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Our school and the region we live in

Our school and the region we live in. Where do we live?. Ostrołęka i s a town in northeastern Poland on the Narew R iver , about 120 km (75 miles) northeast of the capital city - Warsaw. Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship. Green – location in Green Forest.

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Our school and the region we live in

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  1. Ourschool and the region we live in

  2. Where do we live? Ostrołęka is a town in northeastern Poland on the Narew River, about 120 km (75 miles) northeast ofthe capital city - Warsaw.Situated in the MasovianVoivodeship.

  3. Green – locationin Green Forest Thesymbols of ourtown Yellow – crown and clutches of thewhiteeaglefromthecoat of arms Blue – symbol of the Narew River The flag of Ostrołęka „HAEC AVIS PROTEGE” – „SaveIt, Bird!” Coat of arms

  4. A little bit of history The history of Ostrołęka reaches the end of XI century, when on the sandy island a defensive post was built and a village around it. Later that village became a City of Ostrołęka. The document that legistales Town Charter for Ostrołęka, originates from 1373.

  5. Europeanmeaning of Ostrołęka In early 1807 in Ostrołęka the battle of Napoleon's campaign between French and Russian armies took place, won by Napoleon’s armies. The fact that name of the city was gullied on Triumphal Arc in Paris, speaks for itsimportance.

  6. What we areproud of Every year in May (12 – 26 May) an event called "Days of Ostrołęka" takes place. Organized by The City Council, includes garden parties, athletic competitions, musical concerts. Important part of the event is an open air show "Battle under Ostrołęka", commemorating the events of May 1831 (important battle of national revolt directed against Russians invading Poland).

  7. Thearchitecturalside of ourtown Bridge built in 1995 in form of an arc, modeled on bridge in Sevilleis the most recognizable symbolof thetown. Town Hall

  8. Signs of the past Fara church – theoldestsacredbuildingin Ostrołęka (built in1399) The Old Town

  9. Our region - Kurpie The Kurpie region is located in Poland on a lowland plain called the Mazovian Region (Mazowsze), which was once covered over by two forests known as the Puszcza Zielona (the Green Wilderness) and the Puszcza Biała (the White Wilderness).

  10. Thetraditionalcostume Women wore red skirts with a green vest over a white linen blouse with some trim and always a necklace made of amber. Kurpie men wore long brown (or red) coats tied around the waist with a red sash, white linen shirts and white trousers which are fastened at the bottom with straps from the Kurpie shoes, which they wore.

  11. Theheritage park of Kurpie Kurpie homes were made out of wood and covered with straw, with a cross or flag mounted on the roof. The interior of the house was sparse, and the floor was wood. Windows in a Kurpie home always contained six panes of glass. Shutters and doors were painted.

  12. Whatisour region famous for?

  13. Folk art paper cutting Kurpie women have always been famous for their paper cut-outs (wycinanki) of animals, geometric designs, flowers, and so on.

  14. Handicraft Localwomenareskilledatcrochetting. Theirlovelytattingsare a realwindfall for amateursfromthewhole country. Kurpie make marvellousjewellery. Quitecommonmaterialislocallydivedamber.

  15. Celebrating Christian feasts Kurpie Palm Sunday During this season, Kurpies delighted in making tall Easter Sunday palms out of small trees and decorating them with flowers and other ornaments in order to protect their houses from ghosts. Easter Kurpie women were famous for their beautifully decorated Easter eggs, and cookies made in the shape of the Easter lamb.

  16. Celebrating Christian feasts Dyngus Day or Wet Monday (PolishŚmigus-Dyngus or lanyponiedziałek) is the name for Easter Monday in Poland. Traditionally, early in the morning boys awake girls by pouring a bucket of water on their head and striking them about the legs with long thin twigs or switches made from willoworbirch.

  17. Winter Christian feasts The 6th of December Thisdateiswidelyknown as Santa Claus’ Day, whenchildren and adultswait for gifts, which Santa isbelieved to leaveinbootsor sockshungabovethefireplace. Christmas On the 24th DecembereachPolishfamilydresses a Christmastree and preparesChristmasEveSupperconsisting of 12 traditionalmeals, whichtheyconsume as the first star appearsinthesky. Thencomesthe time of sharingtheChristmaswafer, singingcarols and openingpresents.

  18. Folk traditions KadzidlanskieWedding Annuallysince 1944 on the third Sunday of June a localcoupledressedintraditionalcostumes and accompanied by weddingsuite, takes part indifferentattractions common for such an event. Aftertheastonishingceremony, everyone has a chance to dancewiththenewly weds, as well as to have a ride by cartor to performin a musical show.

  19. Ourschoolinthe past Gen. Joseph Bem’sSecondarySchoolin Ostrołęka 97 years ago

  20. Howdidit start? Living under Russianannexationwasn’teasy. In Ostrołęka therewere no schoolsteachinginPolish , so citizenscreated a private one. Mr Majewski becameHeadteacher.The first bell rang on1st October,1913 and 84 boyscame to thisprivate house adapted for a schoolbuilding.

  21. Only one break for almost 100 years In 1915, when the1st WorldWar’s front approached Ostrołęka, citizenswereevacuated and schoolhad to be closed. In 1918 Mr Majewski reactivatedit. Althoughthe place changed a lot, studentsstartedlearnigenthusiastically. It was the first and thelastsuch a dramaticeventinhistory of theschool.

  22. Building In 1919 teachingeventuallybecamecheaper and availableeven for studentswithsocialsetbacks. Onlyneed was theschoolbuilding, then. Since 1932 ithasbeen a place, whereyoungpeoplearebeingeducated.

  23. Golesin Because of the 2nd World War, teachinghad to be moved to nerbyvillages. It was reallytough time for everyone. Golesin was a codename for school. However, no one haslosthope and in 1945 studentscame back to Ostrołęka.

  24. Gen. Joseph Bem In 1975 hebecame a patron of theschool . Bem is a hero of thebattle, whichtook place on 26th May,1831 near Ostrołęka.

  25. Heroes In 50s - Stalin’sdifficulttimes - ourstudents fought for independence. Theyjoined national organisationssuchas:„The Union of PolishSocialists” and „United National Faction”. Police arrestedthem and sentenced to deathorexpatriated. Threatedlikeanimals, theyspenttheiryouth workinginmineshundreds of km fromhome. Somedied, anotherdevotedtheir health, but thanks to them , Poland isnow a free and independent country.

  26. Howhave we changed?

  27. Management

  28. OurTeachingstaff Englishteacher Ms Łomacz Englishteacher Ms Sławińska Biologyteacher Mrs Gawrych TheHeadmaster Mathsteacher Mrs Koronka

  29. How do we learn? Learning process Beforestartingeducationinourschoolevery pupil choses a learningfaculty, whichsuitsthembest. Thereareavilable: *Maths ,Computer Science *Economic (Maths ,Geographic) *Medical (Biology, Chemistry) *Science (Maths, Biology, Chemistry) *Humanistic (Polish, History) Our high schoolisattended by about800 students, whodon’tonlycomefromOstroleka but also live innearbyvillages. Theteachingstaff accounts for almost 60 teachers.

  30. Nowadays We learn to improveourselves.

  31. Charitableactions Ourschoolorganises a hugeamount of charitableactions. Studentsraisemoney, arrangeraffles and take advantageof theirown talents to help peopleinneed. One of suchactionsconsists insellingdaffodilswhich we plant everyyear.

  32. Foreign projects

  33. EveryyearinFebruaryorMarchourschooltakes part inAIESEC.Volunteersfromdifferentcountries (e.g. Brasil, Qatar, Singapore) come to ourschool to make theirfatherland and culturemorefamiliar to us. • We don’t want to abandon ourschool for a moment, so evenduringholidaysvolunteersfromthe USA visitus for 7 weeksin order to teachEnglish. Willingstudentstakeadvantage of suchlessons.

  34. German organisationcalled„InternationalerBauorden” alsostaysintouchwithus. Whilevisitingthem we work on ourprojects, eg. artistic, historicor media, whichare to be showninourschool.

  35. Althoughquiteyoung for academic life, ourstudentsprepare for itrightnow. We take part indifferentlecturesthatareheldatPolishUniversities, eg. in Warsaw. • Cooperationwith Romania hasbeenlasting for a couple of years. We exchangee-mailsaboutschool, region and traditionswithRomanianstudents. They’veevenpublishedourpieces of workintheirschoolnewspaper

  36. Fun time However, we alwaysfind time to havesomefun.

  37. Pinkrules!

  38. High school prom About one hundreddaysbefore ‚ Matura, students, whoareattheend of the third year of educationinourschool, take part in high school prom. Thatallowsthem to forgetaboutfinalexams for a moment. Everybody loves dancing…

  39. …as well as posing for photos ;)

  40. Thankyou for yourattention!

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