It's history as a school has been varied by the two world wars. 1900 - 1913 saw the first school which was named after Emperor Joseph Francis. Exclusively a girls school it consisted of only 4 classes. Between 1939 - 1941 during the Russian occupation the school became known as Czekałowa School Number 6. 1944 - 1949 the school was renamed after Juliusz Słowackiego a Polish poet. In 1982 the school began a process of renovation and became School Number 11 which was co-educational and opened in 1987.
Our school today has about 300 pupils, and employees 25 teachers and 9 administrative staff and support workers. The school building now caters for 13 mixed classes in 12 classrooms with additional space comprising of, a dining-room, two sports halls, an extensive library, reading-room, IT suite, first aid room and a school counseling room. The school grounds have a hard surface play area, with a basketball court.
Out of hours, school clubs provide: foreign language tuition (English and German), additional Maths and Polish language lessons. Support is also provided for pupils with difficulties in confidence, posture, composure or diction. Outings and trips are organized and there are a number of nature, music, art and sports clubs.
The school actively participates in competitive forums and tournaments and has an equal opportunities policy which applies throughout our school and reminds us all as well as our children to be mindful and respectful to both ourselves and to others.
In 2006 -2009 our school took part in Comenius - Socrates project together with partners in Northern Ireland, Germany, France and Holland. The project was called WWWEUROKIDSWEB.COM. It was a great success. www.eurokidsweb.eu website was created as a joint product.
