Although, almost 75 years have passed since the II World War, and nowadays people who have experienced it on their own skin have not had much left, Germany is still perceived by Poles in the category of historical reference. The very words "German" already cause reflexes of dislike. What is equally interesting is that over half of Poles (56%) perceive current Polish-German relations as average - neither good nor bad. The rest only slightly more often define them as good or bad. Current assessments of Polish-German relations are among the worst since January 1987, when for the first time we asked Poles about this issue. Polish-German relations were worse than currently perceived only in July 2007, at the end of the government's activities of Jarosław Kaczyński. [CBOS, No. 156/2017]. The conviction "will never be a German to a Pole's brother" has been functioning for centuries and seems to be permanently nestled in the minds of Poles, which favored shaping the stereotype, creating emotions, attitudes and assessments that often pass the reality. Polish-German relations are very often based on stereotypes that have been preserved for generations, present in the lives of Poles in the ready-made judgments, assessments and even jokes and anecdotes froms. Germany and Poland are united by a common history. Connection between Germany and Silesia region are even stronger. Participants of the Polish group, will be residents of the Miedźna commune, in the Silesian voivodeship, where the majority of residents are considered to be Silesians. Upper Silesia was an area where political and cultural boundaries have changed over the centuries. The influences of Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland were intersecting here, and the political boundaries did not always coincide with the cultural and national ones. On one hand, as part of our project, we want to break the Polish-German stereotypes that have taken root in both nations over the years through historical turmoil. We want to give young people from both countries involved in the project a better experience of multilingual and intercultural experience. On the other hand, we want to find common elements of both cultures, customs and history, thanks to German influences in Silesia and the influences of Poles and Silesians in Germany. This week, youth shall realize that our peoples had also united, peaceful relations of friendly coexistence and neighborhood. Let young people understand that we have a lot in common and that what unites us can be an ideal element that will allow us to understand each other and get rid of prejudices. The "Following the Polish (Silesian) traces in Germany" project objectives are: - Promoting intercultural dialogue between young people from Poland and Germany; - Building attitudes of openness and understanding among young people from Poland and Germany by overcoming stereotypes; - Learning about a different culture and learning to present one's own culture; - Search for common Silesian-German traces; - Promoting creativity and the sense of initiative of young people; - Facilitating understanding of the building social and national identity process; - Gaining knowledge about the meaning and tools used by the EU to preserve European and regional traditions, cultures of the countries concerned; - Developing socio-cultural skills and civic attitudes among participants during joint games and team work; - Promotion of participants active citizenship; - Promoting cooperation between youth organizations from Poland and Germany; - Promoting cross-sector cooperation; - A commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the Silesian uprising and an opportunity to discuss Polish-German and Silesian-Polish-German relations.