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11.05.2020

Final results of the scholarship competitions

Here are the final results of the Academic and Art & Design Scholarship Competitions.

Wyniki konkursów stypendialnych | Akademeia High School

30.04.2020

International Jazz Day

On the 30th of April, we celebrate International Jazz Day. See our student's presentation.

22.04.2020

Plank challenge

Four of our students met the plank challenge and held a plank for 2 minutes – Kalina, Natalia, Nathalie and Aleksy. What a great achievement! What’s more two of our teachers also took up the challenge – Mark Kelly and Ryan Bromley – with Mark achieving a record of 4 minutes! All of the participants will receive Akademeia’s t-shirts.

21.04.2020

Results of the Film Competition

Just before Easter, we announced a film competition to create a short film about an object you find at home. The winner of the contest is Mirka, Year 12 student, with her film "Outside the box". The second prize goes to Franek, Year 10 student, who recorded a film called "Cap". Congratulations!

Film Competition | Akademeia High School

07.04.2020

Some tips for students on how to live and work in confined space p. 3

The last part of tips on how to maintain balance during quarantine.

07.04.2020

Akademeia recommendations for Easter break activities

We would like to share with you a variety of recommendations for the Easter break, which were inspired by both our teachers and students. They include reading lists, online opportunities and off-screen activities.

03.04.2020

Message from the Akademeia Management Team to Parents and Guardians

Thank you all very much indeed for your support and your patience in these uncertain times. There is so much that we cannot yet know about the social and economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic that it is difficult for everyone, from governments to individuals, to plan ahead. However our strategy has been and remains to keep the school running as close to normal as possible via online teaching and learning.

Akademeia High School message to parents and guardians

30.03.2020

Tips for living in a confined space with teenagers

How to set new rules of common living? How to talk to your children about their fears and emotions? How can you motivate them to learn?

Living in a confined space - tips for parents

27.03.2020

Sports for fun and staying fit

Here are some new exercises provided by our great Sports Department for all of you to try!

Sports Department | Akademeia High School

27.03.2020

Some tips for students on how to live and work in confined space p. 2

Here is the second part of tips on how to keep calm and motivate yourself in this difficult situation.

23.03.2020

Some tips for students on how to live and work in confined space p. 1

Learning from home can be challenging – how to keep calm, how to motivate yourself, how not to go crazy without going out. You’ll find some tips on how to deal with these issues.

Living and working in confined space tip #1

18.03.2020

Sports Department’s tips: how to stay fit without leaving home

All you need is self-motivation!

17.03.2020

St. Patrick’s Day – Akademeia students’ presentation

This presentation on St. Patrick's Day was supposed to be delivered by our Pre-A students during today's usual Assembly. Instead, our students have moved online and prepared a short video presentation, which they have agreed to share with everyone!

Character Irish man with a pipe and a mug of beer smiling on a green background. Flat Vector illustration of a banner for St. Patrick's Day with racy leprechaun in a green coat and hat - derby.

11.03.2020

Akademeia has moved classes online

Following the Polish government’s decision to close schools to limit the spread of the coronavirus, Akademeia High School is moving to online learning for our students from Thursday, 12^th March 2020.

07.03.2020

“Chemistry that we take for granted” – open faculty lecture

Chemistry that we take for granted" is an open faculty lecture to be given by our Chemistry Teacher, Dr Mark Kelly.

05.03.2020

Mirka Olko shortlisted for SPoKE 2020!

Mirka Olko, our Year 12 students, was shortlisted for SPoKE 2020 Art Documentary Competition organised by St. Mary's School Ascot. Her documentary is called “The black square: Layers”.

04.03.2020

Our Year 12 students’ projects accepted to the E(x)plory Program

Kuba Wasilewski, Konstanty Radziwiłł and Krzysztof Dziardziel’s projects were selected for the E(x)plory Program!

14.02.2020

What would happen if you didn’t sleep? – Faculty Lecture

We spend a third of our lives sleeping. That is 26 years on average. What happens with all that time?

07.02.2020

The Children’s Rights Conference

Our students organised the Children’s Rights Conference with the honorary patronage of UNICEF Poland to honour the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the UN General Assembly in November 1989.

07.02.2020

Planetary Congress

"Planetary Congress" is an open interactive lecture to be given by Dr Jakub Bochiński.

28.01.2020

Theoretical & Statistical Modelling of North Atlantic Sea Surface

We kindly invite you to our Open Faculty Lecture "Theoretical & Statistical Modelling of North Atlantic Sea Surface" by Dr Peter Kowalski, Mathematics teacher at Akademeia High School. The lecture will be given on Thursday, 30th January, at 6:30 pm, in our Auditorium.

07.01.2020

Alumni Stories

Our alumni have visited the school today and talked about their university studies.

18.12.2019

Christmas Concert & Christmas Cards sale

The Christmas Concert and Christmas Cards sale with Fundacja Herosi took place on Tuesday, 17th December at our high school.

01.12.2019

Open Day

Join us for the unique opportunity to meet the school management and representatives of all departments – Saturday 11th January at 9:45.

28.11.2019

Professional eye check-up for refugee children

Our students’ project Akademeia High School for refugees' children in Warsaw continues.

25.11.2019

Our students at IWG Christmas Holiday Bazaar

Last weekend Akademeia High School students were selling ecological products for Association for Earth at IWG Christmas Holiday Bazaar.

19.11.2019

Visit from top UK Univeristies

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.

14.11.2019

Peasants and the Origins of Modernity

The third Akademeia Faculty Lecture this school year was given by Jan Ladziński, Head of History at our school.

04.11.2019

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.

24.10.2019

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. This year, we will also host the representatives of Imperial College London.

21.10.2019

Insiders’ Stories – Studying abroad – October 2019

Our "Insiders' stories" event is designed to help students planning further studies.

21.10.2019

Open Day – 19th October 2019

Another Open Day event took place.

Dzień Otwarty 2019 | Akademeia High School

11.10.2019

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.

10.10.2019

First School Debate 2019/2020

On Thursday, October 10th a debate took place in the school's auditorium.

08.10.2019

The Junior Academy

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!

30.09.2019

Students Council Elections

On 24th September, our students voted to elect the first-ever Akademeia High School Students Council.

30.09.2019

You Should Know This! Comedy Game Show & Science

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!”

24.09.2019

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.

18.09.2019

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.

06.09.2019

The Freshers’ Camp 2019

On August 28-30, our new students attended an outbound camp in Sierpc.

03.09.2019

A Level exam results 2019

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.

02.09.2019

The inauguration of the 2019/2020 school year

A very warm welcome back to all our students today!

28.08.2019

Summer camp for refugee children living in Warsaw

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.

21.08.2019

Rohan Tryc-Bromley and the 30.past.89 project

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.

17.07.2019

End of the school year 2018/19 celebration

The ceremony of the end of the second completed school year took place on Friday 28^th June at Akademeia High School. We said goodbye to our first cohort of pupils who took their full A Levels.

31.05.2019

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.

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

“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

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 ...