NEWSPAPER POLISH EDITION

Up to the North 

Next station… Poland and 

the Comenius CCN Project has already 

been through its third meeting. From 

the South (Crete, Sicily) to the North, 

from the European islands to the 

mainland of Europe, it's Poland's turn 

to host our next meeting. 

Maybe it’s not that known but 

Poland has a huge tradition in education. 

A few of the oldest Universities 

not only in Europe but worldwide have 

been established in Poland. The 

Jagiellonian University in Krakow , established 

in 1364, the University of 

Warsaw, established in 1816 just to 

name a few. Famous and accredited 

scientists like Copernicus and Marie 

Skłodowska—Curie graduated from 

those great Universities. So it’s the 

best opportunity for our European 

Projects to move through those traces. 

Science has been the eternal guide 

then and now. New scientists will have 

the chance to rise through these CCN 

Projects. 

Apart from science, Poland 

should be commented for its amazing 

contribution to culture too. Poets 

(Czesław Miłosz , Adam Bernard 

Mickiewicz ), writers (Sławomir Mrożek) 

and painters (Tamara de Lempicka 

) have embellished with words 

and colors the Polish culture and heritage. 

So, here we are to discover Poland 

. 

We, the readers of this newspaper, 

with the help of our imagination, 

will travel to Poland through the 

Comenius Times 

articles and the photos that our fellow 

Polish students have kindly offered to 

this edition. The lucky participants will 

have the opportunity to go there and 

see with their own eyes the amazing 

Polish architecture, the beautiful landscape 

and come in contact with the 

great Polish people. Moreover they are 

going to experience the unique atmosphere 

that every meeting has to offer 

combining the present (the CCN Projects), 

the past (each country's history 

Sicilian Polish Edition May March 2013 2013 

and culture) and the future (our students). 

But at the end of the day the 

basic goal of this meeting continues to 

be only one: The importance of raising 

not only scientists but humans first. I 

wish everybody to have the best time 

in Poland. Enjoy the Polish hospitality 

and make the European dream come 

true. 

Gianna Borbudaki 

NEXT STATION 

POLAND...

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Clean Up the World – is an 

international campaign taking 

place around the world 

on the third weekend in September. 

It Is a collective 

cleaning action which aim is 

rubbish and places cleaning. 

Its aim is also to increase the 

ecological awareness of societies. 

Clean Up the World 

engages about 35 million 

volunteers in 130 countries 

each year, making it one of 

the largest community based 

environmental campaigns in 

Clean Up the World 

the world. 

Thanks to 

facilitating 

local action 

Clean Up the 

World brings 

about global 

environmental 

change and 

is held in 

partnership 

with the United Nations Environment 

Programme (UNEP). 

"Clean Up the World brings 

the focus squarely on us – as 

people, as agents of change. 

To all members of 

Clean Up the World, I 

have one simple message: 

Thank you. Your 

actions truly make a 

difference." 

Achim Steiner 

Executive Director 

United Nations Environment 

Programme

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Clean Up the World- Poland 

Clean Up the World - Poland is part of an international 

movement to protect the environment. 

Clean up the World was derived from 

Australia. Polish idea of "clean up the world" 

action was brought by Mira Stanisławska- 

Meysztowicz, a 

founder and 

president of 

the Foundation 

for Our Earth 

"Clean Up the 

World-Poland". 

Since 1994, 

every third 

weekend of 

September, 

along with millions 

of volunteers, 

youth, 

adults, all who care about the environment, 

we set off to the forests, on roadsides, parks 

and we clean up. This is our common ecology 

lesson. Clean Up the World not only focuses 

on the 

liquidation 

of 

illegal 

waste 

dumps but also involves a whole 

range of other activities: sorting 

collected waste, planting lawns, 

planting trees, shrubs and flowers. 

Participants in clean up the 

world organize other activities like competitions 

(art, music), exhibitions, festivals, concerts, 

games, bonfires, rallies (walking, cycling), 

etc. "cleaning" involves and integrates 

local communities. 

Watchwords are: 

"Forests is life - Protect them" 

"I love, I like, I respect ... Do not litter." 

Dawid Krzystała

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Its Saturday morning the sun is 

shining and you decide to make a trip at 

the countryside. Unfortunately when you 

are getting ready the weather is evolving 

badly, so in 20 minutes the sky is cloudy, 

the wind gets stronger and in some min- 

utes it’s going to start raining and sparkling 

everywhere. Your mood gets lazy and an- 

gry because you cancelled your trip and 

you are thinking that tomorrow you will go 

to work, without to spend your 

free time as you wanted. 

What if I tell you that you still can 

have fun and enjoy that rainy day? 

What if you could play with light- 

ings??? 

Well now you know that way, you 

have just to look at the sky wait for 

a lightning and count the seconds 

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THUNDER 

between the light and the sound, then 

multiply those with 340 and you are going 

to found the distance, between you 

and the lightning. How that works??? 

Stormy Sky, Wall Decor, 

Stormscape by BingArt 

Lightning, by Bhalchandra Mandke

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CCN NATURE 

Well as everybody knows the 

speed of light has the biggest 

velocity in our world. Actually its 

speed reaches 300.000.000 me- 

ters per second. On the other 

hand voice speed can reach only 

340 meters per second, that’s 

why we first see the light and 

after some seconds we hear the 

thunder. So, for example if we 

count 5 seconds between light 

and sound, then we have just to 

multiply them with 340 (sound 

speed) and that give us the dis- 

tance which is 1700 meters. 

In addition I hope that my trip 

to Poland will be sunny, so we 

will be able to visit as many 

places as possible with my fel- 

low European friends. On the 

other hand I would be happy 

too to see some snow, because 

this is how Poland is in my mind 

… snowing! As you know leaving 

at the southest town in Europe 

snow is always a challenge for 

us!!! 

Greetings from Greece to Po- 

land and every other country!!! 

See you next month with new 

environmental tips! 

Manos Douloumis 

DID YOU KNOW… 

Zeus the lord of 

thunder ... 

Zeus that hurl the 

thunderbolt ... 

Zeus, the cloudgatherer 

… 

(Homer, The Iliad) 

According to Greek mythology 

lightning was a sign of 

Zeus. Every time people 

were looking on them they 

knew that Zeus was angry 

and that they had to make 

some sacrifices to make him 

happy or Zeus was trying to 

take revenge 

from an enemy. 

The ancient 

Greeks 

believed that 

Zeus was the 

only god who 

could take 

control of 

every climate 

or weather 

changes. As for 

his emblem, 

Zeus had first 

of all the lightning 

and an 

eagle. Emblems 

that 

show extreme 

power. 

Roussetos Panagiotakis

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Caretta-Caretta sea turtle— 

loggerhead turtle) is the only 

species of Mediterranean seaturtles 

that nest in Crete and 

Greece. Sea turtles are reputed to 

be strongly philopatric, and always 

return to the same beach 

they were born on to lay their 

own eggs. Nesting beaches in 

Greece are mainly located in Zakynthos, 

Peloponnese and Crete. 

Sea Turtles only lay their eggs on 

the beach. The female turtle will 

swim onto the beach during the 

hottest part of the summer. She 

will dig a pit to lie in while she lays 

the eggs (between 50 and 200) at 

the bottom of that pit. She will 

cover them up and leave them to 

fend for themselves. They can 

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Turtle Caretta Caretta 

hatch as early as 45 days but can 

take as long as 75 days. The average 

is about 60 days. The baby 

turtles have a hard time the first 

hours of their lives. They not only 

have to push out of their egg 

shells, but they have to dig out of 

the sand to get to the surface. 

Then they crawl from the hole to 

the water of the ocean. Once in 

the water, they will be able to 

stay away from most of the dangers. 

There are birds and other 

animals that love to eat baby turtles. 

That is why the mother lays 

so many eggs. If we don't help 

them, most of the babies don't 

even make it to the ocean where 

they also have to face predators. 

Caretta-Caretta sea turtle is an 

endangered species. If we can 

help them get to the ocean, we 

will go a long way to helping more 

of these turtles survive. The turtles 

are also severely threatened 

by development, both legal and 

illegal, of nesting beaches. The 

pressures of the tourist industry 

lead to considerable amounts of 

solid waste, litter, noise, traffic, 

pollution on the coast. Each year, 

speedboats kill several turtles in 

the bay. In the evening, noise 

from discotheques, low-flying aircraft 

and the lights, frighten and 

disorientate nesting turtles and 

hatchlings. 

The survival rate of a baby sea 

turtle is staggering. 1 in 4,000 babies 

actually live to be an adult. It 

is a crazy number and we all need 

to do more to help them. 

Alex Papadakis

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Baby Sea Turtle By Corina St. Martin

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Bulgaria is endowed with ex- 

tremely beautiful and varied na- 

ture. Combining in itself all geo- 

graphical forms. There is a sea- 

side, vast plains and valleys and 

high mountains. We love our 

country and its nature, we are 

proud of the diversity it has. But 

still among us are those for which 

nature is rather a means for 

profit and personal use than re- 

sponsibility. Such people are met 

all over the world, however, the 

problem here, in Bulgaria is the 

fact that the guilty people are not 

punished or if they are it is too 

late. 

I have the unique opportunity 

to live among nature. Each time 

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Bulgarian beauties 

leaving home, I look at the 

beautiful shapes of the Rila 

Mountain, surrounding the 

village in which I live – Gove- 

darci. This very close to the 

mountains and woods pro- 

vide me and the people of 

the village with many ways 

for entertainment - we are 

saved from the high tem- 

peratures in the summer 

and we can practice all win- 

ter sports. The air is clean 

and fresh, it smells nice, unlike 

the air in the big, dirty cities. 

These beauties and riches are 

not respected and do not serve 

as an inspiration for some of my 

fellow-villagers who treat the 

nature with great ingratitude. 

Instead of taking care of the 

natural resources, people do the 

opposite - destroy it. Unfortu- 

nately, in our country there are 

problems such as illegal logging, 

pollution and poaching of 

the nature, that most 

countries have been able 

to overcome. 

Relatively small part of 

my villagers rely on wood 

as their way of getting by, 

that’s why many people 

do it illegally, and none or 

very few of them get pun- 

ished. It is too easy to cut 

down forests, but none of 

the people who do it, real- 

izes that thousands, even 

millions of years were 

needed for all those trees 

torn down to grow and 

elevate so loftily.

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Other people pollute the na- 

ture so much that they are used to 

the dirtiness around them and even 

find it normal while going through it 

without making any impress. But 

the pollution does not consist only 

of the trash dropped on the street 

or in the air polluting – the water is 

poisoned from the dead animals fell 

into it, the trash and chemicals re- 

leased into the rivers. When I read 

on the Internet or in a newspaper, I 

see that the pollution is far more 

complex and dangerous. But I value 

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my Rila and want my country to deal 

with this problem, like the countries 

that have already done it. Why are 

the processes going so slow here? 

Everything comes from the habits 

and behavior of people in their rela- 

tionship not only to the nature but 

to others, as well. I believe that 

soon the measures will tighten and 

my fellow-villagers will have their 

irresponsible actions punished. Then 

the less conscientious people will 

start to think over their actions care- 

fully and things will gain a new, 

more pleasing appearance. 

All we should look on the na- 

ture as our home. Just as we take 

care of our own house, maintain it 

clean and cozy, so we should treat 

the things out of our home, too. 

Nobody picks the flower he takes 

care of, nor kill his own pet. But 

why, in some circumstances, the 

prevention is possible and in others 

not? The answer actually is that on 

the street, in the forest or on the 

meadow there are people who do 

not care about the other, who do 

not care what they leave with their 

actions and what will the conse- 

quences be after it. 

Let's start to respect the na- 

ture, to feel it as our own home and 

be a little more responsible for it, 

because with our irresponsible ac- 

tions killing the nature we kill our- 

selves as well! 

Hristo Dormishev

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WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY 

2013 

WATCHING THE WEATHER TO 

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY 

Meteorology: past, present and 

future 

We think the weather forecast is 

something modern, and see common 

weather forecasting on TV or the 

Internet as something coming only 

with modern discoveries, but it is not 

so. If since ancient times many scientists 

and thinkers had not discovered 

things that now seem so basic, such as 

temperature measurement, perhaps 

we would not have known weather 

forecasting as we know it today. 

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WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY 2013 

Since ancient times observations 

of changes in the atmosphere 

and related phenomena, such as 

the seasons or the movements of 

the stars, have been recorded. 

The ancient Egyptians associated 

the Nile flood cycles with the 

movements of the stars, which 

were explained by movements in 

Egyptian mythology. But the term 

"meteorology" was first written 

around the year 340 B. C. by Aristotle, 

who presented observations 

and speculations on the origin of atmospheric 

and celestial phenomena. 

It took many years to make 

big advances in this field. Galileo constructed 

a thermometer in 1607, followed 

by the invention of the barometer 

by Evangelista Torricelli in 

1643. The anemometer for measuring 

wind speed was built in 1667 by 

Robert Hooke, while Horace de Saussure 

completed 

the set of major 

meteorological 

instruments in 

1780 with the 

hygrometer, 

which measures 

humidity. 

At the 

beginning of XX 

century, progress 

in the understanding 

of 

atmospheric 

dynamics began 

to be related 

largely to 

mathematics. In 

1922, Lewis Fry 

Richardson, was one of the pioneers, 

but still, the number of calculations 

required was quite large, until the 

1950s when it became feasible to 

calculate these variables using computers. 

In 1960, the United States 

launched into space the TIROS-1, first 

operant weather satellite, signaling 

the beginning of an era of global dissemination 

of climate information, as 

it was the first satellite to broadcast 

images of the Universe on TV.

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Today they continue 

to use these 

older instruments 

frequently but 

have introduced new methods of 

prediction and weather forecasting. 

For example, they have 

launched a large number of satellites 

that serve as weather laboratories, 

like Europe "Meteosat" and 

U.S. "Nimbus", "LandSat" or "Tiros" 

satellites . Also, some agencies, 

such as the European Organization 

for the Exploitation of Meteorological 

Satellites (EUMETSAT) have 

been created. They specialize in 

establishing, maintaining and exploiting 

meteorological satellite 

systems, which are responsible for 

the launch, operation and delivery 

of data to users. Finally, at a closer 

level to the general public, the 

Internet made a big revolution in 

the collection and dissemination of 

weather data, enabling people 

from different places to know, not 

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only the weather forecast 

for their area, but 

also for any part of 

the world. 

The 

future, meteorologically 

speaking, will 

bring a large number 

of new discoveries. In 

a relatively short time, 

thanks to highdefinitionmeteorological 

models that are 

currently being developed, 

we can study 

long-term changes, 

such as climate 

change, or can get 

access to the weather forecast 

from our mobile phones. 

There are long spans between 

the first studies by Aristotle 

to Galileo's thermometer, to 

weather satellites and to the latest 

developments, but all those dis- 

coveries share the desire to learn 

more about meteorology and that 

will never go away. 

Jorge Guerrero Ramos 

I.E.S Victoria Kent, Spain 

rainbow rain painting processby heyydaydreamer

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Poland is in the center of Europe. It is located 

in the transitional climate zone between 

maritime and continental. So ,in our 

climate is a bit warm but also a bit cold. 

Features of our climate 

-temperature-average temperature is: in 

summer 16.5°C to 20°C, in the winter -6°C to 

0°C. the warmest month is July and the coldest 

is January. - 

rainfall-average precipitation is about 600 

mm per year. Most rainfall is in the summer 

(July and August). In the mountains (Karpaty 

and Sudety )there is more rain than somewhere 

else in the Poland 

-winds-There are different air masses: warm 

and cold. In Poland, the winds are changing. 

The winds often blow from the west but also 

from the east, rarely from the north and 

south. 

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Polish Climate Data

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In Warsaw 

Graph temperature and rainfall in the capital 

Poland – Warsaw. This is typical graph for 

the whole Poland. 

Golkowice 

Gołkowice is in the south 

Poland near Jastrzębie 

Zdrój next to the border 

with the Czech Republic. 

Our climate is the same 

as in Poland. In the Śląsk 

is a lot of pollution because 

there are many 

big cities. Our air is a little 

dirty. But we have 

beautiful views: a lot of 

forests, mountain and 

rivers. 

Zuzanna Moszczyńska 

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Goczałkowickie lake 

Odra River

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The world of plants and animals in 

the Silesian region 

Silesia is located in the south - west of Poland. 

It is largely an area heavily degraded by the 

industry, especially mining. Despite the high 

environmental degradation in Silesia there are 

places that have preserved intact natural landscape 

and rich flora and fauna. 

Plants: The vegetation is very rich in 

Silesia. There 

are 1500 species 

of higher 

plants. In Silesia 

there are 

many unique 

species of 

plants. The 

most valuable 

of these is representative 

of 

endemic species 

- warzucha 

polska as well 

as rare species of orchid - koślaczek stożkowaty. 

Many plants have borders of its range, on the 

northern border are wierzba śląska, jarząb brekinia, 

cieszynianka wiosenna, rzeżusznik 

Hallera, wilczomlecz pstry. On east : róża 

francuska and czartwa pośrednia. On south: 

mącznica lekarska and wierzba czerniawa. 

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The first traces of human presence in Silesia 

The first traces of human presence in Silesia were discovered 

in Trzebnica and Rusko near Strzegomia. There were 

found stone tools dating from respectively to about 500 

thousand years ago, and about 440 370 thousand years ago. 

Settlement in the Ostrava region is dated to same period in 

Rusko. Silesia between the uper Wisla and Odra top was the 

northern limit of human penetration during the last glaciation. 

The anatomically-modern people probably arrived in 

Silesia about 35 000 years ago. 

Michał Okoń 

The first map of Silesia: 

Animals: 

Silesia is characterized by high richness and diversity of the animal world. In 

this region lives 63 species of mammals, and 36 of them are rarely encountered 

in Europe. These include: the mole and shrew velvet. Among the rodents are 

present: wisp, dormouse, Tatra pine vole, dormouse, European beaver, and 

dormouse. In addition, these areas are inhabited by: otter, wolf, lynx, brown 

bear, weasel, badger, stoat, polecat, marten, fox, raccoon, deer, wild boar. In 

Silesia there are until 262 species of breeding birds (in Poland there are 392).

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Silesia is a historical region 

of Central Europe located mostly 

in Poland, with smaller parts in 

the Czech Republic and Germany. 

In different historical period Silesia 

was inhabited by different ethnic 

groups, for example Celts. At the beginning 

Silesia belonged to Poland, 

but later it was separated. Silesia belonged 

to different countries, such as 

Germany, the Czech Republic and 

Austria. After World War I, Upper 

Silesia was contested by Germany 

and the newly-independent Second 

Polish Republic. The League of Nations 

organized a plebiscite to decide 

the issue in 1921. It resulted in 60% 

of votes being cast for Germany and 

40% for Poland. Following the third 

Silesian Uprising, however, the easternmost 

portion of Upper Silesia 

(including Katowice), with a majority 

ethnic Polish population, was 

awarded to Poland, becoming 

the Silesian Voivodeship. The Prussian 

Province of Silesia within Ger- 

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History of Silesian region 

many was then divided into the provinces 

of Lower Silesia and Upper Silesia. 

Meanwhile Austrian Silesia, the 

small portion of Silesia retained by 

Austria after the Silesian Wars, was 

mostly awarded to the 

new Czechoslovakia (becoming 

known as Czech Silesia), although 

most 

of Cieszyn and 

territory to the 

east of it went to 

Poland. Polish Silesia 

was among the 

first regions invaded 

during Germany's 

1939 attack 

on Poland. One of the 

goals 

of Nazi occupation, particularly 

the occupation 

of Upper Silesia, was to expel the 

Polish Silesian population. In 1945, 

Silesia and its population went 

through another traumatic change. 

The German expulsion of Poles from 

Silesia was echoed by Polish expulsion 

of Germans. 

The Potsdam Conference of 

1945 concluded that 

the Oder-Neisse would be 

the official border between 

Germany and Poland. Millions 

of German Silesians 

were evicted from their 

homes and replaced by 

Poles from the East. Furthermore, 

the newly 

formed Polish United Workers' 

Party created a Ministry 

of the Recovered Territo- 

ries that claimed half of the available 

arable land for state-run collectivized 

farms. Many Silesian residents not 

only resented the Germans for their 

invasion in 1939, but now also the 

newly formed Polish communist 

government 

Bielsko Biala 

for their population 

shifting and interference in 

agricultural, as well as industrial, affairs. 

The administrative division of Silesia 

within Poland has changed several 

times since 1945. Since 1999 it has 

been divided between Lower Silesian 

Voivodeship, Opole Voivodeship, 

Silesian Voivodeship and Lubusz 

Voivodeship. Czech Silesia is now 

part of the Czech Republic, forming 

the Moravian-Silesian Region and the 

northern part of the Olomouc Region. 

Germany retains the Silesia- 

Lusatia region, west of the Neisse, 

which is part of the federal state of 

Saxony.

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Franciszek Pieczka 

Franciszek Pieczka ( born in January 18, 1928 in 

Godow) – Polish theater and film actor. The ac- 

tor was born and raised in Godow, a village in 

the Wodzislaw County in Upper Silesia. 

1966 Czterej 

pancerni i 

pies -Gustlik 

1974 Potop 

1998 Syzyfowe 

prace 

2001 Quo Vadis 

Filmography 

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2003 Cud w 

Krakowie 

2006– 

2011 Ranczo 

2008 Hotel pod 

żyrafą i 

Zbigniew 

Wodecki (born 

in May 6, 1950 

in Krakow)- 

Polish singer, 

instrumentalist 

musician ( vio- 

lin, trumpet). 

composer, ac- 

tor and television presenter 

Family of the artist comes from 

the Laziska the county Wod- 

zislaw. He began his adventure 

with music at the age of 5. 

Marian Dziedziel 

Marian Dziedziel (born in August 5, 

1947 in Golkowice)- Polish actor of 

film, television and theater. 

Filmography 

Stawka większa niż życie (1967- 

1968) w odc. 16. pt.: Akcja 

"Liść dębu„ 

Klinika pod Wyrwigroszem (2000- 

2001) 

Pianista (The Pianist, 2002) 

1920 Bitwa Warszawska(2011) 

Róża (2011 

Zbigniew Wodecki 

Do you know… 

That some of the most famous 

directors are Polish? Have you 

ever seen Rosemary's Baby or 

The Ninth Gate ? Well, go and 

see them because Roman Po- 

lanski will be your favorite di- 

rector. (notable filmography : 

Chinatown, The Pianist ). 

Another famous Polish director 

is Κrzysztof Kieślowski who 

received numerous awards 

throughout his career, includ- 

ing the Cannes and the Venice 

Film Festival . His most 

awarded work was for the blue 

Movie. According to Ki- 

eślowski, the subject of the 

film is liberty, specifically emo- 

tional liberty, rather than its 

social or political meaning. 

Notable Filmography : The 

Double Life of Veronique , The 

Three Colors Trilogy

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In Poland (Silesian Region) there 

are many places worth seeing. 

Also in our region there are 

many exciting and interesting 

places. 

Cracow is the second largest 

and one of the oldest cities 

in Poland. Cracow has traditionally 

been one of the leading 

centers of Polish academic, cultural, 

and artistic life and is one 

of Poland's most important economic 

hubs. It was the capital of 

Poland from 1038 to 

1569. 

Developed over 

many centuries, Cracow provides 

a showcase setting for 

many historic styles of architecture. 

Cracow’s many architectural 

monuments can typically 

be seen in historical order by 

simply walking from the city centre 

out towards its later districts. 

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Places worth seeing in the Silesian region. 

In Wodzislaw Slaski there 

are many old and interesting 

buildings. Apartment 

houses in the old town 

date from the eighteenth 

and nineteenth centuries. 

There were reconstructed 

in any form 

after the devastation 

of 1945. In the town 

there are three 

manor houses and palace, and 

many other interesting sights. 

Pszczyna is a small city that can 

be proud about history. The old 

village grew around the castle 

and its owners. The city retains 

its houses, its origins date back 

to the eighteenth century, and 

most were rebuilt in the nineteenth 

century.

The market hall built in 1658 and 

rebuilt in 1738. In 1931 he received 

a present, neo-Renaissance 

look. The city and its monuments 

are one of the 

biggest 

attractions of the 

region of Silesia. 

Castle in Cieszyn. It was built in 

the thirteenth century. Today, the 

entire hill serves the objectives of 

education and museum, and the 

terrace offers a magnificent view 

of the valley Olše and the Czech 

part of the city 

Spodek in Katowice. Sports and 

entertainment hall on Avenue 

Wojciech Korfanty 35 This 

hall is managed by 

the Sports and Entertainment 

Company 

"Spodek". Very popularplaces 

is the Silesian Amusement 

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Park. The largest 

amusement park in 

Poland, open in 

1959. It is located 

in the Regional Park of Culture 

and Recreation in Chorzów on 

the border of Katowice. It has an 

area of about 26 hectares. In 2012, 

the amusement park was visited 

by 212 511 people. Whereas 

for me the most interesting 

place in Silesia is the Silesian 

Stadium. Multifunctional sports 

stadium, located in the Regional 

Park of Culture and Recreation 

in Chorzów. It is object 

universal, it 

can be done at soccer 

games, speedway, track and 

field meetings and music events. 

In 1993 Polish Football Association 

gave the stadium a special resolution 

Silesian name "The National".

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Municipality Godów it is a munici- 

pality rural located in Silesia, in 

Wodzisławskim County. In the years 

1975-1998 the village was located in 

the district of Katowice. The munici- 

pality belongs to the Euro re- 

gion Silesia, although not in 

the historical boundaries of Cieszyn 

Silesia. 

Annual municipality’s party. This is village 

party. Combined with a ceremonial feast 

of thanksgiving for the completion of harvest 

and field work. This event is held every year in an- 

other village in our community. 

Łaziska 

Łaziska - a village in Poland located in the Silesian 

region, in county wodzisławskim. In the years 1975- 

1998 the village was located in the district of Ka- 

towice. 

To differentiate from the city of Upper Łaziska. The 

upper meets four different versions of the full 

name name of the village: "Łaziska Wodzislawski", 

"Łaziska Rybnickie", "Łaziska Silesian " and 

"Łaziska the Olza". 

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Municipality Godów 

Church in Laziska - The church of All Saints 

In Łaziskach there is a wooden church dedicated to 

All Saints. In 1507, at the temple Tower is built, the 

upper lot, including izbicę and a ,,baniasty " hel- 

met. In 1998, inside the Church discovered the 

polychromy of 1560. The Church of Łaziskach be- 

longs to a group of the most valuable monuments 

of sacral wooden architecture in Poland 

Church in Laziska 

Church in Godów 

- Godow , Godów is a village in Poland in province Silesian, 

in the county wodzislawskim, seat Cammuinty Godow. 

Godow is located 9 km South from Wodzislaw Slaski. It lies 

in the valley of the river Olza on Rybnik Plateau. 

- Manor house in Godow : In 1922, the new owner found 

- Skrbensko , Primary school 

the manor. He bought 

it for Earl Henry Larysz 

-Mönnich of Karvina, 

who owned it until 

1945. 

Primary school was built in 

1902-1903.In the beginning 

there were twenty classes. In 

1909 there was built also sports 

field. In the past learning was in 

German only. Learning only in Polish started in 1922. On 

11th May 2004, the school celebrated hundred –years- old 

jubilee.

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Golkowice 

Golkowice – the second largest village Community Godow, in county Wodzislaw. Golkowice fall in com- 

position Community Godow. The village covers on area of 946 ha on population of 3706 residents. 

The wooden church of Saint Anna. 

Monument formed in year 1787, at the site of a 

wooden chapel from the 17th century. It is built on 

a concrete foundation, it has a column structure, 

walls covered with boards. 

Castle in Gołkowice 

Chapel of Saint John 

Nepomucen 

Protestant church 

in Gołkowice 

Glass Chapel covered with a gable roof. Inside the Chapel there is 

a wooden statue of the Saint John Nepomucen. Saint is depicted 

in the traditional costume of the priest with a sprig of Palm trees. 

The chapel is standing next to The Church of Saint Anna. 

Municipality Godów in 1906

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One of the most notable Polish film score com- 

poser is Zbigniew Preisner. He studied history and 

philosophy in Kraków . Never having received for- 

mal music lessons, he taught himself music by lis- 

tening and transcribing parts from records. His 

compositional style represents a distinctively 

spare form 

of tonal 

neo- 

Romanti- 

cism.Pa- ganini and 

Jean Si- 

belius are 

acknowl- 

edgedin- fluences. 

Zbigniew Preisner Song for the Unification of Europe, 

Preisner is best known for the music composed 

for the films directed by fellow Pole Krzysztof Ki- 

eślowski. His Song for the Unification of Europe, 

based on the Greek text of 1 Corinthians 13, is 

attributed to a character in Kieślowski's Three 

Colors: Blue and plays a dominating role in the 

story. His music for Three Colors: Red includes a 

setting of Polish and 

French versions of a 

poem by Wisława 

Szymborska, a Polish 

Nobel Prize-winning 

poet. 

References 

Wikipedia 

Though I speak with the 

tongues of angels, 

If I have not love... 

My words would resound 

with but a tinkling cymbal. 

And though I have the gift of 

prophesy... 

And understand all mysteries... 

and all knowledge... 

And though I have all faith 

So that I could remove 

mountains, 

If I have not love... 

I am nothing. 

Love is patient, full of goodness; 

Love tolerates all things, 

Aspires to all things, 

Love never dies, 

while the prophecies shall be 

done away, 

tongues shall be silenced, 

knowledge shall fade... 

thus then shall linger only 

faith, hope, and love... 

but the greatest of these… is 

love. 

Ἐὰν ταῖς γλώσσαις τῶν 

ἀνθρώπων λαλῶ καὶ 

τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἀγάπην δὲ 

μὴ ἔχω, γέγονα χαλκὸς 

ἠχῶν ἢ κύμβαλον 

2 [ 

ἀλαλάζον. 

a] καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω 

προφητείαν καὶ εἰδῶ τὰ 

μυστήρια πάντα καὶ 

πᾶσαν τὴν γνῶσιν, [b] καὶ 

ἐὰν ἔχω πᾶσαν τὴν 

πίστιν ὥστε ὄρη [c] 

μεθιστάναι, ἀγάπην δὲ 

μὴ ἔχω, οὐθέν εἰμι. 3 

4 Ἡ ἀγάπη μακροθυμεῖ, 

χρηστεύεται ἡ ἀγάπη, 

οὐ ζηλοῖ [g] ἡ ἀγάπη, οὐ 

περπερεύεται, οὐ 

φυσιοῦται, 5 οὐκ 

ἀσχημονεῖ, 

7 πάντα στέγει, πάντα 

πιστεύει, πάντα ἐλπίζει, 

πάντα ὑπομένει. 

8 Ἡ ἀγάπη οὐδέποτε [h] 

πίπτει. εἴτε δὲ 

προφητεῖαι, 

καταργηθήσονται· εἴτε 

γλῶσσαι, παύσονται· 

εἴτε γνῶσις, 

καταργηθήσεται. 

13 νυνὶ δὲ μένει πίστις, 

ἐλπίς, ἀγάπη· τὰ τρία 

ταῦτα, μείζων δὲ τούτων 

ἡ ἀγάπη. 

text of 1 Corinthians 13, Paul the Apostle

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The Kiss Gustav Klimt 

Gdybym mówił językami ludzi i 

aniołów, 

a miłości bym nie miał, 

stałbym się jak miedź brzęcząca 

albo cymbał brzmiący. 

2 Gdybym też miał dar prorokowania 

i znał wszystkie tajemnice, 

i posiadał wszelką wiedzę, 

i wszelką [możliwą] wiarę, tak iżbym 

góry przenosił, 

a miłości bym nie miał, 

byłbym niczym. 

3 I choć bym rozdał na jałmużnę całą 

majętność moją, 

a ciało wystawił na spalenie, 

lecz miłości bym nie miał, 

nic bym nie zyskał. 

4 Miłość cierpliwa jest, 

łaskawa jest. 

Miłość nie zazdrości, 

nie szuka poklasku, 

nie unosi się pychą; 5 nie dopuszcza się 

bezwstydu, 

nie szuka swego, 

nie unosi się 

gniewem, 

nie pamięta 

złego; 

6 nie cieszy się z 

nirawiedliwości, 

lecz współweseli 

się z prawdą. 

7 Wszystko 

znosi, 

wszystkiemu 

wierzy, 

we wszystkim 

pokłada 

nadzieję, 

wszystko 

przetrzyma. 

8 8 Miłość nigdy nie ustaje, 

[nie jest] jak proroctwa, które się skończą, 

albo jak dar języków, który zniknie, 

lub jak wiedza, której zabraknie. 

9 Po części bowiem tylko poznajemy, 

i po części prorokujemy. 

10 Gdy zaś przyjdzie to, co jest doskonałe, 

zniknie to, co jest tylko częściowe. 

11 Gdy byłem dzieckiem, 

mówiłem jak dziecko, 

czułem jak dziecko, 

myślałem jak dziecko. 

Kiedy zaś stałem się mężem, 

wyzbyłem się tego, co dziecięce. 

12 Teraz widzimy jakby w zwierciadle, 

niejasno; 

wtedy zaś [zobaczymy] twarzą w twarz. 

Teraz poznaję po części, 

wtedy zaś poznam tak, jak i zostałem 

poznany. 

13 Tak więc trwają wiara, nadzieja, miłość 

– te trzy: 

z nich zaś największa jest miłość.

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…the sun that forms 

the fruits, that plumps the grains, that 

curls seaweeds… (Pablo Neruda) 

Nicolaus Copernicus 

Putting Sun in the center… 

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) 

was born in Polish town Torun and 

is considered to be amongst the 

greatest of the Astronomers and 

Mathematicians of all times. He 

studied religious canon law and be- 

came a priest but also studied in 

Krakow University and lived in Italy 

where he loved astronomy and 

mathematics. He is known for his 

work on establishing the heliocen- 

tric model of the solar system as the 

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Let there be light (Genesis) 

valid one for explaining plane- 

tary and star motions instead of 

the geocentric system. 

At his times, according to geo- 

centric system, Earth was con- 

sidered to be the center of the 

universe and all stars, planets 

and Sun were rotating the Earth 

periodically. This notion was in 

complete accordance with the 

religious beliefs and thus was 

extremely difficult to challenge. 

That’s why, Copernicus as a 

priest and religious person, hesi- 

tated until the end of his life to 

publish his lifetime work concerning 

the heliocentric system. 

According to Heliocentric system 

the Sun is the center of our solar 

system and all planets are rotating 

Detail from The sower by Vincent Willem van Gogh 

around it. The idea of the Heliocen- 

tric system wasn’t new, it was pro- 

posed already by ancient Greek as- 

tronomers but Copernicus incorpo- 

rated mathematics and geometry 

and formed a solid basis for trans- 

forming the Heliocentric model 

from a philosophical theory to 

the valid preception for our solar 

system. In 2013 we celebrate 540 

years from the birth of this great 

scientist. 

Michalis Orfanakis, 

Lyceum of Makri Gialos, Crete 

References 

Wikipedia 

History of Science and Technology 

Schoolbook, Lyceum 3 rd 

Grade, 

Greek ministry of Education and 

Religion, OEDB 1999

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Easter is one 

of the most impor- 

tant and most inter- 

esting days of the 

year in Latvia, because it is celebra- 

tion of welcoming Spring and say- 

ing good-byes to Winter! 

Every year, on the day be- 

fore Easter, we color eggs – most 

of them with natural products. 

I will tell you recipe of my family 

how to make eggs beautiful. We 

take rice, small pieces of pasta, 

some dried flowers and berries... 

then we put all that on the egg, 

and tie all together with thread. 

Then we put ”dressed” egg into 

tights (others put it in a thin cloth) 

and then make the tight node on 

the egg (or attach it with thread 

again). Way like this, we ”dress” a 

lot of eggs. When everything is fin- 

EASTER IN LATVIA 

ished, we put them to boil 

in a pot, which is full of wa- 

ter+a bit of salt+fresh red 

onion peel (as I already 

told, natural colors are im- 

portant). Then we leave 

eggs in there boiling for 10 

minutes. And then we with 

joy and happiness unpack 

the eggs. They always are 

beautiful and unique. And 

water of red onion peel can 

be used for the second time 

too – next time, eggs will 

get even more colorful! 

In the morning of Easter 

day, we eat eggs with salt. Eating 

eggs with salt is important, be- 

cause then you won’t lie to others 

till next Easter. Of course, before 

we eat them, we ”fight” with each 

other. Person, who has the strong- 

est egg, can keep all eggs which 

he/she had won. 

Rest of the day we try to 

spend outside – we roll eggs, make 

snowmen of the last snow and 

swing with swings as much as we 

can. Swinging is really important in 

Easter, because then in summer 

mosquitoes won’t bite you (well, it 

means I’ve never swung long 

enough I guess...). Some families 

hide eggs outside, and their kids 

or friends try to find them. 

Easter day of Latvia is full 

joy and eating. Playing games, 

swinging till you can’t walk nor- 

mal anymore and having just 

wonderful time is guaranteed! 

Happy Easter to everyone! Have 

fun! 

Ausma Cīrulniece, Latvia

The members of the Polish 

delegation had the opportunity 

to learn about the traditions, 

customs, cuisine, climate, 

and the lifestyle of the inhabitants 

of Sicily. Students who were living 

with host families have the opportunity 

to make new friends, learn about 

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Creating Memories - Sicily 

Memories from Acireale 

(Italy) 

18-21.03.2013 

On 18-21.03.2013 was held 

the third study visit of Comenius program. 

The visit took place in the Italian 

town of Acireale (nearby Catania). In 

that time the six representatives of 

our school took part in this event. 

Three teachers (Waldemar Paszylka - 

Headmaster of the School in Gołkowice, 

Dawid Krzystała - Polish project 

coordinator, and Grzegorz Wolny - 

music teacher), and three students 

(Justyna Wieczorek, Aleksandra Fit, 

Tomasz Adamczyk). 

Students and teachers took an active 

part in the Comenius project "Climate, 

culture and nature - our responsibility 

for the European future". Students 

under the supervision of the project 

coordinator (Mr. David Krzystała), and 

with the support of Mr. Grzegorz 

Wolny presented not only typical national 

costumes, music and dances 

Polish, but also the climate in Poland 

and meteorological measurements 

made by our students under 

the supervision of Mrs. 

Renata Ucher. 

the lives of people living in Italy and 

actively use the language. 

We also had the opportunity to visit 

beautiful places in Sicily. We have 

seen many cities built in the Gothic 

style: Acireale, Catania, Syracuse. We 

visited school in Catania, Etna volcano 

and its surroundings. We also had the 

opportunity to visit and 

learn the functioning 

of 

power plants in 

Prioro Gargallo. The 

representatives of our school also had 

the pleasure of meeting at the Town 

Hall with representatives of Catania. 

My memories from Acireale In 

March we have a fascinating journey 

to Italy (exactly to Sicily). This trip was 

organized by my school, which is taking 

part in the Comenius project. In 

my opinion the best thing in this project 

is that we could learn about the 

culture of another country, we could 

meet friendly people, visit their cities 

and improve our language abilities, 

because every day we were encouraged 

to use language that is different 

from the one used in our country. 

Sicilian culture is different in 

comparison with Polish 

one, e.g. in food: there is a 

lot of pasta, in building prevails 

Baroque style and there are many 

other differences. It was really great 

that we were able to see it. I will remember 

those great moment forever. 

Tomasz Adamczyk

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My memories from 

Acireale (Sicily) 

18-20 March 2013 

At night 17 

March at 3.10 from 

the train station in Zebrzydowice 

we started our incredible journey to 

Acireale (Italy). I 

went to Sicily with 

two friends and 

three teachers as 

one out of seven 

Comenius groups. 

The host families 

took us from the 

airport and then we 

were going to their 

homes. The girl who 

hosted me and her 

family were great. 

We had a dinner 

and we talked a lot 

and then we went 

to sleep. The next 

day at the local 

school, which was built at the Baroque 

period, we had a chance to 

meet with all the students from 6 

different countries and learn about 

their culture, history and something 

about them. Everyone had a great 

time. We had a lot of fun. Later, we 

went sightseeing the beautiful 

Mediterranean Sea and in the evening 

we have the opportunity to 

meet with the city authorities. The 

next day we visited the nearby 

towns ( Catania, Acireale), which 

were lovely and delighted with 

their architecture, great people, 

wonderful cuisine. On the last day 

we went to visit the power plant 

station and the city Syracuse. After 

that wonderful trip we returned 

home and in the evening we went 

to a Farewell Pizza party. It was not 

only really great and funny, but also 

a bit sad, because it was time to say 

goodbye. Our presence in Sicily was 

the most amazing experience in my 

life. It was really great to meet so 

many nice people from six different 

parts of Europe. 

Justyna Wieczorek

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Sicily 2013 

I’d wished that 

the days in Sicily 

would have 

been more because it was so much 

fun. Meeting so many interesting 

people, with whom I got along so 

easily as if we’d been friends for 

years, was an experience I would 

like to repeat. In retrospect, I consider 

myself very lucky, not only for 

having had the chance to meet 

everyone there and spending a 

nice time together, but also because 

the friendships we’ve made 

there are still alive. Also, being able 

to admire Sicily’s east not only as a 

visitor but a guest, getting everything 

explained, showed and being 

able to feel Sicily and not only see 

it, made me fall in love a little with 

the region. Still, the best thing of 

Comenius is and was that we 

gained not only experience, but 

friends and that we’ll 

surely meet some of them 

again. 

Tamara Schink 

Comenius Project 

The Comenius Project was 

from Sunday to Thursday in 

Acireale (Sicily) . The trip 

from Germany to Italy was 

about 15 hours and at 

10:30 pm. We arrived very 

tired but happy . My host 

family is very nice and we had very 

much fun . My host sister is called 

Giulia (18) and she has an older 

sister called Chiara (21). When we 

came to the flat we ate potatoes 

with eggs , they got my guest presents 

and at 0:30 I went to bed . 

On Monday morning we listened to 

the presentations , some of them 

were a little bit boring , but then 

we had lunch and this was our first 

chance to talk to the other students 

. After lunch we looked to 

the sea and we made photos and 

photos ... In the evening we gone 

to the Bowling Centre and Mc Donald´s 

and after a long day we come 

in our beds . 

On Tuesday we drove to the windy 

Etna . I think the best of the trips 

were the bus trips. In the bus we 

had very much fun , we sang 

the ,,cup song `` , learned new 

games and Spanish songs ! For 

lunch we went to the ,,Etna Park `` 

and then we drove to a city for 

sightseeing . In the evening we met 

us on a parking area with a some 

shops and there we ate something 

and then we went around Acireale 

and I learned some mean words in 

Italian . 

On Wednesday we drove to a very 

nice city for sightseeing , looked at 

a church and eating ice-cream . In 

the evening was the big pizzaparty. 

There we danced very much 

and presented typical songs from 

our countries. We, Germans presented 

the song ,, Hey kids`` . After 

a big good bye we went to our host 

families and on Thursday we arrived 

to Germany . 

I am very happy that I had the 

chance to take part on Comenius 

and to meet all the nice persons . 

Felicitas Ende

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At the beginning 

of the 

School year in 

September I was 

chosen to take 

part in the Comenius project. During 

that I hosted and had a tremendous 

time with the students which visited 

us during the first meeting. After a 

while it came my turn to travel and I 

went to Cicely. 

There I had the honor of staying in 

Sara Lena’s house and meeting 

countless more students from Cicely 

and others from across the countries 

involved. In my time there we 

visited various places and towns like 

Acireale , Catania, Etna etc. But 

what made truly amazing is the special 

connection we made with the 

students. We surpassed any stereotype 

and we can call ourselves 

friends. 

Stefanos Tsabanakis 

The best days in my life 

It is about one and a half month 

that we left from Sicily. Of course, I 

can’t forget the day that we arrived 

to Fontanarossa Airport with the 

rest of the Greek group and our 

teachers. I remember when some of 

the Italian children, with their parents 

and their teachers were waiting 

for us, and when we saw each 

other we were so happy. Then we 

went all together for a walk to the 

harbor of Acireale and then to our 

homes. I have to say that Simona, 

the girl that hosted me and all her 

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family, were so 

kind with me. 

Every day, I felt 

like I was at my 

home. Also, the 

first day, at school 

I met the other 

children and as the 

days went by I met 

more and more 

children, especially 

the last night, that we were dancing 

and singing and all were so perfect. 

In addition, the places we visited, 

Acireale, Katania, Siracusa and of 

course Etna, which I heard that before 

some days had an eruption 

again and Zafferana, where I lived 

were so fantastic. It’s sure that I will 

never forget Sicily and the people, 

who I met there. In fact, this meeting 

was the best experience in my 

life. I love you Simona…and your 

mum!! I miss you all!! 

Maria Proistaki 

Dear Julia 

Thank you once again 

for your hospitality. It 

was a beautiful and exciting 

week. I don't 

know from where to 

begin. Your city is very 

similar to our own. The 

elephant at the square 

was magnificent and 

the castle was astonished. 

Your family was 

lovely. I really enjoy 

their company, espe- 

cially of your grandmother, who 

was very sweet. 

Our excursions were fantastic. 

Etna was my favor. I have never 

seen a volcano before in my life. I 

will also remember our visit to Syracuse, 

the ancient Greek town. You 

have made a wonderful job in keeping 

it in such a good condition. I felt 

like I was home. 

I hope I here from you again soon. 

With love 

Magda Fotinaki

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Hello guys of our 

Comenius Project! 

Many days 

have already 

passed, but we 

still remember the time we spent 

together. It was a really good time 

for us, and we hope for you too. 

Here in Sicily we have a lot of things 

to visit, but our time was not 

enough to show you all. However, 

new friendships are the best opportunity 

of this project. 

This is not just a school project, but 

a live experience. The places we 

visited with you are now very special 

for us though we see them everyday. 

These last months were very 

busy, but the final result was amazing! 

We worked 

for some 

months to 

carry out researches 

about 

our territory 

and environmental 

issues 

and to prepare 

all the presentations. 

Team 

work with 

peers and 

teachers was 

very stimulating. 

The best day of 

this project was 

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when we went to Mount Etna, we 

had fun so much, because we 

fought all time with snow balls. 

Then we went to the coffee-bar 

near there to drink something and 

buy souvenirs as if we were also 

travellers from abroad– you don’t 

need to leave your country to enjoy 

adventure and great sensations-. 

The last evening was not the least: 

we all had dinner with the teachers 

too so that to spend some informal 

time together. Music and dance 

from so many different countries 

helped to share deep emotions 

among all of us and getting in touch 

with other artistic traditions or new 

productions. Learning by living in a 

global way. 

What else is Comenius? The opportunity 

to find out, to come across 

new experiences both linguistic and 

socio-cultural. 

WHAT AN ADVENTURE! 

Looking forward to meeting you all 

in Poland and getting to know your 

families too! 

We wonder what your country is 

like, we are attracted by differences, 

but we realized that deep 

inside we are much alike. 

The Italian students delegation: 

Marianna Riolo, Luciana Siragusa, 

Chiara Giuffrida, Diamanda, Ignoto, 

Michelangelo Pennisi, Agata 

Monaco.

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MEETING IN SICILY 

COMENIUS 

PROJECT: 

I was lucky enough to be selected 

to take part in the Comenius project 

and travel to Sicily. On our way 

we stopped over at Milan, a wonderful 

place, plenty of interesting 

sights. The reception at Sicily’s airport 

was incredible! When we left 

the plane, our “families” were 

waiting for us with banners with 

the flag of Spain on them. It was so 

welcoming. My host, Dalila, was so 

nice with me that I’m very glad of 

meeting her! 

The first day we made the presentations 

about climate, culture and 

nature. My project’s colleague and 

I were worried but we did our best. 

Then, we had lunch and we started 

to talk and meet other students 

from several countries. Everybody 

was so nice and extroverted, so I 

knew we would make great friends. 

And so it was. 

We all also visited the Etna Volcano. 

We could hardly go because 

it had erupted just three days before. 

Several kilometers around the 

volcano were covered with ash!! 

The wind was so strong that we 

had to hold onto the rocks to avoid 

being flown out! Far from the terrible 

wind we made a snowball fight. 

It was so funny!! In the bus there 

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was a table and we used to play 

with a cup while singing a song and 

another games from different 

countries that we had taught each 

other. 

The last day we had the farewell 

party and it was so funny: we 

danced the Macarena , we ate 

pizza, we sang... It was amusing but 

at the same time a little sad because 

It was our last night together… 

Although I couldn’t spend 

more than three days with the 

foreigner students I have 

made good friends and I take 

with me very pleasant memories 

of our friendship. They 

have made this Comenius 

meeting perfect and I hope I 

can meet again with some of them. 

Until then, we keep in touch 

through the social networks. I have 

enjoyed a lot this experience and it 

has also helped me to improve my 

English a bit, so… What else can I 

ask for? 

Gema López Pernas, Spanish 

team.

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I remember the first time I went to Knos- 

sos with school. I was so excited and I 

wanted to see everything. After the sightseeing tour 

and all the information’s we could possibly take, 

the guide tour told as a beautiful story, actually a 

myth about two lovers Zeus and Europa. 

One of the thousands lovers Zeus had was Europa. 

The myth says that when Zeus sw the daughter of 

King Agenor and Telephassa, Europa, transformed 

into a beautiful white bull and he laid down to her 

feet . Then the girl sat on his back and they left to- 

gether. And this is how Europe started. 

Europe from Zeus got birth 

to 3 children. One of them 

was Minoas. Zeus gave 

Europe in mar- 

riage to the 

king of Crete, 

Asterios, who 

adopted the god’s 

children. 

After Asterios death 

Minoas claimed the 

throne. He told to 

the Cretans that the 

gods had already de- 

sisted to give the 

throne to him. He 

also said that they 

would give him what- 

Knossos : the first European Civilization 

he asks for. He made a sacrifice to Poseidon. The 

ever 

god gave him a bull, that Minoas was about to sacri- 

fice to him. The bull was so beautiful that he could- 

n’t hurt him. So he killed another one into his place. 

The god’s punishment was harsh. Aphrodite made 

Pasiphae, Minoa’s wife, to fall in love with the bull. 

She got birth to a monster whose name was Mino- 

taur. This horrible monster was killed by Theses, the 

son of the king of Athens. 

This is just a small piece of the Minoans history and 

their glorious civilization. Minotaur’s story is very 

famous and really attractive. Maybe we leave diffi- 

cult times in Greece now , but we have a renowned 

and huge civilization that we are really proud of and 

since this year’s we were fighters like our ancestors. 

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Do you know… 

That the Minoan Civiliza- 

tion located in the island 

of Crete is the first Euro- 

pean Civilization? Influ- 

enced by the Egyptians 

the Minoans flourished 

from 1900 to 1450 BC. 

Many Greek myths are 

associated with the Mi- 

noans like the myth of 

the labyrinth and the 

birth of Zeus in the Cre- 

tan mountains. Come to 

Crete to see the real 

labyrinth, the Knossos 

Palace and live the Myth. 

We will expecting you... 

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Film of the 

Month 

THE MATRIX 

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Hey again. 

Supposedly I would make a review 

of a “nature “movie but screw that. 

I chose to make a review for the 

first movie MATRIX!!!! I made this 

decision because I was shocked 

when I realized that nobody in my 

class had ever seen it and it is one 

movie that everybody must see. 

Seriously if you haven’t seen it, go 

see it. 

Matrix is 1999 American 

film. In the movie we are kinda far 

into the future were machines have 

defeated the humans and use them 

as batteries for themselves. They 

keep them sedated by creating a dream world where they live normal lives. 

This world is a computer program it’s called Matrix. There a hacker is con- 

tacted by Morpheus and is told that he is the chosen one to save all people. 

The movie may sound cheesy but it draws from and makes reference to nu- 

merous cinematic and literary works, and concepts from mythology, religion 

and philosophy. One decision that is mainly portrayed in the movie and that 

concerns us all is whether we make the leap of faith and learn what is our part 

in the world and battle for what is right in our minds or chose to stay inactive 

ignorant and let the world go round without 

us .And what does this movie has to do with na- 

ture. Well to be honest I don’t know. But I am not 

going tell you what to do. This movie has so much 

deeper meaning that I will let you find out. The 

movie was epic in all ways great scenes excellent 

script dialogues and mpla mpla mpla but were they 

stand out in the production is in their amazing CGI 

(Computer-Generated Imagery) and their introduc- 

tion of the technique “bullet time” (I don’t want to 

go on by explaining so Google it). Anyway. Please 

go see it. 9.1 out of 10 Stefanos Tsabanakis

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