IPS offers the highest educational standards, certified by the Cambridge University and the IB PYP programme with English as a language of instruction.We prepare students for the exams according to the British standards of the Cambridge University.We are a family-friendly, safe, joyous and always open, not just for the children, but also for their parents. We are international and multicultural
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Central to your child's school experience is the underlying curriculum taught in the classroom. "Curriculum" refers to both what is taught and how it's taught. When considering the different curricula outlined in the next few pages, keep in mind that few schools fall neatly into one category or another. Most schools' curricula comprise a blend of best practices drawn from multiple curriculum types. Having said that, most schools do have a general overall curriculum type. These are identified for each school on OurKids.net.
Primary Curriculum: ProgressiveProgressive (sometimes called "inquiry based" or "discovery based") curricula use students' interests and their natural curiosity as the driver for instruction. Teachers provide materials, experiences, tools and resources necessary for students to investigate a topic or issue. Students are then encouraged to explore, reflect on their findings, and discuss answers, solutions, and insights.
Secondary Curriculum: Academic| Focus | Special needs |
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| Sports | Gifted |
| Subject type | offered |
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| Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
| Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
| Subject type | offered |
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| Accommodations | |
| Modifications | |
| Extra support |
| Special needs | Accomodations
Formal adjustments are made to the delivery of lessons to help mitigate the learning difficulty or exceptionality. The underlying content and expectations remain unchanged with accommodations, however. (Example: allowing a student to write tests in a quieter room). | Modifications The underlying content and expectations are modified and/or simplified for the sake of the student. (Examples: allowing student to use a calculator on a test when other students can’t; allowing students to bring word-banks or “cheat sheets” into certain tests, etc) | Remediation Research-based therapeutic measures that target and ameliorate the underlying weakness. |
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| Learning disabilities | |||
| ADHD (moderate to severe) | |||
| Dyslexia (Language-Based Learning Disability) | |||
| Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) | |||
| Dyscalculia | |||
| Dysgraphia | |||
| Language Processing Disorder | |||
| Nonverbal Learning Disorders (NLD) | |||
| Visual Perceptual/Visual Motor Deficit | |||
| Developmental | |||
| Autism | |||
| Asperger's Syndrome | |||
| Down syndrome | |||
| Intellectual disability | |||
| Behavioral and Emotional | |||
| Troubled behaviour / troubled teens | |||
| Clinical Depression | |||
| Suicidal thoughts | |||
| Drug and alcohol abuse | |||
| Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) | |||
| Physical | |||
| Dyspraxia (Developmental Coordination Disorder) | |||
| Blindness | |||
| Deafness | |||
| Cystic Fibrosis | |||
| Multiple physical |
| Program | offered |
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| Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
| Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: Acceleration and enrichment (There is an equal emphasis on acceleration and enrichment.)
| Program | offered |
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| Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement) | |
| Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement) | |
| Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement) | |
| Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement) | |
| Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others) | |
| Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement) | |
| Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement) | |
| Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement) | |
| Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement) |
In grade Gr. 8, IPS students perform an average of 1 hour of homework per night.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
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| IPS | 15 mins | 30 mins | 30 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins |
| Site Average | 8 mins | 15 mins | 15 mins | 22 mins | 29 mins | 34 mins | 38 mins | 48 mins | 48 mins |
| Sports Offered | Competitive | Recreational |
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| Basketball | ||
| Gymnastics | ||
| Soccer | ||
| Swimming |
| Clubs Offered |
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| Judo |
| Jujitsu |
| Foreign Language Club |
| Robotics club |
| School newspaper |
| Student Council |
| Yoga |
| Audiovisual Club |
| Chess Club |
| Dance Club |
| Drama Club |
| Grade | PS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| Day | zł23,400 | zł25,900 | zł27,900 | |||||||
Discounts
| Discount Type | Enrollment Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd child (sibling) | Day | 10% |
This information is not currently available.
| Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| PS/Kindergarten (3 years) to Gr. 8 | 18 |
| % of foreign students | 60% |
| # of nationalities attending school | 27 |
| PS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class Size | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Dear Students, Dear Parents,
In 2011 my son Antoś was 3 years old and I was looking for a preschool that would face the challenges of the 20th century. I was looking for a place that would be friendly for my little man but at the same time have high educational standards and teach open-mindedness towards other people. I was convinced we can learn this through interactions with members of different cultures and nationalities through English as a global language of communication. When I failed to find such a place, an idea of opening my own playschool was born.
This is how the International Playschool, an English-speaking preschool was founded, with its primary location at 49 Wietrzna St in Wrocław, Poland.
Today, IPS is a group of facilities offering international education, certified to follow the highest educational standards, with English as a language of instruction. It consists of IPS Nursery, IPS Playschool, IPS School and the IPS Music School.
At the age of 5, the students start their primary school in the IPS Primary School, that offers education from the level of Grade 0 up to Grade 8. The world’s highest educational standards certified by the Cambridge University and the International Baccalaureate PYP programme are the basis for teaching and learning in our school. Our motto is famous Elbert Einstein’s quote: “Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift, and not hard duty”.
The teaching in grades 0-4 is based on transdisciplinarity within so-called Units of Inquiry that integrate the knowledge and skills of Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, Language and Arts under one “big idea” – the central idea of each Unit. The curriculum for Grades 0-4 are prepared in accordance with the standards, knowledge and competence of the national curricula of UK, USA and Poland. The teaching philosophy and methods respond to the challenges of the 21st century education, considering closely the skills of synthesizing knowledge, selecting information, project work and collaboration within groups. In IPS we know that with such skills mastered within the first years of schooling, our students will be able to meet the demands od their further education and skilfully adopt them on the labour market.
In Grades 5-8, IPS Primary School offers a subject-based education according to the Cambridge Primary and Secondary 1 international curriculum enriched by the elements of the Polish national curriculum for the grade level. We prepare students for the exams according to the British standards of the Cambridge University, so-called Lower Secondary Checkpoints as well as Polish state-required final exams at the end of primary education. We are especially devoted to support children’s independence in their learning as well as conscious development of their own talents and skills.
We are convinced that the contemporary education involves very important challenges of modelling well-educated, conscious and sensitive citizens who will become future leaders of values such as openness, tolerance and respect for other people. If I was to put everything that makes us different in one sentence, I would say that in IPS we truly like people.
Of course there are more distinguishing features than this.
We are a family-friendly place. We strive for the IPS to be safe, joyous and always open, not just for the children, but also for their parents.
We are international and multicultural – it is enough to open the world atlas to find places on every continent, that our students and teachers come from. The IPS’ hometown, Wroclaw is called a meeting place, the junction of culture, the city of tolerance. IPS is a place of the same values.
We are socially conscious. In IPS we know that education is not just studying books. We appreciate engagement, activeness, social awareness and we try to imprint these values into our students.
And, last but not least, IPS is simply a great fun. Education, as well as our work should be a pleasure as only in a pleasurable atmosphere we can succeed. We do our best to spend each day with a smile on our faces to be able to say “I’ve had a great day today!” every evening.
Welcome to IPS
Magdalena Dobrzańska-Frasyniuk
POL
CAN