POLAND

National symbolsSymbole narodowe

The Coat of arms of Poland consists of a white eagle on a red field. Its current appearance, regulated by the Coat of Arms Act, consists of single-headed, crowned eagle, turned towards right with golden claws and beak, upon the red shield. White and red are the national colors of the Republic of Poland, regulated by the Act.

Flag of Poland

The national colors of Poland arewhite and red. If displayedhorizontally, the white is on top, ifvertically – on the left. The colors, which are of heraldic origin and

havea history dating back to 1831 are

oneof three constitutional symbols of

theRepublic of Poland, along with thecoat of arms, the White Eagle, andthe national anthem, MazurekDąbrowskiego . The Polish flag is arectangular piece of cloth in thenational colors, with or without thePolish coat of arms on the whitestripe. Polish Flag Day is celebratedon May 2.

Anthem of Poland

Mazurek Dąbrowskiego(Dąbrowski's Mazurka) is thePolish national athem (since

26 February 1927), written byJózef Wybicki in 1797.

Originally called the "Anthemof the Polish Legions in Italy",it is also informally known inEnglish as "Poland Is Not YetLost" or "Poland Has Not Yet

Perished" from its initial verse,"Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła."

Dąbrowski's MazurkaMazurek Dąbrowskiego

• Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła, Poland has not yet perished,• Kiedy my żyjemy. So long as we live.• Co nam obca przemoc wzięła, What foreign violence has taken from us,• Szablą odbierzemy. We will reclaim, sword in hand.

• Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski, March, march, Dąbrowski,• Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski, From the land of Italy to Poland,• Za twoim przewodem Behind your leadership• Złączym się z narodem. We will unite as a nation.

• Przejdziem Wisłę, przejdziem Wartę, We'll cross the Vistula, we'll cross the Warta River,• Będziem Polakami And we shall be Poles,• Dał nam przykład Bonaparte, Bonaparte has shown us• Jak zwyciężać mamy. How to be victorious.

• Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski... March, march, Dąbrowski...

• Jak Czarniecki do Poznania As Czarniecki to Poznań• Po szwedzkim zaborze, After the Swedish occupation,• Dla ojczyzny ratowania To save our country• Wrócim się przez morze. We will return across the sea.• Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski... March, march, Dąbrowski...• Już tam ojciec do swej Basi A father was saying to his (daughter) Basia• mówi zapłakany: With tears in his eyes:• "Słuchaj jeno, pono nasi „Listen, now, are those our boys• Biją w tarabany.„ Beating the drums.’’

• Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski... March, march, Dąbrowski…

Current 10 złoty banknote with portrait of Duke Mieszko I

Current 20 złoty banknote with portrait of King Bolesław I The Brave

Current 50 złoty banknote with portrait of King Casimir III The Great

Current 100 złoty banknote with portrait of King Władysław II

Jagiełło

Current 200 złoty banknote with portrait of King Zygmunt I The Old

NORTHERN POLAND…

                                                                           

The Sea…

                                                                           

SOUTHERN POLAND…

The Tatra Mountains…

Climbing, hiking…

And Skiing!

CENTRAL POLAND…

Warsaw , the capital and Poland’s largest city, plays the prominent economic, cultural and educational role in the country. Although it was almost completely destroyed during World War II, it followed a massive and thorough reconstruction to restore the grandeur of many monuments to life. Thus the city can boast of Old Town (Stare Miasto), which was authentically renovated. Apart from over 20 museums one can admire Zamek Krolewski, the reconstructed Royal Castle; The Wilanow Palace with a spectacular collection of old paintings and furniture; the massive post communist Palace of Culture and Science with a wonderful view of the whole city, The Lazienki Palace

Warsaw – The Royal Castle

Cracow• This city is one of the most beautiful and

popular tourist resorts in our country. It used to be our capital in the past.

• Cracow is a great place for sightseeing

Altar made by Wit Stwosz in St. Mary’s Basilica

Sukiennice (Drapers’ Hall), Old Town

As you can see in Cracow you can meet also many pigeons.

Wawel Castle, meander of the Vistula River

WieliczkaNow we want to show you Wieliczka. Wieliczka is situated near Cracow. There is a unique salt mine, which is popular in all Europe. Underground, there is a famous tourist path through the mine…You can participate in a 3km tour and you can see statues of historic, mythic figures, chambers and chapels. The most magnificent is Chapel of St. Kinga.

If you need salt…go there, and scratch some from the wall …

The province of Silesia, situated in the southern part of Poland, belongs to a major industrial region. The capital of the voivodeship is the city Katowice. It is the most urbanized province in Poland...

Katowice – the capital of Upper Silesia

Katowice is the capital city of Silesian. It lies in the south-west part of Poland on the rivers Klodica and Rawa. It is the main city of Upper Silesian Industrial Area and the most populous city of Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union as well as one of the most growing Polish Metropolises.

Dąbrowa Górnicza the city of Oaks

Dąbrowa Górnicza is the largest city in the Upper Silesian Province in terms of area, covering 189km2. The name of Dąbrowa Górnicza derives from a place overgrown with oak trees, which have special symbolism and importance meaning strength, endurance and longevity. Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city with an extremely varied landscape. Dąbrowa’s having 4 beautiful, clear lakes, woodlands and parks or the natural attractions of Europe’s unique Błędowska Desert,

Aquapark Nemo

Lake Pogoria

The Zofia Książek-Bregułowa Special Institute for Visually Impaired and Blind Children in Dąbrowa Górnicza is a school for the blind and visually handicapped children in intellectual norm. It forms the base for teaching children with special educational needs from the Silesian region. The Institute provides equal life opportunities for all its pupils and graduates by offering broad education, therapy and care as well as helping parents in raising their children.

The Institute consists of the following parts:

* The Early Childhood Intervention; * The Primary School no 7 with some Kindergarten classes; * The Junior High School no 15; * The High School no 6; * The Vocational School no 1, with specialties: - The gardener; - The hotel service worker.

SchoolSchool Number Number of yearsof years

AgeAge Compulsory?Compulsory?

NurseryNursery 22 5 to 65 to 6 NoNo

PrimaryPrimary 66 7 to 12/137 to 12/13 YesYes

High School High School 33 13 to 13 to 15/1615/16

YesYes

SecondSecondary ary

Technical Technical SchoolSchool

44 16 to 2016 to 20 NoNo

General General Education Education Secondary Secondary SchoolSchool

33 16 to 1916 to 19 NoNo

Principal Principal SchoolSchool

2-32-3 16 to 16 to 18/1918/19

NoNo

CollegeCollege variouslyvariously variouslyvariously NoNo

The Polish Education System

Species of Polish schools

Nursery

Primary

High School

Secondary - Technical school - General education secondary school - Principal school

College

Nursery

In Poland, children start nursery school at the age 5. They learn write and to read. Kids majority of time play. Nursery is not compulsory.

Primary

Primary is compulsory and last six years. Uniforms are not mandatory. Students have got 11 subjects. They are: Art and Desing, Physical Education, Maths, Polnish, English/German, Nature, Music, Religious Education, Information ahd Comunication Technology, History, Educational Lesson. Primary are private or state.

High School

In age 13 years students go to high school. There has got more subjects and more educations. They on end write the competence test. High school is compulsory, then choose to some schools they want to go. But they need not.

Secondary

• Secondary – Technical school– General education secondary school– Principal school

Secondary school is not compulsry, but without this school will not win work. They are three species secondary. Everyone is different. Longest lasts technical school and briefly principal school.

College

College so as secondary school is not compulsory. They are different speciers collage. They last mostly 5 years.

It is a country of great opportunities, beautiful nature,

historical monuments and friendly people known for their

hospitality.