From Success in the Past to Hope in the Future Newsletter
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2019 Newsletter From success in the past to hope in the future A celebration of 25 years PACK mission statement: to ensure thorough intellectual and emotional growth Newsletter 2019 - Jubilee 25 years 1 Table of contents 25 years of achievement School gallery Jubilee / History of Private Academic Centre of Education Schools / A Being Selfless Pays - The Golden Karmel Award Short History of the PACK / School Olympiad Champions / The IB Diploma Programme in Our School / Prywatne Gimnazjum Akademickie nr 6 im. Highlighting what makes our schools unique Fryderyka Chopina / Academic Tutoring as a Form of Educational Work / CAS / Debate / IMAGINATION DESTINATION / UNESCO World Around Intercultural Schools International exchanges Congratulatory Notes from Around the World Infonographic / Global Awarness and international mindedness in IB US GENERAL CONSULATE KRAKOW / Delhi Public School, Indie / Nepal / education / India / Anglo-Polish exchange / Polish-German / Kościuszko Pompano Beach, USA Program 2019 / Student about exchanges In PACK schools we trust International Baccalaureate Programme at a glance Beata Fortecka - parent / Allyson Daly, USA / Our Little IBDP community / Business Management / Psychology / TOK / Visual Arts / SPORT Successes Traditional School vs. VIIIPALO Newsletter 2019 - Jubilee 25 years Edited by Newsletter Translation Help Newsletter Title Anna Krzemińska-Kaczyńska Żaneta Dyląg Paul Minshull Joanna Pillans Jolanta Jedzok Joanna Pillans IT support, cover design Proofreading Bartek Suchocki Jakub Jastrzębski Joanna Pillans Bogumiła Śpiechowicz Paul Minshull Joanna Szydełko School profile Karmelicka 45, 31-128 Kraków, Poland School type: coeducational Phone: +48126329313 Age range of pupils: 6-18 Email: [email protected] No. Of pupils enrolled as at 01/09/2019: 830 website: https://www.pack.edu.pl/ Average class size: 15-20 Teacher / pupil ratio: 1:5 Founder Director Principal: Professor Jerzy Waligóra PACK belongs to the group of most rapidly women of character who pursue their individual International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme developing non-public schools in Krakow passions with the help of internationally welcomes students from diverse nationalities. imparting holistic education to the students for recognized and innovative academic, and co- over a period of 25 years. curricular programme. Thereby, becoming valued Learning from life is an integral part of the representatives of their local, national, and curriculum. The school provides international, The first school to open within the branches international communities. educational and cultural opportunities of Prywatne Akademickie Centrum Kształcenia through community service projects, exchange (PACK) was VIII Prywatne Akademickie Liceum For several years the school has taken the leading programmes and international engagements. Ogólnokształcące, instituted in the year 1993. place in the All-Polish Secondary Schools League Each year students participate in the Exchange Afterwards, all the sister schools such as Friderick Tables compiled and published by „Perspektywy”, Programme with India, Nepal, the USA, Norway Chopin Private Academic Middle School (1999), „Rzeczpospolita” and „Gazeta Wyborcza”. It has and Germany. They also collabrate and participate Academos Private Primary School (2008), been ranked among the first five school between in International Summits, International Model International Baccalaureate World School 006265 the years 2015 to current year 2019 in the United Nations Symposiums and International (2012), World Around Intercultural Middle School Małopolska region. Competitive Events. The School has also been (2015), and World Around Intercultural Primary accredited as UNESCO Associated School. The School (2015) began operating. The academic programme benefits because students participate in various global projects of the teaching staff of the school, who are promoting peace and international understanding. The vision of the Founder Director Principal also academicians at Krakow universities, thus Professor Jerzy Waligóra, is to ensure thorough guaranteeing high standards of scholastic support. PACK’s model of educational excellence and co- intellectual and emotional growth. PACK aims scholastic engagement enables and encourages toward academic excellence in order to educate The school offers the National Polish Curriculum its students to learn and discover and be mindful and enable the youth leaders to be men and for students of the primary and senior section. The citizens of this millenium. 2 Newsletter 2019 - Jubilee 25 years Jubilee Professor Jerzy Waligóra Founder Director Principal of PACK The beginning was not easy, and even school – middle school (gimnazjum) which of Education Schools. During the past 25 now we should not rest on our laurels, also resulted in creating a shorter, three years our high school has managed to help although – to be completely fair – we have year high school. This is why we decided students with certain learning difficulties, had quite a lot of successes already. More to open a new school, Private Academic such as Asperger’s syndrome, so that they than 25 years ago, on 1 September 1993, Middle School No. 6 (Prywatne Gimnazjum were able to successfully graduate and pass our high school came into being. At first Akademickie nr 6), later given the name of their final exams. This example is followed in it was known as Private High School No. 8 Frederick Chopin. At the moment, owing to our younger schools, where a child in need (VIII Prywatne Liceum Ogólnokształacące). further educational reforms, it is with deep is never left alone. This would be impossible Later it was named Private Academic High regret that we are forced to close our Middle if not for the professional psychological School No.8 (VIII Prywatne Akademickie School (nota bene, with a lot of successful support and many knowledgeable Liceum Ogólnokształacące). Our school achievements) and the education in high teachers. They understand their position was brought to life by the academic school will once again, last four years. as administrators of the curriculum who community of the then National Higher maintain high educational results whilst Teacher Training College (Wyższa Szkoła Middle School is not the only one for which referring to our schools’ mission. They also Pedagogiczna). This enabled academic staff, Private High School No. 8 (today Private see themselves as leaders and partners to both train future teachers and to stay in Academic High School No.8) served as a who take part in the broad intellectual and direct contact with a contemporary school, parent institution. Two schools for adults emotional development of an individual. In be very close to students and know their were created but no longer exist. These this regard, our teachers’ provide support expectations or problems. Private schools, were Private High School for Adults which equally to those students in need and those having a certain level of flexibility regarding opened in 1995 and Private Post-Secondary of outstanding ability. Evidence is provided their organisation and the curriculum, Vocational College which followed in 1997. by the success of talented individuals, created the opportunity to check various Further in time, primary schools were at various levels, and types of subject educational concepts and ideas. All of opened, which are still developing. Private competitions. these could later be verified and modified Primary School „Academos”(named after in order to be released via methodological E. Niziurski) opened in 2009 followed by It is without doubt that the leading role publications of the teachers working for a the World Around Intercultural Primary in the upbringing process is held by the university, not only at the National Higher School in 2015. All of the above-mentioned family, yet the school cannot stay excluded Teacher Training College (now Pedagogical institutions became part of the Private from it. Charity work is an essential part of University of Cracow), but also some Academic Center of Education (Prywatne our school’s educational activity when by other higher education establishments of Akademickie Centrum Kształcenia). working for the common good, the young Cracow (including University of Science and are taught sensibility, empathy, openness Technology or Jagiellonian University). A lot of effort and creativity is needed when to others as well as tolerance. These are operating in a competitive educational values which we cannot stress enough. 25 years operation may not seem a lot for a market. Private schools balance conflicting Similar attitudes may be shaped during our school, especially if one thinks of a historic expectations. They seek excellence through international exchanges which our schools city such as Cracow, where some of the results whilst investing in providing ongoing are well-known for. high schools have existed for over several help and support for the teenagers who hundred years. However, it is enough for a need it. It should be noted that private Last but not least, it is my wish not only new school, to prove its quality by enlarging schools are able to satisfy these competing to say thank you to the teachers for its offer, improving teaching methods and needs. Such schools co-exist as part of their efforts and to parents for a fruitful competing in the educational market. It the Private Academic Center of Education. cooperation; but also to share a dream of a has been necessary to re-adjust due to The eldest