News - Akademeia High School - Private High School in Warsaw

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.

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!

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 w Akademeia) oraz Maria Głowacka (Admissions Tutor w Akademeia) zasilili szeregi komisji kwalifikacyjnych w 4. edycji programu ADAMED SmartUP.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

26.02.2018

In the world of gamification, VR and artificial intelligence

23 lutego 2018, w ramach piątkowych zajęć wzbogacających (FEP) mieliśmy przyjemność gościć Jacka Siadkowskiego, który wprowadził naszych uczniów w świat grywalizacji.

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.

2018.02.15 KATOWICE, 4DD 4 DESIGNE DAYS
Gala Property Design Awards 2018
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FOT. LUCJUSZ CYKARSKI

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).

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?

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!

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.

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.

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...

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.

02.01.2018

“A school with no desks”

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

18.12.2017

Christmas Concert

On December 10th, 2017 we had the great pleasure to co-host the Christmas Concert with Music Hub at our school! See the photos.

08.12.2017

Why is it worth to be socially enagaged?

How you can help those who are in need? How to do something good for the world and challenge yourself?

17.11.2017

Charity rowing #wszyscydowiosel2017

Today was the charity rowing day! We had our very own representation during the event organized by Legia fun club "Dobrzy Ludzie".

14.11.2017

Mayor of Warsaw Award for Mikołaj Mieszkalski

Mikołaj Mieszkalski, our scholarship student, received the Mayor of Warsaw Award "Sapere Auso" for his outstanding learning results!

07.11.2017

The Grand Opening of the new building

On October 21st, 2017 we have been celebrating the grand opening of the new school building. It was a very special day for us.

06.11.2017

Art & Design Contest – 2nd edition

The 2nd edition of the Art & Design contest is live! The contest is designed for students, aged 14-16, who want to develop their artistic skills and consider studying artistic majors in the future.

06.11.2017

Here I Stand

Julia Kałużna, our scholarship student, took part in the international project Here I Stand. The project was organised by Junges Deutsches Theater and Evangelical Church District Teltow-Zehlendorf.

13.10.2017

Why Catalans don’t like Spaniards?

Todays FEP (Friday Enrichment Program) lecture was all about Spain!

06.10.2017

PLGBC Green Building Awards 2017

Our building has won PLGBC Green Building Award 2017 for the best ecological building without a certificate (or pre-certificated) in the competition of the Polish Building Society.

29.09.2017

Discussing “Ziarno prawdy” with Borys Lankosz

We were having a very special guest today - Borys Lankosz, a director, screenwriter and actor. This time we were talking about his recent film "Ziarno prawdy".

22.09.2017

Ola Snuzik speaking at Elab Education Festival

Ola Snuzik, young and ambitious scientist, explorer and our scholarship student gac a speech at this year's edition of Elab Education Festival!

22.09.2017

“Entrepreneurship can turn you into leaders”

Entrepreneurship Programme is one of the activities included in our curriculum.

20.09.2017

Tamam Shud in Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej

Visual Culture is one of the subjects included in our core curriculum for the 1st year of study. It is all about making connections between art - literature - history - history of art - religion.

13.09.2017

Akademeia Inside Out – orchestrating the landscape of sounds

Every Wednesday we have so-called Art Lab - workshops for all students interested in Art & Design. Today we had a very special guest: Victor Yañez-Lazcano who is an artist, photographer, educator and blogger.

21.08.2017

Architectural weekend and Opening of Preservation Pavilion Jazdów 3/7

The Opening of Preservation Pavilion Jazdów 3/7 took place on August 19th. This event was the effect of work during the STORE Summer School, hosted by STORE Group and Academic Association of The Faculty of Architecture from Warsaw University of Technology.

16.08.2017

Music course in AHS

We’re very pleased to announce, that together Music Hub, we are working on our academic program designed for students developing their musical skills. Music Hub is a music school and academy officially recognized by Berklee College of Music.

05.07.2017

Results of Art & Design competition

We'd like to thank all young artists, future architects and designers to be for taking part in our competition. Have a look at the list of prize-winners.

13.06.2017

Photo vernissage “Jewish Warsaw” & auction

Our students have organized their very own photo exhibition. Their work was created during a photographic project conducted by Mikołaj Grynberg. The main theme of the project was Jewish Warsaw.

12.06.2017

The 1st stage of the Art & Design competition is closed

Nearly 300 young and talented artists took part in our Art & Design competition! Congratulations to all finalists!

28.05.2017

Prof. Karol Modzelewski’s lecture

Last Friday we had the great honour to welcome Prof. Karol Modzelewski under our roof. Prof. Modzelewski is a historian, writer, politician, professor of the humanities, the legend of the Solidarity opposition.

25.04.2017

Art & Design Competition!

Together with Medusa Group and Studio Rygalik, we invite all young and talented artists to take part in our ART & Design competition!

24.04.2017

Amsterdam MUN 2017

Last week, our students attended DamMUN university session in Amsterdam. It turns out that not only the debates themselves but also the city and its artistic aura impressed them greatly.

28.03.2017

Why the scholarship program is so important for us?

Our scholarship programme is something we're very proud of. Why?

20.03.2017

LSE SU Polish Economic Forum 2017

Polish Economic Forum is a conference, organized annually by London School of Economics (LSE). This year, our students had the opportunity to take part in very interesting debates.

13.03.2017

The series of meetings with Mikołaj Grynberg – photography classes

We want to awaken our students' curiosities! Tomorrow, they’ll have their first meeting with Mikołaj Grynberg, and they’ll get to know the very first steps towards becoming a photographer.

05.03.2017

Model United Nations 2017

MUN (Model United Nations) is a simulation of the United Nations organ. This year our students will participate in two MUNs: one at the British School in Warsaw (March 17-19), and the DamMUN in Amsterdam (April 21-23).

10.02.2017

Modern Human Migrations

As is the case every week, Friday was an exceptional day: we hosted Jacek Cichocki. Our meeting concerned the migration crisis: are refugees and migrants a threat, or rather perhaps an opportunity for Europe?

03.02.2017

The Global Leadership Summit Poland

Marcin Szala, our Deputy Head and the original proponent of ‘tutorials’ in Poland, recently took part in The Global Leadership Summit Poland.

03.02.2017

Slavs and Tatars in the Museum of Contemporary Art

As part of our Friday Enrichment Program, we recently took our students to the exhibition MOUTH and MOUTH, an exhibition of Slav and Tatar works.

25.01.2017

Significant Other

We place great emphasis on providing each and every student with an individual mentor's support. A personalized education, including tutoring and mentoring, is one of the most effective learning methods inspired by the master-student relationship.

29.12.2016

Investing in education

Our Headmaster, Andrzej Dethloff, recently gave an interview to Forbes speaking about investing in education. Whether getting into Oxford or Cambridge is something you can prepare yourself for?

12.12.2016

There’s more to school than just classes

We assign great importance to a wide range of extracurricular activities. As such, we organize regular meetings with figures from the worlds of science and business, as well as cultural figures and eyewitnesses to history.

09.12.2016

Marcin Szala speaks at the British Polish Investment Alliance

Marcin Szala, our Deputy Headmaster took part as a lecturer in the panel discussion “Polish & British Higher Education – a Comparison”.

30.11.2016

A new approach to education

What role should school play in our lives? How can we prepare for the difficult decisions related to our choice of education paths? We have prepared a guide on these subjects.

30.10.2016

The Guardian on Polish students studying in Great Britain

As a matter of interest, we would like to call your attention to The Guardian’s recent article on Polish students studying at universities in Great Britain.