Talent Show and Field Trip

We teach four classes each morning and then have to do prep for the next day. However we find time at language camp for some special activities, too.

One traditional activity is a talent show presented by the campers. This talent show featured singing, dancing, comedy, and art displays in the big tent and then we moved inside for the piano performances. Here is a photo of two boys who presented piano solos.

And here is a video so you all can hear how well children of this age can play piano.

 When the piano performance was completed we sang together various versions of Brother John, known by other names in other languages. One group sang it in English and another sang it in Polish and then we sang it all together as a round.

When the concert was completed , it took these two boys only about 30 seconds to turn it from a concert area to a place for a chess game.

Today we went on a field trip. First we went to a nearby open air museum. This old manor house was quite "devastated after the Second War" and has been restored by a professor from Warsaw. The house itself is used often for movie productions when an old house is needed, for this house is 268 years old!

The professor has also brought other buildings on site as a way to preserve them and show what life was like at another time in Poland.

The guide explained that the house shown above is an example of a house for a wealthy family.  We know this because it is large enough as to require three doors.


From here we went to Liw to see the old castle which now is a museum displaying weapons. This structure was build in the 1400s to protect what was then the most eastern border of Poland. I was here two years ago and was surprised to see a whole new exhibit area attempting to describe the archeology research in the area.

This particular case captured my attention because the caption said one seldom finds gold objects when doing digs, but here are some.

If  I understood correctly, the pottery below dates from the second century.

Next entry will be about Polish Night. Watch for that tomorrow!