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Gliwice

Gliwice. Our town Our school. Gliwice. Gliwice occupy 17th place on the list of the largest Polish cities by area, 18 th place on the list of the largest Polish cities by population . It is also the fourth Silesia's largest city by population. Location of Gliwice.

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Gliwice

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  1. Gliwice Ourtown Ourschool

  2. Gliwice • Gliwice occupy 17th place on the list of the largest Polish cities by area, 18thplace on the list of the largest Polish cities by population.Itis also the fourth Silesia's largest city by population.

  3. Location of Gliwice • City in thesouthern Poland, in Upper Silesia. • The most industrialialzed region of Poland.

  4. The population of Gliwice • 192.52thousandpeople • 15% of the population of the region • population: 1438 inhabitants/km2

  5. History of Gliwice • A townsince 1276 (Middle Ages) . • 1569 independanttown under Chechrule. • 1796 thebeginning of big industry (coalmines and steel works). • 1939 German attack on broadcasting stationisthebeginning of thesecondWorld War. • 1945 return under Polishrule.

  6. Higerlevel of education Polytechnic- Technical University It educate students in technical subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Architecture, InteriorDesignig, ComputerPrograming and others. The students recive the title of engineer and Master of Science.

  7. Gliwice inthe past • Coal and steel industry was welldevelopedinthearea. • Gliwice coalmine, Guido coalmine, Sośnica coalmine, Wujek coalmine • Huta 1 maja – steel works,

  8. Gliwice now • Nowadayssome of thecoalminesareclosed and steel worksareclosedtoo. • But Gliwice stilldevelops as an industrial city with an industrial zone for thenewcompaniesand factories.

  9. Gliwice Broadcasting Station • A woodentower, 111 m high. • Itisthehighest structure in the world built entirely ofwood.

  10. Palm Hothouse • The Palm Hothousein the city center of Gliwice is a place whereyoulearnaboutflora and fauna from other climatic zones.Children and young people can acquire knowledge in a much more interestingwaythan fromtheschool textbooks.

  11. Famous people born in Gliwice • Stanisław SOYKA - singer • Adam ZAGAJEWSKI • - poet

  12. Tadeusz RÓŻEWICZ - poet • Wojciech PSZONIAK • - actor • Krzysztof NITSCH • - scientist

  13. Sports in Gliwice • VolleyballClub- AZS SilesianPolitechnicGliwice • Football Club- Carbo Gliwice • Sports Club – Piast Gliwice • Olimpiansizeindoorswimmingpool • Icerink

  14. Grammar School number 10 in Gliwice, Poland

  15. Our school and the European Union • Our school cooperates with the European Union. Some halls are co-funded by the European Union. Also ourstudentsparticipate in many projects aimed at understanding Europeanculture.

  16. School subjects Polish ReligiousStudies English German Mathematics Music Art Biology Chemistry Physics Geography Physical Education History IT

  17. Schoolyear • Starts on 1st September. • Christmas break 23rd December to 2nd January. • Winter break 2 weeksinFebruary. • Easter break 1 week. • Theend of schoolyear, lastFridayinJune • SummerHolidays – July, August

  18. Students • Eachclasshas 25 to 27 students.About 400studentsattendthe whole school. Thisyear we had15 classes. Each class has a tutor.

  19. School interest circles • At school we have many extracurricular activities. Each student can develop their skills in a selected circle of interest. • Drama group • Sportsteams (volleyball, basketball, football) • Arts and Crafts • EcologyClub • Dancing group • Flying airplanemodelsworkshop

  20. Grading system • Studentsin Polish schools receive evaluation and gradesin numbers from 1-6. • 6 isthehighest and 1 isthelowestgrade (fail).

  21. School system • Primary School startsat theage of 7. • Grammarschoolstartsattheage of 13. Itfinisheswithexams. • High schoolorvocationalschoolstarts of theage of 16. • High schoolfinisheswithfinalexamsbeforeenteringUniversity.

  22. Ihope that you learned many interesting things about my school and my city. • Thank you very much for watching. • Karolina Twardowska

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