From 6th to 8th of June 2010 Puławy was visited by delegations of the following partner towns: Nieuwegein (Hollnad), Douai (France), Bojarka (Ukraine) and Dublany (Ukraine).
During the visit the delegations visited schools where waited prepared by children performances, lessons and sports activities shows as well as presentation of foreign exchange. The official delegation of Dublany which was composed of Mikola Skorik, Andrij Kolodijczyk and Jurij Haraczko visited Primary School No. 2 in Puławy. Pupils of the school prepared for the guests an artistic performance. Furthermore, the guests from abroad watched the usage of multimedia boards during English and mathematics classes.
This year we celebrated the 10th anniversary of cooperation between Bojarka and Puławy. One of the attractions was a performance in the Cultural Centre of Puławy. Besides the performance of ‘Asgard’ from Bojarka, the anniversary celebration included also performances of Polish groups ‘Etiuda’ and ‘Powiśle’ and planting of a memorial tree. In the celebration participated not only the representatives of Bojarka nad Puławy but also representatives of all the partner towns of Puławy taking part in the IVth Partner Towns Festival, authorities of Puławy and guests.
During the jubilee a competition for primary school pupils titled ‘Partnership of towns – what is the most important...’ was settled.
During the delegations’ stay in Puławy also the second meeting concerning Polish and Dutch project of youth exchange realised by the Cultural Centre of Puławy ‘Dom Chemika’ with Nieuwegein took place. This time the Polish participants of the project and their parents had a chance to meet and talk to not only the representatives of the Cultural Centre but also the Dutch organiser – Anneleen Verbeek and the whole Dutch delegation.
This year’s meeting was another occasion to strengthen the bonds between the towns, to exchange experiences and to talk about future common undertakings.
Kolonie polonijne 2010
In August Polish-origin children from Bojarka, Dublany and Nieśwież take part in the Polish vacations (‘kolonie polonijne’) which are a splendid opportunity to sightsee Puławy and its surroundings (Lublin, Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec) and Warsaw. Children actively participated in lessons of Polish language, cultural, educational and sports workshops.
International Chamber Music Workshops 2010
Each year in Puławy International Chamber Music Workshops association organises International Chamber Music Workshops in order to enable young musically talented people improving their abilities and contacting great talents and artists playing the same instruments they do. International Chamber Music Workshops constitute a chance to have classes with the best teachers in the following instrument classes: violin, piano and cello. The great artists teaching during this year’s workshops were pedagogues known in Poland and abroad and these were: violin – professor Marcin Baranowski from the Music Academy in Poznań, piano – professor Edward Wolanin from the Music Academy in Warsaw and for cello – professor Dominik Połoński from the Music Academy in Łódź.
In this year’s workshops titled ‘Master Workshops’ participated a 16 year-old girl – Mariya Plyatsko from Dublany.
Festival of Partner Towns 4th-7th of June 2011
On 4th-7th of June 2011 the Festival of Partner Towns was organised. Participants of this event were delegations from the following partner towns of Puławy: Bojarka (Ukraine), Douai (France), Dublany (Ukraine), Nieśwież (Belarus), Nieuwegein (Holland) and Stendal (Germany). For the first time the city of Puławy was organiser of the Festival of Partner Towns as the winner of the European Diploma. The meeting, just like each year, was an opportunity to exchange experiences and to prepare plans for the future. On 5th of June there was a Partner Towns’ Football Tournament in which teams from Bojarka (Ukraine), Douai (France) and Puławy participated. The matches ended in victory of Bojarka. During breaks of football matches there were performances of POPCORN – a group of cheerleaders from Stendal. During one of the breaks the final of arts competition for pupils of kindergartens and primary schools titled “Europe for Euro 2012” was announced. It was the second edition of the competition related to celebration of the Festival of Partner Towns. In the afternoon, on the Vistula Boulevard during the Festival of Sea Song GREEN HORN there was a concert of a Dutch group YAZZOO from Nieuwegein. On Monday, on 6th of June delegations visited high schools of Puławy. Teachers and students prepared debates concerning European integration. Some of the propositions were: hare and hounds, charades, discussions, workshops. Among the discussed subjects there were: educational system in France, stereotypes about Polish and German people, sports and exceptional attitudes of sportsmen. In the afternoon delegations had an opportunity to visit the Museum of Czartoryskis where they acquainted themselves with a presentation titled ‘The Czartoryskis Family in the context of Europe’.
Certainly, contact which was established between the participants of the meetings will develop and change into a permanent cooperation. During the Festival of Partner Towns there was also a meeting of mayors of Nieuwegein and Puławy during which the directions for future cooperation were set. The guests were also offered to visit the biggest municipal investments in Puławy: The Science and Technological Park of Puławy and football stadium.
The Festival of Partner Towns received a co-financing from The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency in the scope of ‘Europe for Citizens 2007-2014’ programme.
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