1. CARIDIS PROJECT SUMMARY Warsaw Meeting, Poland, 15-19 May 2013

2. WHY WE JOINED THE PROJECT Why we joined the CARIDIS project? (most common question from our trainees involved in CARIDIS) What Meritum stands for?  Not only Polish language school, but also Polish culture propagator  Teaching elements of Polish Culture such as : menality, customs, cultural differences

3. DIFFICULT FIRST STEPS How to define a disappearing trade? Analysis - of the publications and scintific descriptions on the trades losing popularity or economic grounds Conclusion – descriptions as folklore only Trying to analyse trades from the non-folklore point of view Effect – presentation of criteria for a disappearing trade developed by our team and presented during the 2nd meeting in Padua

4. DISAPPEARING TRADE CRITERIA  Industrialization of production  Development of new technologies  Scarcity of profession  Change in mode, style, preferences  Lack of specialized education  No demand  Integration with public education  Change in social status

5. INTERVIEWS Preparation: meetings with trainees, discussion of project’s objectives, interview rules Interviews:  Watchmaker  Shoemaker  Corsetmaker  Umbrella Maker  Hatter  Weaver  Glover

6. AFTER INTERVIEWS ICT workshops for our trainees – practical training in management (adding/editing) of materials on the project’s webpage (www.caridis.eu)www.caridis.eu – formatting text, adding pictures Similiar workshops for our project partners conducted during 5th CARIDIS meeting in Innsbruck

7. WHAT WE GAINED FROM THE PROJECT  Discovering European institutions providing adult education  Learning their good practices (project management, communication between partners, evaluation tools, podcast workshops in Padua)  Oportunity to improve lingual skills in English, German, Spanish and Greek – participation in partner meetings  Rising cultural awarness  Rising ICT skills  Cooperation with Culture Institute of Warsaw University

8. FUTURE PLANS  Radio broadcast  News on TV  Disappearing Trades Trail – adding new product to the cultural programme of our school; promotion of craftsmen among our foreign students visiting Warsaw or working here  Further cooperation with Warsaw University on the cultural projects  Involving other schools – informing about new possibilities, teaching/learning materials