School

Wroclove indeed as kind-hearted tech firms help out the city’s orphanages in virus lockdown

IT specialists installed software, such as Microsoft Office, on the laptops in their free time which means that children can start using them for lessons straight away, without waiting for them to be configured. Maciej Potocki/Facebook

The Wrocław firms are providing local orphanages with computers so that children there can participate in online lessons while schools in Poland remain closed due to the coronavirus.

Poland acts quickly to contain coronavirus - PM's Office stats

Since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Poland, the government has been making fast decisions to limit the spread of the epidemic, statistics published the PM’s Office website show.

Kids take first place at COVID-19 Hackathon with innovative app for home learning

The team from Gdynia impressed judges in the Education category with their 3class application which connects primary school children and parents with free teachers to organise lessons.

Poland shuts down all schools, cultural institutions over coronavirus

The Polish government has decided to close down all creches, kindergartens, schools and universities as well as cultural institutions in the country in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Poland shuts down all schools over coronavirus

Poland will close down all schools and universities for two weeks due to the coronavirus threat, PM Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Wednesday morning. Classes will not be held starting from Thursday.

School to introduce classes in Disco Polo – but is it too ‘un’cool for school?

The classes are part of a proposal formulated by Marek Nazarko, the mayor of Michałowo, a small town to the east of Białystok, who believes a course in disco-polo could help attract artistic children to the school and unleash the creative energy of its students.

Poland top of the class when it comes to pupil-teacher ratios

The data collected by the European Union shows that Poland had the 4th lowest pupil to teacher ratio in the EU in 2017 with 10.7 pupils to each teacher.

Too cool for school! Polish edutech apps proving a global hit

With school back TFN’s Nick Westerby looks at some of the Polish educational apps making waves around the world.

Sharp rise in number of nursery places available

Increase comes as more money is put into the Maluch+ programme aimed at increasing the capacity of the country’s nurseries.

School turns traditional teaching on its head by using Minecraft to help pupils learn English

Under the motto ‘If you want to teach them enter their world’, the specifically designed Disney-themed maps based on The Lion King, Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland have been developed to engage the students and aid their learning.

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