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22.05.2019

“The Art of Political Protest”

The 7th lecture in the Akademeia Faculty Lecture Series will be all about politics. Are mass political protests a sign of health, or decay in democratic regimes?

17.05.2019

Two experts joining Social Sciences Summer School

Get to know two experts joining our Social Sciences Summer School faculty: Aleksandra Wiśniewska and Jakub Szymik!

15.04.2019

Akademeia Easter Picnic

The event was organised with the aim to support Warsaw families in need - thank you all for coming and for supporting the cause!

11.04.2019

Akademeia students serving as tour guides at POLIN Museum

A group of Akademeia students, together with students from other schools, developed new themed tours of "1000 lat historii Żydów polskich" exhibition at POLIN Museum.

11.04.2019

Exploring the Jerusalem Syndrome

Sonia Blank, Religious Studies and Humanities Teacher at Akademeia High School, joined a panel at a conference organised by the Katarzyna Kozyra Foundation and the Religious Studies department at the Jagielloński University in Kraków.

11.04.2019

The International Encyclopedia of Surrealism

Dr Karolina Watras, Deputy Head at Akademeia High School, had the pleasure to write an entry included in the very first edition of The International Encyclopedia of Surrealism (published in Feb 2019).

08.04.2019

The New York Academy of Sciences

Weronika Woińska, our Y11 student, has been accepted into the prestigious The New York Academy of Sciences Global STEM Alliance (GSA) 1000 Girls, 1000 Futures mentoring programme!

08.04.2019

The final stage of the scholarship competitions

Here are the results of the 1st stage of the Academic Scholarship Competition and the 2nd phase of the 2nd stage of the Art & Design Scholarship Competition. Congratulations!

02.04.2019

An invitation to 2019 Global Round of the World Scholar’s Cup

Akademeia High School team has earned an invitation to 2019 Global Round of the World Scholar's Cup! Congratulations!

29.03.2019

Art & Design Workshops

Last weekend, we were having Art & Design Workshops, being a part of the Akademeia Scholarship Competition. Thank you all for your participation!

24.03.2019

“Texture and structure. My own fabric manipulation.”

Textile Design Workshop with Magdalena Komar, being a part of our Artlabs Series, was dedicated to understanding and learning the basics of fabric design.

19.03.2019

“Stając się Beksińskim”

"Stając się Beksińskim": meeting with Andrzej Seweryn took place on Monday, 18th March at 6:30 pm at our high school.

15.03.2019

School trip to Florence

In February 2019 Akademeia High School organized a revision trip to Florence for its A Level Art Historians.

12.03.2019

“Akademeia students awestruck by fly practical”

Last month, a group of Y12 & Y13 students together with their teacher, Dr Mark Baynes, visited the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford.

11.03.2019

“Opera: The Ultimate Art Form”

The sixth lecture in the Akademeia Faculty Lecture Series will be about the different facets of opera which make it a truly ultimate art form, one that brings all types of human expression into one.

06.03.2019

School trip to London & Oxford

Y12 and Y13 students enjoyed privileged access to advanced facilities and top institutions and got to meet with many expert practitioners in their field. A fun and exciting time all round.

15.02.2019

“God doesn’t play dice”

The fifth lecture in the series of open lectures given by our faculty will be all about Quantum Mechanics and its philosophical implications. Join us!

11.02.2019

On studying abroad

The process of applying to Universities can be daunting; firstly, which one to choose and secondly, how to get there. Our "Insiders' stories" event was designed to help students planning further studies.

28.01.2019

Burns Night at Akademeia

Last Friday we have been celebrating all things Scottish at our very own Burns Supper, featuring a live ceilidh band & traditional Scottish dancing! See more photos.

22.01.2019

Offers of admissions

We are pleased to announce that 6 out of 6 Akademeia High School students applying to University of Cambridge received their offers of admissions.

18.01.2019

“Reproductive games: the compelling world of the selfish gene”

The fourth lecture in the series of open lectures given by our faculty will be all about evolutionary biology! Join us!

11.01.2019

Studying abroad – Insiders Stories

Join us for the unique opportunity to meet the graduates and students from top foreign universities! Get to know their stories!

20.12.2018

LEED Platinum for Akademeia High School

The LEED plaque on a building is a mark of quality and achievement in green building. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the most widely used green building rating system in the world.

19.12.2018

Akademeia’ Scholarships Competitions

We are really pleased to announce that we will be launching two Scholarships Competitions on Monday, 7th January 2019!

12.12.2018

Christmas Concert & Photography Exhibition

The Christmas Concert and Vernissage of the Photography Exhibition took place on Sunday, 9th December at our high school.

06.12.2018

“My Journey to the East”

The open lecture "My Journey to the East" given by Michał Cyrański, Y13 student at Akademeia High School, took place on Tuesday, 4th December at our high school.

28.11.2018

Akademeia Inter School Football Tournament

The Tournament took place on Saturday, 24th November at our high school. Thank you all the teams for coming.

23.11.2018

Thanksgiving at Akademeia

Just like every year, we have been celebrating Thanksgiving at our high school. It was a lovely time! Thank you all for coming!

14.11.2018

Inter School Football Tournament

Akademeia High School is delighted to introduce the very first edition of its football tournament. We expect some fierce competition amongst some of the best school-teams!

07.11.2018

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, a.k.a. Indian story of success and failure

The third lecture in the series of open lectures given by our faculty will be all about the economy of India, and will concentrate mainly on the final results of the transformation.

25.10.2018

What’s next for the EU?

Our students attended In.Europa Breakfast with special guest: Mr Paweł Świeboda, Deputy Head of European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC), European Commission to find out.

24.10.2018

Open Day at Akademeia High School

Another Open Day event took place. It was held on Saturday, 20th October, in a formula of open meetings and lectures for parents and students. There is still one more to come - Sunday, 20th January 2019.

18.10.2018

Visit from London Universities

Join us for the meeting with the representatives from University College London (UCL), London School of Economics (LSE) and King’s College London!

12.10.2018

The Architectural Prize of the Mayor of Warsaw 2017 for Akademeia High School

Our building has been awarded The Architectural Prize of the Mayor of Warsaw 2017 in the category Best Public Service Building!

12.10.2018

Pure Nonsense in the collages of Wisława Szymborska

During yesterday's lecture, Michał Rusinek, former secretary to Wisława Szymborska and president of the Wisława Szymborska Foundation, introduced us to her multifaceted mind, generous heart and charming sense of humor. The lecture was accompanied by the vernissage of Szymborska's collages.

11.10.2018

“The marvellous aesthetics of Surrealism”

The second lecture in the Akademeia Faculty Lecture Series will be given by dr Karolina Watras, Deputy Head at Akademeia High School, a graduate of Cambridge University and Courtauld Institute of Art in London.

20.09.2018

Cambridge Schools Conference

Dr Karolina Watras and Marcin Szala, Deputy Heads at Akademeia High School, attended the conference "Creating the conditions for success" organized by Cambridge International.

18.09.2018

Open Day

Join us for the unique opportunity to meet the school management and representatives of all departments – Saturday 20th October at 10:00.

18.09.2018

“Nothing usual. About Wisława Szymborska”

Join us for a special meeting with Michał Rusinek, former secretary to Wisława Szymborska. The lecture will be accompanied by the vernissage of Szymborska's collages and a charity auction.

17.09.2018

“The Aesthetic of the English Sonnet”

The very first lecture in the Akademeia Faculty Lecture Series will be given by Mark Moore, Headmaster at Akademeia High School, a graduate of Cambridge University where he studied English Literature.

13.09.2018

“Systems Exhibition”

On behalf of our students, we're gladly passing this invitation on.

10.09.2018

The Freshers Camp 2018

On August 29-31, new students attended an outbound camp.

07.09.2018

Nomination for the Architectural Award of the President of Warsaw

We are thrilled to announce that our school building, designed by Medusa Group, has been nominated for the Architectural Award of the President of Warsaw.

04.09.2018

A-Level exam results 2018

Our first cohort of pupils will take their full (two year) A levels next summer so this is an important year for us all. However a number of pupils took papers in subjects which are still modular.

04.09.2018

The theatre project Here.I.Stand

Join us for the theatre play and hip-hop battle on 14th or 15th September and find out what connects East German rebels, the homeless of Saint Petersburg, and Poland "czarny protest" movement.

03.09.2018

The inauguration of the academic year 2018-19

May we wish you all a very warm welcome to the new academic year, 2018-19! We are very pleased to welcome so many new pupils, parents and members of staff who join us this year.

29.08.2018

EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

We are pleased to announce that our school building has been nominated for EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award 2019!

22.08.2018

Maths Beyond Limits

We strongly believe in young scholars and their ambitions so this is our great pleasure and honour to be one of the supporters of Maths Beyond Limits Mathematical Camp.

14.08.2018

“The capital of Germany has many names that portray its spirit”

That's a proper trip summary indeed! Ania Wojas, Year 12th student, provided us with a pretty detailed summary of the school trip to Berlin.

14.08.2018

An internship at the Umbruch creative agency in Munich

"[...] it was an experience I will never forget [...]" - that's only a short excerpt of what we actually received from Miriam Spalińska, Year 13th student & a true artist after completing an internship at the Umbruch creative agency in Munich.

14.08.2018

A steamed feast to celebrate the Jazdów STORE Summer School finale

On behalf of our students, attending Store Summer School, we kindly invite everyone for a steamed feast on Saturday the 18th August from 3pm!

13.08.2018

Canada / USA Mathcamp in Denver

Good morning Monday! We continue to receive more and more positive and interesting notes from our students about their holidays' activities! This time it is all about maths!

10.08.2018

A few words from the winner of the Art & Design competition

Basia Nohr, the main prize winner of our Art & Design competition and our Year 11th student to be, decided to take Drawing, Making, Prototyping course at the Bartlett School of Architecture as her prize. Basia completed the course in July and sent us a few words about her trip to London.

07.08.2018

“Our story, their story – similar or different?”

What are the differences and similarities between the way Jüdisches Museum in Berlin and POLIN Museum in Warsaw picture the history of Jews living in Germany and in Poland respectively?

06.08.2018

Drawing & Prototyping Short Summer Course at the Bartlett

Zofia Szewczyk, one of the prize winners of our Art & Design competition and Year 11th student to be, sent us word & a few photos after attending Drawing/Making/Prototyping Short Summer Course at the Bartlett School of Architecture.

02.08.2018

“Berlin – a witness to history”

Dominika Kolenda, our Year 12th student, provided us with her personal reflection after attending a school trip to Berlin. Her project includes portraits of the city and its inhabitants, Dominika's reflections and inspirations supported by her artworks ...

01.08.2018

Julia Kałużna at West End Academy

We've finally received first summer impressions from our student! Julia Kałużna, our Year 13th student, seems to really enjoy her stay at West End Academy!

24.07.2018

3D Printing & Robotics Short Summer Course at Akademeia

3D Printing & Robotics short summer course took place on 09.07-13.07.2018 at our high school.

24.07.2018

“Play In A Week” Drama Workshop at Akademeia

This summer we organized our very first short summer courses. One of them was all about Drama! “Play In A Week” Drama Workshop was ...

17.07.2018

End of the school year celebration at Akademeia High School

The ceremony of the end of the first completed school year took place on Friday 29th June at Akademeia High School.

25.06.2018

School trip to Berlin

The group of our students is currently in Berlin having some great time!

20.06.2018

“Red Stradivarius” Charity Concert

"Red Stradivarius" Charity Concert was not only an amazing musical experience but also a chance to honour young and talented Polish musicians.

19.06.2018

Congratulations to Mikołaj Mieszkalski

Congratulations to Mikołaj Mieszkalski for receiving Honorable Mention in the competition "The History and Culture of Polish Jews" organized by Fundacja Shalom!

18.06.2018

School trip to London

As the school year is coming to an end, the group of our students went on a school trip to London. We have to admit that the trip agenda was really tight.

15.06.2018

The Summer Concert

The Summer Concert featuring Akademeia High School and Music Hub students took place on Sunday, 10 June at our school.

14.06.2018

Cambridge Assessment International Education

We’re really pleased to announce that we have recently received an accreditation from Cambridge Assessment International Education.

12.06.2018

Marcin Szala joins “Edukacja przyszłości” discussion panel

On 28 June 2018 Marcin Szala, our Deputy Head, will be joining a panel discussion "Edukacja Przyszłości" at innoSHARE’18 – LET’S INSPIRE POLAND congress, organized by Polska Innowacyjna / Poland Innovative.

11.06.2018

“Buddies”

Last Friday, our students have been watching a documentary film "Buddies" ("Kumple") and having a meeting with Joanna Kaczmarek, film's director and Ryszard Sawa, a blind marathoner featured in the film.

04.06.2018

“Fake news” workshop with Crazy Nauka

Just before the weekend, the group of our students was having intense workshop with Aleksandra and Piotr Stanisławcy from Crazy Nauka.

31.05.2018

Results of the “Red Stradivarius” music competition

The winner of the competition is Weronika Weiss, a 16-year-old violinist from Warsaw - congratulations!

28.05.2018

A short story of the “Red Mendelssohn” Stradivarius

The historic violin was crafted in 1720 by Antonio Stradivari, who lovingly made his instruments in his small shop in Cremona, Italy centuries ago. On 16 June 2018, at our high school, we will host an exceptional concert at which we will hear the incredible sound of the legendary Stradivarius.

25.05.2018

Intel ISEF competition

Two of the six young and talented scientists, whom we supported during their preparation for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, have won second and fourth award respectively...

23.05.2018

Gardening workshops with Maja Popielarska

Did you know that gardening can help you feel happier, healthier and more confident?

22.05.2018

“Najlepszy” at Akademeia High School

On Saturday, 19 May, another open event took place at our school. The event was all about "Najlepszy" - a story about a total collapse and a splendid return, a proof that it is never too late to pursue your dreams – even when everything seems doom and gloom.

22.05.2018

Akademeia at La Biennale di Venezia

Our school building, designed by Medusagroup, will be presented at La Biennale di Venezia! The must-see opening exhibition featuring our school will take place on 24-25 May in Palazzo Mora, as a part of TIME SPACE EXISTENCE exposition.

14.05.2018

Meeting with Halina Birenbaum

On Friday, 11 May, our students had the privilege to host Halina Birenbaum - a Holocaust survivor, writer, poet, translator, and activist. During the meeting, Mrs Birenbaum delivered a speech which moved us all.

10.05.2018

“Day of Europe” conference

The group of our students participated in the conference "Europe Day. The European Parliament, Heart of European Democracy" which took place on Wednesday, 9 May 2018.

09.05.2018

“Estranged: March ’68 and Its Aftermath”

On Friday, 20 April our students went to "Estranged: March '68 and Its Aftermath" exhibition at POLIN museum.

24.04.2018

Wojciech Pszoniak’s monodrama “The Teacher”

"The Teacher" ("Belfer"), a play directed by Michał Kwieciński, with Wojciech Pszoniak in the lead role – took place on Thursday, 19 April, at our school.

23.04.2018

Finalists of the 7th edition of Polityka Architectural Prize

Our high school building ranked in the top five – among projects which gained the greatest acknowledgement from the nominating experts.

20.04.2018

Young Education Conference

The conference was held on 15 April 2018 at our school. The purpose of the event was to integrate youth educational organizations, exchange experiences and offer a possibility to acquire knowledge from professionals.

19.04.2018

Red Stradivarius Music Competition

We extend a warm invitation to all talented violinists, trombonists and bassoonists aged 14-18 to take part in our competition. The main prize is participation in 4-week summer school of music at the Luzerne Music Centre in the US.

11.04.2018

Interviews in the 4th edition of ADAMED SmartUP program

Marcin Szala (Deputy Head at Akademeia) and Maria Głowacka (Admissions Tutor at Akademeia) have joined the selection board in the fourth edition of ADAMED SmartUP program.

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28.03.2018
Visiting Teatr Polskiego Radia

The group of our students went to Teatr Polskiego Radia to have a dubbing workshop under the guidance of Robert Czebotar.
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21.03.2018
About Warsaw’s Architecture: Akademeia

The Academic Association and Student Scientific Club of Native Architecture of the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology, extend a kind invitation to Otwarta Pracownia Jazdów to a meeting as part of “About Warsaw’s Architecture” series.
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20.03.2018
Open lecture “Mediation – the best method to solve conflicts”

The latest open lecture took place on Thursday, March 15th at 7 p.m at our school. This time we've been discussing Mediation as the best method to solve conflicts.
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19.03.2018
Open Day – March 2018

Another Open Day event took place. It was held on Sunday, March 11th, in a formula of open meetings and lectures for parents and students.
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07.03.2018
Classes on fundamentals of scenography

Every Wednesday our students - young artists – take part in workshop classes called Art Lab. This time the workshop was conducted by Joanna Macha – a scenographer, member of Polish Film Academy.
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01.03.2018
Open lecture “Abstraction in science and art”

During this lecture, the speaker presented the notion of abstraction, the way it is understood and used in science and art.
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27.02.2018
Practical classes in minimally invasive surgery

Medicine is one of the electives offered in our high school. This time, students acquired practical skills in the area of minimally invasive surgery.
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26.02.2018
In the world of gamification, VR and artificial intelligence

On 23 February 2018, as part of Friday Enrichment Program, we had a pleasure to host Jacek Siadkowski, who introduced our students to the world of gamification.
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19.02.2018
Property Design Award 2018 in the category Design – Interiors for Akademeia High School

During the Property Design Awards 2018 ceremony, awards and distinctions were presented for the most interesting architectural and interior design projects of the last year.
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16.02.2018
Movie screening: “Pewnego razu w listopadzie”

This time, as part of the cycle of Friday events, our students watched "Pewnego razu w listopadzie" and hosted Adam Bajerski (cinematographer) and Rafał Wieczorek (visual effects specialist).
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05.02.2018
Open lecture – “The 5 Love Languages”

A second lecture, in a series of open lectures, was based on Gary Chapman’s bestseller. How does your love language translate to relationships you form with your children and the way your children build relationships?
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26.01.2018
The very first Open Day at Akademeia High School

The very first Open Day in our history took place on Saturday, January 13th 2018. We are already planning its next edition - Sunday, March 11th - more information coming soon!
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25.01.2018
Property Design Awards 2018

We are thrilled to announce we have been nominated for the Property Design Awards 2018! Our school building has been featured in two categories.
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20.01.2018
The 2nd stage of Art & Design contest

The contest is designed for all students, aged 14-16, who want to develop their artistic skills and consider studying artistic majors in the future.
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05.01.2018
A few words about Central Saint Martins

Aleksandra Lewczyk, the winner of the 1st edition of our Art & Design competition, decided to take Product Design course at Central Saint Martins in London as her prize. Ola completed the chosen course in December and this is what we got from her...
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04.01.2018
3D design & printing course

In December, as part of extracurricular classes, a group of students participated in 3D design and printing course.
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02.01.2018
“A school with no desks”

Our school building has been featured in 01/2018 issue of Architektura Murator magazine.
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