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Representatives from partner schools from Turkey, Lithuania and Croatia spent a few busy days at Primary School No. 11 in Starachowice. The days of October 16-20, 2023 were filled with intensive work on the subject of the project and planning joint activities. However, our guests also had the opportunity to see some interesting places in our town, region and country. In Starachowice, we visited the revitalized parts of the city: the Town Park, the Pasternik Reservoir and the Lubianka Reservoir. In addition, we visited the Chęciny Castle, learning about the history of the voivodeship and legends related to our region. Our guests also visited Krakow, learning in detail about the history of Wawel Castle and spending time on the Old Town Square. We were in Warsaw on the occasion of the arrivals and departures of our guests, reserving a few moments to visit the old town and the most beautiful places in the capital. We look forward to the next meetings of our partner group.

The first visit under the Erasmus+ project, which took place at Primary School No. 11 in Starachowice, ended on October 20, 2023. Last week was a time of hard work both for the representatives of partner schools from Turkey, Lithuania and Croatia, as well as for the organizers from Primary School No. 11 in Starachowice. The partner group discussed many strategic elements of the project and planned activities for the coming months. Excellent communication and friendly bond between all the teachers working on the project turned out to be very important. A good atmosphere during the implementation of tasks will certainly translate into a positive effect of joint activities.

As part of the summaries, Mr. Krzysztof Rokita, the headmaster, and Mrs. Agnieszka Pachocka, the deputy headmistress, thanked all those involved in the preparation of the visit and handed out certificates of participation to the guests and teachers of Primary School No. 11. The guests also received commemorative gifts promoting the Świętokrzyskie region.

On October 20, 2023, representatives of partner schools from Lithuania, Turkey and Croatia staying at Primary School No. 11 as part of the jointly implemented Erasmus+ project devoted to the exchange of good practices implemented as part of environmental education and promotion of sustainable development. First, Deputy Headmistress Agnieszka Pachocka presented the guests with a visualization of the rooms that the school will gain after the currently ongoing renovation as part of the co-financing from the Norway Grants. Then, psychologist Agnieszka Dygas told the guests about the "Eko School" Association operating at Primary School No. 11, and then our guests presented their activities and initiatives that they undertake on a daily basis as part of environmental education. We were able to inspire each other to act. The discussion was listened to by bilingual 7th grade students, who then worked in groups with teachers from partner schools to jointly plan school eco initiatives.

The 20th of October, which was the last day of the partner visit to the Primary School No. 11 in Starachowice as part of the Erasmus+ project ‘Promoting a sustainable lifestyle’, we started with a visit to the Town Hall. Our guests, representatives of partner schools from Turkey, Croatia and Lithuania and the representatives of Primary School No. 11 in Starachowice: Headmaster Krzysztof Rokita, Deputy Headmistress Agnieszka Pachocka and teachers: Magdalena Majchrzyk, Agnieszka Jasztal-Rdzanek, Justyna Adach, Magdalena Sławska-Opozda and Artur Turaj were welcomed by Deputy Mayor Mrs. Elżbieta Gralec and Meputy Mayor Mr. Marcin Gołębiowski. Our guests learned about the city's development strategy and about examples of practices related to sustainable development on the example of investments implemented in the town. Then the representatives of the Youth City Council took the floor and talked about the projects and initiatives carried out by the youth from Starachowice. Our guests, teachers from partner schools from Turkey, Croatia and Lithuania, talked about their experiences and feelings during their visit to Starachowice. The meeting was an introduction to the exchange of good practices, which took place later in the day at Primary School No. 11.

On 18 October, as part of a partnership visit under the Erasmus+ project, workshops on the preparation of natural cosmetics were held at our school. Our guests, i.e. teachers from partner schools in Turkey, Croatia and Lithuania, took part in the preparation of natural soaps, rosemary skin oil and bath bombs. The workshops were conducted by teachers: Małgorzata Skorzyńska, Magdalena Woźniak, Paulina Kozera and Monika Dygas. Help was provided by Magdalena Nowak and English teachers: Agnieszka Jasztal-Rdzanek, Magdalena Sławska-Opozda and Magdalena Majchrzyk. Invaluable help was provided by the students of the 7th bilingual class: Oliwia Mucha, Kamila Jakubowska, Wojciech Parszewski, Mikołaj Wójcik, who professionally described the course of reaction of the ingredients used. Bilingual 8th grade students: Klaudia Bies, Karolina Wolf and Borys Baran helped the guests pack the cosmetics by adding an element of aesthetics to the valuable content. It was an afternoon filled with the beautiful aroma of lavender, rose and rosemary.

The 18th October, the next day of the partner visit as part of the Erasmus+ project implemented in our school began with a seminar on ‘Consumer Societies’, which was led by Magdalena Majchrzyk, a teacher of English and biology. The aim of the lecture was to introduce the problem of excessive consumption in the modern world, which is closely related to the subject of our project, i.e. a sustainable lifestyle. The lecture was also attended by students of the 8th grade bilingual, who showed interest in the topic and recognized that their generation will have to take concrete actions to mitigate climate change and reduce the effects of the progress of environmental degradation. The traditional form of the lecture was broken by the use of Kahoot and Menti tools and traditional group work, where the students of the 8 bilingual class worked with representatives of partner schools from Lithuania, Turkey and Croatia.

In May 2023, we started the implementation of the Erasmus+ project as part of small-scale partnerships. Our partner group consists of schools from Polish (Primary School No. 11 in Starachowice), Turkey (Şehit Necdet Alıcı Ortaokulu, Ankara), Croatia (Osnovna skola Hugo Badalic, Slavonski Brod) and Lithuania (Alytus Piliakalnis progymnasium, Alytus). Our project is called PROSlife – Promotong Sustainable Lifestyles and its main goal is to improve the competences of school staff in the field of sustainable lifestyle and to promote pro-ecological attitudes among students. Teachers from partner schools work together to develop topics for the training modules of the learning platform that will serve the entire school community.

On 16-10 October, a working meeting was held at Primary School No. 11 in Starachowice as part of the project. Our school acts as the coordinator of the project and we were very happy to be the hosts at the first meeting of the partner group.

During the welcome ceremony on October 17, 2023 in the gym, Mr. Krzysztof Rokita, the headmaster, welcomed the guests: Delegation from Turkey: Hüseyin Sarı (School Principal), Aytaç Ünal (English teacher), Elif Bayraktar Halcı (Mathematics teacher), Delegation from Croatia: Marija Janković (English teacher), Lana Tolarić (social pedagogue), Katarina Brkić Čabraja (Croatian language teacher) and a delegation from Lithuania: Danguolė Dudzienė (deputy headmaster), Vilija Zenkevičienė (social pedagogue) and Lina Klebauskienė ( teacher librarian and supporting teacher).

The deputy Mayor of Starachowice, Mr. Marcin Gołębiowski, who was invited to the welcoming ceremony, spoke about how important the topic of the current project is for the development of the school.

The guests watched a performance entitled "In the fairy-tale world of Ecoheroes" performed by students of classes 5c and 7 bilingual and listened to vocal performances of students from class 5ai and student Aleksandra Skiba from class 7 bilingual.

The ceremony was led by 8th grade bilingual students: Klaudia Bies and Kamil Filipowski. The performance and decorations were prepared by teachers: Agnieszka Jasztal-Rdzanek, Magdalena Nowak and Agata Abramowska. The proper sound system for the event was supervised by Borys Baran – a student of class 8 bilingual.

After the welcoming ceremony, our guests had the opportunity to tour the school and get to know the teachers and students. Later the representatives of the partner schools discussed the implementation of the project and planned activities for the coming months. The creation of the educational platform will be preceded by a needs analysis among teachers of partner schools. The design of the project website and the project page on the Facebook social platform were initially planned. Activities of the eTwinning project, which will be carried out in parallel with the Erasmus+ project, are also planned. Delegates from the Lithuanian school presented a plan for the dissemination of the project's results. Primary School No. 11 was represented by: Magdalena Majchrzyk, Agnieszka Jasztal-Rdzanek, Artur Turaj and Deputy Headmistress Agnieszka Pachocka.