comenius action 1 2005-06 post event report zespol szkol ogolnoksztalcacych 16-19 may 2006
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COMENIUS ACTION 1 2005-06COMENIUS ACTION 1 2005-06
Post Event Report
Zespol Szkol Ogolnoksztalcacych
16-19 MAY 2006
Zespol Szkol Ogolnoksztalcacych
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Poland…..country with changing borders over the ages….moving from west to east and from east to west again. Sometimes almost vanishing…
An amazing history.
Different languages.
Many sites and places to visit.
Large forests…the first thing that impresses you when you get there.
You can drive for hours to an excursion site and drive through forests, forests, forests…
And again: forests
Some were shouting in the bus: “when will this ever end…?”
One student we had with us is a licensed hunter…and so with this expert help even looking through the windows of the bus while driving the game was readily
spotted….
A country with the only one piece of virgin, pristine forest from times immemorial that is left in Europe and with all the animals who belong there. One of the last
refuges for our European wild animals.
Also we saw large acreages of country just uncultivated… a marvel for us who practise usury on every square centimetre…
Impressing and amazing…
So many – almost boundless - opportunities are there for agriculture and nature preservation parks that it certainly will become a priceless corner of Europe in this
respect.
Poland…..country with changing borders over the ages….moving from west to east and from east to west again. Sometimes almost vanishing…
An amazing history.
Different languages.
Many sites and places to visit.
Large forests…the first thing that impresses you when you get there.
You can drive for hours to an excursion site and drive through forests, forests, forests…
And again: forests
Some were shouting in the bus: “when will this ever end…?”
One student we had with us is a licensed hunter…and so with this expert help even looking through the windows of the bus while driving the game was readily
spotted….
A country with the only one piece of virgin, pristine forest from times immemorial that is left in Europe and with all the animals who belong there. One of the last
refuges for our European wild animals.
Also we saw large acreages of country just uncultivated… a marvel for us who practise usury on every square centimetre…
Impressing and amazing…
So many – almost boundless - opportunities are there for agriculture and nature preservation parks that it certainly will become a priceless corner of Europe in this
respect.
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We were very well received at the school of our hosts that first day, with presents,
lunch and speeches.
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here: our lunch at school that first day the headteacher Marek at the head of the table
Of course we came here to work on our theme:
“young people and disability”.
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We had presentations and discussions
and dance shows by Polish students
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And an exhibition at school on the theme
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and of course, a
visit to the school, their classes and
the way they teach
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afterwards we went to a local centre for the disabled
where our pieces of art were exposed.
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The local TV was interested in our project and in our
meeting
Next came the part of the excursions
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A very good bite of History we got in the wonderful old city of Torun, the hometown of
Copernicus. Of course we checked the Planetarium with the 3D Imax presentation -
which was in Polish so we could enjoy the marvellous pictures and some had a good sleep
simultaneously. How efficient.
here we all pay attention to the explanations at the gate of old Torun
the market place with the statue of Copernicus and the church tower with a wonderful view over the city from the
top
We visited another very impressing site – now a 100 km away from the contemporary German border – where there were the villas of the late general Rommel and the remains of a villa where Marlene Dietrich used to come in the 1930’s and where even Adolf H. (also known as the criminal
“A.H. from B.”) spent some days with his friends.
Later when this piece of the German “Reich” became Poland Polish people used the attic to distillate alcohol illegally and – unfortunately – the whole villa went on fire.
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So how mundane greatness goes to rubble. We weren’t even allowed to go in because of the danger of collapsing. But impressing it was to be there.
But one can also admire today the new villas that were constructed for the rich, the powerful, the famous and the beautiful in this area with forests and a lake (which you can see here at the
background).
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And how could we ever forget that marvellous day at the former Russian Army Camp at Borne
Sulinowo?
Miraculously we managed to get into this very secret camp after passing the stern guards and receiving a military passport.
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With the special permission to take and publish pictures of this camp
We had lunch in the local army
hutment in original communist style and music of the
50ties.
Climbing and crawling through a concrete tunnel – that was part of the former defence system.
How awful it was for those of us with claustrophobia….and for those who didn’t want to get their clothes dirty…
Everything that is American is not appreciated
In an old Russian army armoured car and in a jeep we were
transported to a real training camp.
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here the commanders-in-chief deciding whether to allow us to the training or transport us to the
Gulag immediately
they decided for the training…
and fortunately today ladies
can join the army too….
In the very stuffy armoured car we were instructed by Wojtek
about the use of the old Russian helmets
available there: they were there to protect us
from bumping our heads against the
ceiling.
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Driving in an open jeep over hills, through valleys, along trees we were shaken like in a
most wild fancy fair attraction. Accompanied of course with the comments, jokes and laughter
of Mr. Wojtek. A most fascinating thrill ride which everybody enjoyed. We were all yelling, screaming,
laughing and crying for some more action ! Beyond any doubt the highlight of the entire visit. But one of us needed trauma therapy afterwards…provided
for by a caring and loving member of our great Comenius
family…
the old and the new!
We also visited the village were the employees of the old Red Army used to live.
It was abandoned abruptly after the collapse of the
CCCP and everything was left to rumble.
Nowadays it is used for army and fire fighters exercises and even an
international fire fighters competition in the old
buildings…. and here is one of them
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and another…. at least…what is left of it.
Probably this is one of the last pictures of the original communist wall painting as the building
will be torn down soon…..
of course Wojtek commands us to stand upright and straight according to the best communist
military traditions….on the corner right stands our guide…a former soldier and a man full of stories –
which he could going on telling for ages
In the historical setting of an old Polish farm in Bogdaniec we were instructed how to make butter
out of milk and of course many other things as well.
Bread was made in the old way and together with our self made butter we had a wonderful lunch of bread and sausages over a bonfire. Well deserved
after all our work and a long walk through the forest in which we almost got lost but thanks to a passenger by we were saved from eternally
roaming about in a boundless forest…
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Wojtek tries first
We all pay attention
And after
him all the
others
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Wojtek translates at the bakery site
delicious bread is the result of craftmanship
After tasting the bread with with sausages
in the bonfire We left by train again
And then, a special chapter can be devoted to the subject: Students
meeting students
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and so on…and so forth…and so on…and so forth….there are dozens of pictures like these
Again the week proved to be one of breaking down barriers, of removing prejudices, of making friends, of enlarging our views.
This can be stated again without any exaggeration.
It proves once more the value of such projects within Europe.
The students that have been there were all received very, very well by their host families.
No single dissonant has been sounded.
Friendships were made.
Appointments were made to see each other again.
Tears were shed when the final moment of goodbye arrived…
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After one week of hard work, visits, long bus
rides,
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discodancings, speeches, kissing and hugging, laughing, crying, dinners, much typical Polish
food, lunches and happy
bonfires
and many, many conversations with each other we had our last day in a country resort in Przylesko where a
complete roasted pig was offered to the guests…….
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Then finally there was one last farewell dinner,
the last speeches,
for the last time:
Prosit, Saluti, I Svekata, Nasdrovje, Nasdravje, Cheers, Proost, Tsin Tsin, Tsjoch….
and one last disco night and then we all had to go.
Not before we all were given a nice set of Polish presents as a token of memory.
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The farewell:
Our amazing Polish hosts managed to be there at our hotel for each and everyone of us: for saying goodbye, for pointing out the way or delivering a
company at the station.
As each was leaving at different times our dear and poor Polish hosts had to be present at our hotel from as early as 5 o‘clock in the morning until eleven. After just one or two hours of sleep our poor Agnes, Kasia and
Wojtek managed to make this heroic sacrifice for us. Of course we will not fail to mention Ewa especially who was always there too as the coordinator and did so many things in the organisation to make it all possible. Here we also like to mention Marek, the headtecher, for his words and hospitality
and allowing this project to take place in his school.
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So, Agnes & Kate thank you for your kind presence, for always being there, for always helping and being friendly to everybody.
Wojtec, thanks man for your part in the preparation and organisation, your wonderful and amazing cheer, your commentaries and going at great length to make us all laugh all the time so that in the
end you hardly could speak anymore.
Ewa, mille fois merci encore pour tout ce que tu avais fait comme ordinatrice, tout était très, très bien organisé et c’était une semaine formidable. Merci aussi pour héberger nos étudiants gratuitement et pour faciliter des possibilités de faire amis nouveaux pour eux et de faire
connaissance de votre pays. Ils sont très contents et il y a des gens qui retournent cette été.
The hotel for us needs to be mentioned in particular as it was a really supurb, superior accommodation with a large swimming, sauna, massage and sport facility next to it. Which of
course some of us enjoyed.
THANK YOU ALL !!
See you
in
Eeklo!
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