Tag: COMMUNITY

Move in spring and run with Szymon!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Spring has arrived, and with spring comes the time to get out of front of computers, armchairs and couches.
We invite you to take action! You can be inspired and take care of your health and physical condition together with Olivia and AZS UG .
What do we offer you? Running together with champion Szymon Gumkowski!

 

 

We meet on Saturdays and run, choosing, for example, one of the routes (you can find them below), which have already been set in Strava by the multiple medalist of the Polish Academic Championships in Cross-Country Running and Athletics, the winner of the Westerplatte Gdańsk 2022 run and the winner of the independence run in Warsaw 2023, Szymon Gumkowski.

Warm up before running.

Activities adapted to the level of the group.

You can ask Simon anything!

 

ENROLL HERE! THE CLASSES ARE FREE!

 

 

 

 

Get to know the routes marked out by Szymon:

 

Olivia Relax (5 km)

  • you can enable navigation directly in the Strava app (click use route and start)
  • or download the .gpx file and use it in your navigation device/application

 

Olivia Medium (10 km)

  • you can enable navigation directly in the Strava app (click use route and start)
  • or download the .gpx file and use it in your navigation device/application

 

Olivia Power (14.3 km)

  • you can enable navigation directly in the Strava app (click use route and start)
  • or download the .gpx file and use it in your navigation device/application

 

 

Join us!

You can at any time join the Olivia Centre club in Strava And just like that, when you want and with whomever you want, take on running challenges. You can also run under the supervision of an expert on Saturdays. For relaxation, health, records. Just be at the entrance to the Samborowo Valley at 9:00 AM. Here’s the pin!

 

 

ENROLL HERE! THE CLASSES ARE FREE!

 

 

 

 

Olivia Quest: look out for the signs!

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Do you love puzzles, charades, riddles and mysteries?
Do you have the My Olivia app and confirmed Resident status?
Face the Game Master in Olivia Quest! Peek into the mystery chest, look out for signs, guess the words of the day,
to finally discover the MASTER CODE and win 1000 PLN!

 

 

REMEMBER TO UPDATE THE MY OLIVIA APP TO VERSION 2.3.0

iOS: 2.3.0 | ANDROID: 2.3.0

 

 

Meet the mysterious master of the OLIVIA QUEST game. He is not a good, innocent man. This is someone who makes a bet with another Mockingbird that NO ONE can solve his riddles. He arrogantly thinks that he can even put MONEY on the win, because his tasks are difficult enough that no one will win this money…

 

The Mystery Master officially plans to reward the one who gives the MASTER PASSWORD, and in the GRAND FINAL, the smartest, most efficient, most team-oriented, fastest, and at the same time – creatively beats other Players. The Final itself is not only an opportunity to get to know the Champion – it is also a Clear Determination of who is better – the Competitors or the Champion.

 

The way to the Final is simple – guess the MASTER CODE and enter it in the My Olivia app in “OLIVIA QUEST”. The Master will confirm in due course whether it is correct. The Master does not reveal how many words the password has, where it came from or what it is. But he doesn’t leave Contestants helpless either. He has left as many as 8 traces – tasks whose solutions are hints!

 

The more tasks you do, the more hints you will get and the easier it will be to come up with the final password. Where to look for these “traces – tasks”? How to get hints to the password? All you have to do is play, knowing the rules below!

 

  • To know the MASTER PASSWORD, you have to guess the WORD OF THE DAY. 
  • To find out the WORD OF THE DAY, simply take part in the Olivia Quest! Think, combine, look for clues, look carefully…. Each hint consists of three elements, and they are:

SCREENS in the elevators – they will never be explicit, they will never be direct, but they will help! One day – one screen hint;

THE STORY BOX IN OLIVIA STAR – each successive clue will require you to put your hand into the abyss of the Master’s chest and recognize the shape, which will also hint at something;;

RIDDLE/ REBUS – you will find it in a different Olivia building each time – but once located, it will be left there until the end of the Game! Of course, we will inform you on April 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23 and 24 – on the mystery chest and in the My Olivia app, in which building this riddle is located! Its solution also brings you closer to the WORD OF THE DAY!

  • You can check the correctness of the WORD OF THE DAY in the My Olivia app. You click on OLIVIA QUEST, type in the WORD OF THE DAY and get feedback – BRAVE!/ TRY NEXT. You can keep trying until you do!!
  • Remember that you will be supported by our Superhero Arek Starek! If you see him, for example, on the screen, it means that it is worth paying attention to THIS screen!!
  • We present hints on April 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23 and 24.

 

If you are already sure that you know the MASTER CODE – you can enter it in the My Olivia app in OLIVIA QUEST in the space ENTER MASTER CODE. Remember, you will only find out if you guessed*you just before the finale, which is April 24. The Grand Finale will be held on April 25, “live” at O4 Coworking. It is well known, there can be only one Winner.

 

In these buildings look for puzzles – hints. Remember, once placed, they stay there until the end of the game.

 

 

And some more useful tips.

  • To play, you must have the My Olivia app and confirmed Resident status.
  • You are guided to the game by the Olivia Quest.
  • You can join the fun at any time!
  • The Game Master opens sign-ups for the game as early as April 8.
  • The game starts on April 9.
  • If you want to increase your chances of guessing the MASTER CODE, be alert and look for hints on April 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23 and 24.
  • The hints will lead you to the WORDS OF THE DAY.
  • You enter and check the WORDS OF THE DAY in the My Olivia app.
  • The more you learn the WORDS OF THE DAY, the better your chances of guessing the MASTER PASSWORD.
  • You will find out if your password is correct only on April 24.
  • You can enter your MASTER PASSWORD at any time in the My Olivia app (in OLIVIA QUEST you enter your password in the “ENTER MASTER PASSWORD” field).
  • If you send the correct MASTER CODE, we will invite you to the Grand Finale, which will be held on April 25 at 11:00 am at O4 Coworking in Olivia Four.
  • The winner will win PLN 1000!

 

 

 

Regulations of the Olivia Quest game

We invite you to the concert of the Olivia do Oliwa choir

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

We invite you to the concert of the Olivia Choir at the Oliwa Town Hall of Culture! On April 12 at 7:00 p.m . you will hear the greatest hits of popular music in choral arrangements, m.in. Eurythmics, The Beatles, U2, Queen…

 

 

12.04, 19:00 | Oliwa Town Hall of Culture

 

The Olivia Centre Choir gathers singing enthusiasts from dozens of companies in the business centre. It has been operating for over 5 years now – in December 2023 it celebrated its jubilee with the concert “Fifth ROCK”.

The guests of the jubilee concert, as its title suggests, let themselves be carried away by the wave of rock sound. They heard, m.in, Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit “, U2’s “With or Without You “, and Queen’s “We Will Rock You ” in choral arrangements.

 

The choir performed on the stages of the Tri-City, adding splendour to cultural and business events and supporting charity projects. In 2022, the choir’s debut album
entitled “Dobre Tony” was released, containing well-known pieces of popular music
.

 

The Olivia Centre Choir is a group of people working in various companies in various positions in a prestigious business cntrum in Gdańsk. It is a band that, after working hours, among everyday obligations, finds time to develop their talent and enjoy making music together. The choir had its debut in Dzień dobry TVN. He recorded the first music video for the song Seasons of love, and as part of the cooperation with the German Chamber of Commerce, a recording of Christmas songs was created.

 

He won the Golden Band in the category of mixed choirs in the XVIII National Competition of Christmas Carols and Pastorals in Chełmno and the Bronze Diploma in the category of adult choirs in the VI Baltic Choir Competition Pomerania Cantat in Słupsk.

 

Wiktoria Pagieła – founder and artistic director of the Olivia Centre Choir. Born in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, in a family with musical traditions. A scholarship holder of the Government of the Republic of Poland (2006-2011), a graduate of the Faculty of Choral Conducting, Music Education and Eurhythmics at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk. St. Moniuszko (in the class of Prof. W. Górski/diploma with distinction) and a graduate of the Faculty of Philology at the University of Gdańsk (diploma with honors). Originator, organizer and host of numerous music events, vocal and choral workshops in Pomerania. President of the Gdańsk Branch of the Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras (2012-2014). One of the most important awards (preparation of the University Choir of the Academy of Music in Gdańsk) is the Fryderyk 2014 Award of the Phonographic Academy in the category Album of the Year. Symphonic and concertante music: Angelus, Exodus, Victoria under dir. Prof. Z. Rychert.

 

 

Buy your ticket here

 

 

Do you like to play billiards? Apply by March 31 for the League of Companies under the aegis of Omida!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

 

Omida, which has recently opened the Omida Billiards Corner in Olivia Star, invites you to participate in the Billiard League of Companies!
If you like to play billiards, apply by e-mail by March 31st!

How to do it?

Everyone interested in participating in the tournament should register their willingness to participate in the tournament by e-mail by March 31 to the following address : bilardowaligafirm@o2.pl

  • Subject: Registration for the Business League
  • message content: name, surname, company (e.g. John Smith, Omida)

What do you need to know?

You need to know THIS link. It will take you to the tournament you created. It should be known by everyone who wants to sign up, is enrolled, or is just curious about the results. Until the end of March, the list of registered participants will be updated, so you can check in real time whether you are registered or not, and after signing up, you can watch how the tournament is going. You don’t have to play in a tournament to have access to this site, anyone can follow it:)

 

Start of the tournament

The tournament starts on April 1st.

 

Policy

  1. On April 1st, all curious and all subscribers click THIS IMPORTANT link and check the league bracket (which will appear in a moment, as the number of players signed up increases). There we check who plays with whom in the 1st round. Until the end of the week, i.e. until April 7 , the players make an appointment with each other on a selected day of the week at a specific time to play a match (up to 3 games won); We play 8-ball.
  2. Then the players check who they are playing against in the 2nd round and then they have another week to meet and play a match.
  3. After the duel is over, you should boast about the result on the messenger or WhatsApp group previously launched by the Tournament Organizer, Omida .
  4. The games are played every day of the week. When two players agree to play, that’s when they play. It’s important that everyone manages to play each round in one week.
  5. There are 3 points for a win, 0 points for a loss.
  6. There are no draws.
  7. The match is played to 3 games won.
  8. We play a variation of 8-balls: you are not allowed to move the white ball away from the board by the width of the club, you are not allowed to touch the balls at all, then there is a foul.
  9. After pocketing all of your balls, e.g. whole balls, the black ball with No. 8 can be declared to each pocket without exception.
  10. After 5 weeks, the winners of their groups will emerge, then the winners play each other in the final for the 1st place in the billiard league of companies.
  11. The games last up to 6 weeks, not longer.

Fig. Omida. Omida Billiards Corner, first floor, Olivia Star

 

 

 

GOOD LUCK!

 

 

It was a great Women’s Day! Thank you!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

It was a really fantastic Women’s Day in Olivia Garden. Over 200 ladies took part in workshops about health and beauty:) There was, of course, self-massage (led by Karolina Oleszek), you learned the secrets of quick make-up (led by Natalia Wiśniewska), you learned about spring fashion trends (led by Magdalena Żymek) and you trained in self-defence techniques (led by Janusz Murasicki). There was no shortage of delicious and exotic cocktails.

 

Thank you for allowing us to spend this time with you! And see you next year:)

 

Women’s Weekend at Olivia Star! Come to Star TOP and Olivia Garden!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

We invite you to the Women’s Weekend in Olivia Star. Come to Star TOP and Olivia Garden! This year, we are stretching Women’s Day over 3 wonderful days, because if you want to celebrate, you should celebrate in style. Join the three-day feast full of delicious food, great music and the power of unforgettable emotions! What will happen in Olivia Star?

 

WE START ON FRIDAY MORNING!

 

Remember, Dear Residents, Olivia Garden on March 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. is for you! Find a moment and choose a mini-workshop, lazing under a palm tree, a cocktail, a sweet snack. Remember to generate a ticket to Olivia Garden for free in the My Olivia app:)

  • 10:30-10:50 – self-massage.

  • 11:00-11:30 – secrets of quick make-up.

  • 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m . – spring fashion trends.

  • 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m . – self-defense techniques.

 

FRIDAY, MARCH 8, AFTERNOON

  • Welcome Drink for all ladies at the beginning of Disco Night | 32nd floor of Olivia Star.
  • Women of Soul, or live music performed by Marta Cyganek | Olivia Garden

 

SATURDAY, MARCH 9

  • A musical, emotional story “Blond in the Evening and One” performed by Piotr Zemła Trio. Listen to “Polka Dots and Roses”, “Grande Valse Brillante” or “Surrounded by Red Glow” and lose yourself in the magical atmosphere, which will be complemented by pianist Dmytro Poeta and accordion virtuoso Wojtek Ulanowski | Olivia Star’s 32nd Floor
  • An amazing musical journey to sunny Cuba – Fiesta Latina | Olivia’s Garden

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 10

  • The most beautiful songs of beloved
    jazz artists
     performed by Krystyna Gedzik | 32nd floor of Olivia Star.

 

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

  • Table reservations: taras@oliviastar.pl; garden@oliviastar.pl
  • Tickets to the Observation Floor can be purchased on-site or via the website. We encourage you to use the MyOlivia application! Residents have free entry to the Observation Deck for selected events.
  • Admission to Olivia Garden is free.

Omida Billiards Corner in Olivia Star

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Together with OMIDA Group, we cordially invite you to the Omida Billiards Corner!
This is the place for you, available from March 6th! Drop by to relax, but also to feel the competitive spirit.

 

Important. How to get to the first floor of Olivia Star?

  • All employees of Olivia Star companies move around the building with access cards, so they can easily drive to the first floor of Olivia Star (they will go down to this floor from their offices) to the Work&Chill Corner.
  • Employees of companies from other Olivia buildings they go to the reception desk as usual to pick up the access card for level 1 of Olivia Star. In other words, the access rules adopted for all Olivia buildings apply here.

 

OMIDA Billiards corner was opened by Grzegorz Lasota himself, billiards player, coach, member of Omida-Kmicic Starogard Gdańsk.

 

 

 

We help together! Small box, big support!

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The community of our
O4 Coworking
 on Women’s Day supports the 8. edition of Project Shoebox

and helps women in crisis. The team collects hygiene products, which will be donated to those in need, packed in a… shoeboxes.

 

The initiative consists in collecting and donating hygiene products and cosmetic products to women in need: single mothers, victims of domestic violence, refugees. Women in crisis intervention centres, single mothers’ homes or residential homes often do not have access to basic items such as shampoo, shower gel or sanitary pads. Project Shoebox is here to change that.

 

The products that will be collected as part of the campaign will go to to the Shelter for the Homeless “Prometheusz” in Gdańsk at ul. Zakopane Street.

 

You can help in two ways:

  • Organize a collection in your company and donate the collected items to O4 Coworking (Olivia Four, entrance from the patio, next to Natka), or complete the whole box and bring it to the O4 reception desk.
  • Join individually and bring the indicated products, and the team from O4 Coworking will take care of completing the packages.

 

A list of the most necessary, basic things

  • shower gels
  • Soap
  • Personal & Menstrual Care Products
  • toothbrushes and toothpastes
  • Deodorants
  • shampoos, hair conditioners

 

Additionally welcome

  • body lotions
  • face and hand creams
  • perfume
  • hairbrushes, combs
  • small jewelry, ornaments
  • Baby care products
  • sweets.

IMPORTANT! Products must be unused and not expired.

 

Meeting point:
O4 Coworking reception in the Olivia Four building.

 

The products are harvested until March 1.

 

 

More

Together we can do more! Join the volunteers at thyssenkrupp!

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It has been known for a long time that together we can do more. Volunteers from our resident, thyssenkrupp, let us know that they had organized a fundraiser for mothers from the Single Mother’s Home in Matemblewo. And we let you know that you can do something good!

 

#tkVolunteers want to accumulate funds in this way, which they can use to buy what young mothers do not have every day – cosmetics or make-up accessories. They will give gifts to mothers on Women’s Day.

 

Collection of #tkVolunteers for mothers

 

 

 

More about the Single Mother’s Home

 

The Single Mother’s Home in Matemblewo has been run by CARITAS of the Archdiocese of Gdańsk since 1 July 2012. It helps pregnant women and mothers with minor children who are struggling with various life problems. They are often forced to seek help by domestic violence, financial problems, lack of family support and other dramatic situations. This house is a place that offers not only a roof over one’s head, but also – and perhaps above all – legal assistance, psychological and social support. So far, the facility has taken care of over 1400 mothers and children. More…

 

 

Open Day for the 1st grade of the Thinking Zone Primary School

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The Thinking Zone Primary School, which operates in Olivia, opens the door to recruitment for the 2024/2025 school year. Thus, we cordially invite you to the Open Day for the first class, which will take place on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 from 17:00 to 19:00.

 

FRAMEWORK AGENDA:

  • 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m . – Thinking Zone methodology – workshops for parents – Joanna Gruca
  • 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m . – In the world of VESS – workshops for students – Izabela Wiczanowska-Dowgiałło, Adrianna Klimkowicz and Izabela Mańkowska
  • 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m . – In the world of Thinking Zone – Natalia Kopyść, Joanna Gruca
  • 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m . – Q&A – Q&A session

 

LEADER:


Joanna Gruca

In the Thinking Zone, she is the Innovation Manager for Methodology, being responsible for the management of the methodological area. In addition, as a Polish philologist, I take care of exam classes and teach French. A literary and artistic critic by education, a certified teaching methodologist, and a tutor. Scientifically, he is interested in the ontology and philosophy of audiovisual image, neurodidactics, technology development, and thus the use of modern solutions or multimedia means in the educational process. It creates tools that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of teaching. She conducts her own classes in Film Education and Creative Writing. In her free time – she still reads or travels by car – she listens. In general, he observes and tries to live in balance and harmony of the flow of “good” energy.

 

Natalia Kopyść

Deputy Headmaster, VESS Coordinator, teacher of geography, chemistry and nature, as well as tutor at primary school and Thinking Zone High School. In her work, she shows students every day that learning is not just about mindlessly learning the material by heart. Together with the students, she looks at various issues, looks for connections and makes them understandable.

 

Joanna Roszkowska

Initiator and co-founder of Thinking Zone – a primary school and a high school, located in the Olivia Centre in Gdańsk. Thinking Zone is the only school in Poland that implements the VESS model developed by Edu1st and Harvard University. Entrepreneur and innovator in the education market. He is trying to reinvent education. Its authentic mission is to change the way education is organized and delivered. It constantly creates space for new qualities in education, in which, on the one hand, methods, tools and unique educational models are used, and on the other hand, the experience of students and parents in the educational process is a source of engagement and effectiveness. As a result, her organization develops open-minded, enterprising, educated young people who, in a dynamic world filled with technology, consistently pursue their personal goals in harmony with themselves.

 

Izabela Mańkowska

Pedagogue, pedagogical therapist and sensory integration therapist (SI). Author and co-author of publications on supporting the development of children and adolescents. Passionate with a head full of ideas. She believes that in a fairy tale a child can discover his emotions in the most beautiful way.

 

Izabela Wiczanowska-Dowgiałło

Iza, an educator and early childhood education teacher in the current third grade of primary school, brings color, commitment and incredible attention to children’s emotions to the Thinking Zone. Thanks to her travel experiences, she understands the importance of autonomy, but also the importance of cooperation – which she also invites her students to do. Her solid preparation to accompany children in discovering the world is based on many years of experience in working with them and her diplomas in early childhood education with speech therapy and pedagogy. Completing postgraduate studies in library science additionally allows Iza to introduce students to the world of history and book culture. Working with children on a daily basis brings a lot of light and joy to her professional life. Thanks to the creativity, sense of humor and sincerity of her students, she constantly discovers something new in herself both as a teacher and as a person. Travelling plays an important role in Iza’s life. She loves mountain hiking “at full speed” and has walked a 120-kilometer section of the Sudetes Trail on her own feet. She is also an amateur rock climber and an admirer of Frida Kahlo’s paintings.

 

Adrianna Klimkowicz

Teacher of the current first grade of the Thinking Zone Primary School. Adrianna She is an experienced early childhood education teacher and speech therapist. In addition to her pedagogical education, she is also a graduate of postgraduate speech therapy studies at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. In addition to postgraduate studies, she completed additional training in speech therapy, including alternative methods of communication and myofunctional therapy.

 

We invite you to an information meeting, during which teachers will tell you what they rely on when teaching.

 

MEETING POINT:
Thinking Zone
Al. Grunwaldzka 472
80-309 Gdansk

 


MEETING DATE:

 Tuesday, February 20, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

 

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:
30 parents
15 Kids

 

PRICE:
The meeting and workshops for parents and children are free of charge.

 

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT US:
hello@thinkingzone.pl
+48 606 424 705

 

Register via the form on this page