Centre of Continuing Education in Sopot, POLAND

Centre of Continuing Education in Sopot,POLAND

CC-WISE: Cross-Cultural Walk

in the Streets of Europe1st Project Meeting

Sopot, Bulgaria, 4-7 th February 2005

Where are we located?We are located in the

North of Poland between Gdansk and

Gdynia(Tri-City)

Sopot

The City of Sopot•Sopot - one of the most beautiful towns of the Baltic seaside began to create its legend as a fashionable resort at the beginning of the 20's of the XIX century.•   Now, it is distinguished by the small-town charm of its narrow streets and colourful wooden verandas. It is also an entertainment centre of the Tri-City, a place of leisure for both residents and tourists.

Our institution Centre of Continuing Education (CKU) was established in

1946 Our schools offer vocational education fo people aged

19+ who would like either to gain new qualifications or additional professional skills

The structure of CKU is developed; we have – apart from the schools – University of The Third Age, Practical Companies, an association LABOUR, EDUCATION & HEALTH and Teachers’ Training Centre (TTC)

TTC is responsible for supporting teachers in their work, permanent improving the methodical skills, creating and implementing a new European dimension of teaching as well as for involving local teachers and pupils into the educational programmes of EU.

The educational system in Poland

Education – basic principles The right to gain knowledge and the freedom of

teaching in Poland are safeguarded by the Constitution of the Republic of Poland

The basic legislative act that regulates the functioning of the educational system is the Act of September 7th, 1991 amended in 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2003

The most important legislative acts for higher education sector are: the Act of September 12th, 1990 and the Act of June 26th 1997 on Higher Vocational Schools with futher amendments

Education – basic principles

Chart for Teachers – an official document that indicates and regulates forms and ways of becoming a teacher in Poland.

educated, with diploma and pedagogical preparation

ready to develop their qualifications,skills and abilities

fufill healthy conditions with moral/ ethic values

Education – basic principles Education in Poland is compulsory until the age

of 18 Attending a primary school and a gymnasium

fulfilled the educational obligation

Schools can be of two types: - Public (state) - Non-public schools

A reform of educational system was introduced in 1999

Responsibles Bodies As from January 1st, 1999 – public schools and educational

institutions have been taken over and run by territorial authorities

At the central level: the Minister of National Eduaction and Sport co-ordinates and executes the educational policy of our state

At the regional level: an Educational Superintendent – Kurator – carries out the policy of the Minister of Eductaion in a voivodship

At the district level – powiat – authorities are in charge of managing post – gymnasium and post-secondary schools

At the local level – gmina – authorities run primary and lower secondary schools

A school Headmaster – recruited on the basis of an open competition and employed by the leading body for 5 years

New Structure of the Educational System in

Poland

6 – year primary school ( pupiles aged 7 – 13)

- test at the end of the primary school – as a result of the test, pupils receive an information about the areas they have mastered and which they still need to work on

3 – year gymnasium (pupiles aged 13 – 16)

- pre-orientation exam at the end of the gymnasium – in order to sum up all the work of a pupil in gymnasium and to choose the post – gymnasium school

=> constitute the lower secondary level of education

Lower secondary level of education

What is typical for the lower secondary level of education?

teaching is orgainised in broad profiles introducing pupils into the world of knowlegde interdisciplinary dimension of teaching (f.ex.: links

between history, geography and Polish lesson) first steps into the area of the civic education helping to develop social skills and abilities a possibility of attending an extra curricular activities for

those pupils who are eager to develop their knowledge (an individual decision of each school)

supporting drop-out children: help of school’s psychologist and Psychological and Pedagogical Centre, an additional educative hour per week

New Structure of the Educational System in

Poland

Post – gymnasium schools - 3-year general secondary school – leading up to obtain

secondary school certificate (matura exam)

- 3-year profiled lyceum – providing general education and offering tuition in individual vocational profiles, leading up to matura exam

- 4-year technical secondary school – awarding vocational diploma

New Structure of the Educational System in

Poland 2- year supplementary lyceum – leading up to

secondary school certificate (matura exam), for graduates of basic vocational schools who wish to level up their qualifications and obtain a complete secondary education

2-3 year basic vocational school – awarding vocational diploma, followed up in a supplementary lyceum or supplementary technicum

3-year supplementary technical secondary school – awarding vocational diploma, leading up to matura examination, for graduates of the vocational school

Up to 2,5 year post – lyceum school – for graduates of general secondary education

New Structure of the Educational System in

Poland Schools of higher vocational education

3-year teacher training college – for preparing pre-school and primary school teachers nad for training well – qualificated foreign languages’ teachers

4,5- 6 year school of higher education – university type, Master’s Degree Studies

„If one dreams aloneIt is just a dream

If one dreams with manyIt is the start of a new reality” (Anonymous

Author)