Critical and Creative Thinking
The Way Ahead
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The Czech school
GYMNÁZIUM JANA PALACHA PRAHA 1,s.r.o. is an independent secondary grammar school providing a general
academic type of education. We are a small school of 180 students and 25 teachers. Within our 4-year study
programme our aim is to prepare pupils aged 15-19, for further education at University. Apart from the standard core
subjects like Czech language, English, Maths and History, we offer a variety of seminars for students of 3rd and the 4th
year, e.g. Politology or English Rhetoric. We have a special focus on languages and ecology. GJP has always stood out
among other grammar schools as a truly multicultural school with a number of students from ethnic minorities in
throughout the whole school. In recent years, we have been successfully working with a number of students with
learning disabilities and including those with mental or physical disabilities. We constantly make effort for our staff to
enhance their level of skills in the area of modern teaching methods and inclusion. The ideal profile of our graduate is a
student, who is an independent, critical thinker with a broad mind, being able to find creative solutions of problems.
The Bulgarian school
Specialized Secondary School of Mathematics is a public secondary school, one of the leading educational institutions in the region of Pazardzhik. The school has 64 teachers and 739 students aged 11-19. The core subjects are Mathematics, Informatics, Programming, IT, Biology, Chemistry and English. One of the school priorities is creating a nurturing learning environment that motivates students to perform at their best. Our mission is educating future leaders and encouraging them to develop skills which will help them to be successful after they graduate. The school has a rich experience in Erasmus+ projects, the last two ones on environmental topics aiming at calculating the ecological footprint each of us leaves, finding different ways to reduce it and designing the ideal eco-friendly European town.
The Lithuanian school
Anyksciai r. Svedasai Juozas Tumas–Vaizgantas gymnasium is located in the north-east of Lithuania, a small town of Svedasai. Our school provides pre-school, primary and secondary education for students from 6 to 19 years old. The school mission is to provide students with high-quality education, corresponding to different students' needs and abilities.
Our gymnasium is small, with only 116 students and 26 teachers. We also have a kindergarten which belongs to the gymnasium and the basic school as a branch. The biggest part of our students live in the nearby villages. Our teachers encourage students to participate in non-formal activities, contests and projects. After school, students can choose various clubs such as basketball, music, drama or young foresters‘ club.
The Polish school
Prywatne Liceum im. Melchiora Wańkowicza was founded in 2000. At first it consisted only of kindergarten, but in the following years it has developed, so now, students can study here, until the end of high school. We’re located in Katowice, the so-called heart of Silesia. Our school was the first one in the region, that offered the International Baccalaurate programme. In our school, students get acquainted with people from different parts of the world, what helps to broaden their horizons. Our goal is to mould students into competent, educated people, who are fully capable of participating in adult life. To achieve it, we guarantee high level of education and modern teaching methods, but also beside traditional learning and professional preparation for additional exams, such as FCE, ECDL, DELE, we are encouraging our students to evolve their passions and develop new skills. In our school, we encourage students to not only participate in various activities, but also to try to become leaders, improve themselves and expand their knowledge. To help them, we are organizing fascinating extracurricular activities, for instance Music, Drama or Arts. Our students get teachers’ support in different projects, such as Erasmus, and charities: The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, People to People International, Amnesty International, and other wonderful events. Moreover, in our school you can also experience some amazing expeditions to different countries with friendly and open-minded people.
The Slovenian school
Maribor is the second biggest city in Slovenia, the population of about 95.000. Former industrial city is now transitioning to tourism as can be seen from a lot of activities in the area. Srednja šola za trženje in dizajn - Commercial High School is an active participant in the area. Srednja šola za trženje in dizajn has a 140 years old tradition and is very active in its area. 30 teachers give lectures to 376 students. Our students are between 15 and 19 years old.
They are students of vocational as well as vocational technical education. This year 10 students came abroad and have the status of a student-foreigner. 56 students have a special needs student status. Those numbers is very high for Slovenian schools.
Our school is involved in many different projects. Currently we are a part of a national project in Slovenia called Ekošola “Eco school” and a part of EU project for EU school ambassadors.
In our school we have learning company Pika as a part of teaching process for student which are studying salesmans and economical technicians.
The teachers and students are highly motivated to be a part of Erasmus+ project.
