Polish School

When young people leave their own country and move out to another, they cross not only geographical boundaries, but above all, they cross this invisible ­ but still firmly marked – psychological border.

A person who has been living outside his or her own country is no longer the same person from the days before emigration. He or she loses something and gains something at the same time.

In creating the Polish Supplementary School, we want children to gain as much as possible, but to loose as little as possible too. We want them to draw upon the heritage of both countries.

The Polish Supplementary School in Wisbech is not an island. From the start we intended to facilitate our integration with the Wisbech community. Drawing upon the experiences of our two cultures, two narrations of history should only enrich us further and make us more sensitive to the mutual needs of both communities.

This academic year students of Polish Supplementary School in Wisbech contribute to local community by:

• bring closer polish coulture, history, cusine on the First Polish Coulture Day event at Rosmini Centre,
• singing Polish Traditional Christmas Carols in Our Lady & St. Charles Borromeo Church in Wisbech for all local community,
• co-organized The International Fancy Dress Party for children aged 5-13,
• co-organized The International Childrens Day, were the youngest representatives of the local community learned about fire safety.

Polish Supplementary School in Wisbech is set up to study Polish language, history, and geography of Poland. The ultimate goal is educating children and young people and traditions of Polish culture.

Polish Supplementary School in Wisbech is a menber of National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education ( membership number: NRC766).

Our School is one of the major projects Rosmini Centre Wisbech and operates on the principles of charity. The seat of the school building is Rosmini Centre Wisbech – 69a Queens Road, Wisbech, PE13 2PH, Cambridgeshire.

The school provides supplementary education and participation in it is voluntary. In attaining these objectives is to help the school close cooperation with parents.

The basic legal act in force at the school premises, “The Statute” is approved by the Director of Schools, the Council of Teachers and Parents Council at the General Meeting.

The principal idea of the school is the good of all students. The school provides students to the intellectual development in conditions of respect for their dignity and religious. The school provides care in teaching the students during classes.

Polish School in Wisbech is self-funded project Rosmini Centre. School activities is financed from a subscription paid by parents / guardians. In addition, the school raises funds from charitable organizations and sponsors. The school regularly provides parents the financial budget (the purposes for which money has been allocated).

Parents of children enrolled in the school automatically become members of the Parent (The Parent’s Committee) and are required to carry out its tasks in relation to the school.

Record child to school shall be made after completing the application form, cognizance of the school rules and regulations in force in the safety of Rosmini Centre and the first installment payment of subscription.

If the child begins his adventure with the Polish Supplementary School in Wisbech in grades higher than “reception” (6 years old) is required for accession to the examination of knowledge and skills.

School maturity examination is to determine the level of development (knowledge and skills) in early child education in our school with an emphasis on determination of language skills in Polish. In addition, to help choose the best equivalent grade level, thereby minimizing the stress the child connected with children’s developmental differences. Admission is additionally paid for.

The results of the test to decide whether the child gets to school and the class. If the school refuses to place the child in a given year (eg because not enough students in the class with a similar level of knowledge / ability) the student may apply for a place at the School in the new academic year without any additional registration fees.

The teaching – tutorial – developed by a group of teachers and approved by the school according to the guidelines, “Fundamentals of curriculum for Polish children studying abroad,” prepared by the Polish Ministry of Education.

All teachers have a teaching degree. They have completed a particular specialty, or are graduates of a certain profile (this is one of the subjects taught Polish language, history, geography). Volunteers do not need to have a pedagogical education if they engage in activities under the supervision of a teacher.

All persons working with children in the Polish School in Wisbech must to provide the proof of no criminal record (CRB Check).