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In the first half of June 2020, in the relation to the garden being built on the premises of the "Krzyżowa" Foundation, there were workshops on designing an educational ecological garden in a permaculture approach.

The third and final part of the workshop is behind us: "Educational permaculture garden - design workshops". Working online, the participants had the opportunity to summarize the knowledge gained so far about the principles of permaculture design: collecting field data using their own observations and specific tools, working with maps and climate data. They used it to play the role of designers and present their vision of the garden in Krzyżowa.

Read more: Webinar "Educational ecological garden in the permaculture approach" - 18.06.2020 (VIDEO)

The controversies that currently arises in the US and some Western European countries around monuments depicting former political leaders is an extremely important issue to follow. It says a great deal not only about how much we really know about the past (and thus about the quality of historical education), but also about how we approach commemorating it in public space today.

On this occasion, it is worth letting historians have their say and recommending a text prepared by Dr Tomasz Skonieczny, deputy head of the European Academy, on the subject of monuments, in which he pointed out, among other things: do monuments provoke conflicts?

Read more: Do monuments provoke conflicts? Historian's perspective

Participants of the "Educational ecological garden in the permaculture approach" workshops spent Saturday in a very pleasant and useful way, almost all ... on the meadow. Land observation is the thing from which permaculture design begins.

We examined the soil and humidity of the terrain, and observed fauna and flora. We explored plants in the area between the moat and the Piława River, we looked at insects closely. With our imagination we have already seen a beautiful place to rest under old oaks, near the pond as part of the planned garden. We learned to determine the level using the tool used by ancient peoples - A-frame. We estimated the height of the trees and reconstructed the wander of the sun and shade around the area, considering the consequences for the plants planned at a given location. It was an exciting day and now we are waiting for the third part of the workshop on 18 June.

Read more: Report from the workshops "Educational ecological garden in the permaculture approach"

The Center for Ecological Activities „Źródła” organized an online conference "DO GOOD - global education in primary school" on 15-18 June 2020. It was attended by over 20 specialists from various fields, including Anna Dańkowska, project coordinator of Krzyżowa Foundation and co-author of the publication 'Recipe for a better world - we educate peers about food. Educational materials for young people aged 14-16 ".

Read more: Online conference || "DO GOOD - global education in primary school" (VIDEO)