The Mickiewicz Marathon tested knowledge of the works of the author of “Forefathers’ Eve,” the ability to write good, short texts, logical thinking and... a good ear.
Lower-secondary school students from Bolesławiec (GS No. 1, 3 and 4), as well as from Gromadka and Nowogrodziec, were invited to the Second General Secondary School. Their task was to discover the message of the fable “The Hare and the Frog,” explain the significance of mustard seeds in “Forefathers’ Eve, Part II,” write a short text advertising “Pan Tadeusz,” and repeat several lines from Mickiewicz’s poems and ballads in a game of Chinese whispers.
The lower-secondary school students handled these tasks brilliantly. There was also plenty of good-natured laughter when the rich phrase from one of Mickiewicz’s poems was reduced in the game of Chinese whispers to four words: “Woe to whom, woe to him.”
The meeting of lower-secondary school students at the secondary school on Dolne Młyny was well prepared, thoughtfully planned and very interesting for both guests and hosts. Quizzes and performances about Adam Mickiewicz’s works provided an excellent introduction before the final exams. “Forefathers’ Eve, Part II” is also a compulsory reading, so it is worth reviewing.
Mirosław Sakowski thanked the lower-secondary school students and congratulated them on their excellent preparation. He briefly presented the school’s educational offer and listed its advantages: an excellent staff, a new format of classes, modern classrooms, a wide range of subject clubs and workshops, as well as the School for Developing Interests and Supporting Talents.
The teachers from the lower-secondary schools held beautiful, impressive editions of Pan Tadeusz. The students from Gromadka were prepared for the marathon by Magdalena Molina, those from Nowogrodziec by Jadwiga Nowak, from GS No. 1 by Katarzyna Syguła-Wieczorek, Joanna Tanaszewska, Wioletta Chlastawa, Małgorzata Giedrojć-Sygień and from GS No. 3 by Katarzyna Urban, while GS No. 4 was represented by Teresa Hryńczak.