CZEŚĆ! PROGRAMME FOR NEW RESIDENTS

Have you just moved to Gdańsk?
Would you like to learn about the local language, culture, city and people?
Choose your module or take part in the whole programme!


admission | free
venue | European Solidarity Centre
address | Gdańsk, pl. Solidarności 1
language | Polish + language support


MODULE: THE COMMUNITY AND ME
venue | workshop rooms, 3rd floor, ECS
registration | by 3 October

START OF THE COURSE
date and time | 6 October, Saturday, 10.00

LET’S MEET! — TEA TIME
date and time | 17 October, Wednesday, 18.00

I’VE GOT THE POWER!
date and time | 20 October, Saturday, 10.00
What is the most important for you to find your place in a new country? Let’s have a closer look at the process of migration: the adaptation and acculturation which immigrants go through.

INDEPENDENCE TODAY
date and time | 10 November, Saturday, 10.00
We will exchange our observations and talk about how we can show our patriotism in the modern world.

HOW TO SETTLE INTO A NEW HOME?
date and time | 24 November, Saturday, 10.00
Workshop on the procedures and formalities of life in Gdańsk and Poland as a whole.

LET’S TALK ABOUT WORK

date and time | Saturday, 8 December, 10.00
How to prepare for a job interview? How to deal with difficult situations at work? Where to look for help when employee rights are violated? Experts will provide the answers.

HOW ARE YOU? ON COMMUNICATION IN A DIFFERENT CULTURE

date and time | 12 January, Saturday, 10.00
We will talk about differences in communication which often lead to misunderstandings and problems with self-expression.

CIVIC ACTIVITY

date and time | 26 January, Saturday, 10:00
How can I find my place in the Gdańsk community and make my ideas happen? Where should I go and what should I do to be able to influence what is happening around me?

END OF THE COURSE
date | Saturday, 9 February

contact and registration

/ Bartosz Rief, European Solidarity Centre, e-mail: b.rief@ecs.gda.pl, tel.: +48 517 368 094
/ Anna Kwaśnik, Immigrant Support Centre, e-mail: ania.kwasnik@cwii.org.pl


MODULE: CULTURE
venue | ECS library

MULTICULTURAL GDAŃSK
date and time | 10 October, Wednesday, 18.00
Take a walk in the footsteps of people from different cultures, incomers from various parts of the world. We will take a closer look at how culture has influenced the image of our city, its atmosphere and growth.

SHARED EXPERIENCE—POLISH EXPATRIATES

date and time | 14 November, Wednesday, 18.00
We will look at the most outstanding figures in Polish politics, literature, film and sports. We will look at the issue of identity and of building a national image abroad in the past and today.

LET’S CELEBRATE!
date and time | 12 December, Wednesday, 18.00
We will learn about festive traditions and Christmas dishes, together we will sing Christmas carols, write greetings and make Christmas cards for friends and family. We will talk about the customs and traditions observed in our countries.

SAVOIR-VIVRE: WHAT’S POLITE AND WHAT’S NOT
date and time | 9 January, Wednesday, 18.00
We will talk about the rules for job interviews, social visits and meetings. We will focus on similarities and differences between the customs of Poland and other countries, and on stereotypes, i.e. how Polish people see themselves and other nations.

contact
/ Magdalena Stuedemann, European Solidarity Centre, e-mail: m.stuedemann@ecs.gda.pl, tel.: +48 58 772 40 74


MODULE: LANGUAGE
dates | October 2018 – June 2019
venue | ECS library (1st floor)
time | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 18:00
language test and first meeting | 1 October 2018 at 17.00

So you don’t speak Polish? Do you want to learn the language your neighbours speak? Do you want to actively participate in public life in your new home? Polish lessons are the perfect choice for you!

contact
/ Magdalena Stuedemann, European Solidarity Centre, e-mail: m.stuedemann@ecs.gda.pl, tel.: +48 58 772 40 74