In recent days, Krzyżowa has celebrated a special anniversary: for twenty-five years now, the Altkönigschule of Kronberg has been coming to Krzyżowa with its international partner schools to meet young people.
From 7 September to 14 September 2019, 41 students from Kronberg and partner schools from Las Palmas, Brest, Warsaw and Prague came to Krzyżowa to spend time together, to study about Poland and the Polish history, to learn more about the Kreisau Circle, the time of National Socialism and the German resistance movement during Nazi Germany.
Altkönigschule from Kronberg is the school that has been associated with the Krzyżowa Foundation and the International Youth Meeting Centre for the longest time. This special partnership was honored with a jubilee celebration in which Stephan Erb, Director of the Polish-German Youth Cooperation, participated in the meeting as a witness of the time.
Read more: 25 years now! Project Kronberg-Brest-Warszawa-Las Palmas-Praha. Celebration in Krzyżowa (PHOTO)
On 24-31 July 2019 youth from Polish and German borderlands met in International Youth Meeting Centre in Krzyżowa. The youth was getting to know each other and discovered their cultures during a variety of artistic and sports activities as well as trips. The pinwhole photography and photography transfer to wood, rafting trip as well as workshops about the neighbour’s country let the participants start new friendships and overcome prejudice.
During the project trips to Wrocław, Bardo and Strzegom took place. The project was cofinanced by both PNWM and Interreg.
Read more: Polish-German meeting of young people from the border region - Krzyżowa, 24-31 July 2019 (Photo)
From 16th to 21st June, a Polish-German youth meeting with Agricolagymnasium from Hohenmölsen and Emanuel Bułhak Private School Complex from Warsaw took place in Krzyżowa. This is the ninth partnership meeting of both schools. How did it differ from the first meeting? Certainly, the emotions connected with coming to Krzyżowa are always the same, despite the fact that every year new people join the group. A constant element is also the curiosity about the new place, the willingness to meet new people and the fear of facing the topics of World War II together. However, the memories of the time spent together in Krzyżowa will surely be diverse.
This year, 38 participants and 4 teachers took part in the project.
Read more: German-Polish Youth Meeting Hohenmölsen-Warsaw - Krzyżowa, 16-21.06.2019 (PHOTO)
On 5-6 June 2019, the participants of a study visit from Heinrich-Böll-Schule Rodgau and the German-Polish school exchange Zabrze-Wassenberg took part in discussions about our common future in Europe. Each participant could share their vision and ideas for Europe in a specially designed and built wooden structure. The 3.5-metre-long geodesic dome - Europe Dome was made for our participants by Anne Hardt and Helene Naira Paul from Democracy International - a non-governmental organization created by a network of democratic activists and organizations gathered around the European Citizens' Initiative. Democracy International is committed to strengthening civic participation and direct democracy within and outside the EU. Its aim is to enable citizens to participate directly in political decision-making.
Read more: European Public Sphere in Krzyżowa, 5-6 June 2019 (PHOTOS)
