2. HOW DID IT START……?

3. The first preperations for Comenius started more than 3 years ago. The school no. 10 from Jastrzębie Zdrój invited us for the sum up of their project where Mr Christian Carlstetter was a coordinator from the Landsberg’s school. We rechanged our emails and from that time we started our cooperation. Our first project made with Slovakia and Ireland was rejected but still, we were in touch. Our next step was the meeting on the skype in September – October 2008.

4. Chris Carlstetter told us that he is going to Lithuania to find more partners for our future work. After that meeting our present partners form Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Austria, Lituania, Portugal and Poland started working on the project. Final version was printed in February 2009 and from that time till July there was no signal about the project. At the end of July I received emails that every partner got information from National Agency that the project was accepted;-)

5. OUR PARTNERS

7. GERMANY Landsberg am Lech 846 km

8. Gioia del Colle ITALY 1839 km

9. PORTUGAL SETÚBAL 3210 km

10. AUSTRIA FROHNLEITEN 569 km

11. LITHUANIA Šiauliai 935 km

12. THE CZECH REPUBLIC Velká Bystřice 129 km

13. Jastrzębie Zdrój Is a city in the south of Poland with 94,072 inhabitants (2007). Until the 20th century it was a spa village situated in Upper Silesia. It was granted city rights in 1963. Jastrzębie Zdrój is currently situated in the Silesian Province. In the early 1980s, the city was one of the main center of workers' protests, which resulted in creation of Solidarity.

14. Jastrzębie Zdrój in Europe

15. Jastrzębie Zdrój in Poland

17. Famous Sights in Jastrzębie Zdrój

18. DĄBRÓWKA PARK

19. THE HISTORIC WOODEN SAINT BARBARA AND SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH The Church was built in 1647 in Jedłownik, part of Wodzisław Śląski and moved to Lower Jastrzębie in 1974.

20. MIKOŁAJ WITCZAK’S SPA PARK The Park was created in 19th century and it has been listed in the Register of Historic Monuments. The Park boasts of unique architectural and spatial layout and abundant forests.

21. THE CLASSICAL PALACE IN BORYNIA The Palace built in the second half of the 18th century in Classical style.

22. SPA HOUSE It was built in the Swiss style in 1862.

23. The concert shell from 1861 and the fountain situated in Spa Park in Zdrój district.

24. The History of Our School 1 st September 1974

25. 1 st September 1974 – the school openning

28. OUR PATRON Jerzy Kukuczka (24 March 1948 – 24 October 1989), born in Katowice, Poland, was a Polish alpine and high- altitude climber. On 18 September 1987, he became the second man, after Reinhold Messner, to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders in the world.

29. School activities

30. Famous Poles

31. Pope John Paul II (Polish: Jan Paweł II, Latin: Joannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II), born Karol Józef Wojtyła (18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) served as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death almost 27 years later. He was the second-longest pontificate; only Pope Pius IX served longer. He was the only Polish Pope, and was the first non-Italian Pope since Dutch Pope Adrian VI in the 1520s. Pope John Paul II (Polish: Jan Paweł II, Latin: Joannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II), born Karol Józef Wojtyła (18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) served as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death almost 27 years later. He was the second-longest pontificate; only Pope Pius IX served longer. He was the only Polish Pope, and was the first non-Italian Pope since Dutch Pope Adrian VI in the 1520s.

32. Lech Wałęsa is a Polish politician and a former trade union and human rights activist. He co- founded Solidarity (Solidarność), the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995.

33. Adam Małysz is a Polish ski jumper. He was born and still lives in the town of Wisła in southern Poland. He is considered one of the best and most successful ski jumpers of all time. Małysz has won 38 World Cup competitions. Małysz is the only ski jumper ever to win the World Cup 4 times (with Matti Nykänen) and 3 times in a row - that is why he is considered the best ever ski jumper, by some. He is also the most titled ski jumper in the history of individual World Championships.

34. Mikołaj Kopernik (Nicolaus Copernicus) was the first astronomer to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology, which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe. His work stimulated further scientific investigations, becoming a landmark in the history of science that is often referred to as the Copernican Revolution.

35. Maria Skłodowska Curie was a physicist and chemist. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity, the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes, and the first female professor at the University of Paris.

36. European Language Day On 23 rd September there was a European Language Day in our school. The ELD was connected with the presentation of the school partners from Siauliai, Landsberg, Frohnleiten, Velka Bystrice, Setubal and Gioa del Colle. The KICK OFF party was an opportunity to present also our school, there was a class competition about our partners countries. Children from group “Wiolinki” sang the European Union anthem, “ZEZ” shown their dance program and 9 year old children from class 3a sang a few English songs. The party was recorded and a part of the film will be available on our website. www.sp12jastrzebie.neostrada.pl/

37. European Language Day

38. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION ;-) And see you in Poland