On December 3rd, Cavatina Hall in Bielsko-Biała will host a conference as part of the Holistic Talk series. This time, the event will be entirely dedicated to innovative approaches to teaching and school education. Holistic Talk EDU K’IDS aims to inspire not only teachers and parents but, most importantly, the students themselves. The speakers will primarily direct their message toward this latter group. We have prepared a special discount for readers of Holistic News.
Month: November 2024
The Cavatina Philharmonic Orchestra has inaugurated its first concert season at Cavatina Hall
The evening of September 12, 2024, will be permanently etched in the history of Bielsko-Biała with the inaugural concert of the Cavatina Philharmonic Orchestra. The packed Cavatina Hall welcomed the orchestra, which, under the baton of Stanley Dodds, performed a repertoire filled with emotion. The concert opened with the overture “Bajka” by Stanisław Moniuszko, followed by Polish pianist Szymon Nehring, who captivated the audience with his interpretation of Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 21. The evening concluded with Beethoven’s powerful Fifth Symphony, which ended with a standing ovation.
This concert not only marked the beginning of a new artistic season but also inaugurated a new chapter in the cultural history of Bielsko-Biała. The audience had the opportunity to experience a unique musical evening that showcased the city’s potential to become a significant center for symphonic music, attracting music lovers from across Poland and Europe.
Stanley Dodds emphasized that this is just the beginning of a great musical journey for the Cavatina Philharmonic Orchestra, which will regularly feature both local and international soloists.
Szymon Nehring on a special inauguration:
Holistic News achieves significant growth in reach: Editor-in-Chief thanks the readers
With over half a million page views and more than 400,000 real users — these are the figures that summarize the August 2024 publications, reach, and engagement of the Holistic News website. This represents the best result in the history of the platform to date.
Holistic News Editor-in-Chief gives thanks to:
Wojciech Wybranowski, the editor-in-chief, commented on his team’s success: “This is a record-breaking result for Holistic News so far, but… we’re not done yet. We extend our heartfelt thanks to our readers. It’s thanks to you that Holistic News has already joined the ranks of popular, widely-read portals known for high-quality journalism.”
According to data provided by Google Analytics 4, the number of visitors to the portal continues to grow each month, as they seek reliable information, in-depth analyses, and socially relevant content. Readers are finding exactly these types of articles on Holistic News.
Holistic News has been experiencing growth since its return
In March 2023, the portal relaunched after a three-year break from media activity, starting from scratch to rebuild its reach, credibility, and brand recognition. By August 2024, just 15 months after going online, the editorial team had successfully increased traffic to over half a million views and 400,000 users.
Although the portal primarily publishes content in Polish, selected articles from Holistic News are also available in English translation. According to Google Analytics 4 data, there are readers of Holistic News from the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, and the Netherlands.
Creating interdisciplinary lessons for Polish community schools
We are launching a new educational project aimed at Polish communities abroad, primarily targeting teachers and students from Polish schools. The project has received funding as part of the Polish Senate’s program to support the Polish diaspora and Poles abroad in 2024 and will be implemented through the end of the year. Our goal is to enhance the competencies of Polish community teachers from Lithuania, the United Kingdom, and Italy in the K’IDS transposition method. Workshops, discussions, and collaborative development of educational materials will help create new teaching methods, fostering the development of key competencies in Polish community students.
The substantive basis of the project is the K’IDS program – the original action of the Holistic Think Tank. It is a modern form of methodological and didactic support. K’IDS aims to give a humanistic dimension to school programs, within the framework of the current core curriculum. This approach allows students not only to deepen their knowledge in various fields but also to develop social and emotional skills, which is necessary in the context of functioning in a global community.
Project summary:
- Reimagining Education: Creating Interdisciplinary Lessons for Polish Community Schools
- Funding from targeted grant: 150 000 PLN
- Total project cost: 183 730 PLN
- Grant agreement signed: July 2024
Behind us is the Cavatina Guitar Festival in Bielsko-Biala. It was a true celebration for guitar music lovers
The Cavatina Guitar Festival, a true celebration for guitar music lovers, has come to an end. Held in Bielsko-Biała from Wednesday to Sunday, it was a time filled with great concerts, interviews and interesting discussions.