No Stone Left Alone in Poland

Szkoła Podstawowa nr 58 im. Tadeusza Kościuszki w Krakowie

On the 6th of October 2025 Students of our school paid tribute to fallen soldiers from all over the world resting at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow fighting for the peace and freedom of the Polish Nation by laying flowers and lighting the crematorium.

We try to remember all the fallen soldiers and airmen, who have given their precious lives defending the freedom of another man.

Today's No Stone Left Alone ceremony has a deeply symbolic dimension. It's a gesture of remembrance and gratitude towards those who gave their lives in the name of freedom and ideas that, even amid the chaos of war, could unite people of different nations.

Education and remembering history is key to making sure we never forget those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. We must remember that former allies were not just partners in war, but above all, they were people who believed in common values, freedom, dignity, and the right to live in truth and peace.

The ceremony at the graves of the deceased is also a living history lesson for students and an opportunity to reflect together on the meaning of peace.\n May the memory of those who rest in the Rakowicki Cemetery become a source of humility and courage for all of us.

Laying poppies on the gravestones of the fallen is a personal act of respect and gratitude for the fallen heroic soldiers and to keep in mind that no stone can stand alone, just as no person, no nation can exist in isolation from others.

Thank you and we will not forget!

PREVIOUS EVENTS - KRAKOW, POLAND

Students and teachers from Szkola 58 in Krakow, Poland gathered for their 5th NSLA ceremony at Rakowicki Cemetery on Friday, September 23, 2022. This commemoration is a moving reminder of the love and gratitude held in Poland for Canada's part in the liberation of Europe in WWII. 

Szkola 58 and other schools in Poland have opened their doors and their hearts to those in conflict today as well. In 2022, Szkola 58 has been one of many Polish schools to take in students who have fled Ukraine due to the conflict there.

Rakowicki Cemetery is the resting place of over 484 WWII war dead, including 15 Canadians. 

Learn more about the Canadians at rest at Rakowicki:

CWGC - Canadians at Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery

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On September 20, 2019, No Stone Left Alone partnered with local school children in Krakow, Poland to honour allied soldiers and those that served in the Canadian Armed Forces. Many of these soldiers did not return home to Canada, and are buried in Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery in Poland.

The ceremony will begin at 10:00 am with students and dignitaries singing the Polish and Canadian national anthems, participating in a commitment to remember, followed by students laying poppies on military head stones. Click on the event details below for more information.

THANK YOU to Jerzey Zychal and his school 58,
and everyone else who helped make our international events a success!

• Click here to view some incredible photos from our 2017 event in Poland!

• Global News video footage: Fallen Canadian soldiers honoured in Poland

Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery in Poland 

Krakow is a large city in the south of Poland about 257 kilometres south-west of Warsaw. Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, a large Military Cemetery which contains Polish, Russian and German graves as well as Commonwealth graves, is located east of the city. The Commonwealth War Graves Plot is located through the entrance and to the left of the cemetery in the north-eastern corner of the burial ground. At the end of the Second World War, the graves service of the British Army of the Rhine gathered together Commonwealth graves from all over Poland into three cemeteries, Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery being the largest. There are now 483 Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War buried or commemorated in Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery.