Transcript My country, my town, my school - eko

„I know I can”
COMENIUS
Multilateral school partnerships
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Poland is a land of variety,
divided into few different
regions. Each of them is very
special and full of extremely
beautiful monuments and
wonders of the nature.
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Beaches, cliffs and Kashubian
folklore, thousands of lakes
hidden deep within forests,
watched over by the towers
of Teutonic fortresses. The
domes of eastern churches
scattered throughout the
mountainsides. Poland is a
fascinating jigsaw puzzle,
composed
of
colourful
regional piece.
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In the North of Poland You can
find the beaches, cliffs and resorts
of West Pomerania which occupy a
strip of the Baltic coast from the
island of Wolin up to Kolobrzeg.
This region also contains the
Drawskie lake district.
In East Pomerania, you will find
Poland’s largest shifting sand
dunes (in the Slowinski National
Park), the country’s longest
peninsula (that of Hel) and the
largest cluster of yew trees in
Europe (in the Tucholskie Woods).
All this is spiced with the folklore
of Kashubia and Kujawy and
reminders of the Mennonite
culture in Zulawy. The biggest
Pomerania town is Gdansk, with its
fascinating history.
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Mazuria is a land not only of
4,000 bright blue lakes, but also
of natural forests and rivers
which
provide
excellent
conditions for canoeing. Tourists
are attracted here by the Trail of
the Great Lakes and the unique
Ostrodzko-Elblaski canal, as well
as the nearby Teutonic castles
and Prussian forest lodges.
Mazuria was strong candidate for
New7 Wonders of Nature and
lost in the last voting.
The xtreme north-east of Poland
is the region of Suwalki, which
enchants visitors with the charm
of its glacier-shaped landscape
and the rich culture from the
Polish, Russian and Lithuanian
border areas.
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Silesia, which occupies south-west Poland, is
divided into Lower Silesia, with its capital in
Wroclaw, and Upper Silesia, centred on
Katowice. Although this is a heavily industrial
area, there is no shortage of places of valued
natural beauty, such as the Lower Silesian
Woods, the Sudeten mountains, Beskid Slaski
and Beskid Zywiecki.
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A region particularly generously endowed by
nature is Malopolska. The mountain ranges of
the Beskids and the area of Jura KrakowskoCzestochowska, with its many forts from the
era of the Piast dynasty, border the historic
towns of the Lublin region, the industrial
wonders of Swietokrzyskie and areas of
natural interest such as the loessial Roztocze
and the marshy Polesie. Krakow is the most
famous city of this region. Old Polish capital
is well known all around the world.
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Podhale, the cradle of Polish
highland culture, stretches from
the Tatra mountains to Orawa
and Spisz. Its capital is
Zakopane. Podkarpacie is best
known for the Beskid Niski and
Bieszczady mountains, in which
there are scattered wooden
Orthodox churches, reminders of
the Lemki and Bojki who once
lived here.
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Polish highland folklor is the
most recognizable and popular in
Poland. Its dialect, dresses, food
but mostly music is very unusual
and great.
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Across the middle of Poland lie the
following regions: Wielkopolska, the
cradle of the Polish state; next to it
are the green lands of Lubuskie; the
flat level plains of Mazovia
with
capitol of Poland - Warsaw; the region
of Lodz; and Podlasie, a land of wild
nature,multicultural border towns and
villages
with
beautiful
eastern
churches.
The Łódź Province is situated in the
centre of the country, within 200 km of
the majority of the most important
Polish cities, and within 1,500 km of
nearly all European capitals. The most
interesting ethnographic areas of the
Łódź Province include the Łowicz,
Opoczno, and Sieradz regions, which
draw
attention
with
colourful
traditional dresses, rich folk art
(weaving, pottery, embroidery, paper
cutting), as well as with continuing
customs
and
rites.
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The capital of the region is Łódź,
with an area of 293.3 km2 and
768,000 inhabitants. In the 19th
century, Łódź was a huge industrial
centre (the biggest in the country
and one of the most prominent in
Europe). In 1945, it became a
temporary seat of government.
Currently it is an important
academic and cultural centre, a
metropolitan area, and a fastgrowing business centre.
On the other hand Łódź is the most
rural city in Poland, as it has
joined with neighbouring villages.
Although Łódź does not have any
hills nor any large body of water,
one can still get close to nature in
one of the city's many parks, most
notably Łagiewniki (the largest city
park in Europe) and „Zdrowie” with
its zoological park and botanical
gardens.
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Piotrkowska Street is the main
artery and attraction stretching
north to south for a little over
five kilometres, making it (one
of) the longest commercial
streets in the world. A few of the
building fronts have been
renovated and date back to the
19th century.
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The largest 19th Century textile
factory complex which was built
by Izrael Poznanski has been
turned into a shopping centre
called "Manufaktura" which is an
example of a modern business
which operates in restored
nineteenth century buildings.
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EKO-JUNIOR has its seat in a
green district of Lodz called
Zlotno. This area includes old
suburban countryside. The
district is still a rural place
with fields, meadows and
small forests. One can
observe that horses and
mules are pastured within
the area.
On the other hand it began to
be a very popular place for
people of high standing, who
have built their houses in the
district.
Zlotno still remains nature of
a small village with church
and ice-cream cafe as a main
information and social
center.
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EKO-JUNIOR is a small kindergarten with 25 pupils
from age of 2,5 to 6. There work three teachers,
two with younger group and one with older one.
We are very close as a community. It gives as many
possibilities to cooporate with parents in proper
education of our pupils.