LEGENDS ACROSS EUROPE

Key Action 2 Nr. 2016-1-CZ01-KA219-023883

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MANUAL OF GOOD PRACTICE ERASMUS PLUS 2016 - 2018

TRANSNATIONAL MEETING IN LONDON ON 2-6 NOVEMBER 2016

I am always willing to come back and

participate in an active but inspiring

experience of the amazing city which

is London. I came here on

Wednesday, 2 November. This time I

chose Stanstead Airport and I got

there about 9.00 then by National

Express to the heart of London,

Victoria Coach Station. Being at the

airport, in the morning, I had a lot of

time ahead to sightsee. Anyway, the

weather was fantastic with sunny

spells from time to time so I could

admire the landscapes along Canary

Wharf, a very rich area of

London.When I got to the hotel

called: Hannover Hotel, I did not want to waste my time and went for a walk along Victoria

Station. Then I went to the Mulberry School for Girls for our official meeting of all the project

coordinators from Czech, Slovakia, Poland, Rumunia and Great Britain. I was very happy to meet

all of them and spent a great time at school and aTurkish restaurant Efez nearby the school. We

talked about our cooperation, schools and exchanged opinions about life in all the partners’

countries. The next day we had a meeting at 9.00 at school. We started with saying hello to

school workers at the reception desk. We had to wait for Sam Hadjadi who picked us up and we

went sightseeing the school, a quite big one( 1400 students including mostly from India. The

school is beautifully situated among green places, monitored with a spacious school canteen and

well-equipped classrooms. I really liked the place for a friendly atmosphere and developping

students’ skills in different domains of life such as Art and Music. We were also invited to the

school canteen for delicious lunch. We chatted and discussed a lot about the plan of the project,

our tasks, the dates of mobilities and new technology, the products, presentations and

cooperation. We also took advantage of going to Greenwich by DLR train to see O◦ Merridian or

Longitude. That was a real astronomical center with beautiful surrounding and marine museum.

Everything here focused on showing the meaning of the navy and astronomy for the British

people. Next we went to Canary Wharf, docklands of London where you can see financial, rich

part of the city. I did not forget to visit my favourite Oxford Street with colouful ornaments and

Christmas decorations. I usually admire the people, boutiques and shopping centers, not

forgetting about Marbel Arch and the entrance to the most beautiful park, Hyde Park. After the

second working day at school I managed to visit St. Paul Cathedral, the second in the world and

took some photos at the Millenium Bridge. In the not far-away distance we could see Tate gallery

and The Globe, Shakespear theatre. After that, I visited Tower of London where I admired Royal

jewels and historical facts on queens and kings coronations. We could touch a little bit of history

of the legends about the cravens and the monarchy. The former prison and the executions which

took place a long time ago made us feel frightened. Even I did not have a tensed plan I tried to

see as much as I could from Wednesday till Sunday. In London I felt the atmoshere of

Remembrance Day with poppies bruches and paper ones and soldiers collecting money for

charity purposes and Christmas acceccories everywhere. On Friday I met my student Marcel who

studies Public Relation at Westminster University. I am proud of him that he works and learns in

London. We had a long conversation in a sturbuck’s café near Westminster Cathedral and I saw

him off to the London underground. We admired London by night walking towards Westminster

Abbey, The Houses of Parliament with London Eye, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Bridge and

the River Thames. This time I was on my and walked and walked, taking pictures and adoring the

city. By the way, I always visit Buckingham palace, this time with my cousin and his fiancee.

People cheered in front of the palace, a lot of people everywhere expecting the solemn change

of the guards. Then we marched to the Trafalgar Square and stared at people, performances and

the most incredible hustle and bustle of the city. Next I spent a nice time with them at Jimmy

Oliver’s restaurant and continued my amazing adventure.

After that I went to China Town, admiring the entrance to colorful shop windows and different

world for the Europeans and then to Covent garden market. I ended up at the Piccadilly Circus

where I could listen to some street dancers.

On Sunday and packed ready to come back home saying good bye to London for a moment.

Finally, I was at the end of my trip in London, very satisfied and happy. I will definitely come back

here hopefully continuing the next project,

Honestly speaking, I was on the ninth cloud to come back here again having still in memories

Comenius project. The meeting was fruitful and supported our cooperation. I met new friends

from Rumunia and really liked the school, its surrounding and the enthusiastic Spanish lesson we

participated in.

Izabela Palucka-Poland

The first working meeting of the project "Legends across Europe" was a great experience. First

we met each other, the representatives of partner schools, we presented our schools and our

activity, the places where we come from and then we established the details of the activities to

be undertaken in order to achieve the goals and the expected results.

A very kind host, Samia, presented us Mulberry School with a specific feature that has only Asian

schoolgirls who are a good example for the fact that education has no boundaries.

After the working hours we discovered a few of the many historical and cultural values that

London has gathered over thousands of years.

The meeting in London was a good start of our project. It will be a pleasure to work together,

students and teachers for the next 2 years.

Teachers Magda Grigoraş and Raluca Horvat, Technical College "Mihai Băcescu"Fălticeni,

Romania

All my best,

Magda

It was a great opportunity to meet in a friendly atmosphere, to

get to know one another and to work on some details of the

project. It was also very interesting to see the school and have

a look in the classrooms.

Dalimil Sebesta-Czech

I spent a great time in London. I

made new friends and walked a lot

admiring amazing parks of the

incredible place.

Zdenka Korcekova-Slovakia

It was nice to host you and work on our project.I hope we will be able to cooperate and enjoy the

time together.

Samia Hadjadi

ROMANIA

Romania is situated in the north of the Balkan Peninsula on

the western shores of the Black Sea. It enjoys great natural

beauty and diversity and a rich cultural heritage. Romania

enchants visitors with its scenic mountain landscapes and unspoiled

countryside areas, and also with its historic cities and its busy capital.

Tourists from western countries might still, even today, enjoy some surprising experiences in

Romania. This is a large country which can sometimes be shocking with contrasts: some cities are

truly Western Europe; some villages can seem to have been brought back from the past. While it

has significant cultural similarities with other Balkan states, it is regarded as unique due to its

strong Latin heritage. Things for which Romania is famous include: the Carpathian mountains,

sculptor Constantin Brancusi, wine, salt mines, George Enescu, medieval fortresses, Eugene

Ionesco, Dracula, primeval dense forests, the Black Sea, sunflower fields, wolves and bears,

painted monasteries, the Danube Delta.

TRIP TO ROMANIA

FALTICENI, 3RD

- 7TH

APRIL 2017

Fălticeni is a city in Suceava County, north-

eastern Romania. It is situated in the historical

region of Moldavia. Fălticeni is the second

largest urban settlement in the county, with a

population of 24,619 inhabitants, according to

the 2011 census. It was declared a municipality

in 1995.

There are four museums in Fălticeni. Ion Irimescu Art Museum houses the largest collection of

works of art by a single artist, Ion Irimescu, one of Romania's greatest sculptors and sketchers, as

well as a member of the Romanian Academy.

THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE MIHAI BĂCESCU - FALTICS

Since 1920, our High School has undergone numerous transformations in its profile or levels of

education due to the educational reforms. (The school for girls, High School No. 2, Light Industry

School, Technical College). In 2007 the high school was honored to receive the name of the

academician Mihai Băcescu.

Currently, the high school has 1,500 students distributed in 54 classes and 100 teaching staff. The

structure of the high school includes the theoretical branch (Mathematics-Informatics, Biology,

Social sciences and Philology), the technological branch (Technician in tourism, Computer

operator, Transports, Electromechanics, Textile industry) and vocational education.

Since 2001 our school has begun to get involved in projects with European funding to create a

chance for students and teachers to discover Europe and its values, to acquire new skills, to learn

in a different way. In the LEONARDO DA VINCI PROGRAMME 1999-2006 we carried out a VET

project, In SOCRATES 2 PROGRAMME: 1999- 2006

COMENIUS Action 1– 1 School development project

Comenius Action 2.2.C – 16 Continuing training mobilities

Arion Action – 2 participations with study visits for staff

In the LIFE LONG LEARNING PROGRAMME 2007-2013

we carried out :

COMENIUS Action:

1 Comenius NETWORK multilateral project

1 Comenius multilateral project

1 centralized KA3 ICT project

GRUNDVIG Action - 2 Partnership Projects for Adult Education

LEONARDO DA VINCI Action – VET - 8 projects

LEONARDO DA VINCI VETPRO Action - 4 projects

In the ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME 2014-2018 we carried aut:

4 KA2 school partnerships projects

2 proiects KA1 VET learners in company

For all this activity, our school has received four times in a row the title of EUROPEAN SCHOOL

SCHOOL, following a national competition launched by the Ministry of Education. This title is

valid for 3 years, and after these 3 years the school will candidate again.

In this way, we manage to form well educated and trained young people to cope with a changing

society.

NEWSLETTER

Sunday 2.04.2017

The journey was really long and arduous, but finally we arrived in Falticeni. We didn't have much energy, so we went to sleep straight after accommodating.

Monday 3.04.2017

Monday was the day when our Romanian adventure began for real. Just after breakfast we went to the school, where we were welcomed by tradition - with bread and salt. Firstly, we listened to welcome speeches and saw presentations of Suceava County and its geographical, historical and cultural landmarks. After that, we had some time to know each other better. It was the first time teams from all four countries were together, so you can imagine there was a real uproar. After the coffee break we had small tour around the school and we also found out how some lessons look like. Later on we went out to Ion Irimescu Art Museum, where we marveled over works of art made by one of Romania's greatest sculptors and sketchers. That's when the official part of day one ended, but of course, we couldn't help going out together afterwards.

Tuesday 4.04.2017

Our second (well, technically third) day in Romania was full of beautiful landscapes. We went on a trip around Bukovina and saw such stunning places as Voronet Monastery or Sucevita Monastery. We also had the opportunity to see Easter eggs from all over the world at Eggs Museum and soak up the culture and tradition of Romania even more visiting pottery workshop in Marginea. The trip was both tremendous and really exhausting, so we couldn't be happier when we arrived at the restaurant where we were having lunch. As if the delicious food wasn't

enough, we got surprised when a local dancing group performed for us traditional Romanian dances and asked us to join them. It was fun! The day was very intense, so after coming back to the hotel we felt all in and awestruck at the same time.

Wednesday 5.04.2017

On Wednesday we did not only learn more about Romania, but also other countries participating in the exchange. We were talking about our schools, towns we live in and legends from our motherlands. After that, we could get the feel of Romanian culture even more because of students performing folk music and traditional dances, which was great, because the ones we saw the day before certainly weren't enough! After lunch we went to the Museum of Water Mihai Bacescu where we saw various fishes and different maritime

organisms. Later one we had to sum up the first part of our meeting, which was a piece of cake, because we had no doubts, that everything had been perfect in every espect! That was the last time we've been at the school, because we spent next two days exploring other parts of Romania.

Thursday 6.04.2017

On Thursday our Erasmus+ group visited Bran Castle, better known as Dracula's Castle. It's a long distance from Falticeni, but we spent it talking with our friends from Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia. At about 4 p.m. we went inside the castle, which was a fortress defending the border and then it was only a summer residence for the next owners. The building was almost untouched by the time of inventing electricity. Despite old-looking inside, the guide told us Dracula's legend, who

actually existed and lived in Bran Castle.

Afterwards, we went to our rooms, but just for a moment. That evening we danced to the folk Romanian music, sat by the fireplace and had fun during our last night together.

Friday 7.04.2017

The last day was also amazing experience, Peles Castle was even more breath-taking than Bran Castle the day before. We could see beautiful building, projected by a woman. The palace had a lot of different styled rooms, made with even 14 kinds of wood! Gorgeous paintings, mirrors, various rooms, theater, library, weapon collection or even special room for breakfast. Every room was unique, different colours, surroundings and furniture. After this lovely building we got back to our hotel that was the time of saying 'good bye' to our friends. Tears, smiles and emotions... some of us made friends, so after promising to visit each other we had to get back to reality.

COUNT DRACULA’S LEGEND

Count Dracula – as he is perceived today – is a fictional character but have the roots in historical events and personages associated with the imposing building of Bran castle.

His name derives from the nickname Vlad the Impaler, Prince of Wallachia.

Vlad the II or Vlad Dracul was governor of Transylvania.

His son, Vlad the Impaler the IIIrd, Prince of Wallachia, 1456-1462 nicknamed Dracula (the son of the Dragon) or Vlad the Impaler, was famous through his acts of barbarism. The historians of that time described him as a ruthless and bloodthirsty despot. Originally, the name Dracula is not scary at all. It derives from the name given to Crusaders of the Dragon Order, which have been associated with both Vlad the Impaler or his father, Vlad Dracul.

Vlad the Impaler the IIIrd, Prince of Wallachia, 1456-1462

Count Dracula character first appeared in the novel “Dracula” written by Bram Stoker and published in 1897 in England. The rest of Dracula’s myth is due to the influence of Transylvanian legends and folk beliefs about ghosts and vampires.

Bram Stoker has never visited Romania. In describing the imaginary Dracula’s Castle, he started from a presentation of Bran Castle. Indeed, the castle, as it appears looks strikingly well with Bran Castle.

Bran Castle was built in 1377 as a fortress to strengthen the customs between Romanian and Hungarian Country.

In 1427, Bran Castle passes from Brasov Administration in the ownership of the Crown of Hungary, which financed its strengthening and expansion works. In 1498, Bran Castle was rented by the Hungarian royalty to Brasov Administration.

Bran Castle may have housed Vlad the Impaler for a few nights during his fight with the Turks in 1462, following their attack on the Poienari fortress on Argeş Valley.

Following the association of Bran Castle with Count Dracula character, this has got this fame.

Dracula, the character of the novel with the same name, is a Transylvanian count, master of a castle built somewhere high on the cliff top, from where it guards the valley through the Principality of Transylvania. As Bran Castle is the only one in Transylvania that corresponds to the description of Bram Stoker, worldwide it is referred to as Dracula’s Castle.

In 1920, Brasov City Council donated the castle to Queen Maria of Romania, in recognition of her contribution to the Greater Union. At the Queen’s death in 1938, the castle was inherited by his favorite daughter, Princess Ileana, married to a former member of the Habsburg imperial family. After 1948, Bran Castle was nationalized and became the property of the Romanian state. The castle has been opened to public visits since 1956 and is arranged as a museum of history and feudal art. In 1987, started the restoration work largely completed in 1993. The castle was reopened as a museum and tourist circuit.

In the neighboring villages of Bran, and beyond, there is a belief in the existence of evil spirits, named ghosts. It apparently refers to undead people, who led a normal life during the day. With the coming of the night, while sleeping, the spirit left their bodies spirit to haunt, from midnight until the first singing rooster. Vampires suffer from the curse of “immortality” says Stoker, “they go through the times multiplying the number of victims, spreading evil in the world”. Dracula character is born from these myths.

In Romanian mythology, there are also dead ghosts, those spirits of dead people that come from former ghosts in their lifetime or to whom some of the funeral ordinances went wrong, so they lost the way to the afterlife or did not have the means to pay customs. In addition to the damage they do to living people, the dead ghosts eat in turn a member of their family or they eat only their heart and suck their blood.

With the fierce image of Dracula in thought, the tourist, who comes to Bran, will meet the castle completely renovated and furnished for guests in the picturesque places in this mountain area, shepherds with herds to grazing or mowing the grass, whose women are waving textiles that adorn the interiors of homes or preparing traditional dishes (the shepherd bulz, ham, buttermilk etc.) both in their own household or in hostels prepared especially for those who want to spend time to Bran from the sunrise till the sunset or even overnight, when maybe, in their dreams, will come Dracula, the vampire, whose strength will fade at the view of the clove put above the entrance door by the housewife defending the house from evil spirits.

Dracula has been and remains an imaginary character and a beautiful legend that interweaves history of several centuries with local mythology and with the imagination of the American writer.

SLOVAKIA Country in the heart of the Europe

Slovakia or the Slovak Republic is a landlocked country in

Central Europe. It is surrounded by Austria to the west, Czech Republic

to the northwest, Hungary to the south, Poland to the north and Ukraine to the east. Slovakia is a

modern democratic country and is a member of the European Union.

Slovakia is famous for its breath-taking nature (well known High Tatras), but we are also the

second most forested country in the middle of Europe. We are also called "The country of

castles" - you can find more than 300 of them in here!

Slovakia has nine national parks, which cover a relatively big portion of the country and feature

the tallest part of the Carpathian Mountain Range, the High Tatras, which offer great

opportunities for mountain and winter sports as well as great vistas. Geologically, a sizable part

of Slovakia is made out of limestone, which in combination with many springs and rivers has

resulted in formation of numerous caves

and the beautiful rocky formations,

canyons and waterfalls of the Slovak

Paradise and Slovak Karst. Even outside

these areas, there are some beautiful

landscapes, and all of Slovakia is covered

by thousands of well-marked hiking

trails.

TRIP TO SLOVAKIA MARTIN 12-16 JUNE 2018

Martin is a city in the northern Central Slovakia, and it is the center of the Turiec region.

It is situated on the Turiec

River, between the Little Fatra

and Great Fatra mountains.

The population numbers

approximately 60,000, which

makes it the eighth largest city

in Slovakia.

The city was the foremost

Slovak cultural center in the

19th century. Several cultural

institutions (including Slovak

Matica and Slovak National

Museum) were founded there.

Places of interest: National cemetery (Slovak writers, painters and artists are buried in here), The

Slovak Chamber Theatre, Matica Slovenská (the biggest Slovak library)

We have our own Ski centre Martinské hole, brewery and university

VILIAM PAULINY-TOTH SECONDARY SCHOOL IN MARTIN

We introduce one of the oldest secondary schools in Slovakia, which since its inception in 1867 played an important role among schools in Slovakia. Our faculties:

Four-year study (after the 9th year) Five-year bilingual study in English and English (after 8 or 9 years of elementary school) School does not open courses with emphasis. More accurate and more advantageous for pupils is a system in which students can choose to "focus" on optional subjects. Our students learn 2 foreign languages. As part of the exchange programs, our students participated in stays in England, France, Sweden, Italy, the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland. We are a modern type of school whose main goal is to develop creative thinking from our students and to prepare them for solving different life situations and for completing university studies.

NEWSLETTER

The partners’ exchange started on 12 June in a Viliam Pauliny-Toth secondary school in Martin.

We were treated with bread and salt and traditional Slovakian songs. We visited an interesting

secondary school. We were under impression of the astronomical observatory. It is located in a

special place, also has a revolving dome and two telescopes. We have seen a greatly equipped

labs such as: chemistry, physics and geography. Both the school and the whole city is surrounded

by the mountain chains for example: Small and Big Tatras.It is uniquely beautiful place. The city

has an important meeting for the Slovakians. Here the Slovakian culture and their official

language the Viliam Pauliny-Toth secondary school we watched a presentation devoted to town

facilities and traditions of the Turieckie region. We are shown the old town with the main square

surrounded by the monumental old buildings. National Slovakian Museum, the building of the

theatre and the museum of Andriej Kmeta with a collection full of nature.

On 13 June at 8.00 the

Erasmus+ group went to the

Spiski castle. This historical

place began in medival time and

until now it has been blooming

so much. The enormous

fortification was handed from

hands to hands and belonged as

well to the Zapolya Family. The

castle possesses the second and

not rarely tragical history. One

of the spiskie legends was

dovoted to the certain merchant who had lost his life in the cave at the foot of the castle. The

body was found after many years with some gold and other valuable staff. The castle was written

on the list of the UNESCO Herritage. The Erasmus+ group took part in a feastive event near the

castle, making us familiar with the medival military art and the games from old times or periods.

After that the youth went to the high Tatras at Strbskie pleso. It takes 40 minutes to go around

the lake and admire the most awesome views.

The next Day we started our trip to

the termal Walters (Tatralandia) in

Lipowskim Mikulaszu. Fantastic

games, swimming pools, slides, the

sun, healing waters. It was all to be

an occasion for integration and

creating a kind of community. In the

afternoon we spent the time In Orawski

Castle. A monumental, wee-preserved

building origins from 13 century. It

belonged to many families. The castle is

uniquely located on the high mountain at the foot and mirror of Orava River. It is a National

cultural heritage. We could see the rooms of tortures and executions, castle rooms and lochs. In

one of the rooms the White Lady with a cut hand frightens the cruelest merciful emperors. In the

afternoon we spent the time In Orawski Castle. A monumental, wee-preserved building origins

from 13 century. It belonged to many families. The castle is uniquely located on the high

mountain at the foot and mirror of Orava River. It is a National cultural heritage. We could see

the rooms of tortures and executions, castle rooms and lochs. In one of the rooms the White

Lady with a cut hand frightens the cruelest merciful emperors. The most interesting figure of the

castle is a woman Zofia Bośniakowa, famous for the good and religiousness. In the crypth under

the castle altar we saw a copy of the Zofii Bośniak mummy. As a result at the foot of Strecno

castle we could see remade medival village with the fisherman’s, pilgrimage and healing. The last

point of programme was the monument at Janosik-a legendary figure of the Slovakian folk

culture. Similar to Robin Hood from Sherwood was famous for a big rebellion against the rich and

the support he gave the poor. In the evening a solemn supper with a local music, treating and the

show of the theatrical plays. The young people of Erasmus+ divided into three groups: the red,

the white and the blue. The short play is based on the contents of the legends: about Wlad

Palovnik, Wawel Dragon and the Falling King. Later the students integrated in a common game,

speech and dancing.

On the last Day of our youth

Exchange we were on the picnic In

Jahodnickich Czajach. The rainy

weather changed our plans but not

our senses of humour. We played

board games, badminton, volleyball

and we rode horses. Slovaks prepared

a lot of attractions for us for ex

ample: a Bonaire with sausages and

regional cheese. The Slovakian youth

baked delicious cakes on the special

occasion. During the picnic finally the

results of the team contests were announced. The winners, the white team got a sack of

traditional Slovakian sweets. To sum up, we manager to see Three Slovakian regions:Oravs,

Żylinski and Turieck.The cookery hit of

the meetings were ‘Bryndzowe

Haluszki’-dumplings with cheese in

bryndza dip with fried bacon. Being in

the company of our partners from the

Czech we tried a traditional drink called

Kofola-a herbal version of Cola.

THE LEGEND OF THE MARTIN ON WHITE HORSE

According to historians and novelists, Martin was of Tours,

one of the most impressive figure of the beginning of

Christianity, was a true knight - a rider of mercy. His life

probably best describes the incident in which, as a Roman

officer, he helped chilled beggar. Martin on white horse cut

his cloak half-naked with his sword and shared it. This plot

also depicts the coat of arms of the city, which he gave his

name. The name (Martinus) derived from Marta the god of

war. The influence of Marta shows the purple of the blood-

red cloak. Whether or not the city remains faithful to its

menu shows it’s past and present.

Legend about Pálffy family

One of the members of the Pálffy family were passing through the woods at night when suddenly

a deer jumped in his way. His car could not stop so at the last minute, they crashed the deer. The

deer damaged the cat so much that they could not continue on the road that night and had to

stay in the forest until the morning. As soon as he got up, he saw a huge gap just next to the car.

By having his deer leaped in front of his car and blocked his way – he saved his life. As an

expression of thanks, he put the deer into his coat of arms.

THE CZECH REPUBLIC

The Czech Republic is not a geographically large

country, but it has a rich and eventful history. From time

immemorial, Czechs, Germans, Jews and Slovaks, as well as

Italian stonemasons and stucco workers, French tradesmen and

deserters from Napoleon’s army, have all lived and worked here, all influencing one

another. For centuries they jointly cultivated their land, creating works that still command

respect and admiration today. It is thanks to their inventiveness and skill that this small country

is graced with hundreds of ancient castles, monasteries and stately mansions, and even entire

towns that give the impression of being comprehensive artifacts. The Czech Republic contains a

vast amount of architectural treasure, as well as beautiful forests and mountains to match. The

Czech Republic has is situated in Central Europe and is bordered with Germany, Austria, Slovakia

and Poland. The Czech Republic covers 78,866 square kilometres and has 10.6 million

inhabitants. Its capital is Prague with 1.3 million residents and it’s also the biggest city of Czechia.

The Czech Republic contains three historical regions: Bohemia, where the capital Prague is

situated, Moravia, with its biggest city Brno, and Silesia, with its main city Ostrava near which

Havířov is situated. Bigger parts of Silesia are in Poland since it’s near the borders.

Czechia consists of 14 regions which one of them is Moravian-Silesian Region where Havířov

lays. Moravian-Silesian Region covers 5,427 square kilometres and has 1.2 million residents

which makes it one of the largest regions. It’s established from 6 districts and one of them is called

Karviná district with its main city Karviná but Havířov is bigger and also has more inhabitants

than Karviná.

Havířov has 77,449 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Moravia-Silesia Region

after Ostrava. It is the largest town in the country without a university. Havířov lies in the

historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Havířov was founded after World War II (thus being the youngest city in today’s Czech Republic)

as a coal mining town. Havířov officially became a town in 1955. It was built on top of several

villages with significant Polish populations. The local people were given apartments in the newly

built city, and most of their old houses were demolished to make room for new urban buildings.

The majority of the population of Havířov immigrated from other parts of Czechoslovakia, many

of them from Slovakia, as migrant workers, thus substantially altering the ethnic structure of the

area. Today, the original villages are administratively part of the city and mostly lie on the

outskirts of urban Havířov.

In our school called Gymnázium Komenského Havířov, which is type of grammar school, there

are 385 students, 14 classes and 11 schoolrooms with 34 teachers. We also have two gyms, one

outdoor field and running track, library, specialized classes such as labs, snack bar and canteen.

The subjects that are taught here are Czech, Spanish, German, French, Russian, history,

geography, biology, chemistry, physics, math, social sciences, P.E., art, music and I.T. with the

possibility to choose specialized courses in the last two grades.

The main voluntary activity is the school’s choir which is really successful and wins many

competitions, there is also science group called Debrujáři, well stocked library, school’s magazine

called Komár (in English it’s

Mosquito) and student’s film

festival. We also participate in

many projects such as Erasmus+.

Havířov

Havířov was founded in 1955 after

World War II as a city for coal

miners as seen from the name.

Havíř in Czech means miner so

Havířov is „miner‘s town“. It was

established from few surrounding

villages or their parts, namely

Šenov, Šumbark and Dolní

Bludovice. Throughout the years

other villages were connected such as Prostřední Suchá, Dolní Suchá, Dolní Datyně and Životice.

It’s the youngest city in the country and it has approximately 73 thousand inhabitants but the

population is still decreasing mainly because there aren’t many opportunities for young people to

work or study. Havířov is also the biggest city without university.

The city was deigned to be „garden town“ because the main idea was evergreen utopia town

where everything would be near with plenty of flowers, trees, bushes and lawns. Everything was

well planned and calculated for example how much and where everything should be such as

schools, kindergartens, hospitals, shops and many more. The schools were even built in such

places so that children would not need to cross the road. The architecture is mainly Socialist

Realism. From this term the name Sorela is derived which is used to describe the city centre.

Sorela was in 1992 proclaimed historical sight. It was inspired by Czech Renaissance as seen from

the sgraffiti, many ledges, gables and many more. The city was fulfilled with many works of

modern art. All of this was built and designed with the idea that miner’s life is hard and full of

dangers and so that they should have good conditions for living.

Socialist Realism transformed with simplification to Brussels Style which is used for example in

the train station. It was designed by architect Josef Hrejsemnou and the construction was finished

in 1969. The interior is decorated with works of art by Czech artists of the time for example

Vladimír Kopecký, who made the mosaic which symbolizes peace, movement and flight, or

Václav Ruba, whose sculpture decorated the entrance to the building and is now in front of the

building of The National Heritage Institute in Ostrava because the train station was meant to be

demolished so the sculpture would be destroyed, too. The inhabitants as well as the artists, the

architects and the preservationists protested the demolition and thanks to that the train station still

stands today.

In Havířov there can be seen few historical buildings which were built before the city was

constructed. For example the Evangelistic kirk in Bludovice built in the 1780’s in Classicistic

Style or the Catholic church of Saint Margaret also in Bludovice built in the 1790’s in Late

Baroque Style.

Šumbark Castle stands on the place of former medieval fortress and was built in the 16th century

in the Renaissance Style. The castle was reconstructed in Baroque Style later on in the 17th

century; in the year 1803 the castle was rebuilt in Classicist Style. The castle unfortunately burnt

down on 30th of October in 1823. New owner Fridrich von Arco renovated the castle in Empire

Style and new agricultural buildings have been constructed. The castle stopped being manor house

in 1845. From that moment on it was used only for farming and also as a home of farmers. The

castle turned in ruins and in 1966 was reconstructed, all the agricultural buildings were torn down

and the farmers were given new homes in Havířov. The castle is now used as a restaurant, hotel

and ceremonial hall.

GYMNÁZIUM, HAVÍŘOV-MĚSTO

HISTORY SCHOOL

In 1958 has been opened primary school Gorkého and in 1975 has joined Gymnázium

Komenského

In front of our school is the statue of pitman from 1959

School had 34 schoolrooms, 2 gyms, suite and canteen

NEWSLETTER

Our meeting started on Monday morning with a welcome at the school and two folk songs performed by the school choir. Then we worked on the project, saw some presentations about the town, region, country and typical Czech products and fairytales.

In the afternoon we had a cooking workshop, something like MasterChef, where each partner school had to prepare some special dish for their friends. Students from

Romania prepared delicious „papanasi“ and students from Poland baked a cheesecake called „sernik“ while the Slovak girls made „brynzové“ snacks and the Czech team a pastry filled with ham and cheese. Everything was delicious and we enjoyed the time together in the kitchen.

On Tuesday we discovered the industrial face of Ostrava visiting the unique area of Dolní Vítkovice where a steel factory used to be but now there is an interactive exhibition of „The World of Technology“ where we could also see an interesting film in 3D about animals and their ability to hunt. After that we continued our trip to the Planetarium with a lecture about our galaxy, solar system, stars and planets followed by a film, both in English. Later we moved to Landek where we visited the museum of mining.

Wednesday was kind of historical tour to the beautiful city of Olomouc where we had a walk around the fountains: Neptune´s, Jupiter´s, Hercules´, Caesar´s and others. Then we climbed the Town Hall Tower with a fantastic view of the whole city. We spent the rest of the afternoon in the beautiful castle of Bouzov.

Thursday was all about nature and traditional art and customs because we went to the Open-air museum in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm. There are old traditional wooden houses where you can see how people used to live many years ago. Then

we went up to the mountains to Pustevny about 1.000 metres above the sea level. The weather was awesome so we made a 4km trip to Radhošť around the statue of Radegast to the statue of Cyril and Methodius with a small wooden church nearby, the highest situated church in the Czech Republic.

On Friday our programme finished with the visit to the building where Havířov was founded – Radost. There we were welcomed by the mayor who gave a short speech. Then we spent some time at the farmer´s market in the central square and saw an exhibition of the students´ art work in the local library. As the weather was still amazing for this time of year we spent the afternoon outside having a picnic.

The whole week was a great experience both for the students and the teachers. We were really lucky with the weather because some of the activities would be difficult to do on rainy days…

LEGEND OF ONDRÁŠ

• The most beautiful legends Silesian Beskids include rumors of Beskydy brigand Ondráš of Janovice

• Legends about Ondráš passed on in oral and epistolary submissions particular area of Wallachia, Lachia and all Silesia

• Brigand Ondráš lived in 1680-1715 and he was firstborn son of mayor Ondřej Fuciman and his wife Dorota

• He had ten siblings

• Ondráš and his gang were stealing money from rich people and were hiding them on mountains Beskydy

Places where they have hidden stolen treasures

• Skalka – one of the treasure is hidden right here on noncommittal top Skalka, it doesn‘t make sense finding treasure today or tomorrow, because Skalka is open alone on Big Friday, when you say correct santeria formula, but pay attention „open Sesame“ is not correct formula

Other places where treasures are hidden are: Gírová, Velký Stožek, Godula, Ostrý,…

And some treasures are also hidden in Poland (for example Wisla, Cieszyn, Skoczów,…)

QUIZ 1. Havířov is: a) the oldest city in the Czech Republic b) the youngest city in the Czech Republic c) the biggest city in the Czech Republic

2. Havířov is located: a) in the north-east of the Czech Republic b) in the south-west of the Czech Republic c) in the west of the Czech Republic

3. Havířov is named after:

a) a president b) a flower

c) miners

4. Havířov was built in: a) baroque style b) antique style c) socialist realism style (SORELA)

5. Havířov was founded in

a) 1955 b) 1755

c) 1555

6. Try to guess what Havířov coat of arms symbolises:

2 hammers: _____________ 2 waves:_______________ 1 flower: _____________

7. Havířov has around:

a) 74.000 inhabitants

b) 740.000 inhabitants

c) 7.400.000 inhabitants

8. Czech Republic consists of three historical parts:

a) Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia b) Bohemia, Moravia and Sorela c) Bohemia, Moravia and Salmonella

9. What are the neighbouring countries of the Czech Republic: a)

Poland, Slovakia, Austria, Germany b) Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary c)

Poland, Slovakia, Russia, Hungary

10. Škoda cars are Czech but there is also a Korean factory near Havířov:

a) Kia b) Hyundai

c) Daewoo

11. Match the river with the sea where it ends: Odra=___ Morava= ___ Labe=___

a) The Black Sea (through the Danube)

b) The North Sea c) The Baltic Sea

12. How many inhabitants does Czech Republic have? a) 5 million b) 10 million c) 15 million

Find the hidden words and explain their meaning:

M U L U D N E P

S C A D A M Y S

M O G N W O T R

I A R R I H I E

N L A E E Č C W

E V A Í L E U O

R Ř O Z V A N L

S B E Z R U Č F

Pendulum, Sorela, Miners, Flowers, Lučina, City, Coal, Dam, Bezruč, Town, Green, AZ

POLAND

The Republic of Poland – Rzeczpospolita Polska in Polish – lies in the

very geographical center of Europe between, clockwise from the

north, the Baltic Sea, Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave, Lithuania, Belarus,

Ukraine, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Germany. Poland ranks among

the world’s ten most visited countries, with the bulk of visitors coming from the

neighboring nations. Their numbers shot up in the early 1990s, from 18 million in 1990 to 70

million in 1994 including day trips for shopping or business, and have remained on rise ever

since. Besides Krakow, Poland’s ancient capital, the country’s prime tourist attractions include

beach resorts along the Baltic Sea, the vast Mazury Lake District to the northeast of Warsaw, the

Carpathian and Sudeten mountains, and many historic sites as well as national parks with

unspoiled nature

Puck is a small town in the Kashubian region, situated on Embankment Gdansk. In the center of Puck, of course, the Market Square and adjacent tenement houses and other buildings deserve special attention.

The square in Puck has the shape of a

rectangle that surrounds colorful

tenement houses from the 19th and

20th centuries. In the eastern part,

there is a neo-Gothic town hall

I SECONDARY SCHOOL IN PUCK

I Secondary School in Puck is a state school

for students aged 16-19 from Puck and the

neighbouring area.

There are almost 400 students and the

courses last three years.

We take pride in high educational standards

which shows in the high rate of students

accepted by renowned universities!

Our school offers:

well-equipped Sports Centre

extracurricular activities enriching students’ knowledge and skills

remedial classes

sports activities and sailing course

exchange trips and projects

active Student Council

student-friendly School Charter

Gifted Student Package (a set of exemptions for especially gifted students)

library including self-study room with computer facilities

common room for chatting and having a snack

day and residential trips to places of interest

pedagogical and psychological care including career guidance

computer room with the Internet access

„THE LEGEND OF WAWEL DRAGON”

A long time ago, when the Polish lands were ruled by the

King Krak, in Cracow a dragon appeared. It was a huge

animal, with green skin, a long tail and the mouth filled with

sharp teeth. The dragon settled in the cavity of the castle

and demanded that once a week it should be given a cow as

his sacrifice. If it was not satisfied with his prays, he

kidnapped people.

For the inhabitants of Cracow it was an immortal monster

and made them scared, but there were a few daredevils who

claimed that they could defeat the dragon. Unfortunately,

none of them returned from the expedition. Both the king

and subjects lost all hope of rescue.

Every week herds of cattles were painfully contracted by the dragon.

They were worried about what would happen when all the cows would be finally devoured.

When it seemed that everything is lost and the people of Cracow were doomed, at the Krak’s

court appeared a poor shoemaker.

- My Lord, I think I'm able to defeat the dragon, nagging you - he said to the king, bowing low.

In the royal hall the knights burst into laughing.

- Look at him, he is a daredevil.

- Do not you know that the dragon no one is able to overcome?

-It has already killed many prominent warriors! How can you compare with them?

However, the Krak was a wise ruler, and he knew that you cannot waste any chance to free all

the people from a dangerous beast.

- Well, the shoemaker fight with a dragon, and you will generously rewarded.

The shoemaker bowed and walked away, devising his plan. Soon everything was already

prepared. He killed a sheep, which he was able to find, then stuffed it with sulfur and thoroughly

holed. He threw himself on his back and went in the direction of the dragon's mouth. As quietly

as he could crept to the entrance, he threw a stuffed ram and fled. Soon he came out of the cave

dragon, lured by the smell of fresh meat and seeing the ram immediately devoured him. Sulfur

hidden in the animal immediately began to work, causing the dragon great desire. He threw

himself in the direction of the Vistula and drank, drank, drank, drank ... It seemed that any

moment would drink the entire Vistula! And then suddenly there was a huge bang. The dragon

had drunk so much water, it just broke. A creative shoemaker-a boy was the hero of the whole

city, and the king rewarded him handsomely.

In Cracow, and today, at the foot of Wawel Hill, you can see the Dragon's Lair and fire-breathing

dragon Wawel figure, commemorating the heroic deed of the shoemaker.

HISTORICAL FIGURES IN LEGENDS

Jastarnia – a town where you can see ghosts: „The ghosts of castaways” On both sides of

Kuźnica, unusual dunes are located. The highest of them were named Liibeck to commemorate

the wrecks on the shores of the town in 17 th century. It was a frosty December night. Cold,

gusty wind was blowing through and through, getting into houses through all the cracks, howling

like a demon. The sea was roaring, showing its power. Huge waves hit the shore. Let's hope no

ships have to face the sea tonight' the inhabitants sighed, beginning being aware of the danger

luring in the darkness of the night. Unfortunately, it was only their wishful gesture .At that very

moment, a ship called Liibeck, sailing from Liibeck to Gdańsk, was fighting a deadly battle with

the waves. The windstorm had broken its masts, the sandbanks had stopped it and now the

waves were finishing the work of destruction. The people were leaving the ship in panic, it was

hard to keep its rescue boats afloat but they were the only chance to escape. Quickly! It's going

to sink any minute!-the captain was trying to yell louder than the waves and howling wind for

God's sake! Quickly! The ship was like a nutshell on the sea and the element kept crushing it with

every strike of the waves. Suddenly a horrible crack of broken wood could be heard, a noise

louder than squall and Liibeck fell to pieces. The ones who didn't make it to the rescue boats, fell

straight into the freezing cold water.

There was no way out for them. In the meantime, the castaways were trying to get to the land.

Not many of them managed to get to the dunes. Biting frost hipped their wet clothes, taking

away their energy and will of fight. The next day the sky and the sea was much calmer. The wind

faded away and you could see the sun rays through the clouds. The inhabitants of Kuźnica could

easily leave their houses to go to church on Sunday mass. However, what they saw on one of the

dunes had them rooted to the spot. They were horrified to see the dune under the snow and

covered with eerie figures, some of them were sitting some kneeling, some lying in fetal position.

What is that?!-somebody asked. Is that a joke?!One of the men approched the figures and

yelled: Oh my goodness, these are people! They must be castaways! Oh God! That's from

yesterday's storm!-yelled a woman, wringing her hands. The corpses of the unfortunate people

were shrivelled up from the frost, set in the positions they were in before death. Their pale and

blue faces with glassy eyes and hair looking like icicles were turned towards the settlement. It

was clear they must have been trying to get to the houses. We need to relocate them and inform

the authorities'- said one of the witnesses. They were carried with respect to a building where a

school was. One of the men went to inform the authorities. But there were a few, who searched

the dunes high and low to find items from the wrecked ship. Since the sea had thrown plenty of

goods and personal belongings ashore, they became quite rich thanks to that dirty business.

However, the starost of Puck was informed about it and all of those dishonest were severely

punished, not only for not taking care of the shores properly but mainly for stealing the

belongings of the deceased. Since then the culprits had to guard the seashore even during the

worst storms. That's not the end of the story of the ship Liibeck. The bodies of the sailors were

buried at a nearby cemetery. Despite of that, strange shadows started appearing in the area.

People whispered between each other about mysterious figures wandering on the dunes, loud

screams and moans of the dying. The people in the village were horrified. They were sure these

were the souls of the ones who died on the wrecked ship, that they still roamed just where the

tragedy took place. Nobody was willing to leave the house after sunset unless it was really

necessary and since then they did everything they could stay away from that gloomy dunes they

named Liibeck.

LEGEND ABOUT ZAWISZA CZARNY

During the chivalric tournament a young

knight, who has just got his title, drew

everybody's attention. He was marvelous at

wielding a lance, so he deafeted all

contestants easily. The judge of the

tournament gave Zawisza a piece of advice.

He encouraged boy to travel around the

world in order to find an actual opponent.

The knight bore in mind judge's

advice, but he didn't want to abandon his

family, a girl, with whom he fell in love and of

course he would miss his motherland.

Endlessly, Zawisza kept a ribbon from his lover, promising he would be back soon.

Horse riding took him few days, but finally he reached the goal. Zawisza signed up for a

tournament of worldwide renown. Young knight was constantly neglected and put down by

famous competitors. The next day one of them challenged Zawisza for a fight. He wasn't able to

defeat youngster, as a result Zawisza gained fame. He even refused a duchess's mercy, because

of his loyality to his lover.

Afterwards, the most famous knight- John from Aragonia challenged young boy, but he

postponed the fight due to his promise. Zawisza came back to motherland to visit his loved one.

It turned out, that she got married, not believing in knight's promise.

Disappointed youngster showed up for a fight with John, he would never backtrack on a

promise. After a long, amazing fight, Zawisza was announced as a winner. John from Aragonia

admitted his loss with brave, young knight.

Zawisza, later called as „Black” (Czarny in Polish) took part in famous battle of Grunwald

and later even became a head of one district in Poland. He was known as the best, unbeatable

knight, who was always true to his promises.

NEWSLETTER

Our project: ”Legends across Europe”has finally come to an end so our Erasmus+ partners’ meeting of 3

countries such as Czech, Slovakia and Rumania, the last meeting with our friends took place in Puck on 4

June. The guests arrived on Sunday 3 rd June and I welcomed them warmly at the station in Puck, the

Czechs. They came to Puck from the town Hawierzów which we visited in April this year, the Slovakian

got by mini bus from Martin and Romanians from the region of Bukovina, a town Falticeni also by mini

bus. The enthusiasm was the main factor and accompanied us for the whole time; the friendships occurred

the most essential. We hosted all partners who worked hard or were involved in working on the project.

Frankly speaking, we were lucky with the weather in 100%, beautifully, sunny since the first day and we

immediately headed to the Puck Bay and admired sea background and then by accident we met our mayor.

On 4 June together with my deputy of I High School called Stefan Żeromski Mrs.Marzeną Brazewicz and

Mrs.Mirellą Lipowską, Małgorzatą Gruźlewską Szubelko and my class II d and Erasmus+ group in the

participation of invited guests such as Starost Mrs. Jarosław Białk, Mayor Mrs. Hanna Pruchniewska and

Chief of Education Departament in our Puck county Mrs. Iwony Domachowskiej.

In a company of State Music School in Puck we welcomed the guests. Students played the trumpets, all was conducted by Mr. Marek Zielke. The artistic part of our meeting was prepared by the State Music School by Mrs. Anna Dubieniecka, Mariola Lebida and Dorota Puzynkiewicz. We would like to say thank you Mrs. Dorota Sokołek for supporting us.

Mrs. Katarzyna Bartoszewicz-Stromska made the guests more active with her dancing programme, it was funny. After the show, all were invited for a treat with Erasmus+ cake, integrating the youth and chatting on the topic of the project with the teachers and local authorities. Then we focused in the group of partners and students on our project work prepared by the coordinator Izabela Pałucka with a short film about Norda, presentation about the language, Poland and customs, and also a short quiz about our country. Next we visited our school and they had a lot of impressions, taking part in chemical experiments prepared by Mrs.Lucynę Łuczak and an interesting lesson created by Mrs. Mirellę Lipowską. All of them got the souvenirs connected with the project from our county Powiat and Town Authorities such as: diplomas, brochures and mini tourist guide made by Aleksandra Czajkowska. In the afternoon we sailed on the ship called: Star One on the Puck Bay and the youth painted on the glass and visited the Glass Manufacture in Puck. On 5 June we went on a trip to teutonic knights castle in Malbork, an enormous middle-aged building which is on the UNESCO list. We took part in a 3 hour lesson or lecture on the topic with an English tourist guide and we admired the exhibition of amber, weapon and some misteries of this castle. Then we visited Gdańsk for a short walk along Długa Street, nearby the Motława River, admiring the oldest buildings in Gdańsk, Artus court and Neptune’s Fountain. On Wednesday 6 June we went on a trip to Łeba and Slovinski National Park, an awsome place which is a part of the park. We managed to get to the strategical place of Rocket launch where we got to know an amazing story, firstly the secret one and the pearl of the Germans and Russians. Finally we took the distance of 2,5 km to get to the dunes and then we could see the smallest Sahara. This unusual Nature Park was the place of relaxing and integration of students and teachers. Having fun on the dunes and the beach. Late in the afternoon we got the agriculture hut and had a great feast at Mr.Potrykus in Darżlubie. The owner welcomed us with his band and his treat. On beautifully decorated tables was stard with a cucumber and later we got to know a recipe of a traditional egg cake: „ Sękacz” and we sang kashubian notes and devil violin. After a barbecue we went to the forest on horse carriages and grilled sausages on the bonefire. We also tried delicious waffles baked on an old oven. The next day on 7 June we went to Wejherowo and the Kashubian Museum where we learned kashubian notes in Romanian, Slovakian and Czech, we really enjoyed. We could know the culture and music of Kashubian area. Then we went to the unique place called Piaśnica where 38 graves of 12.000 murdered people; kids, women and civilians were the victims of German politics. From the forest in Piaśnica we got to the XIX century farmer’s house or hut where we learned a lot about his work, equipment and possession of his Kashubian and fishing land. The ladies from club of village housekeepers said hello in kashubian costumes and welcomed us with yeast cake, bread with stark and grain coffee. One of the most exciting moments was at Żarnowiec Lake and then to Stolems Cave, the restaurant in front of which legendary Stolems stand. Next we went to Kashubian eye, a view point in Gniewino. The last day 8 June we spent partly in Puck, sightseeing a little bit, visiting the Museum of Puck Land where Mrs. Kamila Tucholska guided us around the museum and we had a chance to know Kashubian traditions , writers, methods of treating, embroidery workshop, smith place, a hut and tabacco. Last but not least we got to school to evaluate our project tasks and we said good bye to the students and teachers. Then we went on a trip to Hel Peninsula in a great mood to find the beginning of Poland and there we participated in an amazing lesson on flora and fauna of the Baltic Sea in English and of course feeding the seals. Later we went for dinner to one of the most famous restaurants in Hel, called Kutter, with fishing decorations. After that we went to the pit to have a look at connecting waters of the Bay and the Baltic Sea. Near the Kashubian hill I shared with the guests with diplomas showing their trace at the beginning of Poland and with it nice sign we finished our trip. We did not forget about the Sea Lighthouse and on the way back we visited Jurata to see the queen of the sea. It was awesome to host our friends and partners of the project and spend the time with them. In the evening we said good bye to Slovaks and on Saturday in the morning I said good bye to the Czech and Romanians. Frankly speaking, we did not want to part because we had a great time together

learning cultures, customs, traditions and languages. Our main purpose was showing the best landmarks of our region what was a task of our project. Showing our different identity and willingness of European integration. What they really loved is the sea. I hope that our friendships will last and we will cooperate on the next project very soon. By the way, Puck is a very old town. It achieved town status in 1348. Nowadays Puck is the centre of

water sports.

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In front of the school I High School called S.Żeromski in Puck

Welcome guests from Slovakia, Czech, Romanian and Polish

Dancing and singing with guests

At school with our Mayor Hanna Pruchniewska, a chief of education Iwona

Domachowska

Celebrating the final meeting in Puck with Erasmus+ cake

Welcome guests at library room with gifts from our project and leaflets about

Poland.

At a restaurant: “ Under the lion”

Workshops at Glass Manufacture. Students paint sea motifs.

Romanian teachers are having a rest in the restaurant Glass Manufacture

A short cruise on the Puck Bay.

In front of the hotel in Puck

Our visit in Malbork-a teutonic nights castle

Another point of the program was visiting the most important monuments in

Gdansk. We saw gates leading to the medieval town. There were High Gate ,

Golden Gate and Green Gate. They are the examples of the prettiest sights in

Gdansk and the evidence of a former city power.

St . Mary’s Church - is the largest brick church in the

world. It can hold up to 25,000 people. The church is

decorated within with several masterpieces

of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque paintings. The most

notable, The Last Judgement by Flemish painter Hans

Memling, is currently preserved in the National Museum of

Gdańsk.

Erasmus+ teams in Gdańsk together

The next place we visited was Long

Street which is one of the city’s oldest

thoroughfares. From the Golden Gate

which protects it, the gently- curving

street opens into an array of colourful

burgher houses, rococo portals, gothic

mouldings and original porticoes. The

eastern end of the street is dominated

by tall, slim tower of the Town Hall,

which we visited too. The oldest parts

of the town hall from the years 1327 to

1336.

In the Town Hall are the expositions of the history of Gdansk. During the tourist

season you can visit the viewing gallery of the tower, where from a height of 50

meters offers a panorama of Gdansk.

On Long Street is also a fountain of Neptune. It is a bronze statue of the sea god,

and one of the most popular symbols of Gdansk.

Near

Romanian Friends in front of Green Gate in Gdańsk

Then we went for a walk along the

Motława River. From this place we

could enjoy The Crane. It is a

historic port crane in Gdańsk. The

Polish Maritime Museum.

On the way to Slovinski National Park by lake Łebsko

Slovakian, Romanian and Polish friends

In Łeba – Launch Point, on the beach, the dunes LŁ

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On Kashubian Feast in Darżlubie

Our trip to Wejherowo, Nadole and Kashubian eye-a view point.

Museum of Land in Puck, the last moment at school.

On Hel Peninsula, at the Puck Bay, the Baltic sea and in the sea with nets.

On Friday we went to Hel Peninsula. Our first stop was Hel. Hel is the most marine

of Polish towns. Surrounded from three sides by water. Then we went to the Seal

Centre. Formally, the Seal House is a branch of the Marine Station of Gdańsk

University’s Oceanography Institute. The Station’s task are much beyond what is

seen every day by the tourists, as it conducts very extensive research on the seal

population in the Baltic Sea. It is a scientific institution, a shelter, hospital, store and

a nursery for seals, all in one. It is here that the sick and wounded seals are brought.

After treatment and regaining their power they go back to the sea. Also baby seals

were born here and set free to the Baltic sea.

We saw a feeding time of the seals. There were a lot of people. The show was very

interesting and seals were really cute.

The next town, where we stayed was Jurata. Jurata was from the very beginning

designed as a place destined to bring health, soothe the nerves and give the guests

full relaxation as the first Polish seaside spa. Two beaches, a broad promenade, rich

and diverse accommodation – from private quarters to luxurious hotels, many

possibilities to rest. One of Jurata’s attractions is Międzymorze Street – a unique

boulevard joining the Bay with the sea. We had about 2 hours free-time there. Most

of us went to the beach. The rest of the people went to the pier and ate something at

bars. It was really warm and sunny. On the beach we had a great time. We played

tag, sunbathed and we had fun in the water even it was cold.

Jurata one of the most beautiful places on Hel Peninsula

A beautiful Puck

Bay.

Firstly, I said good bye to Slovakian team. They left very early on 9 June.

Then I said good bye to Romanian team

Saying goodbye to Czech team and seeing them off to the station.

Here are some Czech, Slovakian, Romanian and Polish Erasmus+ teams’

impressions about their trip to Puck, in Poland:

Bea:

I really enjoyed the final meeting in Poland;especially The Slowinski National Park and the dunes.

I would like to thank everyone for arranging the program. I also want to mention the unforgettable

memories only because of you,guys. It was just amazing!

Klára N.:

Last week we've visited a wonderful town Puck in Poland. During our stay we've seen many

interesting places like Malbork Castle, dunes in Leba or Fokarium in Hel. I really enjoyed the stay

and in my thoughts I'm still going back to beautiful Puck.

Jakub: Meeting in Poland was really an amazing experience. I have never realized Poland has so much to

offer. Big thanks to whole polish team for the great organization of the last meeting and to the

whole Erasmus + group for being such great friends throughout the project.

Klára S.: I consider exchange in Poland the best. Of course every country we've visited was beautiful. But

Poland was the last, so we already knew every one of our friends from foreign country and we

could enjoy time with them by not having to be shy while getting to know them. We already knew

who to come to when we were visiting castles, because they liked history, who to talk to about sea

pollution when we went to Fokarium, because they are interested in such thing, swimming, sailing

and even which teachers to ask about things from their country. There was a great balance

between places we visited such as historical, natural but also modern sights. I enjoyed it very

much and I would love to visit this beautiful country again.

Bára: In few words, the whole experience was simply the best. I'm so happy I was able to meet new

friends from different countries with various backgrounds and cultures and also that I got to

experience some foreign traditions on my own. I hope that the bond between people from our

Erasmus + project never fades.

Natálie:

I must say that the program in Poland was very beautifully constructed. We have visited many

interesting places every day. The Kashubian area by the sea was really breathtaking place. I have

never expected to see something like that right in Poland. This meeting was truly incredible endig

of our project and I am so thankful for this beautiful experience. Great friends, amazing places and

positive mind. Thank you so much for everything you have prepared for us. Dear Poland, it won't

be possible to not come back! :)

Slovakian team

Timea Cingelová

This trip was really good prepared. We enjoyed beauties of Poland. We admired sea, Malbork Castle, Puck, open-air museum and many other interesting things and places. This trip is unforgettable. Memories will stay in our hearts.

Tereza Rafajová

This experience in Poland was one of best experiences in my life , it was pleasure to be part of this passionate prepared exchange

Lucia Lieskovská

This experience in Poland was one of best experiences in my life , it was pleasure to be part of this passionate prepared exchange It was the best possible way how to end our project. Program was perfect, we had a lot of fun, we made long lasting friendships and lovely memories. Of course I cannot forget to mention all of the legends we have heard.. The Baltic sea, Puck town, all of the beauties of Poland, unforgetable. I am very glade that I had an oportuinity to be part of the project. Thank you

Romanian team

Miruna

Poland.Ah Puck. I can’t describe the wonderful feeling that penetrates me when I think of this

country. With the help of the Erasmus project and the teachers' ladies who guided us, I have

managed to discover and see and feel with my own being these wonderful places.It's an experience

that everyone wants to have, and I say with a hand on my heart that they will stay the same as me,

impressed to the soul. The sea breeze, the sand dunes, the song of the seagulls, the respectful and

loyal people, the art, the naturalness , all of them describe Poland. I had the chance to know and

interact with people from different parts of the world, we tied up a close and united friendship, we

laughed together, we explored together, made memories that we will remember all our life.We

have had new experiences, such as the glass workshop, I enjoyed greatly and appreciated the work

done in all the exposed creations. I was in the Hell Peninsula, a wonderful place, a quiet place, full

of history full of natural, a city of art and the list goes on... Thank you very much Iza. You are a

mother of soul for us, a great guide, a good friend with a great soul. We are glad we had the

chance to explore and discover together Poland and I hope that in the near future we will see

again. For me you will stay in my heart and I will wear you both you and Poland how long will I

live. Kocham cię i dziękuję

Ancuta Dimitriu The mobility in Puck, Poland was one of the most beautiful experiences in my life! I feel honored to be

part of this project! I have gained a lot of knowledge that I will apply in my life, I met a lot of people with

whom I built great friendships! I was impressed by the diverse culture, the way of living, the supremacy of

castles and cities, rich history, the civilization. Everything was so well prepared that we didn’t miss

anything. Another thing that impressed me is the legends that capture your attention and start the

imagination. I would love to return to Puck, Poland, because it's a great place! Thank you all the teachers

for your work, especially you Iza because you gave us the opportunity to see so many beautiful places!

Andreea Scripca

Puck is a beautiful city with a special Baltic Sea. All the museums and all cities we visited were wonderful

places and learn about their history and arhitecture. I met a new people and spend with them a

wonderful time on the beach. The best memories!

Andrei Natu

What i liked the most was the open-air military museum. And also the bay was wonderful. It was cute.

Polish team

Gracjan Jaffke

It was an amazing experience. Erasmus has allowed me to meet a lot of new friends, visit beautiful

countries and study my language. Staying with people from other countries hav given unforgettable

moments for a lifetime. Last week I spent with our friends from Erasmus+ project. It was a great time

when I could show their my region and do sightseeing in Polish cities with my foreign friends. I really

enjoy this time.

Maciej Hemlich

Last week I spent with our friends from Erasmus+ project. It was a great time when I could show their my

region and do sightseeing in Polish cities with my foreign friends. I really enjoy this time.

Lena Kołodziej

In Erasmus+ i made new friends, learnt a lot about different cultures. Exchange was good experience to

improved my English and I Will miss all my new friends from this project.

Wiktoria Gacek

Project Erasmus+ gave me opportunity to explore new culture, new languages and meet amazing people.

I listened some legends and spent a lot of time with new friends. When all groups came to Poland we

went to Łeba and spend some time on dunes. We were talking and playing volleyball. Then we were in

Darzlubie where we had barbeque, ride by chaise and delicious local food. By the end of the day we were

dancing and meeting each other better. This project gave me unusual opportunity to increase my

language skills. I can't wait for next projects like that one.

Paulina Priebe

Project Erasmus + was a good idea for me to join. I met great and intelligent people i had that Opportunity

to get to know their culture and country. I was able to talk in english to make it better The time was spend

Really well

Michał Miller

The erasmus+ project in which I participated was an amazing experience for me and memorable moments

with people of different nationalities. It was my first time when I participated in this project and I hope

not last. Apart from learning the language, extremely impressed how friendly and wonderful people can

be known thanks to this. Getting to know the culture, language and generally another country together

with erasmus+ is something beautiful. Here, everyone just wants to add something, creating a whole that

is friendships, memories, learning and nice time.

Zuzanna Rinc

Project erasmus+ gave me Opportunity to meet knew people with different cultures. I could make my

english better. I saw wonderful places. It was great time and i enjoyed it

Robert Mach

Participation in the project was very useful for me. I became more open to new relationships. I learnt a

lot of new and interesting things. My English improved and now, I have more motivation to learn this

language. I hope, that soon there will be an opportunity to repeat such a project.

Marta Piotrowicz

The Erasmus + project was new to me. I've learned a lot of different things. I met new legends. I visited

new places. I met wonderful people with good energy. I made friends with them and we keep contact

together until today.

Kinga Goyke

I'm sorry I couldn't be with you. But at my one meeting with you (Slovakia) I met a lot of great people.

Thanks to Erasmus, I saw many interesting places. I also met the culture of other nations and their

language. Thank you all for shared time!

Aleksandra Czajkowska

Erasmus+ project was an amazing experience. I had opportunity to meet friends from 3 other countries,

get to know their culture and point of view. Apart from that, I could see so many beautiful places, castles,

monuments and museums. The friendships, that I've made there, will last much longer, we still keep in

touch. Hopefully it isn't my last exchange, that's a beautiful beginning of my path. This project made me

realise, that traveling and meeting new friends isn't that hard, only lust and engagement are needed.

Made by Izabela Pałucka-coordinator of the project

QUIZ ABOUT POLAND AND OUR REGION

1. What is the capital city of Poland? a) Cracow

b) Gdansk

c) Warsaw

2. What is the emblem of Poland? a) The white lion on the red background

b) The white eagle on the red background

c) The white bear on the red background

3. Puck has around: a) 11.000 inhabitants

b) 110.000 inhabitants

c) 1.100 inhabitants

4. What's in Puck's coat of arms?

a) The dragon

b) The lion

c) The bird

5. What is 'The Stolem'? a) The legendary giant

b) The legendary land

c) The legendary sea monster

6. Whose was the castle in Malbork? a) Polish

b) Teutonic

c) Templar

7. How long was Hel's defense during World War II? a) Until 28th August, 1939

b) Until 2nd October, 1939

c) Until 5th October, 1939

8. How many inhabitants does Poland have? a) 38 milion

b) 27 milion

c) 45 milion

9. Where is Puck? a) It's located in Kashubia

b) It's located in Silesia

c) It's located in Mazovia

10. Find words and answer questions:

S D F R T I O W P U C K

H M V E O D E R B G H J

D P I O I Y T G S B A L

W G S S B H J U T K E R

P F T C A N N X C A D T

R M U Z L K L Z O S G H

B N L Q T W C N E H E L

R Z A W I N V T R U Y T

K V X D C T N M Y B Z X

F N D H J E T F I I M V

J S N U F F H S J A J N

D K I O P Z X N A D G H

Find words: Vistula, Baltic, Oder, Snuff, Kashubia, Puck

1) The longest Polish river is ................................

2) ............................. Sea

3) The river which forms the Polish-German border - ...........................

4) Tobacco product consumed by the nose, popular in the Kashubia -

..................................

5) Region in the nodern Poland - .......................................

6) The town where we are - .....................................

CALENDAR 2017

◄ December January 2017 February ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 New Year´s Day CZ, SK - Independence Day (at midnight 1992/1993 Czechoslovakia divided to 2 countries)

2

3

4

5

6 SK - Three Kings RO - Epiphany

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 PL - Grandmother´s Day

22 PL - Grandfather´s Day

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Notes:

◄ January February 2017 March ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

3 CZ - mid-term school break (one day)

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 St. Valentine´s

Day

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 RO - Dragobete (a day for lovers)

25

26

27

28 PL - Shrovetide

Notes:

◄ February March 2017 April ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Ash Wednesday RO - Martisor (celebration of spring arrival) PL - Ash Wednesday

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 PL - Women´s Day

9

10

11

12

13 CZ - spring school holidays

14 CZ - spring school holidays

15 CZ - spring school holidays

16 CZ - spring school holidays

17 CZ - spring school holidays

18

19

20 March equinox

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Notes:

◄ March April 2017 May ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 CZ, RO - April Fool´s Day

2

3 PROJECT MEETING IN ROMANIA

4 PROJECT MEETING IN ROMANIA

5 PROJECT MEETING IN ROMANIA

6 PROJECT MEETING IN ROMANIA

7 PROJECT MEETING IN ROMANIA

8

9 Palm Sunday

10

11

12

13 Maundy

Thursday CZ - Easter school holidays

14 Good Friday CZ - Easter school holidays

15 Holy Saturday

16 Easter Day

17 Easter Monday

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Notes: Project meeting in Romania from Monday 3rd to Friday 7th April 2017.

◄ April May 2017 June ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Labour Day

2

3 PL - Constitution Day

4

5

6

7

8 CZ - Victory in Europe Day, Liberation Day SK - Day of Victory over Fascism

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25 Ascension Day

26 PL - Mother´s Day

27

28

29

30

31

Notes:

◄ May June 2017 July ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Children´s Day

2

3

4

5 Whit Monday

6

7

8

9

10

11 Trinity

12 PROJECT MEETING IN SLOVAKIA

13 PROJECT MEETING IN SLOVAKIA

14 PROJECT MEETING IN SLOVAKIA

15 PROJECT MEETING IN SLOVAKIA

16 PROJECT MEETING IN SLOVAKIA

17

18

19

20

21 June Solstice

22

23 PL - Father´s Day

24 RO - Sanziene Holiday

25

26

27

28

29

30

Notes: Project meeting in Slovakia from 12th to 16th June

◄ June July 2017 August ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 RO - Stephan the Great (proclaimed saint in 1992)

3

4

5 CZ + SK - Saints Cyril and Methodius Day

6 CZ - Jan Hus Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20 RO - Saint Ilie (St. Elias)

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Notes:

◄ July August 2017 September ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 RO, PL - The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven PL - Polish Army Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 SK - Slovak National Uprising Anniversary

29

30

31

Notes:

◄ August September 2017 October ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 SK - Constitution Day

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 RO - The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 SK - Virgin Mary (proclaimed by Pope in 1966 as the main patron of Slovakia

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 Sept. equinox PL - International Day of Peace

23

24

25

26

27 PL - Polish Conspiracy Day

28 CZ - Independent Czechoslovak State Day

29

30

◄ September October 2017 November ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 PL - Day of National Education

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 CZ - Autumn school holidays

27 CZ - Autumn school holidays

28 CZ - Independence Day

29

30

31

Notes:

◄ October November 2017 December ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 All Saint´s Day

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 PL - Independence Day

12

13

14

15

16

17 CZ, SK - Struggle for freedom and democracy

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 RO, PL - St. Andrew´s Day

Notes:

◄ November December 2017 January ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 RO - Great Union Day (National Day of Romania)

2

3

4

5

6 St. Nicholas Day Celebrated in all countries by giving small gifts and sweets to children

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 Dec. Solstice

22

23

24 Christmas Eve

25 Christmas Day

26 St. Stephen´s

Day

27

28

29

30

31 New Year´s Eve

Notes:

ERASMUS+ DICTIONARY

Prepared by Gracjan Jaffke

Polski Română Český Slovenských English

Dzień Dobry Bună dimineața Dobrý den Dobrý deň Good morning

Do Widzen

ia

La revedere Sbohem Zbohom Good bye

Dobranoc Noapte bună Dobrou noc Dobrú noc Good night

Cześć Salut Ahoj Ahoj Hi

Dziękuję Mulțumesc Děkuji D‘akujem Thank you

Smacznego Poftă bună Chutný Chutný Enjoy your meal

Tak Da Ano Áno Yes

Nie Nu Ne Nie No

Jak się masz? Cum vă simțiți Jak se máš? Ako sa máš? How are you doing?

Words from legends

Polski Română Český Slovenských English

Legenda Legendă Legenda Legenda Legend

Smok Balaur Drak Drak Dragon

Zaklęcie Scrie Kouzlo Kúzlo Spell

Sen Vis Snit Snívať Dream

Duch Spirit Duch Duch Ghost

Czarodziej Vrăjitor čaroděj čarodejník Wizard

Klątwa blestem Prokletí Prekliatie Curse