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Polish schools to start regular classes on September 1 - ministry

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The Education Ministry plans a regular school year start on September 1, Education Minister Dariusz Piontkowski said at a press conference on Wednesday, adding that there will be no facemask obligation during classes.

Online Polish classes for foreigners organised by Polish university

About 100 students from around the world will be learning about the Polish language and culture during the an online summer school organized by the University of Silesia in Cieszyn, southern Poland, in August.

PM announces Local Investment Fund

PM Mateusz Morawiecki on Thursday in Busko Zdrój, southern Poland, announced a Local Investment Fund to aid local development and modernisation undertakings. Morawiecki was in Busko Zdroj for talks with the city's authorities.

PM thanks students and teachers for work during 'atypical' school year

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki took part in end of the school year ceremonies at a public primary school in Pionki, central Poland, during which he thanked students and teachers for their efforts during this 'atypical' school year.

Students will go back to schools from Sept, PM pledges

Polish pupils and students will go back to schools from September and students will return to universities from October, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki told local public media on Thursday.

Computer game ‘This War of Mine’ to be put on school reading list

Produced by Warsaw-based company 11bit Studios, the elevation of the game to the optional reading list is also an affirmation of the burgeoning reputation of the Polish computer games industry.

Mamma Mia! Remains of Egyptian ‘mummy’ found in Lublin school

Clues found in an old book on the history of the school suggest the object was brought back from Egypt by a 19th century brewer and social activist from Lublin who funded the construction of the school building.

A buzz about building: bee hotels open in bid to give vital insects a boost

Bees and other insects play a crucial role in the ecosystem so their conservation has become a priority.

Beer we go! Pubs, restaurants and hairdressers to reopen next week!

PM Mateusz Morawiecki said Wednesday that restrictions would be lifted from Monday 18th May and will include easing lockdown rules on schools, public transport and sporting events too.

Teacher’s pets: Teacher becomes online hit with guinea pig geography lessons

With remote learning currently being the new norm, a geography teacher from Poznań turned potentially dry lectures into fun interactive lessons with her ‘Geography with guinea pigs’ (Geografia z świnkami) channel.

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Song and dance group revives unique traditions of Poland’s Lemko culture

Historically from the Beskid and Pieniny highlands around Beskid Sądecki, Beskid Niski and parts of the Pienin mountains, the Lemkos were displaced from their native lands in 1947 and resettled in Western Poland as part of ‘Operation Vistula’, the Communist authority’s forced resettlement of several Polish minorities from the south-east of post-war Poland to the reclaimed territories in the west of the country.

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‘I grew up in death camp house’: Extraordinary story of women born in Auschwitz and who has lived there ever since

Once asked to draw the view from her bedroom window for homework, Anna Odi couldn’t decide whether to draw the crematorium or the gallows where Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess was executed. She told TFN: “I think I am a hostage to the stories of people who experienced this hell. I am continuing what my parents started, to be a witness. Like my parents, I owe it to the victims.”

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