Name of the project: Livable Street
Name of the project in local language: Żywa Ulica
Location: Biała Piska
Time period: 7/23/2021 & 09/21/2019
Key words: Culture, Education
The Street project took place in a free parking area located in the centre of Biała Piska. The aim of the project was to make the residents of the town aware that it is possible to improve the quality of their surroundings. Moreover, it was aimed at proving that the place could function without cars. The idea was also to take culture to the streets and to conduct a survey to ask the residents about their ideas for interventions in the town and its surroundings.
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Name of the project: Chełmek Factory
Name of the project in local language: Fabryka Chełmek
Location: Chelmek, Poland
Time period: from 8/21/2020 to 11/30/2020
Key words: Culture, Education, Industry
Level of participation: Partnership
Chełmek Factory is a project that was implemented in a town where a former shoe factory existed. The factory was opened in the 1930s by Tomas Bata, a Czech industrialist. Unfortunately, it was closed in 2003. The main challenge of the project was to rediscover the forgotten history of Tomas Bata. The activities were designed to restore the identity of the inhabitants and show them the value of the history of their town.
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Name of the project: Grójec Free School
Name of the project in local language: Wolna Szkoła Grójec
Location: Grójec, Poland
Time period: Since 5/11/2013
Key words: Culture, Education, Sustainability, Science
Level of participation: Partnership
A group of people who cared about their nearest environment and ecological education established a private school called Grójec Free School. The initiative was launched by Fundacja Tropy Przyrody (Nature Trail Foundation), which organized Earth Day events in Grójec since 2013. The project tackled several challenges: introducing alternative education methods, supporting the development of local communities, creating forms of recreation, and running an educational workshop centre for the community.
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Name of the project: Wolimierz Station
Name of the project in local language: Stacja Wolimierz
Location: Pobiedna, Poland
Time period: Since 7/1/1991
Key words: Culture, Education, Sustainability and Ecology
Level of participation: Partnership
In the past, there was a railway line in Pobiedna that reached Wolimierz. After the Second World War, the line was closed down and disassembled. However, the station and its surroundings remained and have become a cradle of initiatives in the village. The challenge was to create a friendly space for people looking for an alternative lifestyle in line with nature while tackling local issues as much as possible.
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Name of the project: The Hidden Town
Name of the project in local language: Ukryte Miasto
Location: Sejny, Poland
Time period: From 4/1/2020 to 7/30/2021
Key words: Culture, Education
Level of participation: Partnership
In the past, Sejny was a multicultural settlement. This characteristic was very useful for the implementation of the Hidden Town project. Its aim was to discover the history of the town by the youngsters who listened to the personal stories of the elderly citizens. The stories were then used for creating a unique subjective map of the town, presenting important people and places from the past. Additionally, an installation representing the town was created, where each cubicle resembling a miniature flat was a visual reinterpretation of a story. Then, the installation was displayed in the White Synagogue.
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