This time as a host!
As part of the Erasmus + program, after three trips of our students to Turkey, Croatia and Spain, it is time to welcome our partners at home!
In order to show our best side, we offered students and teachers from abroad attractions in the area and more, and we prepared a number of activities for them at our School.
Our guests' stay started a day earlier than usually, because on Sunday!
As part of extracurricular activities, we visited the silver mine in Tarnowskie Góry. For many of our guests it was the first opportunity to explore underground. The inconspicuous-looking place turned out to be a real attraction, and the history of the mine itself and the mining of minerals in Upper Silesia, told by the guide, attracted attention!
We spent the second part of the day in the Black Trout Adit. The adit is a channel filled with water, less than a meter narrow, along which we traveled in the dark in a boat pushed by the guide.
Another trip was Tuesday's visit to Wrocław. The weather could have been more kind to us, but we still managed to visit the market square and its surroundings, see a part of the dwarf trail and the Japanese garden, where students - as part of the competition - took pictures of jewellery.
In the school itself, we organized several classes for our guests: the first was gilding - during the workshops, students and teachers drew their initials and then decorated them with a thin layer of gold - the effects of these activities, and all the others, can be seen in the pictures below!
Other attractions include making wire jewellery, workshops in pyrography, screen printing and soap making.
Out sports activities took place in the gym, where participants had the opportunity to shoot at a virtual shooting range and play football on our TEQBALL tables.
Judging by the moods and expressions of our guests, we can presume that they spent several interesting days with us.
Thanks to our students, who took care of the guests also outside the official part of the classes, we can be sure that no one was bored and that they visited a large part of Gliwice!
Our teachers and administrative staff put a lot of work and heart into organizing engaging and original workshops and contributed to the fact that our guests will remember their stay in Gliwice for a long time!
- Poland
Trip to Spain
The sun, narrow streets and amazing people - these are the first associations that come to our mind when we remember Erasmus trip to Spain.
After a long journey by planes, taxis and buses from Gliwice, through Krakow, Warsaw and Madrid, we finally reached the main destination of the trip - the city of León, where we could admire the charming streets on Sunday night and learn some plans for the next exciting days.
In the morning of the next day, we were greeted by the rest of Erasmus students and teachers loudly at school, and later - after a short introduction and mutual integration during the "true - false" game - we started our first task: papier maché. It is a very interesting plastic technique - a moldable mass, which hardens after drying, is made of shredded and water-softened paper with the addition of glue and dyes, is applied in a thin layer on a previously prepared form and allowed to dry.
The wonderful staff of the Spanish school even took care of our food, so we could taste local specialties.
This is not the end of artistic challenges! During León's stay, divided into two groups, we had the opportunity to participate in painting the mural - starting with a chalk sketch, to filling with paint.
The townspeople were so enchanted by our work that even the local television came to admire him and we gave her an interview, which you can see below!
Another interesting activity was the course of African dances, referring to various dance styles of Sub-Saharan Africa.
These dances are closely related to the traditional rhythms and musical traditions of the region.
We also managed to visit the interior of the Gothic cathedral in León and the diocesan museum.
We also had an outdoor lesson on perspective, which allowed us to demonstrate our artistic skills.
After four days full of emotions, we said goodbye to the beloved city of León and returned to Madrid. In the capital of the country, we could eat the famous Spanish paella and visited one of the most famous art galleries in the world - the Prado Museum. We admired a collection of Spanish paintings from the 11th to 18th centuries and many works of the most eminent artists, such as: El Greco, Velázquez, Goya, Bosch, Titian, Van Dyck and Rembrandt.
This trip was unique for all of us, it allowed us to develop our skills and overcome language blocks. Most of all, however, we met wonderful people and saw the world from a different perspective, and the memories will stay with us for a long time!
- León | Madrid
Trip to Croatia
Even though it's been a while, we still feel like it was yesterday.
We constantly think back to our stay in Croatia as part of the next Erasmus+ trip. We spent an unforgettable week in welcoming Valpovo.
A very nice Croatian group of students and teachers welcomed us with open arms on the day of our arrival. We knew immediately that this trip would be successful. There was not a moment for boredom.
On the first day we got to know the school in Valpovo and the town itself. We also had the opportunity to tell a bit about our secondary school, to hear about the schools in Turkey and Gdańsk.
During our stay, there were also many art workshops, during which we could demonstrate our creativity. During the first workshop, we had a chance to go back to our childhood and create colorful scrapes. During the next classes, we were able to interpret the works of such great masters as Van Gogh or Pablo Picasso in our own way.
In the last workshop, on the other hand, we carved a tower from the city of Vukovar or a Vučedolska dove, thanks to which we could get to know a piece of Croatian history and culture.
We spent amazing moments with the Kreaktiva group, which made it easier for us to break down the barriers between us and helped us young to integrate even more.
An unbeatable departure point was a trip to the Plitvice lakes. We could feel like in the “Frozen”. We spent some nice moments in the snow, playing and throwing snowballs.
We walked around the capital of Croatia - Zgrzeb, which was extremely intriguing
in the light of the evening lamps.
We were visiting Osijek, talking to local people through the game, which the Kreaktiva group has prepared for us.
We were shown how we can create videos for social media in an interesting way, in which we showed a bit of the city, a bit of ourselves and certainly a lot of our humour.
On the last night of our stay in Valpovo, we were said goodbye to a hearty dinner during which we had our last talks and exchanged contacts. We also received certificates.
This trip was very special for us. First of all, we were able to meet amazing people - young students full of energy, charisma and diligence.
Teachers who wholeheartedly put passion into what they do. It is thanks to them that we were able to experience it all. The acquaintances we made there will not end so soon, and the impressions and memories will certainly stay with us until the end.
- Szenetendre | Budapeszt | Valpovo