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AAn n InterdisciplinaryInterdisciplinary PROJECT From KORZENNA PROJECT From KORZENNA

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Optional: a gallery with the wayside shrines’ photographs.Optional: a gallery with the wayside shrines’ photographs.

School: School: Agnieszka LorekAgnieszka Lorek

Gimnazjum w KorzennejGimnazjum w Korzennej 33-322 Korzenna 324 33-322 Korzenna 324

MalopolskaMalopolska PolandPoland

ObjectivesObjectives

Encouraging students to learn about the Encouraging students to learn about the history of the wayside shrines which are history of the wayside shrines which are situated in the area of their municipality, situated in the area of their municipality, as the visible remains from their villages’ as the visible remains from their villages’ history.history.

Ensuring students about their affiliation to Ensuring students about their affiliation to their local homeland.their local homeland.

Developing students’ abilities related to Developing students’ abilities related to group cooperation.group cooperation.

THE PROJECT’S THE PROJECT’S DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION

The project can be accomplished within ten months.

13 and 14 year old students worked on this project.

First a meeting of teachers taking part in this project took place. These were teachers of History, Polish, Geography, Maths, Art and English. During the meeting a plan including different activities related to the project’s accomplishment was written. There were also prepared instructions for students.

THE PROJECT’S THE PROJECT’S DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION

The project was introduced to students. The students were divided into six groups (it

depended on the place where they live) and each group was given a certain task to do.

Each group was supposed to find all the wayside shrines in their village, take photographs of them and collect all the kinds of information about them.

The photographs of the wayside shrines, together with short descriptions of them, were printed, framed and hung on the walls of our school hall, creating in this way gallery.

THE PROJECT’S THE PROJECT’S DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION

Each of the groups were collecting information about the wayside shrines and their history.

Students interviewed the local people. After that students started to prepare

fragments of a guidebook about the wayside shrines of Korzenna municipality.

When they finished, all the prepared by groups fragments were jointed and a whole guidebook was created.

THE PROJECT’S THE PROJECT’S DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION

The students were to supposed to use all gathered before materials and prepare a map on which all the wayside shrines which are situated in the area of Korzenna municipality are going to be marked.

The map was framed and hung on the wall in the school hall, next to the above mentioned gallery of wayside shrines.

After having accomplished the project, on art competition connected with the wayside shrines was going to be introduced to students.

Pedagogical dimensionPedagogical dimensionIn the classroom In the classroom Students learn about the past Students learn about the past

of their village on the of their village on the bases of the history of bases of the history of the wayside shrines.the wayside shrines.

The cultural heritage of The cultural heritage of my area – the regional my area – the regional education.education.

(History lessons)(History lessons) How are the wayside How are the wayside

shrines placed in our shrines placed in our municipality – making a municipality – making a map. (Maths lessons)map. (Maths lessons)

Outside the classroomOutside the classroom

Teachers, guests and other Teachers, guests and other resource people. resource people.

- trips related to looking for - trips related to looking for the wayside shrinesthe wayside shrines

- taking photographs- taking photographs - interviews - interviews

Social dimensionSocial dimension

In the classroomIn the classroom Ensuring students Ensuring students

about their about their affiliation to their affiliation to their local homeland local homeland

Creating a method Creating a method which encourages which encourages students to students to respectful respectful communication and communication and active listening.active listening.

Outside the Outside the classroomclassroom

The social The social functions of the functions of the wayside shrines in wayside shrines in particular villages.particular villages.

When and why When and why were there wayside were there wayside shrines built?shrines built?

Political dimensionPolitical dimensionIn the classroomIn the classroom Protection of the wayside Protection of the wayside

shrines as the local shrines as the local monuments.monuments. Students’ Students’ interviews with the local interviews with the local government workers. To government workers. To enable students to enable students to current Polish regulations current Polish regulations and laws related to and laws related to monuments’ protection.monuments’ protection.

Who should take care of Who should take care of and renovate the wayside and renovate the wayside shrines? – a discussion shrines? – a discussion among students. among students.

Outside the Outside the The protection of the The protection of the

monuments which are monuments which are situated in the area of the situated in the area of the municipality.municipality.

Are the wayside shrines Are the wayside shrines monuments?monuments?

Do the state institutions or Do the state institutions or the ones related to local the ones related to local government take care of government take care of the monuments’ protection the monuments’ protection in the area of Korzennna in the area of Korzennna municipality?municipality?

Value/Ethical dimensionValue/Ethical dimension

In the classroomIn the classroom Defining the Defining the

wayside shrines’ wayside shrines’ value and value and importance for the importance for the history of the local history of the local area. area.

Socratic dialogue Socratic dialogue and discussion.and discussion.

Outside the Outside the classroomclassroom

What kind of role What kind of role did and still do the did and still do the wayside shrines wayside shrines play in the history play in the history of local society?of local society?

Do they mean Do they mean anything for you?anything for you?

Results of the projectResults of the project

The photos. Thanks to a sponsor whom we managed to find, the photographs of the wayside shrines, together with short descriptions of them, were printed in a professional way.

The guidebook. All the prepared by groups fragments were jointed and a whole guidebook was created.

The map. Students prepared the map on which all the wayside shrines were marked.

The gallery. The map and photos of the wayside shrines were framed and hung on the wall in the school hall.

The art competition. After having accomplished the project, on art competition connected with the wayside shrines was introduced to students.

Teachers involved into the Teachers involved into the projectproject

The teachers responsible for the project The teachers responsible for the project accomplishment are:accomplishment are:

Mgr Agnieszka Lorek – the History teacherMgr Agnieszka Lorek – the History teacher Mgr Danuta Rogowska – the Polish teacherMgr Danuta Rogowska – the Polish teacher Mgr Urszula Kusiak – the Maths teacherMgr Urszula Kusiak – the Maths teacher Mgr Marta Wąsik – the English teacherMgr Marta Wąsik – the English teacher Mgr Marian Wojtarowicz – the Geography teacherMgr Marian Wojtarowicz – the Geography teacher Mgr Annna Filip – the Art teacherMgr Annna Filip – the Art teacher Mgr Zbigniew Kusion – the Computer Studies Mgr Zbigniew Kusion – the Computer Studies

teacher teacher

ConclusionsConclusions

Some students decided to take care of the Some students decided to take care of the neglected wayside shrines in the local area.neglected wayside shrines in the local area.

They started to search for information who is They started to search for information who is responsible for the protection cultural heritage in responsible for the protection cultural heritage in the local comthe local commmunity.unity.

The students suggested cooperation with other The students suggested cooperation with other schools in their neighbourhood and the local schools in their neighbourhood and the local authorities.authorities.