CARIDIS PROJECT SUMMARY Warsaw Meeting, Poland, May 2013

WHY WE JOINED THE PROJECT Why we joined the CARIDIS project? (most common question from our trainees involved in CARIDIS) What Meritum stands for?  Not only Polish language school, but also Polish culture propagator  Teaching elements of Polish Culture such as : menality, customs, cultural differences

DIFFICULT FIRST STEPS How to define a disappearing trade? Analysis - of the publications and scintific descriptions on the trades losing popularity or economic grounds Conclusion – descriptions as folklore only Trying to analyse trades from the non-folklore point of view Effect – presentation of criteria for a disappearing trade developed by our team and presented during the 2nd meeting in Padua

DISAPPEARING TRADE CRITERIA  Industrialization of production  Development of new technologies  Scarcity of profession  Change in mode, style, preferences  Lack of specialized education  No demand  Integration with public education  Change in social status

INTERVIEWS Preparation: meetings with trainees, discussion of project’s objectives, interview rules Interviews:  Watchmaker  Shoemaker  Corsetmaker  Umbrella Maker  Hatter  Weaver  Glover

AFTER INTERVIEWS ICT workshops for our trainees – practical training in management (adding/editing) of materials on the project’s webpage ( – formatting text, adding pictures Similiar workshops for our project partners conducted during 5th CARIDIS meeting in Innsbruck

WHAT WE GAINED FROM THE PROJECT  Discovering European institutions providing adult education  Learning their good practices (project management, communication between partners, evaluation tools, podcast workshops in Padua)  Oportunity to improve lingual skills in English, German, Spanish and Greek – participation in partner meetings  Rising cultural awarness  Rising ICT skills  Cooperation with Culture Institute of Warsaw University

FUTURE PLANS  Radio broadcast  News on TV  Disappearing Trades Trail – adding new product to the cultural programme of our school; promotion of craftsmen among our foreign students visiting Warsaw or working here  Further cooperation with Warsaw University on the cultural projects  Involving other schools – informing about new possibilities, teaching/learning materials