From 25.02 - 26.02 the 2nd meeting of the Erasmus+ project "Understanding Diversity Together" took place in Maribor, Slovenia. The Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe, which is a partner of the project, was represented by Charlotte Lohmann, a specialist on educational projects of the IYMC Krzyżowa.
In the Slovenian city, representatives* from Bulgaria, Slovenia, Lithuania, Romania, Austria, Poland, Greece and Germany discussed together modular ideas on diversity-conscious topics. The aim of the project is to develop versatile teaching materials for an innovative diversity education package that can be accessed online and offline.
Read more: 2nd meeting of the Erasmus+ project "Understanding Diversity Together", 25-26.02.2019 Maribor
The Intercultural Education Fair is an annual event that takes place in Wrocław from 2014. The aim of the Fair is to promote and develop intercultural competences and good intercultural practices in Wrocław educational institutions. The event is attended by non-governmental organizations and institutions that support education for openness, mutual respect and dialogue. They present their innovative activities, projects and educational offers for children and young people.
The event is attended by specialists in educational projects of the International Youth Meeting Centre in Krzyżowa.
Read more: V INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION FAIR - Wrocław, 6-7.03.2019
From February 21st to 27st, in Krzyżowa Foundation took place the second part of the training cycle 'smART history'. The trilateral training was addressed to civic education multipliers working with youth at memorial sites. During the second meeting, the participants from France, Germany and Poland were going to get to know theatrical techniques and were going to work jointly on the topic of French-German and Polish-German reconciliation.
Read more: Education at memorial sites: project "smART history" - Krzyżowa, 21.-27.02.2019
#togetherforabetterinternet #digitalcouragekrzyzowa
On 5 February, Safer Internet Day, a European initiative under the European Union's CEF Telecom programme to raise awareness of internet safety, took place and we were participate!
The digitisation of our society continues to progress. Social media, the virtual space in the context of digitisation, play a major role in the lives of young people and increasingly also in the context of exchanges. Kreisau/Krzyżowa, a place where many young people experience an exchange project every year, makes it particularly clear that the use of social media offers is of great importance in the everyday life of the participants and that this is particularly routine and ritualised. The media networking among each other is a logical consequence of the participants after an exchange. The phenomenon permeates the world of young people regardless of their origin and is characterised by its transnational character.
Read more: Safer Internet Day in Krzyżowa – 5.02.2019 (gallery)
