Summer Course of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners Our School look forward to welcoming you to Łódź and making your stay as comfortable as possible. Dates: August 17 - August 31, 2012 Fee: 1320 PLN (language and culture program and activities) payable by August 3, 2012 The price does not include food and drinks Application deadline: July 17, 2012 Program: The first week (17.07 31.08) 17.08. (Friday): Arrival in Łódź. Accommodation in selected hotels. 18.08. (Saturday): 09:00 10:00 Inauguration in Polonus School 10:00 11:00 Placement test 12:00 16:00 or 11:00 20:00 Integration barbecue (grill and sausages in Piłsudski Park) or Trip to the Łagiewniki forest and Łódź hills area of outstanding beauty and places to visit around the Park, horse riding lessons, campfire with sausages. 19.08. (Sunday): Visiting the Sport and Recreation Center in Arturówek or Aquapark. Introduction meeting: (essential information about the city: MPK transport, city plan, main streets and touristic attractions) 20.08. (Monday):
15:00 19:00 City walk with Polish language: Plac Wolności, sightseeing Nowomiejski Market, Museum of Detka, Piotrkowska street: The monument of "The Trunk of Reymont", Tuwim s Bench, Arthur Rubinstein's Piano, Chair of Jaracz monument (and their biographies), Ludwig Geyer s White Factory. 21.08. (Tuesday): 15:00 18:00 Polish cuisine workshop in English (main Polish dishes). During workshop students will make Polish dumplings called pierogi. 22.08. (Wednesday): 15:00 18:00 Polish film presentations: Sexmisja directed by Juliusz Machulski 23.08. (Thursday) 15:00 17:00 City walks with Polish language (shopping, visit a bank and a post office) 17:00 19:00 Visit the Lodz Cathedral 24.08.(Friday): 09:00 11:00 Trip to the ZOO 11:30 16:00 Classes of Polish language (with half an hour break for tea or coffee about 13:30) 14:00 14:30 Dinner 15:00 18:00 Film presentation ( Miś directed by Stanisław Bareja. Before the film starts participants will listen to a short lecture in English about The People's Republic of Poland (Polish: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa)
The second week (25.08 01.09) 25.08.(Saturday): 07:00 21:00 Trip to Warsaw. 1) Warsaw's Old Town Market Place (Polish: Rynek Starego Miasta) 2) Lazienki Park 3) The Palace of Culture and Science 4) The Warsaw Uprising Museum 26.08.(Sunday): Trip to the Łagiewniki forest and Łódź hills area of outstanding beauty and places to visit around the Park, horse riding lessons, campfire with sausages or visiting the Sport and Recreation Center in Arturówek 27.07.(Monday): 14:30 16:30 Muzeum of the City of Łódź 17:00 20:00 Lodz history and multiculturalism lecture in English including: Lodz topography, industrial city, people connected with the creation of Lodz, folklore about Piotrkowska street, city anthem Prząśniczka, information about students life in Lodz, about academic centers, city area: parks, markets, main squares, passages, museums, parks, churches, railway stations, airport). After the lecture we will create posters together: plan of Lodz. 28.08.(Tuesday): 16:30 18:00 Lecture in English: Geography and history of Poland 18:30 20:30 Time to relax: swimming or gym in Aquapark Nowa Gdynia Station
29.08.(Wednesday): 15:30 17:30 Conversations in Polish (linguistic games and activities, phonetic workshops). 17:30 19:30 Polish Karaoke 30.08.(Thursday): 15:00 18:00 Park Staromiejski known as Park Sledzia (Park of the herring), Decalogue Memorial, the Factory Museum at Manufaktura, the history of I.K. Poznański's factory (post factories buildings), visit to the shopping center Manufaktura 31.08.(Friday): 09:00 11:00 Classes of Polish language (revision) 11:00 11:30 Coffee/tea break 12:00 13:30 Polish language final exam 15:00 17:00 Farewell ceremony and certificates for Summer School 2012 graduates 01.09. (Saturday): Departure from Łódź