Poland and our school

Poland in Europe

Poland is located in Central Europe.

Neighbouring countries:• Germany• The Czech Republic• Slovakia• Ukraine• Belarus• Lithuania• Russia

The flag and emblem of Poland

A Map of Poland

Warsaw

The capital city of Poland is Warsaw.

Polish territory is 312 thousand km2.It is divided into 16 voivodeships.

The longest river in Poland is Vistula (1047 km).

Vistula

Poland in EU

Poland has been the member of the European Union since 1 May 2004.

Polish Presidency of the European Union: 1 July 2011 –

31 December 2011

Poland in numbers

POPULATION OF POLAND: 38 million POPULATION OF

WARSAW (THE CAPITAL CITY)

1 720 398

THERE ARE 908 TOWNS

AND 43 000 VILLAGESTHERE ARE

23 National Parks

The Famous Poles

Nicolaus CopernicusA famous Polish astronomer who proved that Earth and other planets revolved around the sun.

Painting: „Astronomer Copernicus, or a conversation with God”

Frédéric Chopin

The pianist, one of the great masters of Romantic music.

The statue of Chopin.

John Paul IIreigned as Pope of the Catholic Church

from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was

the second-longest serving Pope in history

and the first non-Italian since 1523.

John Paul II was acclaimed as one of

the most influential leaders of the 20th

century.

Lech Wałęsa

is a Polish politician, trade-union

organizer, and human-rights

activist. He co-founded Solidarity

(Solidarność), the Soviet bloc's

first independent trade union,

won the Nobel Peace Prize in

1983 and served as President of

Poland between 1990 and 1995.

Polish Nobel Prize Winners

Polish Nobel Prize Winners

• Henryk Sienkiewicz (1905) – a novelist,• Maria Curie Skłodowska (1903, 1911) – a physicist

and chemist.• Wladyslaw Reymont (1924) – a novelist.• Czeslaw Milosz (1980) – a poet, prose writer and

translator.• Lech Walesa (1983) – co-founder of Solidarity, social

activist. • Wislawa Szymborska (1996) – a poet, essayist, translator.

Beautiful Poland

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EURO 2012

Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine

2012 UEFA European Football

Championship was hosted for the first

time by Poland and Ukraine, between 8

June and 1 July 2012.

Spain won the tournament.

Slavek & Slavko

Euro 2012 mascots.

The Incredible Polish Nature

Masuria

Morskie Oko in Tatra Mountains

Tatra Mountains

Bialowieza Forest

Sand Dunes in Leba

Pier in SopotBaltic Sea

Kurpie Region

Ostroleka is located in Kurpie Region

Traditional Kurpie outfit

Kurpie cut-outs

Kurpie palms

Inside the Kurpie hut

The town we live in - Ostroleka

Our town Ostroleka

Ostrołęka

Ostrołęka• founded in 11th century• population: 53 thousand• river: Narew

The Emblem and Flag of Ostroleka.

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Our School

Gimnazjum nr 1 im. Janusza Kusocinskiego w Ostrołęce

The full name of our school: The Lower - Secondary School No. 1 in Ostroleka under the pantronage of Janusz KusocinskiStudents attending our school are 13 – 16 years old. There are 800 students at our school. We are the biggest lower-secondary school in Ostroleka.

Our patron - Janusz Kusocinski

Janusz KusocińskiA Polish athlete, gold and silver medalist at 1932 Olympics and European Championships.

Janusz Kusociński

School Life

Physics

Chemistry

School Life

PE

EnglishICT

School Life

Biology

Art

Trips abroad

Berlin

Tropical Islands near Berlin

Berlin

London

London

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