Educational journey to Oświęcim, pupils of the Franciscan Gymnasium from Großkrotzenburg

Since 1967 the Gymnasium in Großkrotzenburg near Hanau is a very well-known school for its Franciscan education and teaching.

The school profile and program emphasizes the collective responsibility of pupils, parents and teachers to form the spiritual and pedagogical basis that is part of the Franciscan tradition and is applied in the school.

For 21 years the teachers of Gymansium Großkrotzenburg organize for their students an educational journey to Oświęcim .Their program in Oświęcim entails study tours in the camps, meeting with a survivor, guided visit to town, Labyrinth exhibition of Mariam Kolodziej in Harmeze and Art Exhibit in Camp Auschwitz I.