Page 38 - e-Kongre Bildiriler Kitabı-II

Doç. Dr. Piotr BOROWSKİ

Varşova Yaşam Bilimleri Üniversitesi

Education Activities during the Covid-19 Outbreak in Poland

In early December 2019, an outbreak of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) occurred in Wuhan City, Hubei
Province, China. On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of an inter-
national public health emergency. The perceived risk of the disease has prompted many governments to
establish various protective measures.
UNESCO has subsequently created the Global Education Coalition, which is a platform for cooperation
and exchange to protect the right to education during these unprecedented disturbances. The UNESCO
Director-General, Audrey Azoulay invited global organisations such as the WHO, the UN and others to
work together to ensure continuity of education for all learners.
The phenomena associated with threats to human health caused by COVID-19 gave teachers a number
of new tasks. The responsibility for children, not only for their educational achievements and preparation
for functioning in modern society, but also for preparing them to cope with unpredictable situations, lies
not only with parents, but also with teachers.
Thus, a number of new tasks which were set for Polish teachers in their work with pupils during the
pandemic. The spreading COVID-19 pandemic forced communities and institutions to look for new ‘pat-
hways’ to operate in conditions of threat to health and life. The organisation of education for millions of
pupils and hundreds of thousands of teachers proved to be an extremely difficult task.
In Poland, the Ministry of National Education decided to implement distance learning in conditions

artvincovidcongress.org 38 - Davetli Konuşmacı -