ANNA KSIĄŻEK
&Who am I?
- Trainer
- Coach
- Language teacher
- Activist
- Storyteller
- Traveller
- Changemaker
What am I doing?
I work with people. This is my passion and profession. My previous experience may appear a bit chaotic, full of seemingly unrelated events. But in fact everything is about the same - about people, about the possibility to share my knowledge and to support others in gaining new skills. It matters little whether the skill is assertiveness or Italian language.
My greater passion and skill is to establish an open and honest relationship with people, motivating them to take action and discovering the best side in themselves. I do it in all the areas that are important to me - psychology, culture and languages, human rights.
Below you will find a description of my main activities divided in three categories - training/coaching, languages and projects. Each of these categories concerns different things, but all in all it is still the same - about the people and for the people.
TRAINING/COACHING
SOFT and SOCIAL SKILLS
Education
University
- Psychology (5-years master studies at the University of Lodz)
- Pedagogy (3-years bachelor studies at the University of Lodz)
- Professional School of Coaching (annual professional course)
Courses
- Course of NGOs trainers (Scouting)
- Course of heads of local training teams (Scouting)
- School for Leaders of Civil Society (School of Leaders Association)
- Study of Therapy through Art (Teatr Ludowy in Krakow)
- Speed reading and memory techniques (Academy of Sciences in Poznań)
- Vipassana meditation course
Experience
About 690 hours of conducted training and workshops from topics such as:
- Interpersonal communication
- Empathy
- Creativity
- Mindfulness
- Assertiveness
- Public speaking, self-presentation
- Negotiation and argumentation
- Emotions management
- Time management
- Planning your own development
- Stress management
- Developing leadership skills
- Team management
- Change management
- Setting and implementing goals
About 150 hours of coaching/mentoring or psychological support sessions conducted with individual clients + organising and leading 2 editions of Coaching/Mentoring Course.
More information: ksiazekannacoaching.mystrikingly.com
CHANGEMAKING
and GLOBAL EDUCATION
Education
University
- Cultural studies (3-years bachelor studies at the University of Lodz)
Courses
- Training for educators of human rights (Amnesty International)
- Training for trainer of anti-discrimination and gender (Autonomia Foundation and Stowarzyszenie Kobiet Konsola)
- Global Education (Edukacja dla Demokracji Foundation)
- From consumers to activists (Kupuj odpowiedzialnie Foundation)
- Drama Academy of Anti-discrimination (Stowarzyszenie Praktyków Dramy)
Experience
About 720 hours of conducted training and workshops from topics such as:
- Human rights
- Stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination - what they are, how to notice them and how to counteract them
- Gender
- Language and discrimination
- Education for the dignity of (poverty, forced displacement)
- Responsible consumption
- Responsible tourism
- Social projects creation and implementation
- Getting resources for social projects
- Social entrepreneurship
- Climate Change
TRAINING FOR INSTITUTIONS
Experience
About 200 hours of conducted training and workshops from topics such as:
School (trainings for teachers and directors)
- Psychophysical development of children and youth
- Games and exercises useful in working with a group
- Circus pedagogy
- Working with difficult pupils
- Aggression / Violence among students
- Addictions
Interdisciplinary teams for Prevention of Domestic Violence
- The procedure for the Blue Card and other activities aimed at preventing domestic violence
- Contact with the perpetrator and victim of violence
Municipal teams for Solving Alcohol Problems
- Basic tasks of the members of Municipal teams for Solving Alcohol Problems
(help in fighting against alcoholism and its effects)
Social Nursery Houses (training for employees)
- First contact with the resident of Social Nursery Houses
- Directions of the therapy and methods of work with residents DPS
- Right of resident of Social Nursery Houses
Non-governmental organizations
- Creating mission and vision, setting goals of NGOs’ activities
- Status, the structure of NGOs, the basic documents
- Volunteers in NGOs
- Cooperation with NGOs from Poland and abroad (networking, breaking down barriers, international projects)
ERASMUS+
Experience as trainer, project creator and/or coordinator
Youth Exchange
- Wise Consumerism (5 days)
Training Courses
- Changemaker Course (7 days)
- Global Educati-ON Training of trainers (7 days)
- Climate Hope (10 days)
- HerPower (8 days offline + 8 days online)
- Listen (10 days)
- ExChange The World - social entrepreneurship (5 days)
- Greenwashing (10 days)
- Our Future (2 mobilities of 8 days)
- Sustainable Communities for You(th) (10 days)
- CARE - preventing burnout (8 days)
- Action for Connection- Green Skills for a Regenerative Future (6 days)
- Empowered Together (5 days)
- The Art of Women and Men Circles - Training for trainers (5 days)
Long term projects:
- Ze Skawiny w świat - KA 1 Adult Education (Poland)
- Women Empowerment - small scale project with partners from Poland, Italy and Slovenia
- WO(MEN) Empowerment - small scale project with partners from Poland and Romania
- Soil Soul Society - KA2 project with partners from Poland, Romania and Ireland
- Be The Change - small scale project about social businesses with partners from Poland, Slovenia and Bulgaria
Experience as participant
Training Courses
- DEAL (social entrepreneurship)
- Storytelling for Global Change
- MoMint (mindfulness)
- Journey Toward Connection
- Please Talk Peacefully (Solution Focus Approach)
- See Me Through (movie making)
- Digivocacy (digital citizenship and e-democracy)
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH
Certificates
- C2 - Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
Experience
- Work in language schools:
- 5.2019 till today - Tutlo, Poland (online lessons, around 1000h)
- 09.2013-03.2015 - Lingwista, Warsaw (primary schools, adults, EU projects - working with groups, around 700h)
- 01.2013 - 05.2013 - Inlingua, Mantova - Italy (corporations - working with groups, around 300h)
- 06.2013 - 08.2013 - EuroSchool, Verona - Italy (language camp for children, around 120h)
- 01.2012 - 09.2014 - Mobile Language, Warsaw (children, adults, young people - working with individual clients, around 400h)
- Private lessons (more information: annaandandrea.mystrikingly.com)
- Participation / organization of international projects (see: Projects)
- Traveling and living in other countries (see: Projects)
ITALIAN
Certificates
- C1 - Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera (CILS)
Experience
- Working at Studio Linguistico language school (individual classes and translations)
- Internship in Europe Direct in Reggio Emilia, Italy (all tasks performed in Italian):
- conducting workshops and meetings for children and youth on the functioning of the European Union
- translation and preparation of newsletter
- planning, conduct and evaluation of European projects
- supporting young people in applying to programs implemented under the Lifelong Learning Programme
- Private lessons
- Sharing life with Italian partner ;)
PORTUGUESE
Certificates
- B1 / B2 - Certificado Universidade de Aveiro
Experience
- One year studies at the University of Aveiro, Portugal
OTHER
German
- B1 - Zertifikat Deutsch
Spanish
- B2
Esperanto
- A2
Sign language
- First degree
PROJECTS
CHANGEMAKER COURSE
What?
Workshop for those who want to do something good for themselves and for the world
Why?
Inspiring, networking and giving tools to those who want to make a difference
When?
since 05.2016
Responsibilities:
- preparing and leading workshop about global education, changemaker skills (communication, empathy, awareness, teamwork, creating a vision); building, implementing and evaluating a social project; getting resources for social projects; public speaking/communicating the vision.
Results:
- 22 editions of 4-6-days Changemaker Course for youth and/or adults, including editions focused on Social Entrepreneurship, Global Education, Women Empowerment, Climate Change, Youth Wellbeing (Poland, Macedonia, Romania, Moldova, Italy, Scotland, Hungary)
- 5 editions of 5-days Changemaker Course for children
- 3 edition of 2-days Changemaker Weekend for youth and/or adults (Poland)
EXCHANGE THE WORLD
What?
A journey around the world in search of Changemakers. The travel is based on exchange as alternative to the current economy.
Why?
Our mission is to make everyone a changemaker. We do it by storytelling, networking and education.
When?
since 09.2015
Responsibilities:
- telling stories of changemakers from all over the world in three different languages (Polish, English, Italian)
- participating in projects based on exchange: our skills (teaching, coaching, working on the farm, cooking...) for accommodation and food
- leading workshops and presentations about changing the world for better in its broaden sense
Results:
- 357 interviews with Changemakers
- 37 visited countries (South-East Asia, Balkans, Turkey, Caucasus, Europa, South America)
- 228 workshops and presentations for 4747 people in 26 countries, in collaboration with many organizations, such as AIESEC, Amnesty International, Ashoka, Erasmus, Google, Impact Hub, JA, JCI, Kanthari+, Make Sense, PwC, Rotary, Scouting, TEDx, Toastmasters, and others
- 2 book with 17 scenarios each for educators, based on the collected stories (scenarios in different languages can be found here: changemakertoolkit.wixsite.com/change)
- more than 35 volunteering projects
TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvKHkS49vRo
sayWorkshops
What?
Linguistic-cultural project.
Why?
Building relationships between people over differences of language and culture and promotion of self-development based on respect for human rights and nature in its broaden sense.
When?
since 04.2014
Responsibilities:
- Conducting workshops, events, meetings to look at and discuss different social issues while actively using a foreign language.
Results:
- 4 workshops editions in Warsaw: Responsible consumption, Soft Skills, Travel as a metaphor for life, Change the world?.
- 1 half-year edition of sayWorkshops for leaders (2 weekends of trainings + individual support in form of coaching/mentoring)
- 12 educational scenarios
CHANGEMAKER MAP
What?
Creating a map of changemakers in Poland.
Why?
Visualize where in Poland and in which areas the changemakers work, show the connections between them, discover unknown changemakers and initiatives.
When?
05.2015-08.2015
Responsibilities
- recruiting and managing two people employed in the project
- following the methodology of maps implementation-managing the map creation process
- cooperation with Ashoka from Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia which implemented the same project in their respective countries
FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT OF GIRLS
What?
Economical education mainly for girls and women.
Why?
Promotion of a responsible and aware approach to economy and increasing confidence of girls and women in that sector.
When?
08.2014-09.2015
Responsibilities:
- Recruitment and coordination of project team, individual work with each of the 30 women involved in the project
- Conducting workshops, trainings and events within the four thematic areas of the project (Responsible consumption, Philanthropy, Management of Money, My Professional Future)
- Promotion of the project, work with media
- Work with sponsors, acquire new partners
- Planning, accounting and evaluation of the project budget
Results:
- 2325 participants from 35 cities, 13 districts
-team of 34 volunteers from all over Poland
-61 workshops scenarios for teachers and NGO leaders
-cooperation with organizations such as the Kupuj Odpowiedzialnie [Buy Responsibly] OdpowiedzialnieFoundation, Amnesty International, Ashoka, Stowarzyszenie Coachów [Association of Coaches] PRIZM, Bizness Link.
CHANGEMAKER SCHOOLS
What?
Promoting social skills in education.
Why?
The emphasis on skills such as empathy, creativity, teamwork and leadership in the life of each and everyone of us. Creating a world where everyone can be a Changemaker.
When?
04.2015-08.2015
Responsibilities:
-collaboration with Ashoka Fellows, creating the vision of the project based on interviews with people working in education
-co-creating the European program of Changemaker schools
-collaboration with all sorts of educational environments, including alternative education
-contact and cooperation with the Ministry of Education
-participation in conferences and festivals
-collaboration with media and specialized journalists dealing with the topic of education
The project is still being implemented. For more information visit poland.ashoka.org.
COURSE FOR THE FUTURE
What?
Workshop for high school students.
Why?
Supporting high school students in a conscious and responsible development of future.
When?
05.2013-12.2014
Responsibilities:
- Program coordination of the educational project conducted under the auspices of the Ministry of Education:
a) preparation of workshops for high school students based on the experience of the pilot project (see below), the current evaluation of workshops
b) preparation, conduction and evaluation of training for trainers and ambassadors of the project (30 people)
c) supervisions of trainers
d) training and constant support of the volunteers involved in the project (20 people)
- Coordination of annual pilot project's Co z tym życiem?! [What's with this life?!]
a) organization of workshops on planning and creating future (situation analysis, goal setting, construction and evaluation of an action plan, time management, building self-confidence)
b) individual support for high school students in the conscious planning of the future
c) promotion of the project among high school students
d) cooperation with schools and other institutions that associate high school students
DREAMERS
What?
Creating a community which support each other in realizing dreams and goals.
Why?
Encouraging people to take their own initiatives, follow their dreams and goals.
When?
09.2009-09.2010
Responsibilities:
- The creation and ongoing support to a community of people ready to share their dreams and help others to achieve their goals
- Promotion of the project among local community and media
- Coordination of work of the project team
Results:
- 131 participants
- 429 planned / realized dreams
- Methodical material with suggestions of exercises related to the subject of realizing your dreams and goals.
BEYOND BORDERS
What?
Expedition to Kilimanjaro.
Why?
To inspire people to follow their dreams, cross borders – physical, geographical, cultural, linguistic and inner ones.
When?
08.2008 - 09.2009
Responsibilities:
- Cooperation with representatives of NGOs in Kenya
- Conduction of workshops, meetings, discussions concerning the project and culture
- Promotion of the project, cooperation with media
- The acquisition and cooperation with sponsors
Results:
- Establishing cooperation with NGOs in Kenya
- Involvement in the project over more than a hundred people who supported us in the activities and constantly followed
- Inspire others to realize their own dreams, which became the basis for the following project Dreamers (see above)
- A series of workshops, meetings, lectures with media and people interested in the project after its completion, in order to share our knowledge, experience and inspire people to take their own actions
- Gaining the summit of Kilimanjaro
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STORIES OF LIPOWA STREET
What?
Project for the local community.
Why?
Strengthening social cohesion in local communities using the methods of drama.
When?
10.2009 - 06.2010
Responsibilities:
- Development and conduction of drama workshops for children and youth
- Work as a street activist with local communities, involving them in common actions
- Promotion of the project among the local community
Results:
- Activation of inhabitants of Lipowa street (Lodz, Poland) and surrounding areas, exploration of the history of this place
- Movie summarizing the project which promotes the forgotten corners of Lipowa street and the surrounding areas made by the inhabitants of the street
- Organization of the event for local communities- Strengthen social ties between neighbors, encourage them to take actions which continued even after the official end of the project
- 10 scenarios of drama workshops for children and youth
INTERNATIONAL CAMPS
What?
International camps for children and youth.
Why?
Create a space for international exchange.
When?
England 2007
Bavaria 2008
Responsibilities:
- Cooperation with NGOs from other countries
- Recruitment and preparation of children and young people group for international exchange
-Co-organization of camps (formal aspects and program)
- Raising funds and cooperation with the media
Results:
- 20 young people from Poland took part in an international camp in England with 40,000 participants from over 140 countries
- 40 people took part in the Polish-German camp in Bavaria
TRAVELS
Small
Iberian Peninsula by motorbike - 04.2011
Ramadan in Egypt - 07.2012
Kumys in Mongolia - 07.2005
Big
Portugal - 08.2010 - 07.2011
Italy - 08.2012 - 09.2013
Travel around the world - since 09.2015
For one smile
Hitch-hiking
Poland-Portugal - 07.2011
Balkans - 07.2012
Balkans bis - 07.2013
Georgia – 07.2015
Camino de Santiago (Spain)
Camino Francés - 07.2008, 10.2017
Camino Portuguese - 04.2011, 11.2017
Camino del Norte - 08.2012
Via Francigena (Italy)
Bologna - Roma - 09.2012
Via Flaminia (Italy)
Fano - Rome - 08.2013
Up
Mount Blanc 2007
Kilimanjaro 2009
Toubkal 2011
Olympus 2013
On the run
Marathon 2014
Since September 2015 travelling around the world.
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