PL22 Immersion in class

French students were able to attend classes with their Polish pen pals. They were divided into different groups and participated in physics, mathematics, English and sports. Thus, for a few hours, they were able to live like a native teenager. They discover various activities and practical classes. 

They also discovered the Polish school system. School in Poland starts on 1 September and ends at the end of May for the final year students and in June for the others. Children between the ages of 6 and 16 are subject to compulsory education or apprenticeship. Schooling is free, but there are some fee-paying schools. Thus, the Polish education system is divided into several stages: extracurricular education (from the age of 3), primary education (6 years), secondary education (6 years) and higher education. The education system has undergone many reforms and since 2012 Poland has entered the top 10 of the PISA ranking.

The Liceum Ogólnoksztatcace im. Wtadystawa Jagielly offers several subjects to learn: Polish, English, Spanish, Italian, mathematics, biology, physics and chemistry, history, geography, sport, music, art and even a theatre club, a cheerleader club and a basket club. There is also an international stream, the IB program, which allows some students to take courses in English and become bilingual more quickly.

Students find many benefits in immersion learning lessons and improve their English. Pupils have discovered a different way of teaching and learning.