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||MEDIA|| Report about the Krzyżowa Foundation on Radio GRA

On 6 February, in Radio GRA 95,1 FM Wrocław a short report presenting the activities of the Krzyżowa Foundation was aired.

In the programme they were speaking:

• Anna Kudarewska, Program Director and Head of the IYMC, who talked about youth exchanges, the history of the Foundation and the exhibition Courage and Reconciliation,
• Agnieszka Janik - coordinator of "My and Your History" project (organised by Kreisau-Initiative e.V.) and a member of the Council of the IYMC, which highlighted the benefits of the international youth meeting.

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Training "Our common world - global education of children" - Krzyżowa, 30.01.-1.02.2020 (PHOTO)

At the end of January we started the third module of the project "Our common world - global education of children", co-financed by the Polish Cooperation Programme of The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This year's and last edition of the three-year project includes:

• training for teachers of early childhood education - recruitment completed,
• training for primary school teachers - open recruitment,
• training for advanced influenza, which has already completed basic training in global education - open recruitment,
• training for students of the Faculty of Pedagogy of the University of Warsaw - recruitment completed
  
  The aim of the first training block called "Global Education Content and Ethics", which took place on 30.01-01.02.2020, was:
• to acquaint the participants with the issues of global education and ways of its implementation in Poland,
• reflecting on the ethics of global education in accordance with the Code on Images and News for the countries of the South,
• reflecting on one's own attitudes and motivation to implement EG in working with children.

Read more: Training "Our common world - global education of children" - Krzyżowa, 30.01.-1.02.2020 (PHOTO)

Polish-German school exchange Berlin - Świdnica - Krzyżowa, 21-25.01.2020 (PHOTO)

On 21-25.01.2020, the International Youth Meeting Centre hosted a meeting with the students of Nelson Mandela School in Berlin and Primary School No. 8 from Świdnica.

The Polish-German group worked mainly on historical topics, focusing on the issue of persecution during the Nazi period. The workshops were accompanied by presentations and discussions in multinational groups. The young people also had the opportunity to discuss more contemporary topics and threats, such as climate change, among themselves. The results of their group work were then presented in public.

The group took part in a guided tour of the Krzyżowa Foundation and learned about the history of the anti-Nazi group Krąg z Krzyżowej. The young people also visited the Gross Rosen Museum, where the students laid flowers and commemorated the victims of Nazi terror.

Coordination: Karolina Moroz - specialist for educational projects at the IYMC in Krzyżowa, Antonina Finskaia - volunteer at the IYMC in Krzyżowa

Financing: German-Polish Youth Cooperation (DPJW)

Polish-German-Ukrainian school exchange Krzepice-Marl-Slobozhanske - Krzyżowa, 27-31.01.2020 (PHOTO)

On 27-31 January in Krzyżowa took place a Polish-German-Ukrainian exchange between schools from Krzepice (School Complex in Krzepice), Marl (Willy-Brandt-Gesamtschule) and Slobozhanske (Slobozhanska School No 1). This Polish-German-Ukrainian partnership was visiting Krzyżowa for the next year in a row and once again had a strong, 60-person representation.

The group focused on historical education. Its elements included getting to know the complicated history of Krzyżowa and Lower Silesia, and getting to know the character of Polish-German relations in the 20th century. The young people took part in a guided tour of the Foundation and the exhibition "Courage and Reconciliation", and visiting such places as the Gross Rosen Museum, Książ Castle and the town of Świdnica helped to highlight the broader context of the history of this part of Poland. The program also included workshops on civic education and global education.

Read more: Polish-German-Ukrainian school exchange Krzepice-Marl-Slobozhanske - Krzyżowa, 27-31.01.2020 (PHOTO)