15.04.
7 o’clock we started at our school in
Großkorbetha. It was a very funny and long way (about 500 km) to Poland. We
arrived at 12 o`clock, 4 hours too early. As we arrived we saw our bed and breakfast.
It looked very beautiful and the woman, who welcomed us, was very nice. We went
to the supermarket and bought some things like sweets and water. To the
restaurant "Stantin" we went at 4 o`clock ate dinner there and met
the other pupils and the other project members from the Czech Republic and the
school in Poland later in the afternoon. We talked about school, friends and
more with them. 3 hours later, at 7:30 p.m. we got back to our b&b (bed and
breakfast) and fell asleep.
16.04.
Our day started at 8 o’clock with a great
breakfast at our b&b. In the morning we saw the school and we got a very
nice welcome from the pupils and the teachers. After that we had a lesson with
Lukasz and got English exercises, and then we did it in groups with all other
children. After seeing every classroom and we went on a sightseeing tour around
Stare Siolkówice. A former teacher guided us through the little village and
explained some of its history. Because of the bad weather we only saw the
church, some places of historical importance and the library. We also visited a
Steinmetz who decorated the floor of the church and the complete front of his
house.
After that we ate lunch at the Statin
restaurant. The food here is really yummy.
In the early afternoon we went to the sports
hall and played handball after we did some games in teams.
Later at the school in Stare Siolkówice we did
a basketry workshop. This is a traditional craft in the region. At the end we
got a basket as a present for the Comenius corner in our school.
In the evening we ate dinner at the same
restaurant where we had lunch before. But we had to hurry up, because we went
to the bowling center right away. There we bowled, talked and drank some coke.
It was very funny.
17.04.
That day started at 7:30 o’clock, because there
were a lot of things planned for us. After the breakfast we went to the school.
Together with the Czech and Polish pupils and teachers we went by bus to an old
village called Opole skansen. This is
a museum with buildings from even over 200 years ago. At first we painted on
glass which is an old regional tradition. Then we saw the life of the people
from 150 years ago, for example: How they lived on a farm and learnt at school.
In the afternoon we had a big meeting with the
leaders of the community. We were part of the Power Point presentations of our
three schools. While eating delicious cake and drinking coffee the Polish
pupils presented the play “Little red riding hood” in a kind of modern way.
They also showed traditional dances, sang songs and played instruments during
the meeting. Our group presented the Zeitzer
Blueprint as an example of a traditional craft of our region.
In the evening we had a barbeque in the
backyard of the restaurant. We had a lot fun with the other pupils.
18.04.
We got up at 8:00 o´clock and ate breakfast.
After we got to the school in Stare
Siolkówice we went by bus to Brzeg.
At first we visited the Baroque church. Then we made a guided tour through the
oldest castle of the Renaissance in Poland. Today it is a
museum. After that we made a trip through the city and had a little time
for doing some shopping. After shopping we had lunch in a
restaurant, it was very delicious.
In the afternoon the bus brought us
to a place near Stare Siolkówice
called Stare Kolnie where are the
ruins of a former famous castle. We drank coffee and ate a cake at a community
room there. After that, we visited the ruins and were witnesses of a real fight
between to knights
in original dresses of the medieval ages. We were also allowed to use the equipment and tried on the old clothes, too. After we got
back to the community room we prepared our dinner, a traditional Polish dish called
“pierogi”. For some of us it was too different from the food in Germany.
Therefore, we ordered a pizza for us in the evening. While eating the pizza we
watched “Let´s dance”. It was a funny
day!!!
19.04.
On Thursday we left Poland, but first we kind
of adopted the other pupils and teachers.
In the morning we met at the school in Stare Siolkówice where we had to
write greetings into the school chronic. After this a lot of photos were taken.
The farewell was very sad because it was such a great time there. But soon we
will meet the Polish pupils again.
After all we went back home and made two short breaks. One time we stopped by at
a McDonald’s restaurant and ate lunch there. We all are very happy to be back
home. The trip was great fun and we are looking forward to the next meeting in
June. It’s going to be great!!!!
