481 students attend John Paul’s Secondary School no 1 in Legnica. They consists of eighteen 1-3 classes together with High School no 6. Our main name is Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących no 2.

The patron of our school

John Paul II was the first and only Pope from and first non-Italian bishop of ROME after 455 years of the Italian leading the Church. He’s made 104 journeys outside Vatican City and has visited each continent and went on pilgrimages to further places unknown to the previous Popes. Our school parties

‘live’ history lesson School Relays Family festival Our project activity

Thanks to the project we have visited the observatory in Wroclaw () to find out more about positive and negative impact of light at night. We got to know what light pollution means and where it comes from. We also discussed what we can do to improve the situation.

We learned how to count the amount of stars in the sky. What is more, we made an educational noticeboard to make others aware of the problem.

Legnica is a pretty town in the south-west of Poland. River Legnica runs through it. Legnica has 100 700 inhabitants It’s the third biggest city in Lower Our local president

Tadeusz Krzakowski Legnica Well-known places in Legnica

The Railway Station

The Tenement Houses in the old town The Main Post office

Helena Modrzejewska’s theatre Piast Castle

St. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral Our park is a great THE CITY PARK landmark of our city. It’s very old and large. It is situated in the central part of Legnica. It’s about 58 ha. It’s frequently visited by families and tourists in our city. The park serves as a place for relax and sport. Winter decorations

Lower Silesia Emblem

POLAND

The Baltic Poland, officially Sea Russia Lithuana the Republic of Poland – a country The Republic of Poland Belarus located in with the Germany connection to the Baltic Sea. Poland The Ukraine Czech Slovakia has 7 neighbours. Republic The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometres (120,726 sq. m.), making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. Poland is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, and its capital and the largest city is . Other metropolises include Kraków, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk and Szczecin. Polish national symbols

Our flag - Our emblem - the two colours are a white eagle with the defined in crown on the red the Polish background constitution as the national colours. Our President

Andrzej Duda POLISH CURRENCY Warsaw

Warsaw is the most Warsaw - our capital city. important city. It stands on Vistula River. Its population is estimated to be 1.750 million residents. It’s an important city for culture, economy, tourism and more. Warsaw The Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw Poland has connection not only to the seaside in the north but also to the mountains in the south. The Baltic Sea Coast – Hel Peninsula The Landscapes of The Baltic Sea

Most of the Polish beaches are sandy. The sea gives also various shells, little stones, amber, old wood and colourful pieces of glass. The seaside is also a residential place of many birds like seagulls, terns or swans, that spend winter at the seaside. 15 Polish lighthouses

Slavic National Park The beach in Ustka - dunes Mazury Lake District The Carpathians – The Tatra Mountains (the south of Poland) Rysy (2499m) Black Lake below Mount Rysy

Śnieżka (1602 m.) the TheTable highest peak of . Mountains in Sudetes Economy

In the lowlands people grow wheat sugar beets, rape and potatoes. People also raise farm animals. Fruit and vegetable growing have developed around small cities whereas industry has developed mainly in big cities. Mining, metallurgy and energetic industries have developed in the regions where copper and lignite are mined.

Our favourite dishes 

Sour Rye Soup

Dumplings with white cheese, Pork chop with potatoes and onion cabbage Oscypek- traditional cheese

Hunter’s stew Thank you and see you in