Our Country

Our City

Our School

Our Country

Poland is a country inthe very centre of

Europe with the capital in Warsaw and border

boundaries with Belarus, Czech Republic,

Germany, Lithuania , Russia, Slovakia and

Ukraine. The populationof Poland is over 38

million.

Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the

10th century.

Its golden age occurred in the 16th century.

In a series of agreements between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland amongst

themselves. Poland dissapearedfrom the map of Europe.

Our country regained its independence after 123 years, in

1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War

II. After the war it became a Soviet satellite state.

Labour turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade

union "Solidarity" that over time became a political force and by

1990 Poland freed itself from theSoviet ruling and became

a democracy.

Over years Poland hasbeen a multiculturalcountry with many

different nations, many faiths and many

historical places…

Breathtaking landskapes are also part

of our country…

Coming back to earth…

As for the system of education inPoland, it is based on 4 main levels:

primary school (6 years), junior high school (3 years), high school (2-4 years) and post-graduated schools (3-6 years).

Education in Poland is compulsory fromthe age of 6 to the age of 18.

As for grading, in the early 1990s, thesystem was extended by introducing new

grades 1 and 6.

In the new system, 1 is the failing grade, 2 to 5 are normal passing grades, and 6 means that the student exceeded the

expectations.

1- insufficient

2- passing

3- sufficient

4- good

5-very good

6- excellent

Our City Lodz, (in Polish Łódź), the former textile industry empire,

today is a city of modern technologies, a city of culture

and grand events. It is a metropolis where a landscape of

industrial architecture mixes with silhouettes of the 20th

century office buildings, production halls, culture and

sports buildings.

It is also a city in the very heartof Poland that combines

elements of 4 cultures: Polish, Russian, German and Jewish…

What is more, it is a city withmany easily recognizable

symbols…

What is more, Lodz is also famous for such Polish people of culture, known worldwide, as J.Tuwim – the poet,

W. Reymont – the writer and Nobel laureate, J. Machulski– the director and actor, A. Rubinstein – the composer,

L. Geyer, K. Scheibler, I. Poznański – the manufacturers.

Our School

Welcome to Publiczne

Gimnazjum nr 28 im. Marszałka

Józefa Piłsudskiego

w Łodzi.

(Junior High Schoolno. 28 in Lodz).

Our school is a junior high school. It is situated in

the centre of Lodz, in an old, historical building

that dates back to 1922. Our pupils are aged

between 13 and 16. In our educational offer,

we focus on extended programme of teaching

foreign languages, computer science, history,

but also social and cultural tolerance.

Our school was given many valuable

certificates: "School with style", "School promoting Health",

"School without violence and drugs", “I am fair”.

Moreover, we hold many events and contest

striving after better and better educational offer.

Our students participate in trips around Łódź, learning about the cultural heritage of this region. They visit: theatres, museums,

galleries, churches and cemeteries of different faiths. They learn

about the industrial transformation of our city.

Systematically, our students take part in educational projects for

example: “Multiculturalism in school practice”, “Secession in Łódź”,

“Łódź – my city”. They also take part in literary, art, photography

contests about our city.

What is more, our students have the chance to developtheir sports skills in football, volleyball, hockey, table

tennis and many more sport disciplines…

So far our school has taken part inmany international projects:

LLP Comenius:

G.Y.E.C. Growing Young European Citizens2007-2009

Environmental Management College 2010-2012

e-Twinning

Wir, Unsere Schule, Unsere Stadt 2007-2008

Feste Feiern 2008-2009

Deutsch ist einfach 2012-2013

Teenagers and their eating habits 2012-2013

Every year those students who decide to attendour school, can decide the class they want to go

to.

Each year we propose classes with extendedprogramme of English, German, Polish, Maths

combined with elements of IT and one bilingualFrench class where our students can learn some

subjects in both, Polish and French.

Here are some pictures of our school

The End Hope to see you all soon in our

country, our city and our school !!!