Burns Supper, February 2020, Avangarda

On Saturday, the 29th of February, a large group of teachers, parents and other guests (which also included pupils from year 12 and 13) gathered at the Avangarda restaurant for the 4th annual Burns supper.

The traditional elements of a Burns Supper: the piping in of the Haggis, the Ode to the Haggis, the “Immortal memory of Robert Burns” and the toasts to the lads and lassies were interspersed with lively conversation, traditional food and music.

It was an unforgettable evening and special thanks go to Dr Alberto Massimo for his wonderful “Immortal Memory toast” and effortless piano playing, Jayne Lucas and her husband Alan for their witty toasts to the lads and lassies, Dr Lindsay Davidson and Izabella Davidson for their enthusiastic piping, Benedykt Walerowski for his energetic drumming and finally to Mrs Magdalena Pilarz-Bobrowska for the wonderfully sung Robert Burns poems.

Special thanks to Ewelina Soltys for organising this evening and to all who attended.

More photos can be found in the Gallery. Photographs by Anna Tarko fotobiografie.pl

Music Salon, January 2020

During the last week of January, another important event took place: our Music Salon.

The Music Salon is an opportunity for pupils taking instrument lessons at school to practice their performance skills and steady their nerves in front of a friendly and receptive audience.

During the evening, we had instrumental performances on the piano, guitar and violin as well as two choir performances by the Polish Song Club and the Primary choir.

We would like to thank all performers for their hard work practicing their instruments (which they have to do in their free time). We are also grateful to all the parents and teachers that supported our young performers by coming to the Salon evening.

Finally, we thank your music teachers: Gosia Marchwiana, Benedykt Walerowski, Marta Ziobro, Karolina Sokołowska, Dominik Plebanek and Zuzanna Iwańska for preparing our pupils for these events and instilling in them the skills necessary to keep growing in confidence and ability.

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MUN trip to Athens: February 2020

During the last week before the Winter Break and into the holiday week, a group of our pupils, accompanied by Mr Michalik and Dr Kotulska, attended the third MUN conference in Athens.

This was also the third trip for our MUN team during this school year.

Once again they had prepared their position papers according to the topics and countries allocated to them. They took part in Debates surrounding these topics and were in 7 different committees. They also had to propose resolutions and take part in emergency (unprepared) debates.

Our students acquitted themselves very well and came away with 4 Best Delegate awards. Congratulations to Niyadhi Chandirasekaran, Michał Kotulski, Elia Müller and Sara Stockdale. 

We are grateful to these pupils for giving up part of their break to represent our school and thank them for their time and effort preparing for this trip. Our heartfelt thanks also to Mr Michalik and Dr Kotulska for accompanying our pupils and taking care of their safety and well being.

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Sustainability Week: January 2020

The last week of January was Sustainability week and the entire school, with the exception of the exam years, took part.

Below are a few bits of feedback from various parts of the school. 

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Ski Camp, January 2020, Italy

A large group of pupils from Embassy attended this year’s Ski Camp, from the 4th to the 11th January.

They returned to Italy and enjoyed the hospitality in their hotel and at the top of the pistes, especially the many Italian dishes. The slopes were in optimum conditions for good days of skiing and after the warm up exercises daily, they spent most of the day on skis and snowboards.

In the evenings, they were able to relax in the pool and even had a pizza party and disco one evening.

Mid week, they explored the delights of Venice with a guided tour and a glass blowing workshop, before returning to the slopes for two more days of skiing.

The returned to Krakow exhausted, but full of smiles and happy memories.

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Winter Concert, Dec 2019, Teatr Variete

The Winter concert is a joyous celebration of the hard work our pupils have done in the fields of Music and Drama.

On the 19th of December, many parents were able to join our pupils and staff at the Teatr Variete and enjoy the concert that they had prepared.

Thank you to our music department: Ms Gosia Marchwiana, Ms Zuzanna Ivanska and Mr Benedykt Walerowski as well as Hip Hop coach, Mr Steve Krystek and Choir director Mrs Joanna Gutowska. Thanks also for the Drama elements, which were supervised by Ms Penny Turner and the stage design by Ms Dorota Zaleska.

MUN conference in Szczecin

On the 14th of November 6 of our pupils, accompanied by Mr Michalik set out on the overnight train for Szczecin and the 4th MUN conference pupils from our school have attended.

This was the 10th Anniversary of the Steti MUN and the conference was open to 150 delegates, with the following committees to choose from: Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Disarmament and International Security Committee, Human rights Council, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, United Nations Women, United Nations Commission on Science and Technology, World Health Organisation.

Our pupils were divided into different committees, where they each had to present a position paper, on the topic being debated within that committee and representing their assigned country’s point of view.

They all participated well and we congratulate Sara Stockdale for being awarded the best delegate award in her committee. Basia Gąsienica and Szymon Zarzycki received honourable mentions as well.

Thank you to the pupils for their hard work in preparing for this conference and representing our school well.

Thank you also to Mr Michalik who accompanied them and made sure everything went smoothly.

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PTA Fall Festival, October 2019

On the Friday before the half term break, the PTA put on a Fall Festival for our pupils in Primary and Early Years.

The lovely decorations were a collaborative effort by Miss Dorota and parents. PTA volunteers came out to support the decorating of the Assembly Hall and the activities for Early Years and Primary classes in the afternoon.

Thank you to all parents who helped with this day and those who sent candy to share with the children. There was an overwhelming response for volunteers and the PTA are truly grateful. Our pupils had a lovely time. Special thanks from the PTA to Maia’s mom Ania for donating the photo booth decorations and much more.

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Integration Trip, Upper Secondary, October 2019

On Monday the 14th of October many pupils from Upper Secondary followed in their younger colleagues footsteps and had their own Integration trip with their peers. Their time followed a very similar format.

Although each year the main goal of the trip is for our pupils to get to know each other and form strong working relationships, we also try to spotlight a core value over the length of the trip; the theme of this year’s trip was communication. 

We started off the trip by doing a survival camp at the base of Babia Góra. Each team was given certain tasks and the groups had to communicate with each other in order to complete these tasks as quickly and efficiently as possible. These tasks included capturing the flag and building a fire using only flint. In the evening of day 1 we had our egg-drop competition. The main idea of the activity was for students to formulate a plan for how they are going to build a structure out of straws to protect an egg being dropped from the first and then second story balcony. The tricky part here was that each team had to break up into two teams and build two separate parts of the structure communicating what it would look like using only words. Ultimately, when each part of the structure was built, each team then had only 2 minutes to put the pieces together and then test out the effectiveness of the structures. Not all eggs survived, but two teams managed to build structures that protected their egg even when dropped from the second story balcony!

On the second day we hiked the tallest mountain in the Beskids, Babia Góra. Our guide discussed the nuances of the park as we ascended uphill towards our windswept goal. When we reached the top we had a view into the beautiful countryside of both Poland and Slovakia. For our dinner we cooked sausages over the bonfire and sang songs to the tune of Mr. Benek’s guitar music. 

On the final day our group visited the Fiat factory where we got to see how a car is produced from the beginning to the end. It was amazing to see how automated the whole process is and how quickly the assembly car workers could build one car. 

All in all the trip went according to plan and we were blessed with extraordinary fall weather. As we say in Polish ‘Polska Złota Jesień!’ (Golden Polish Autumn). 

Thank you to all the pupils who participated and all the staff who made these trips a huge success.

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Integration Trip Lower Secondary, October 2019

On Monday the 7th of October, many pupils from Lower Secondary joined their peers and their form tutors as they set off for the Beskid Żywiecki region.

They spent 3 days exploring strategies for teamwork, goals of teamwork and getting to know their new class mates.

Activities that helped in the process included a whole day hike to the summit of Babia Góra, strategy games, the egg drop challenge, presentations of what they had learnt, Zumba and Belgijske dance lessons and a film evening.

Thank you to all the pupils who participated and all the staff who made these trips a huge success.

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Peace One Day

On Friday, the 20th September, our school participated in the global celebration of Peace Day again.

There were many activities across all the age groups to help our pupils think about the rather abstract concept in concrete ways.

The day ended with after school fun and games organised by the PTA.

Thank you to all our staff and parents who made this a day to remember and one that will plant the seeds for our children to further think about how they can be involved in making everyone’s tomorrow a better tomorrow.

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New School Year

The new school year has started and we welcome back all returning pupils, teachers and support staff. We also warmly welcome all the new families joining Embassy International School and our new teachers. We hope this will be a wonderful year for us all!

Summer Concert, June 2019, Variete Theatre

Tuesday, the 25th of June, saw the Theatre Variete transformed into the showcase venue for our pupils from Early Years, Primary and Secondary.

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Farewell Dinner for Yr 13, June 2019

It is with sadness and pride and hope for bright futures, that we say goodbye to the students who have completed their A-levels this year.

They have added value to the school in many ways and we know they will go on to make everyone’s tomorrow a brighter tomorrow.

Thank you for all the teachers who helped prepare them for their exams and the next phase of their lives.

Photos of their farewell dinner can be found in the Gallery

Early Years Trip to Museum of Natural History, June 2019

On Friday the 7th June, the children visited the Natural History Museum of Krakow. It was fantastic and we all enjoyed seeing the snakes, spiders, butterflies, fish skeletons and hearing all about the Wooly Rhino, which was the only one ever found complete.and here in Poland.It was such a sunny and beautiful day we took the children to the park close to the museum where they played until our bus arrived.

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At school during Green Camp Week, June 2019

Last week, pupils who stayed at school had some fun too. They learnt about Kraków and its architecture and even created their own town house in clay during an art workshop!

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Green Camp, Radków, June 2019

From the 2nd to 8th of June, 72 pupils and 9 teachers, attended our third Green Camp.

This year they went to a new venue, Camp Radków, and experienced the many activities on offer on the site and nearby.

Despite the weather forecast being less than favourable, they had a wonderful week with only a few activities interrupted by rain.

Some of the highlights were: Archery and Kayaking, Cycle rides and Night games, World games and searching for Fossils, a visit to an old coal mine and hike to the h peak Szczeliniec and a visit to the fascinating rock formations at Błędne Skały, camp fire and Grill as well as rock climbing on a climbing wall.

Apart from this, the whole group were able to just enjoy the beautiful and peaceful surroundings and wonderful company.

Thank you to all of our staff who accompanied our children, making sure that they were safe, well cared for and having the best time possible.

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International Day, May 2019

The 31st of May saw our third International Day celebration as a school and it was a huge success.

Our pupils had the opportunity to learn about 10 different countries in depth, exchanged information about their own countries of origin, participate in debates regarding themes relevant to the spotlight countries and experience games/ activities from those countries, including a lesson in cooking Indian food.

The sun shone all day and the atmosphere during the parade and the different stations was one of joy and fun.

Some parents were able to participate in the fun of the day as well, and after being greeted by the PTA on the patio, they could hear Lindsay Davidson explain the “why” of International Day, before seeing the stations for themselves.

The day ended with an International Bake Sale, featuring food from many different countries for all to try. In addition to this sharing together, we also raised over 1000 zl for the charity: “a little bit of HOPE” in Uganda, which will be used to buy seeds for their school farm project. The resulting harvest will be the basis of many school lunches for their pupils. A worthy partnership.

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Yr 9 trip to the Amber Museum, May 2019

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Yr 7 Lung Dissection, April 2019

“In April, Year 7 pupils started learning about the respiratory system.

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