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EDUKO | cultural education of the Opole region

Project title

EDUKO | edukacja kulturowa Opolszczyzny

Description of initiative

1. The activities carried out as part of the project in the school include:
- cultural and historical tours in the Opole Voivodeship (Nysa, Paczków, Niemodlin, Brzeg, Opole, Małujowice, Byczyna)
- engaging in cooking, baking, sewing, and performing household preserves, baking traditional pies with the use of traditional recipes and products
- conducting discussion panels, lectures, and meetings aimed at familiarizing and reminding local traditions, the history of the Opole region, and instilling passions for cognition
- cultural activities titled "Nature in the era of art" - introducing the art of Impressionists connected with learning about the use of plants and floristic techniques for practical purposes
- organizing photography skill workshops
- creating an educational game "I have, I know Opole"
- a singing contest for the youngest participants (preschool units) "Festival Opole - I sing too"
- all additional activities lead to the integration of the local community of all age groups
2. Three years of organization Family Days, whose leading theme "You're a star" showcases the local talents of students, residents of the community. During these events, the local community is presented with diverse talents of individuals, historical activities, and attempts at social integration. The school and local community have the opportunity to engage with music, dance, and singing performed by students, parents, residents, as well as musicians from Opole, who performed a music concert.
3. Organization of activities developing creativity, including theater classes and vocal classes, during which students prepare for performances organized within the facility, for example "The Little Match Girl", "Hansel and Gretel", "Little Red Riding Hood" as well as at the Community Cultural Center in Dobrzeń Wielki - "Kacperek" and especially on the boards of the big stage of the J. Kochanowski Theater in Opole – the play "The Nutcracker". The activities integrate the entire families of the Kup community, as well as the surrounding localities. The school disseminates the results of its actions by inviting students from other municipal educational institutions, as well as schools from Opole, and wards from the social care homes in Ładza and Dobrzeń Wielki, thus preventing social exclusion.
The activities carried out by the educational institution within the framework of cultural education significantly enriched the offer proposed by the core curriculum. Students have acquired and developed a range of artistic skills that will certainly be useful in the next stages of education and in their future lives. Among the projects activities will stimulate curiosity about the world, acquaintance with tradition, history and local and regional cultures, and will build sensitivity to aesthetics, art and music. The school has established new contacts with cultural institutions - the Jan Kochanowski Theater in Opole, where they will conduct authorial workshops on acting.

Further information on the initiative

Themes: Culture and...

Individual well-being
Community well-being
Mental health
Quality of social relations

Keywords

health, wellbeing, positive emotions, region, cultural activities

Target group

Not targeted to a specific group

Cultural field

Crafts | Heritage | Music | Theatre, opera

Timeframe

2021 - ongoing

Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt

Benefits: Integration of the local community, intergenerational activities for culture, strengthening of bonds, raising knowledge and development of plastic, musical, floristic, photographic skills, sports equipment, discernment of alternative ways of spending free time in an interesting and creative way, acquisition of new skills (sewing on machines, use of graphic programs, cooking, baking, active participation of participants in public discussions, public speaking, painting techniques, singing, acting, stress management during event organization, dancing, dealing with stress).
Results:
- Number of project participants aged pre-school or younger - 35
- Number of project participants aged 6-14 - 125
- Number of project participants aged 14-19 - 62
- Number of guardians (parents, caregivers - non workers - 20
- Number of teachers involved in project implementation - 6
- Number of cultural animators involved in project implementation - 7
- Total number of project cultural education activities - 574
Impact:
- Participants in the project acquired knowledge and new skills (cooking, sewing on machines, using graphic programs, active participation in public discussions, painting, cake baking, singing, floristic techniques).
- Integration of different age groups (children, parents, seniors) in the area of cultivating history and regional traditions.
- They are establishing cooperation with passionate and partners from the education and culture sectors - they are opening a school for future generations.
- During the project implementation, they cultivated and maintained cooperation between schools and institutions.

Organizer(s)

Muzeum Śląska Opolskiego
Poland
Public / State | Culture

Partner(s)

Zespół Szkolno-Przedszkolny w Kup
Poland
Public / State | Other