LTT Greater Poland, Poland
This is a final short-term joint staff training, planned for September 2021, however because of the pandemic and war in Ukraine, implemented a year later, in September 2022 in Poznań. It lasted 3 full training days. Three participants from all partner organizations met together to gain knowledge of the Polish Heritage Route of the Piast Dynasty and develop their teaching and intercultural competencies, as well as put into practice ideas and inspirations gained during previous project activities and evaluate them afterwards. The participants were selected by the enrolment commissions in their organization, using clear and fair criteria of choice (the participant who gather more points will be selected).
The Route prepared by the project coordinator presented Poznan as a cradle of the Polish nation, the main center of the first Polish state that emerged in the Middle Ages and the oldest capital of Poland. The Route followed the places where the first royal dynasty (the Piasts) had resided, and where they had been baptized.
Participants learned some local legends, traditions and a few words in both in Polish as in a local Poznan dialect. They had the chance to taste some local cuisine products and reveal the secrets, legends and traditions of Saint Martin Croissants and other Poznan prides.
Activities caried out by the participants:
- exploring the history and culture of Greater Poland and places where the Polish kingdom began
- guided excursion to the first capitals of Poland
- Gniezno and Poznań as well as Ostrów Tumski and Pobiedziska
- taking part in a Map + Selfie Game in the historical city center of Poznań, finding necessary information on the project blog
- guided visit to the multimedia museum of the Piast Dynasty and the beginnings of Poland (Brama Poznania)
- guided visit to the Imperial Castle in Poznań, learning the historical background of this residence of the emperor Wilhelm II (CK Zamek)
- exploring the interactive Enigma Cipher Center, earning the history of cryptologists from Poznan
- getting to know local legends
- being exposed to the Polish language and local dialect spoken in Poznań
- taking part in a lesson of Polish for beginners and the basics of The Piast Dynasty Trail in Greater Poland (by a senior studying at hosting organization)
- tasting local Greater Polish cuisine and learning about the traditional cuisine
Main results include:
- new educational and integration opportunities for adult and senior students, who took part in culture workshops and guided excursions, developing knowledge of European heritage and increasing the sense of responsibility for shared cultural and environmental European values.
- new competences of adult education teachers: teaching and intercultural skills, wider knowledge of Polish heritage, new inspiration for culture lessons from exchanging
best practices and ideas. - Polish Heritage Route promoted as a carrier of important knowledge and common values thorough the project website where participant could present descriptions of visited, routes developed, photos and videos from the mobility, participants could post their own impressions, descriptions, comments, photos and videos about what they have experienced in Poland.
- developing relationships between the staff of the 4 institutions from different regions of Europe
