We are ZSO Nr 1 STO teachers
working in Warsaw - Poland.
We would like to share our Erasmus+ KA1 experience with you.
Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących Nr 1
Społecznego Towarzystwa Oświatowego
ul. Polinezyjska 10a
02-777 Warszawa
POLAND
Społecznego Towarzystwa Oświatowego
ul. Polinezyjska 10a
02-777 Warszawa
POLAND
About our school
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Our school was founded on the initiative of the parents living in Ursynów district in June 1989 and it was one of the very first such schools in Poland. The parents wanted to make sure that their children would have different learning conditions and also different methods of learning from those offered by usually crowded, working in shifts state schools. The development of our school shows how much our school is needed here.
We still rent the building but at the very beginning, we only had one classroom for 16 students. At the moment there are 20 classes with 300 students.
The school is run by Samodzielne Koło Terenowe Nr 21 Społecznego Towarzystwa Oświatowego - STO (the Local Board of the Civic Educational Association number 21) and is one of the biggest. The members of the Association are: the parents of our present and former students, our teachers and our former students. The Civic Educational Association is an all-Poland association, for all those who are concerned about the condition of the Polish educational system and those who are interested in creating new, alternative, educational forms. The STO schools educate in a creative way, encourage the students to broaden their minds and develop their personalities.
Our school offers a wide range of various compulsory and optional classes. Our students can take part in quite a number of interdisciplinary projects such as: “Education for Tolerance”, “European Studies”, Socrates Comenius projects: “Democratic School for New Europe” (2003-2006), “The City of Art among History, Geography and Gastronomy" (2004-2007) and “European Multicultural Landscapes” (2011-2013)
The school priorities:
Our school has a large proportion of students who look for higher educational standards, but there is also a substantial percentage of students with various learning disabilities. We realise the necessity to develop our students’ key competences. We know that only well-trained teachers, using active teaching methods, are capable of educating students and preparing them for their adult life.
Language teaching constitutes one of the priorities in our school. International cooperation stimulates active participation in European projects. We encourage teachers and students who do not perceive English as their forte to participate in such projects, that should boost their confidence.
In the past few years our school run a number of projects and thus we would like to share our experiences with our future partners of Erasmus+. Our lower primary students took part in ‘Academy of the Future’ (project which involved a variety of out-of-school activities), ‘A Step Towards Success’ (new teaching methods for those working with 7 and 8 year-olds), ‘Mathematical Planet’ (developing mathematical skills for 7-9 year-olds). Our secondary school was involved in an interdisciplinary project ‘E-Academy of the Future’ (a variation of e-learning) as well as ‘Tech-Info’ (developing students’ competences in a field of technics).
We have been working for 12 years on the school project 'Education for Tolerance’ (students actively discover the impact of national and religious minorities on the history and culture of Poland and Europe).
Our previous experience on Erasmus, Comenius, exchanges: over 40 eTwinning projects (Quality Labels and prizes), two Socrates projects (2003-2006 „Democratic schools for the new Europe” and 2004-2007 „Cities of Art”), Comenius project 2011-2013 „European Multicultural Landscapes”, Erasmus + KA2 project 2015-2017 „Make Me a European”, Erasmus+ KA1 2015-2017 „European Cooperation as an Effective Means of Teaching Key Competences” as well as 8 students exchanges 2006-2014.
Our school was founded on the initiative of the parents living in Ursynów district in June 1989 and it was one of the very first such schools in Poland. The parents wanted to make sure that their children would have different learning conditions and also different methods of learning from those offered by usually crowded, working in shifts state schools. The development of our school shows how much our school is needed here.
We still rent the building but at the very beginning, we only had one classroom for 16 students. At the moment there are 20 classes with 300 students.
The school is run by Samodzielne Koło Terenowe Nr 21 Społecznego Towarzystwa Oświatowego - STO (the Local Board of the Civic Educational Association number 21) and is one of the biggest. The members of the Association are: the parents of our present and former students, our teachers and our former students. The Civic Educational Association is an all-Poland association, for all those who are concerned about the condition of the Polish educational system and those who are interested in creating new, alternative, educational forms. The STO schools educate in a creative way, encourage the students to broaden their minds and develop their personalities.
Our school offers a wide range of various compulsory and optional classes. Our students can take part in quite a number of interdisciplinary projects such as: “Education for Tolerance”, “European Studies”, Socrates Comenius projects: “Democratic School for New Europe” (2003-2006), “The City of Art among History, Geography and Gastronomy" (2004-2007) and “European Multicultural Landscapes” (2011-2013)
The school priorities:
- High and broad education
- Effective foreign language teaching
- Further development of our child-rearing programme
- Diverse activities for our school and students (projects, programmes, competitions)
- International cooperation
- Inside schools projects – diverse optional activities for our students
Our school has a large proportion of students who look for higher educational standards, but there is also a substantial percentage of students with various learning disabilities. We realise the necessity to develop our students’ key competences. We know that only well-trained teachers, using active teaching methods, are capable of educating students and preparing them for their adult life.
Language teaching constitutes one of the priorities in our school. International cooperation stimulates active participation in European projects. We encourage teachers and students who do not perceive English as their forte to participate in such projects, that should boost their confidence.
In the past few years our school run a number of projects and thus we would like to share our experiences with our future partners of Erasmus+. Our lower primary students took part in ‘Academy of the Future’ (project which involved a variety of out-of-school activities), ‘A Step Towards Success’ (new teaching methods for those working with 7 and 8 year-olds), ‘Mathematical Planet’ (developing mathematical skills for 7-9 year-olds). Our secondary school was involved in an interdisciplinary project ‘E-Academy of the Future’ (a variation of e-learning) as well as ‘Tech-Info’ (developing students’ competences in a field of technics).
We have been working for 12 years on the school project 'Education for Tolerance’ (students actively discover the impact of national and religious minorities on the history and culture of Poland and Europe).
Our previous experience on Erasmus, Comenius, exchanges: over 40 eTwinning projects (Quality Labels and prizes), two Socrates projects (2003-2006 „Democratic schools for the new Europe” and 2004-2007 „Cities of Art”), Comenius project 2011-2013 „European Multicultural Landscapes”, Erasmus + KA2 project 2015-2017 „Make Me a European”, Erasmus+ KA1 2015-2017 „European Cooperation as an Effective Means of Teaching Key Competences” as well as 8 students exchanges 2006-2014.