During the Corpus Christi weekend, from 29 May to 2 June, a Piarist Animator Course was organised in Krakow. It was attended by 61 young people from Bolesławiec, Elbląg, Łowicz, Poznań, from the three houses in Kraków and from the Piarist school in Rzeszów.
Radosław Boboń – psychology and interaction in the group; Fr Przemysław Suchy – liturgical preparation; Fr Jacek Wolan – sharing groups. The workshops included: Piarist dances led by Br. Łukasz Fabijański, Piarist junior and Franciszek Paluch, animator; a workshop on Calasanz led by Fr. Andrzej Lisiak; integration games led by Sebastian Romaniak, animator; a workshop on artistic animation and first aid led by Br. Janusz Dudek; and an introduction to mental prayer led by Fr.
In addition, Franciszek Paluch, an experienced animator, shared practical tips for maintaining synergy during teamwork. A novelty was the “Escape Room: in the footsteps of Calasanz’ letters”, prepared by the Communication Team: Anna Czekaj, Joanna Czekaj and Magdalena Kiwior. The Piarists present prepared the moments of prayer and the preaching of the homilies. At the end, the young people listened to a motivational speech by Laura Bednarek who shared her experience on: How a piarist leader can continue his process of skills development, collaborating with others?
At the end of the course, the animators received the redesigned “Piarist Leader” T-shirts as a souvenir.
