We invite you to the next edition of family architectural workshops "My City Warsaw". The classes have moved online, but the goal remains the same - to bring the youngest children closer to the various districts of Warsaw and at the same time spend time creatively.
Saturday meetings at the History Meeting House, where parents and children built and designed Warsaw districts together, are changing their form. Like most activities in recent weeks, they are being moved online. The free workshops are taking place on the Zoom platform, and participants are first supplementing their knowledge of Warsaw at home, and then creating fragments of the city from materials available at home.
Sensitivity to the environment
The goal of the workshops is not only to educate about architecture, urban planning and history, but also to show the city as a functioning, complex whole. The classes sensitize children to space and its diversity, and additionally shape the attitude of a conscious, influential resident of Warsaw.
during the workshops interesting objects are created
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Family getting to know Warsaw
The fourth edition of the "My City Warsaw" workshops has been running since September 2019. So far, participants have explored the fate of Mokotow, designed the Defilad Square, planned the friendly streets of Praga or constructed Bielański carousels. The finale of the series will be the creation of a unique map of the city, which, once developed, will go online.
Calendar for the coming weeks
- "Forest Walks with Mr. Rembert" (May 16, 11 am) - participants will learn about the smallest district in Warsaw in terms of population - Rembert, which has been home to the Kawêczyn nature reserve since 1998. Together they will decipher the riddle of the district and answer the question of what the military barracks are. They will go back in time and find out the importance of the Warsaw-Terespol railroad for the history of Warsaw.
- "Where does Białołęka go from here?" (May 23, this year at 11:00 am) - Bialoleka will be used as an example to think about what problems the residents of newly created peripheral districts face. What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in the suburbs? Participants will take a bird's-eye view of these neighborhoods and from quite close up. Together they will consider how new neighborhoods are created and what function the urban planner plays in all this. What can be done to make them friendly to children, families and seniors alike? Participants will take on the role of an urban planner and prepare a plan - a map of the ideal neighborhood.
Participation in the workshop is free, but registration is required , as the number of places is limited.
The organizers of the workshop are: Here Was Here Stood, "Maslaw" Association and History Meeting House.
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illustrations courtesy of the organizers
