3 rd LTTA - Poland

C3 - Democracy and civic engagement. Civil society.

Democracy and civil involvement. Civil community - prior to the occasion, students make presentations about two effective NGOs and their spaces from their society. There's workshop in relation with native social issues and members recognize similarities and differences.

6th november 2022

Visit to Cracow

First day of the reencounter of Democracies, Cultures, People, Children, Countries, in which the language of Joy, Love, Union, Humanity, Peace was spoken! We are at school Jana Pawla II in Klucze, Poland.

Our adventure began at dawn on Saturday, November 5th, with some mishaps, but with flight baptisms, enthusiasm, excitement, "butterflies in the stomach", expressive phrases.

It has been a very intense experience for our students, who are experiencing unique moments in their still so short lives: trip to Poland, a foreign country, sightseeing tour of the city of Krakow on Sunday, interaction with students and teachers from other nationalities , among a multitude of other completely unique details!

7th november 2022

Yes, here we are listening, watching and absorbing all the moments of sharing that started early in the morning with a reception essentially filled with presentations by Polish students, enlivened with dances and songs. There was no lack of local folklore in the interpretation of the wisest ones whose age didn't take away their energy, showing the younger ones that life pulsates in gestures and voice!

It was a morning of pure magic, followed by lunch in the canteen, another moment of a new cultural experience, this time gastronomic and with different habits and rules.

The "tour" around the school started right away, allowing us to realize that the activities are to be carried out without delay.

And if we thought we were going to rest a little, we quickly found ourselves involved in a dance workshop, in which students and some teachers did their best. 

To highlight the functioning of the school and the teaching system which go through the quality of the classrooms, many of them thematic and dedicated to certain subjects, such as English, Physical Chemistry, Natural Sciences and Geography. In addition to being rooms dedicated solely to teaching these subjects, exposure to sunlight, decoration and blinds give the feeling of being open-air rooms, while still having the necessary technology and comfortable furniture. Specifically highlight the two English classrooms, one of which is a language laboratory. As the last activity of the day, the students could take a swimming lesson in the school's swimming pool.

8th november 2022

After lunch, more refined today, with a Sunday menu, we continued with the planned activities, which could not have been more pleasant: visit to the City Hall and reception by the Mayor, with exchange of gifts; visit to one of the biggest tourist attractions in the region, the Btedowa desert (artificial desert, consisting of 2 parts, a military one and a tourist one); disco at school at 5.30 pm and dinner at 8 pm at a local restaurant.

9th november 2022

10th november 2022

Today, the day woke up rainy and a little colder, but the human warmth we felt among everyone gave us the comfort we needed.

Behold, we arrived at the school and, as in the previous days, we had a group of students waiting for us to receive us and accompany us inside.

The day was filled with immense activities, starting with the presentation of NGOs from other countries, continuing with different workshops, while the coordinators of each country met one last time to take stock of this week and settle the details of the next LTTA . There was also room for the delivery of certificates and the exchange of "souvenirs" among all participants.

All activities were part of the school's celebrations for "Independence Day", which will be celebrated nationwide on November 11th. Interestingly, the whole school joined, with pomp and circumstance, in the auditorium to sing the national anthem at 11:11 am!

We highlight the group work carried out by the students who had to create and present an NGO. Each group was made up of elements from different countries.

Finally, the moment of farewell arrived, bringing together all the participants again in a beautiful dinner, having had time for the last conversations between the older ones and for the fun of the younger ones in the "party" specially organized for them. There was a lot of joy, emotion, some tears and the promise of meeting again in Portugal, in April, at the next LTTA.