IX Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace im. C. K. Norwida w Czestochowie, Czestochowa
(Presented in Czetochowa in November 2015)
Good practices in our school – Poland
- The staff of our school is divided into groups of professionals whose task is to plan, analyze and implement all actions and changes during every school year. It is done during regular monthly meetings. The teachers have to create and distribute placement and achievement tests and mock examinations. They are also obliged to have one additional lesson a week –free, to prepare the senior year for the final exams. Each subject team is responsible for passing information to students and preparing them to subject Olympics and other competitions. The best achievers are prized with their photo presented in the school corridor and special rewards from the headmaster ( tablets and money rewards). The school promotes cooperation both with universities and middle schools. Our students are invited to lectures and practical classes led by university lecturers. On the other hand, we organize competitions and practical classes for middle school students. Each spring, on Saturday, the school organizes an Open Doors Day presenting our good practices to future students and their parents.
- Each teacher is give , yearly, a set of additional responsibilities among which there are extracurricular activities for students.
- The choir and the orchestra. Established in 1972, includes both boys and girls. It is an integral part of all school celebrations. Including the schools Christmas meeting in Jasna Góra monastery and Christmas Carols School Concert and Town Hall celebrations.
- The School Brass Orchestra celebrated this year its 40th anniversary. The amazing fact is that students admitted to the orchestra are complete freshmen in this aspect, they learn from the scratch, yet they manage to succeed.
- The Theatre group. One of its biggest successes was performing a play on a real stage of Adam Mickiewicz Theatre in Częstochowa. At present they concentrate on dramas in foreign languages and therapeutic dramas.
- The School Tourist Club “Azymut” organizes once a month walks and orienteering marches along the Eagles’ Nests’ Trail in Kraków-Częstochowa Upland.
- Norwid Photo Club, led by our PE teacher , mountain lover and renowned photographer Darek Gawroński. You can see their works in school corridors and stairs
- The Journalist Club – used to publish a paper version of CKN magazine, now in on-line version.
- Filos Charity Club – has existed for 15 years. Its actions comprise supporting local Orphanages, Hospices, Animal Shelters, natural disaster victims and the disabled.
- Norwid TV. A new body in our school, responsible for reporting all the school events both in and out of school.
- Students’ School Council – students organization with its members elected yearly by students. They decide about organizing celebrations like: Freshman’s Day, Women’s Day and others. They give an insight into democratic procedures by organizing debates with applicants for the Council, dispaying their programmes and at the same time respecting general voting rules.
- Other clubs and societies: Unesco and European Club – their main role is to organize debates and informational actions on hot European topics ; Globe and Nature Protection Club – specializes in research programmes into environment protection; Business and Career Club – gives a hand-on outlook into stocks and shares investments and opportunity to talk to career counselor.; Chess club, Art club, First Aid Team
- School International Exchange Programmes – our school has been involved in school organizing workshops for Polish and German students in Bad Marienberg, Pforzheim and Częstochowa to share information about the two educational systems and develop language skills. Socrates-Comenius and Erasmus+ programmes. The first international exchange was in 2000-2003 and since then we have had 3 more international programmes.
- Important celebrations and events:
- Patron’s Day
- Teacher’s Day
- Independence Day
- Christmas Eve Meeting and Christmas Carols’ Concert
- Prom Night
- Women’s Day
- Senior Teachers’ Day
- Graduates Celebration
- Sports Day
- Subject and Sports Olympics Laurates’ Celebration
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