Visit our partners in Poland

From 20 to 24 of March 2013 we hosted in Poznań, Poland, in Kindergarten
"Pod Topola" our European partners of the project - the directors and teachers
 from Turkey and Finland.

Children, teachers and nursery workers are preparing for a formal guests welcome. Partners came to Poznań on Wednesday, 20 of March 2013. On Thursday 21 of March 2013, in the morning, guests have visited our nursery school. Children in T-shirts with the proposition of design of logo welcomed them with bread and salt - with an old Polish custom. Despite snowing weather outside the windows, in Kindergarten "Pod Topola" spring decor and mood. The guests were welcomed by the director of kindergarten Marzenna Bolińska, reminding the long road leading us to the approval by the National Agency. Children from Kindergarten "Pod Topola" presented the guests the city of Poznań, Poland, and the spring and Easter traditions in songs and dances. The great surprise for guests was the Turkish dance - damat halayi - performed by children and Finnish Jenka danced by teachers of the Nursery School "Pod Topola". The dances eagerly joined teachers from partner kindergartens. The artistic part was completed by canon "Brother John" in Polish, English, Finnish and Turkish.

Invited guests: Honorary Consul General of Turkey, Chairman of the City of Poznan, Poznan City councilors, representatives from the Department of Education and the Department of Education of the City of Poznan, heads of schools and other kindergartens of Jeżyce , representatives from the Council Estate Jeżyce, police officers from the Police Station Poznan Jeżyce, Parent Council of Kindergarten No. 71 "Pod Topola" in Poznan, they all rewarded  children with thunderous applause for its dynamic performance and European art. In commemoration of the meeting, each of the guests received a commemorative edition magazine "Tup, tup, tup ... pod Topola" and spring gifts, made by children. After the guests watched the artistic exhibition - "Kindergarten" Pod Topola" in the Comenius project", and then went to the traditional, Poznan refreshments.

In the afternoon, a meeting took place. During the meeting the logo design was chosen. The biggest amount of points received the Polish proposition. Partners agreed that in Finland all partners will be wearing t-shirts with the logo design. Finland also presented its role in Turkish month, in the form of presentations and video.

Then the guests were invited to the Kindergarten No. 86 "Rainbow World" to see the show and songs related to the tradition of Poznań and Wielkopolska. Guests got small gifts made by preschoolers.

In the evening all the guests and teachers of the Kindergarten No. 71 "Pod Topola" in Poznan viewed Verdi's opera Nabucco.

On Friday, 22 of March 2013, the children of group IV and guests visit the city of Poznan by historic tram. The greatest joy made goats at the City Hall at noon. Then the guests watched a multimedia show about the history of City of Poznan on the hill of Przemysl.

23 of March 2013 in the morning, the guests visited the Green House, and then in Kindergarten "Pod Topola" was meeting and teamwork.

We were creating new pages of our glossary. We presented our idea to the menu book. We talked about the aims for the months April, May and June. The meeting ended with the awarding of certificates to all participants in the project. In the afternoon, guests went for a walk over Malta.

At the end of guests' stay in Poland the evening of memories took place - presentation of "Turkey-Turgutlu 2012" was shown. The partners learned the song - the anthem of Kindergarten "Pod Topola" and performed the canon of "Brother John" in English, Turkish, Finnish and Polish. We all confirmed a visit to Finland from 5 to 9 of June 2013. Partners agreed that the next visit will be in 2014: in January in Finland, in March in Turkey, in June in Poland.

Visit partners in Poland passed very fast. It was intensive and interesting. I'm sure everyone will remember it for a very long time!