COMENIUS PROJECT A.R.T.S.

through Arts in Europe

OUR SCHOOL

Our school is fairly small (200 students aged 13-16) with total number of students amounting to about 1300. It is located in a rural town of Bilgoraj (30,000 inhabitants). The official name of our institution is Zespol Szkol Ogolnokształcacych, which is actually a set of two schools: upper secondary school and lower secondary school. The latter was created due to changes in the educational system and students and parents’ interest in studying at our school.

The prestige, high level of education, very good conditions, wide range of possibilities to develop both intellectually and physically distinguish our school from other schools in the whole area. As a result, our school is generally chosen by clever, ambitious young people who are ready to study and demand a lot from themselves.

At the school students can:

-learn 2-3 foreign languages out of 6: English, German, French, Russian, Spanish or Latin

-learn foreign languages in small language groups

-have professional help with preparations for subject contests and competitions

-benefit from cooperation with universities: Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin and Biłgoraj, AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, which invite our students to their lectures and classes

-exchange trips abroad to sister schools in France and Germany.

In order to enable our students to develop universally our school offers various forms of extra – curricular activities. These are: clubs and school organisations such as League of Nature Protection, UNESCO Club, Student Government, Book Fans' Club, European School Club, School Red Cross Club, Voluntary Organization, Scouts Team, Students' Cooperative, UFO - Students Fund of Education, clubs of students interests broadening their knowledge in particular subjects, shooting and sports activities, trips to Zakopane to "White school" and to Mazurian lakes to “ Sailing school”. There are also bicycle rides and hikes, journalistic and dancing activities, cooperation with the Youth Community Center in Bilgoraj, regional newspaper "Nowa" and Cable TV.

Students can also use: computer labs, a library

with impressive book collection, including over

2000 books in the English language, the Internet

access, a shooting range, three gyms, a dormitory

and a canteen. Students can also get

professional help from our school counsellor.

The great success of our school is that it has a

high position in the rankings of the best schools in

Poland which have at least two laureates or

finalists of subject contests. In 2011 our school got

the ranking of 76th place, from among over 6

thousand classified institutions and the 1st place

in our region.

The prestige of our school is

mainly achieved by success of

the students who take part in

subject contests and in all -

Poland competitions and

regional preliminaries.

Moreover, our students’

achievements in basketball,

volleyball, handball, swimming

and athletics competitons are

also the great pride of the

school.