National Turbolandeskunde contest – regional stage
On March 24th, a regional stage of the national Turbolandeskunde contest was organized in our high school in Katowice. 20 committees participated in the contest in the whole country. But our school hosted the largest number of teams – 28!
Our guests were greeted by the Headmistress, Ms Jolanta Kałuża, the organizer of the contest, Ms Małgorzata Bubik, and our special guest, Ms Elisabeth Venohr, PhD, a DAAD lecturer in the Institute of German of University of Silesia. We are very grateful for joining us on that special day.
Organizers divided the schools into three groups. Schools from Katowice and neighbouring areas were the first group, who started the contest at 9am; the second group started the contest at 10:3-am, and the third group struggled with the questions after the workshops, at 12:00pm.
While the second group stayed in the assembly hall, other groups participated in fascinating workshops about biology in Polish, biology in English, chemistry in Polish, and chemistry in English. Students could observe inspiring experiments and enjoy memorable moments in our lab classrooms. It must be stressed that not everyone could stand the pressure and some people had to leave their places for a while. For sure, everyone will remember the workshops for a long time!
While students struggled with the quiz and participated in workshops, teachers had a chance to listen to interesting lectures and participate in interesting exercises, applying the latest technologies. Ms Alicja Dróżdż, MA, prepared a lecture entitled “How to make ourselves at home in the digital world? Applying computer technology in teaching – practical hints.” Next, Ms Elisabeth Venohr, PhD, met with the teachers.
The quiz was conducted by the coordinator of Turbolandeskunde, Ms Grażyna Nierychło, MA.
The jury consisted of the following people:
Elisabeth Venohr, PhD – University of Silesia
Daniel Szeja – PSNJN
Anna Iwańska – teacher
Winners from each team entered the final stage:
Group 1
2nd C.K. Norwid Integrated High School i Tychy:
- Oliwia Rosenbeiger
- Weronika Lament
- Kinga Mann
Under the supervision of Maciej Gruchlik
Group 2
2nd Adam Mickiewicz High School in Racibórz
- Nicole Klobuczek
- Adam Dobrzański
- Michał Krutki
Under the supervision of Irena Krawczyk i Judyty Bortel
Group 3
1st A. Osuchowski High School in Cieszyn
- Szymon Szostek
- Wojciech Krysta
- Tomasz Tomczak
Under the supervision of Marzena Kajstura
The team from Racibórz won the contest. They will go to Kraków and participate in the final stage on June 4th, 2017.
Congratulations. Fingers crossed!!
