Selected Examples of Interactive Teaching Methods in the Centre of Geoeducation in the City of Kielce (Poland)

The article presents the educational activity of the Centre of Geoeducation in the City of Kielce (Poland). The Centre was established in 2012 and thanks to a variety of provided services, it quickly gained a wide audience. By drawing inspiration from a very rich geological assets of the whole Świętokrzyskie Province, the Centre transmits geological, ecological and geographical knowledge, mainly with the use of many interactive teaching methods. The Centre's educational offer involves various activities, i.e. theoretical, practical and field classes. What is more, the Centre of Geoeducation acts as an initiator and coordinator of many cyclical or occasional events which promote geological assets of the Świętokrzyskie Province. The growing number of visits provides evidence for a wide interest of the Centre's activity – in 2013, there were up to 6.2% more visitors than in the previous year. It is worth mentioning that the Centre of Geoeducation is visited not only by organised groups, but also by individual visitors coming from the Province and the whole country, as well as from abroad.