COMENIUS VIST TO POLAND OCTOBER 2011

My impression about the Comenius visit in my school.

Poland October 2011

Last week the Spanish and English Comenius friends came to our Secondary School in Stanin. They arrived in Poland on Monday 17^th October 2011. They slept one night in Warsaw and our first meeting was the next day!!! When we were waiting for them on the bus we couldn`t believe that it was happening. Although we were a bit afraid of the first meeting, all of us wanted to get to know them. When they got on the bus everybody was smiling to break the ice. In Warsaw we have seen a lot of interesting things and places which are important to Polish history and culture. At the beginning of our trip we were given brochures with some puzzles about Warsaw. We had to solve them during our sightseeing. (Jordan! You were the best). We started from The Royal Castle in Warsaw. Everybody was listening to a guide with great interest, we have learned a lot about the Polish history. After that, we were walking around the Old Town in Warsaw. We also walked down the beautiful Krakowskie Przedmiescie street. We passed St, Anne’s Church, University of Warsaw, Nicolaus Copernicus Monument. We saw the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We took a lot of nice pictures! During our free time, one of our Spanish friends was teaching us her national dance. She was really good at it! We got to know a very funny game, too. When we were playing it on the bus, everybody was laughing. It was really emotional day for everybody! By Karolina Koślacz

On Tuesday morning we went to school by bus with two of our Spanish friends called Elvira and Maha, who stayed at Ola`s and Marta`s . They were really nice. We talked to them a lot. At school there was a welcome ceremony that we prepared for our guests. The teachers and students from abroad were welcomed by our headteacher and the Mayor of our community in a traditional Polish way – with bread and salt. Then the school choir sang the anthem of our school and it was the beginning of the presentation of the participants of the Comenius Project. We gave a performance about friendship between us and our foreign friends. Polish students presented Spanish dances Flamenco, Pasodoble and our traditional dance Polonaise. Thunderous applause was a proof that the show was successful. After the ceremony we were playing the funny integrative games which developed students’ intellectual and mental skills. All teachers and students were divided into groups. There was a lot of fun and language barriers disappeared. In the evening we organized a disco. Spanish students turned out to be the really good dancers!!! By Karolina Koślacz, Karolina Cybul

On Thursday Spanish students attended our lessons. Most of them liked chemistry because the teacher was showing some experiments. Polish lessons were something new for them. They also found out something about the curriculum in our school. The vist of foreign teachers during our lesson was quite stressful but interesting. I talked to a teacher from Spain. She was really nice. She talked about her family and asked me about mine. Our new foreign friends are very nice and cheerful people. They are also very sociable and talkative. All the time we were talking about our intersts, families and our style of life. They told us about their countries and pointed differences and similarities between our cultures. After lessons we went to Cracow. It was a nice atmosphere on the bus and everyone had fun. We were playing the game "terodaktilo". By Karolina Koślacz, Marlena Ogrodnik, Natalia Sobiech

On Friday Morning we had breakfast at about 9.00 a.m. After breakfast we went sightseeing. We started from The Wawel`s Cathedral . At the begining, in every five minutes, we could hear one word- photo. Everybody wanted to take a photo with the whole group. As in Warsaw we were given brochures with some puzzles about Cracow. We had to solve them during our sightseeing.We have seen Sukiennice (Cloth Hall), St. Mary's Basilica with The Heynal, Collegium Maius. We have seen the Pope’s Window and his monument. We had free time to eat lunch and buy souvenirs.

About 4.30 p.m. we went to Wieliczka Salt Mine. Everyone touched and licked the walls at least once. After sightseeing, when we were waiting for the elewator some of us were playing the game "terodaktilo". It was funny because people who were sitting next to us didn’t know what was going on. Our Comenius meeting came to an end. When we said „goodbye” some of us were crying. We will always remember the meeting in Poland by Natalia Sobiech, Olga Cieślak

Opinions about the Comenius meeting by Polish students.

The visit was a really interesting and practical experience for all of us. These days seemed to be very short, but they gave me the opportunity to share a moment of international friendship. The most important for me was language which is essential for communication. The visit gave me the better chance to develope my skills. At the beginning , it wasn’t easy to communicate in a foreign language, but I had to speak and finally I learnt a lot about our partners` countries ! What the great days we had ! By Karolina Koślacz

I will keep these days in my mind for a lifetime. I hope we will see in the future :)By Natalia Sobiech

It was really nice time, thank you, friends! By Karolina Cybul

It was really positive and unforgettable experience. By Marlena Ogrodnik

Time goes by very quickly. I hope I will meet you next year! By Joanna Skwarek

This event will be kept in my mind for a long time. By Karolina Kazana

Our Memories are really, really nice. We are glad that we could meet such wonderful people. Together we have been learning not only the language but the friendship and love. We have lot of pictures and memories. Thank you. We will miss you. By Karolina Oskroba

We never forget this meeting. By Iza Skwarek