Today we hosted representatives from Admissions Teams from University College London (UCL), London School of Economics (LSE), King’s College London, Imperial College London, and Lancaster University.
Akademeia has been named Best Public Service Architecture in Poland
Akademeia High School’s building designed by Medusa Group has been awarded Best Public Service Architecture in Poland within the framework of the European Property Award 2019-2020.
Join us for the meeting with the representatives from University College London (UCL), London School of Economics (LSE) and King’s College London. This year, we will also host the representatives of Imperial College London.
Pearson training in Mathematics – 21st & 22nd November
On 21st and 22nd of November Akademeia High School hosts a two-day face to face training especially designed for teachers currently delivering/looking to deliver the Pearson Edexcel International A Level Mathematics specifications.
You have to DREAM BIG – that’s the motto of Weronika Woińska, our Year 12 student, who has just been accepted to The Junior Academy of The New York Academy of Sciences!
Last Thursday, we hosted a special event – a comedy game show dedicated to science – “You Should Know This! Tissue Engineering! Lab-Grown Cells, Organs, and More!”
Weronika Woińska at the European Research and Innovation Days
Weronika Woińska, our Year 12 Students, has been invited to participate in the European Research and Innovation Days organised by the European Commission in Brussels.
Immerse Cambridge Summer School and internship at Medusa Group – Basia Nohr’s summer holidays
In July, Basia Nohr, our Year 13 student, took part in Architecture Summer School at the University of Cambridge. Whereas, in August, she completed an internship at Medusa Group Architectural Studio.
This summer our first cohort of pupils took their full (two year) A levels. The results were excellent, with 74% of all completed A levels graded A*/A.
This summer, our students organised a two-week summer camp for refugee children living in Warsaw. Camp volunteers Julia Piłka, our Year 12 student , and Alicia Siddons, an Akademeia Tutorial College alumna, shared with us their reflections on this amazing experience.
This summer, Rohan Tryc-Bromley, our Year 12th student to be, is taking part in the international 30.past.89 project. He sent us word about this initiative and a few photos.
The ceremony of the end of the second completed school year took place on Friday 28th June at Akademeia High School. We said goodbye to our first cohort of pupils who took their full A Levels.
Akademeia students participating in the E(x)plory conference
Magda Kiernozek and Tomek Płudowski, Akademeia 13 Year students, participated in the E(x)plory science conference. They have been working on an interdisciplinary project which covered the areas from chemistry, biology and engineering.
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?
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.
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.
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).
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!
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!
“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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dr Karolina Watras and Marcin Szala, Deputy Heads at Akademeia High School, attended the conference "Creating the conditions for success" organized by Cambridge International.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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?
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.
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 ...
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!
Congratulations to Mikołaj Mieszkalski for receiving Honorable Mention in the competition "The History and Culture of Polish Jews" organized by Fundacja Shalom!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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.