Artem Veselov ESC Volunteering '24

  Monday I stared the week in swietlica, where we were mainly making Christmas gonks with wool. Tuesday On Tuesday, I joined the welcoming ceremony for the visiting teachers from Romania and North Macedonia through Erasmus.  After that, I offered a bit of help for some students with mock interviews they had to have with the visiting teachers later. Later in the evening, we had a tour in the center of Bialystok, and then had a dinner together with some of our teachers. Wednesday On Wednesday, we had a workshop about non-violent communication and active citizenship. After that, we visited Swieta Woda and the Museum of icons and the waterfront in Suprasl Thursday On Thursday, I spent my entire day in swietlica, where we were decorating the classroom with Christmas handicrafts Friday On Friday, we had the final meeting about the Erasmus project in the principal's room. After that, I joined the teachers along with the visiting group for a farewell party in the evening

Monday I stared my first full day at the school with my Mentor Marcin - I had a Polish lesson, i to była świetna zabawa 😌 Then, I spent two hours in swietlica with Ula conducting a painting workshop for the children. I asked the students to recreate Monet's Water Lily Pond or at least gain inspiration from the famous masterpiece. Photo by Ula The iconic motif that artists often follow as well as numerous variations of the composition recreated by them and Claude Monet himself have made room for authentic interpretations, which is certainly helpful for children. Because of that, everyone was able to reach authentic results they were satisfied with and proud of while following some basic rules and recommendations I gave. Then, I had an English class with the 7th grade. After I briefly introduced myself, Emilka suggested I share about the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and I delivered a speech focusing on my experiences, the disruption of social life, education, infrastructure, and ...