Annemarie Cordes
*29 July 1951 ꝉ 22 May 2023
"Was it courage? Or maybe it was something much simpler: sometimes you just have to start without knowing where the journey will lead". With these sentences ends Annemarie Cordes' account of the founding evening of the Kreisau-Initiative association on 10 November 1989, when, in the spirit of change and vibrant excitement following the fall of the Berlin Wall, people from West Berlin and East Berlin who were interested in the Kreisau Circle met for the first time. Annemarie Cordes enthusiastically followed the spirit of the period. She trusted in the beginnings and, together with a group of like-minded people, decided to turn the idea of establishing a European educational and meeting place in Krzyżowa into a reality. The result was almost 35 years of social activity, a lifetime project.
Read more: (†) Annemarie Cordes
On 3 April 2023, the The ‘Krzyżowa’ Non-Public In-Service Teacher Training Centre started its activities!
The main objective of the institution is to develop the competence of male and female teachers in the field of knowledge and skills necessary in the educational system.
The main objective of the institution is realised through more specific activities, namely:
- raising the quality of education,
- improving the professional qualifications of male and female teachers and increasing their knowledge and skills,
- developing the education and in-service training of teachers,
- strengthening creative attitudes of teachers and inspiring them to undertake innovative actions,
- activities for teachers' own development,
- improving didactic and educational work methods.
Read more: There is good news again from Krzyżowa!
This weekend (21-22.4.2023) the Supervisory Board and the Foundation Council met to discuss and conclude the year 2022 and to look to the future. We would like to thank all the people who travelled to Kreisau and all those who attended online.
New Supervisory Board
For the Supervisory Board it was the last meeting in this composition, as the five-year cadence came to an end. On Saturday 22 April 2023, the Foundation Council elected the Supervisory Board for the new term, consisting of Dr Grzegorz Warzocha (Chairman), Dr Annemarie Franke ( Vice-Chairwoman), Sabine Krüger, Klaus Prestele, Konrad Schampera, Rafał Szafraniec.
The former chairpersons, Dr Benedikt Scheiders and Dr Agnieszka Łada-Konefał were given a ceremonial farewell. Speeches of thanks were given by Dorota Krajdocha, board member of the Kreisau Foundation, as well as Dr. habil. Robert Żurek, as well as the Chairman of the Foundation Board, Prof. Dr. Waldemar Czachur.
Read more: Meetings of the Supervisory Board and Foundation Council
We wish you a joyful and filled with hope Easter.
May this time of year bring us all not only joy in waking nature, but above all stability and peace in the world.
Board and Staff of the Krzyzowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe
Read more: Easter 2023
