Polish Education Program

In compliance with the recent changes to the kindergarten teaching program prepared by the Ministry of Education, in the school year 2010/2011 the Polish language educators in ‘Mali Odkrywcy/Little Discoverers Kindergarten' bases their work on the guidelines of the ‘Nasze Przedszkole/Our Kindergarten' teaching program by Małgorzata Kwaśniewska and Wiesława Żaba-Żabińska. This program closely follows the guidelines to be implemented in kindergarten teaching that were set by the Ministry of Education.

Additionally, basing our decision on the extensive observation of our kindergarten children and in an attempt to satisfy their cognitive development needs, we are implementing our own Kindergarten Education Program ‘Świat Małego Odkrywcy/Little Discoverer's World'. The program has been written by our experienced and well-educated staff members because not only do we care to provide our kindergarteners with joyful and fun stimulation, but also want to provide the parents who leave their children in our care with the sense of security and certainty that their children will receive proper and extensive intellectual and emotional stimulation.

In the Polish language education for 3- and 4-year-olds we use the ‘Przedszkole trzylatka/Kindergarten for 3-year-olds' and ‘Przedszkole czterolatka/Kindergarten for 4-year-olds' teaching resources. In the Polish education of older groups, 5- and 6-year-olds, we use the ‘Szkoła pięciolatka/School for 5-year-olds' and ‘Szkoła sześciolatka/School for 6-year-olds' teaching resources, which provide the most appropriate, well-suited and interesting stimulation for our kindergarteners.

Additionally, we use the elements of ‘glottodidactics', which is a method of teaching to read and write designed by Bronisław Rocławski, Ph. D. We start using the elements of this method already with 2,5-year-olds by introducing simple breathing and articulation exercises. We also implement the elements of ‘Metody Dobrego Startu/Methods of a Good Start' by Marta Bogdanowicz, Małgorzata Barańska and Ewa Jakucka.

We begin education in mathematics as early as with 3-year-olds with the use of methods and techniques described in ‘Dziecięca amtematyka/Child's mathematics' by Edyta Gruszczyk-Kolczyńska, Ph. D. and Ewa Zielińska. Bearing in mind the importance of an overall development, we never forget about such activities as physical movement and artistic expression of our children.

We are a sports kindergarten, and in our weekly plan there are a number of various sports classes taught by professional sports trainers. Additionally, on daily basis, all the group teachers introduce sports elements into their teaching such as morning gymnastics and movement exercises that are meant to facilitate group integration and help children establish contact with their friends.

We also provide our children with weekly art classes to stimulate their creative development. To ensure proper topics integration, the art classes take up the same topics that are discussed weekly with children in the process of their kindergarten education.