At Sapiens, we create an environment that inspires meaningful learning and personal growth through a competency-based approach.
Recognized by the OECD as an Innovative Learning Environment, our school blends academic excellence with the development of soft skills and hands-on projects.
Sapiens offers a dynamic space where students shape their future, feel truly valued, and grow into confident, conscious individuals.
Sapiens International Innovative Community School is an independent school for students in grades 5 to 12, offering a forward-thinking, student-centered education. Recognized by the OECD as an Innovative Learning Environment, Sapiens combines the IGCSE and A-Level curriculum with its own project-based and democratic approach to learning. It is an intercultural and inclusive community, where young people from different countries develop academic excellence, creativity, and life skills in a safe and supportive environment that values curiosity, responsibility, and collaboration.
Our Kids speaks to Olena Tkachova, the Creator and Headmaster
Sapiens International Innovative Community School is an independent school for students in grades 5 to 12, offering a forward-thinking, student-centered education. Recognized by the OECD as an Innovative Learning Environment, Sapiens combines the IGCSE and A-Level curriculum with its own project-based and democratic approach to learning.
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This is the final deadline to apply for enrollment to Sapiens Innovative School for the 2026–2027 academic year.
Sapiens is an international school for students aged 10–18, combining the Cambridge pathway (IGCSE / A-Level) with the Polish curriculum, and built around project-based learning, tutoring, and student agency.
By this date, all applicants are expected to:
– submit the enrollment form
– complete the admissions meeting
– confirm their place in the school
Places are limited, and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. After the deadline, admission will only be possible if places remain available.
We encourage families to complete the process in advance to secure a place and ensure a smooth start in September.
For more information and to apply, please visit: https://sapienswarsaw.school
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: Liberal ArtsSuch an approach to curriculum shares with traditional programs their emphasis on core knowledge-acquisition, but tends to borrow more best practices from the progressive approach. The goal isn't to prepare students for vocational life, but rather to encourage an appreciation of the benefits of education itself, including academic and personal development. There is an emphasis on knowledge acquisition as well as theoretical and academic learning, but the real focus is on cultivating the intellect.
Secondary Curriculum: Cambridge, Polish Curriculum (Ministry of National Eduction, MEN)| Focus |
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| Academic |
| Flexible pacing style | offered |
|---|---|
| Subject-streaming (tracking) | |
| Multi-age classrooms as standard | |
| Ability-grouping (in-class) as common | |
| Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace) | |
| Regular guided independent study opportunities | |
| Differentiated assessment |
| Subject type | offered |
|---|---|
| Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
| Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
| Subject type | offered |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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. 12, Sapiens School students perform an average of 1 hour of homework per night.
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapiens School | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins |
| Site Average | 32 mins | 37 mins | 48 mins | 49 mins | 70 mins | 76 mins | 105 mins | 110 mins |
At Sapiens Innovative School, our extracurricular program extends learning beyond the classroom, helping students explore passions, develop skills, and take real-world action. We offer diverse activities such as filmmaking, theatre, podcasting, robotics, coding, entrepreneurship, social impact projects, sports, yoga, debate, business hackathon and TEDxYouth. Students can also create and lead their own clubs and initiatives. All activities are designed to build creativity, leadership, collaboration, and future-ready competencies — fully aligned with our mission to educate confident, curious, and responsible young people.
| Sports Offered | Competitive | Recreational |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball | ||
| Football | ||
| Running | ||
| Track & Field | ||
| Cycling | ||
| Sailing | ||
| Snowboarding |
| Clubs Offered |
|---|
| Foreign Language Club |
| Poetry/Literature club |
| School newspaper |
| Student Council |
| Yoga |
| Animation |
| Chess Club |
| Choir |
| Computer Club |
| Dance Club |
| Debate Club |
| Drama Club |
| Grade | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | zł45,000 | zł55,000 | |||||||
| Outstanding annual plan fulfillment Amount: 50% | Other Deadline: 06/05/2026 |
| Eligibility Details: Students grade 9 to 12— At Sapiens Innovative School, we award one 50% tuition scholarship per year to a student who demonstrates exceptional academic performance, active participation in school life, and a positive impact on the community. To qualify, the student must maintain an average of at least 86% in every learning cycle based on their individual plan, engage meaningfully in school activities, projects, and events, and contribute to the well-being of the school environment through leadership, responsibility, empathy, or initiative. This scholarship is a recognition of excellence, commitment, and the values we aim to cultivate in every Sapiens learner. | |
| Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gr. 4 to Gr. 12 | Coed | Day School | 55 |
| Total enrollment | 55 |
| Average enrollment per grade | 6 |
| Average class size | Varies |
| Gender | Coed |
| Grades | Gr. 4 to Gr. 12 |
| Boarding offered | No |
| % of foreign students | N/A |
| # of nationalities attending school | 8 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class Size | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Services | Offered |
|---|---|
| Career planning | |
| Internships | |
| Mentorship Program | |
| University counseling |
| Key Numbers | |
|---|---|
| Average graduating class size | 12 |
Welcome to Sapiens Innovative School — a place born from a deep belief that education must evolve with the world and honor the uniqueness of every young person.
My name is Olena Tkachova, and I am the founder and head of Sapiens. I’m also a mother of three children — two of whom have already graduated from this very school. So for me, Sapiens is not just a professional mission — it’s deeply personal. I know what it means to trust a school with your child’s growth, curiosity, and dreams.
For years, I have worked at the intersection of education, self-development, and social innovation, driven by one clear mission: to help young people discover who they are, how they learn best, and how they can confidently take their place in the world.
Sapiens is more than a school. It’s a living, breathing space of trust, creativity, challenge, and care. We are building a new model — one that replaces standardization with personalization, stress with curiosity, and fear of failure with courage and reflection. We believe that every learner deserves a safe and inspiring environment where they can grow at their own pace, take real responsibility, and feel that they matter.
As headmaster, I am present in the daily life of the school — supporting our team, mentoring students, and speaking to parents as partners. I want every family who joins us to feel that they are part of something meaningful, something that grows together with their child.
I invite you to learn more, reach out, and — if our vision resonates with you — join us in shaping a school that prepares not just for exams, but for life.
Warmly,
Olena Tkachova
POL
CAN