Zespol Szkolno-Przedszkolny nr 11

Zespół Szkolno- Przedszkolny nr 11 is a public educational centre in Nowy Bieżanów district of Cracow. It consists of the Primary School no. 24 and the Kindergarten no.37.There are about 900 students aged from 3 to 15 years old in our school. The school is open from 7 a.m to 5 p.m. The youngest students have their classes in a school`s branch 100 metres from the main facility. In the district of Nowy Bieżanów the school cooperates with: the kindergartens, the police office and the fire brigade (Cracovian Fire Brigade is the patron of the primary school), the local newspaper and the local government called Rada Dzielnicy XII. The school is known for the involvement and openess to new initiatives. Every school year it is being involved in various educational projects and programms. It willingly collaborates with many institutions and organises various charity actions.It also promotes ecology and healthy active lifestyle taking part in numerous ecological and sport projects. The school helps students developing their interests in extra classes and interest circles. The school offers didactic classes focusing on each pupil individually. It promotes continuity and coherence, allowing children to move smoothly between schools and phases of education and providing a great foundation for lifelong learning. The most important aim of the school is to enable each student to become: successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve their aims, confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives, responsible citizens of Poland as well of European society who are interested in discovering world. All pupils are given the opportunity to achieve their full potential. The school environment is nice. The teachers promote students` confidence to try new challenges. In order to meet the needs of pupils requiring specialist assistance, the school offers the following classes: revalidation, correction and compensation, speech therapist classes and corrective exercises. The school attaches an importance to foreign languages. It organises the theatrical and linguistic competition for the primary schools in Cracow that is called "English in Action" (students present performances in English). It cooperates with a few foreign schools: in Italy, Spain, Rusia and Lithuania.