Wawel Hill
above the Vistula (Wisla) river bank has been known as the monster’s den. Today
the cave still attracts swarms of visitors.
In fact, the Dragon’s Lair (Polish ‘Smocza Jama’) is the area’s oldest residence,
inhabited by man from the Stone Age through the 16th century.
3. The Main Market Square
4. The Cloth Hall
5. St. Mary Church
6. The Church of ss. Peter and Paul
 14:00- 15:30 Time for lunch and shopping
During all this visits, a perfect guide accompanied us. Then we had lunch at around
14:00.
The participants had free time to do shopping or sightseeing around.
 16:00 Departure to the “Solaris”- Polish’s national synchrotron
At 16:30 we arrived at “Solaris”.
“Solaris”- Polish’s national synchrotron
http://www.synchrotron.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/
The first Polish synchrotron radiation facility Solaris is being built at the Jagiellonian
University III-rd Campus in Kraków. Synchrotron is a unique man-made source of
electromagnetic radiation known as synchrotron radiation. The energy range of
emitted
photons
spans
from
the
infrared
to
hard
X-rays.
The Polish synchrotron is going to be the first research infrastructure of such
substantial size and potential constructed in this part of Europe. The synchrotron,
being a large-scale, multi-user and multidisciplinary facility, represents a much more
efficient investment in research in comparison to distributed small or medium-scale
equipment by providing state-of-the-art research opportunities for many groups.
Over the last three decades, synchrotron light has supported cutting-edge research in
physics, chemistry and material science, and has opened up many new areas of
research in fields such as medicine, geological and environmental studies, structural
genomics and archeology.
 16:30- 17:30 Visiting and lecture in „Solaris”
We had visited The Polish’s national synchrotron with the scientist who explained to
us what synchrotron is and what is the work of scientists at the institute. After the
visit we went by the bus to Zabrze.
 19:00 Back home – students/ back to the hotel – teachers
The teachers went to their hotel and had a dinner. students were picked up by their
parents and spent the evening with families.
 Thursday, May 21st 2015
 7:30 Meeting point in front of the Willa Ambasador – teachers
All the teachers were picked up for the visit in Town hall by the City President. The
students with their guests arrived there in the company of teachers Mrs. Fijak and
Mr. Domagalski.
 8:00-9:00 Visit by the City President– teachers
At 8:00 we were invited to a reception by the City President- Mrs. Małgorzata MaokaSzulik.
Students and teachers involved in the project had a meeting with City President- Mrs.
Małgorzata Maoka- Szulik in the meeting room of Zabrze City Hall. On this occasion,
the City President congratulated the participants in the Comenius project and
offered the teachers of the foreign delegation the books of our city.
The project coordinator, Francisco Luque, appreciated the hospitality with which the
participants were welcomed at their arrival in Zabrze and the cultural and scientific
landmarks visited during the trips.
The polish coordinator Angelika Jochemczyk gave an interview to a local TV.
After welcome greetings we were invited to take a snack and have some drinks.
 9:00- 12:30 Sports acitivities and dance classes at school- students
After the visit in the Town Hall the students went back in the company of teachers
Mrs. Fijak and Mr. Domagalski to the school, where all the students learned to
common dance “Belgijka” under the expert eye of a teacher and instructor of dance
Mrs. Cwalina and Mr. Domagalski.
 9:00- 10:00 Visiting Philharmonic and Theatre in Zabrze
At the same time the teachers in a company of the headmistress and polish teachers
walked to the Philharmonic and Theatre in Zabrze.
1. Philharmonic in Zabrze
http://www.filharmonia.zabrze.pl/page_en.php?id=content/historia_en
The Symphony Orchestra of Zabrze Philharmonic was created in spring 1950 as the
Miners' Trade Union Philharmonic Society. Initially the main goal of the newly
founded Symphony Orchestra was to propagate and popularize the music - in the
broad sense - among the working class of Silesian industry. Another direction in the
Orchestra activity, which has Been cherished up to the present, is the series of
conceptually edited concerts for children and teenagers. The Orchestra has recorded
two CD albums and two documentaries for the Polish public television TVP. The
Orchestra repertoire is overwhelmed with classicism and romanticism, but we also
willingly take modern works, especially those of Silesian school composers.
Periodically the stage performances of operettas and operas are presented. Our allthe-time repertoire consists of a few various programmes filled with popular, light,
movie, musical, dixieland and jazz music. For every season the Orchestra prepares 20
symphonic programmes, 5 oratorios, several popular music sets and 10 seperate
programmes in a series of concerts for children and teenagers. On average we give 12
concerts per month in Zabrze hall as well as in other concert halls over the country.
Zabrze Philharmonic consists of 60 musicians. Since 1990 Sławomir Chrzanowski is its
Managing and Artistic Director.
2. Theatre in Zabrze
http://www.teatrzabrze.pl/teatr/historia.html
History Theatre - New Theatre in Zabrze was founded in 1959. Since the beginning of
its existence played a prominent role culture-and education. To this day, he has
prepared more than 220 premieres, including the launch of the authors Silesia. Over
the 45 years of the New Theatre in Zabrze also he cooperated with many famous
directors, set designers and musicians - cherishing high artistic level of the team.
 10:00- 12:30 Time for shopping in the city center
After the visit the teachers had some free time in the centre of Zabrze.
 12:30- 14:00 Lunch at school
At 12.30 all students and teachers went back to the school to had a lunch.
 14:00- 15:30 Meeting at school, evaluation and receiving certificates
After the lunch all participants were asked to fill in the online-evaluation forms, that
Nadia Circu from Romania provided for us. The certificates were given to all
participants and the students left the school with host students.
In the meantime the teachers had a meeting to discuss the progress of the project
and discuss the last meeting in UK in about three weeks. Alistair from the UK
reminded everyone to bring a tile representing their country to be put on the sundial
in the UK.
 15:30 Back to the hotel – teachers
Teachers also left the school and they had free time till 18.00.
 18:00 Grill party in Janek prepared by parents, students, teachers
For the last evening the Polish students and their parents prepared local specialties
for a grill party (barbecue) to show their guests the Polish and Silesian typical
culinary delights, for example:
 grilled chicken legs,
 homey grilled sausages,
 grilled skewers,
 and grilled sheep cheese with cranberries.
It was a great dinner with a lot of food, good music, singing and dancing, given in our
friend’s parish in Janek.
After dinner students went back home to the hosting families and teachers were
picked up to the hotel.
 Friday, May 22nd 2015
Departure Meeting point in front of Willa Ambasador
Departure of the Romanian partners
Angelika Jochemczyk accompanied the Romanian teacher and students at 3:30 to go
to the airport Katowice- Pyrzowice.
Departure of the Italian partners
The Italian teachers and students were picked up by the driver to the airport
Katowcie- Pyrzowice at 7:00.
Departure of the UK partners
The Uk teacher and student were picked up by the driver to the airport KrakówBalice at 7:00.
Departure of the Austrian partners
The Austrian teacher and students were picked up by the driver to the railway station
in Katowice at 8:00.
Departure of the Swedish partners
The Swedish teacher and students were picked up by t6he driver to the airport
Katowice- Pyrzowice at 9:30.
Departure of the French partners
The French teachers and students were picked up at 9:30 to visit the museum in
Auschwitz- Birkenau and after that to the airport Katowice- Pyrzowice.
Departure of the Turkish partners
The Turkish teachers and students were picked up to the airport Kraków- Balice at
10:30.
Departure of the Spanish partners
The Spanish teacher and student were picked up at 13:00 30 to visit the museum in
Auschwitz- Birkenau and the next day in the company of Angelika Jochemczyk to the
airport Kraków- Balice.
4. Conclusion
The Polish teachers and students were happy to welcome all the partners here in
Zabrze! It was a please to us to give you some impressions about our school, our city
and our culture. I hope we could fulfil most of your expectations and we are happy to
meet you again in UK.
First of all, we are greatful for the support of our colleagues and staff in our school.
We managed this meeting with help of them, our students and parents. Besides,
thanks to this meeting our students gained a new vision about Europe. They enjoyed
spending time with the students from abroad and they began to know the different
cultures and learnt how important to keep in touch with the foreigners. This meeting
also important for them to improve their English.
This meeting was a great experience for our parents, students, teachers and other
school staff. Thank you for coming to Zabrze!
5. Appendices
 Document 1: Arrivals of the partners:
COUNTRY
ARRIVAL ( AIRPORT / DATE / TIME)
1. Austria
Katowice / May 17th / 18:37 ( Train ) ( 19:15-19:30 in Zabrze)
2. France
Katowice / May 17th / 14:00 ( 15:30- 16:00 in Zabrze)
3. Italy
Katowice / May 17th /14:55 ( 16:30-17:00 in Zabrze)
4. Romania
Katowice / May 17th / 14:00 ( 15:30- 16:00 in Zabrze)
5. Spain
Kraków / May 16th / 09:45 (11:30- 12:00 in Zabrze)
6. Sweden
Katowice / May 17th / 18:05 ( 20:00- 20:30 in Zabrze)
7. Turkey
Kraków / May 17th / 23:15 ( 00:30- 1:00 in Zabrze )
8. UK
Kraków / May 17th / 10:30 (12:00- 12:30 in Zabrze )
 Document 2: Departures of the partners:
COUNTRY
ARRIVAL ( AIRPORT / DATE / TIME)
1. Austria
Katowice / May 22nd / 9:27 ( Train ) ( 8:00)
2. France
Katowice / May 22nd / 18:40 ( 15:30-16:00 )
3. Italy
Katowice /May 22nd /10:15 (7:00)
4. Romania
Katowice /May 22nd /6:00 (3:30)
5. Spain
Kraków / May 23rd / 10:10 ( 7:30 )
6. Sweden
Katowice / May 22nd / 13:05 ( 9:30)
7. Turkey
Kraków / May 22nd / 14:40 ( 10:30)
8. UK
Kraków /May 22nd / 11:00 (7:00 )
 Document 3: Program in Poland:
TIMETABLE OF THE ACTIVITIES IN
ZABRZE 17-22.05.2015
17.05.2015
SUNDAY
 Arrival, pick up ( Katowice Airport, Katowice Train Station and Kraków Airport )
 Meeting with host families – students / check in at the hotel – teachers
 19.30/20.00- dinner
18.05.2015
MONDAY
 7.00- breakfast at hotel - teachers
 8.00- meeting at school with the headmistress and school members; presentation
of the students activities
 10.00- 10.30- coffee break at school
 10.30- 11.15- physics lesson from Marek Matlok
 11.30- 12.30- sundial opening ceremony
 12.30- 13.30- lunch at school
 14.00- 15.00- lecture at Silesian Center of Heart Diseases – teachers / art classes at
school- students
 15.15- 17.30- guided city tour –students, teachers
 St. Joseph Church
 The Jewish grave yard
 Steel House
 Donnersmarck’s housing estate
 Hotel Admiralpalast
 Football stadium of Górnik Zabrze
 18.00 – dinner in “Biesiadowo” – students/ back to the hotel and free timeteachers
 19.45 – dinner with city government, headmistress and other school members in
Willa Ambasador - teachers
19.05.2015
TUESDAY
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7.00 - breakfast at hotel - teachers
7.45- meeting point in front of the Willa Ambasador – students , teachers
8.15- departure for Silesian Planetarium in Chorzów
9.00- 10.30 - lecture in Silesian Planetarium
11.00-12.00- lunch at school
12.30- 15.30- visiting Zabrze’s Historic Coal Mine „Guido” ( level 170 and 320 ) in
three groups
 15.30- back home and evening with the host family – students/ back to the hotel –
teachers
 16.30- departure to Częstochowa - teachers
 18.00- 19.30 – dinner at the restaurants „Pod Ratuszem” - teachers
 19.30- 21.30- visiting Jasna Góra Monastery and The Black Madonna - teachers
 23.00- back to the hotel- teachers
20.05.2015
WEDNESDAY
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7.30- breakfast at hotel - teachers
8.15- meeting point in front of the Willa Ambasador – students, teachers
8.30- departure to Kraków
10.00- 14.00- guided city tour
 Wawel Castle
 Dragon Cave
 The Main Market Square
 The Cloth Hall
 St. Mary Church
 The Church of ss. Peter and Paul
14.00-16.00- time for lunch and shopping
16.00- departure to the “Solaris”- Polish’s national synchrotron
16.30- 17.30- visiting and lecture in „Solaris”
19.00- back home – students/ back to the hotel - teachers
20.30- dinner in Willa Ambasador - teachers
21.05.2015
THURSDAY
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7.00- breakfast at hotel - teachers
7.30- meeting point in front of the Willa Ambasador – teachers
8.00-9.00- visit by the City President– teachers
9.00- 12.30- sports acitivities and dance classes at school- students
9.00- 10.00- visiting Philharmonic and Theater in Zabrze
10.00- 12.30- time for shopping in the city center
12.30-14.00- lunch at school
14.00- 15.30- meeting at school, evaluation and receiving certificates
15.30- back home – students/ back to the hotel - teachers
18.00- grill party in Janek prepared by parents, students, teachers
22.05.2015
FRIDAY
 7.00- breakfast at hotel – teachers
 Departure – meeting point in front of Willa Ambasador