British & American Days
29 February (Wednesday) - 2 March (Friday) 2012

In April 2011 we hosted in Świdnica the students from Italian school in Rieti. They had an opportunity to see our town and region. They visited Książ Castle and the Cathedral of Świdnica. Italians could also taste the traditional Polish dishes like ‘pierogi’ and ‘bigos’. After the week spent together we were looking forward to the second phase of the exchange. On 18 October the group of 13 students and 2 teachers went to Rieti. The stay was awesome. We visited plenty of places including Rieti and the most important monuments of Rome- the Pantheon, the Coliseum and the Capitol. We were always accompanied by the guides who in an interesting way told us about the historical buildings, of course in English.

After six months of an impatient wait to see each other again, the 28th of September, the day of our arrival in Birmingham finally came. A bit insecure about the flight and meeting after such a long break, we showed up on Wednesday evening, very tired but ready to experience everything that England can offer.

From 9th to 11th March II LO in Świdnica for the 9th time became a host of an event called “British and American Days”, which plays a significant role in popularization of the English language itself, as well as knowledge about English-speaking countries. During these three days young enthusiasts of English were given the opportunity to participate in many contest prepared especially for this occasion. The unique atmosphere of the annual English language celebration was honoured by the appearance of the students from King Edward VI Camp Hill School in Birmingham – school cooperating with II LO in Świdnica.