{"id":182746,"date":"2026-04-08T13:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/182746\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:52:16","slug":"latuska-sets-up-award-to-encourage-belarusian-language-instruction-in-school-in-eastern-poland","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/182746\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141atu\u0161ka sets up award to encourage Belarusian-language instruction in school in eastern Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 8, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian opposition politician Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka has instituted an annual money award for the winners of the title of the best teacher of the Belarusian language, literature and history in a school in Poland\u2019s Hajn\u00f3wka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the United Transitional Cabinet\u2019s press office, the money, which will come from \u0141atu\u0161ka\u2019s own savings, will be granted in recognition of the \u201chigh professionalism and dedication of teachers who are preserving and promoting Belarusian culture and history in Podlasie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners will be chosen by the administration of II Lyceum. This year\u2019s winner has already been determined and will receive the award at a ceremony marking the end of the academic year on June 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141atu\u0161ka, Belarus\u2019 former culture minister who currently serves as deputy head of the United Transitional Cabinet, played up the contribution of teachers to strengthening the Belarusian national identity and described Podlasie as a \u201cunique environment where the Belarusian tradition and language have lived and developed for centuries within Polish society.\u201d He accused Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka of refusing to support Belarusian culture both inside and outside of Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the initiative of \u0141atu\u0161ka, a money award has also been instituted for the winners of Bie\u0142aruskaja pie\u015bnia (Belarusian song), a nationwide contest run by the Belarusian Social Cultural Association in Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, II Lyceum in Hajn\u00f3wka reported enrolling a record number of first-graders, 102, for a course involving instruction in Belarusian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hajnowka, a town with population of about 20,000, is located 30 kilometers off the Belarusian border. The area has a large ethnic Belarusian community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, in Belarus the number of secondary school students receiving instruction in Belarusian has plunged by 34.4 percent over the past decade to 88,885 and continues to decline, according to <em>Pozirk\u2019s<\/em> analysis of the National Statistics Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, enrolment in schools with instruction in Russian has risen nationwide by 22.6 percent to 991,274.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 8, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition politician Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka has instituted an annual money award for the winners of the title of the best teacher of the Belarusian language, literature and history in a school in Poland\u2019s Hajn\u00f3wka. 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