Our School
The purpose of the Polish School in Galway, which was founded in 2009 by Polish immigrants, when the need arose to care for Polish children, is to preserve and promote Polish and Polish-Irish culture, tradition, and history for present and future generations. The Polish School in Galway also organizes programs, courses and events that highlight Polish and Polish-Irish culture and accomplishments.
All our teachers are highly qualified and acknowledged by the Polish Ministry of National Education. They are enthusiastic about sharing their language skills and unique talents with young Polish kids.
We issue certificates confirming the child's attendance to school, the list of subjects, the number of hours taken and evaluations. We prepare pupils for Polish at Leaving Ceritificate.
Since 15th April 2012 Polish School in Galway is a member of Polish Educational Society in Ireland.
All our teachers are highly qualified and acknowledged by the Polish Ministry of National Education. They are enthusiastic about sharing their language skills and unique talents with young Polish kids.
We issue certificates confirming the child's attendance to school, the list of subjects, the number of hours taken and evaluations. We prepare pupils for Polish at Leaving Ceritificate.
Since 15th April 2012 Polish School in Galway is a member of Polish Educational Society in Ireland.
A short documentary about Polish School in Galway
5-year anniversary speech from our pupils:
Galway, 5.10.2013
Five years ago, on Saturday the 12th of September at 10:00 in the morning, the first bell rang in Polish school in Galway! This was a big event, mostly because, the struggle to create this school for Polish kids went on for two years.
Mrs. Agnieszka Grochola, the creator of the idea of organizing the Polish School in Galway, together with our teachers and also with Galway Irish Polish Association – in May and June 2009 – led a 2-month project in Claddagh National School. Then, in September we moved to a bigger building with our Polish School in Galway Association, where we are non-stop for the past five years.
Since 2009, every Saturday, in the Holy Trinity National School buildings, 350 pupils aged from 3 to 17 meet to learn their native language and their own country's history.
It is a non-profit organization, whose aim is to teach the Polish language and to care for the Polish national traditions.
We organize some events each year:
• Ceremonial start and end of the school year
• Carnival Ball
• Open Day
• Family Picnic
• School plays
The after school activities include: scouts, art and dance classes.
The school held a lot of once-off events such as; the only instance in Ireland of the Gulliver Theatre from Warsaw for our school at the Town Hall Theatre in Galway ( September 2011 ).
The school was also filmed for a documentary about the work of the Polish School in Galway by a student of the Galway - Mayo Institute of Technology - (GMIT), Michael Ryan, who has filmed it for his diploma work in 2011.
In 2012, the school had organized the first competition for schools all around Ireland called TUDOMTAMDOM.COM.
We took part in the St.Patrick's Day parade in Galway, on the 17th of March 2011, 2012 and 2013.
The school maintains a similar number of students year after year. It is also a place for integrating the local Polish community.
We also have the world's largest Polish school library with over 6,000 volumes and a digital catalog.
We regularly take part in competitions for Polish Schools and get rewards and achievements. Our teachers, just like us, continue to learn and still raise their qualifications by taking part in training and conferences.
The schools principal - Mrs. Agnieszka Grochola as the representative of Ireland's largest Polish school in the years 2010-12 was an expert with the Ministry of National Education. She also co-organized the umbrella organization for Polish Schools in Ireland and the Congress of Polonia Education.
Today we are sharing not only our happiness, but also a part of our lives, which nearly 5 years ago gave us a chance to come closer to our parents' and grandparents' country.
Your presence here today in such an important moment for us, which is not only a celebration of our 5 year anniversary, but also the giving of our patron's name, Wisława Szymborska, is an honor for us.
On behalf of our students we would thank you for those years of hard work, which only but reminds us that to be Polish is a pride.
Poland is a country of eight Nobel Prize winners, winners of many awards and such outstanding people as John Paul II and Lech Walesa. Once again, thank you for creating such a wonderful place, which is Polish School in Galway.
Students of Polish School in Galway
Five years ago, on Saturday the 12th of September at 10:00 in the morning, the first bell rang in Polish school in Galway! This was a big event, mostly because, the struggle to create this school for Polish kids went on for two years.
Mrs. Agnieszka Grochola, the creator of the idea of organizing the Polish School in Galway, together with our teachers and also with Galway Irish Polish Association – in May and June 2009 – led a 2-month project in Claddagh National School. Then, in September we moved to a bigger building with our Polish School in Galway Association, where we are non-stop for the past five years.
Since 2009, every Saturday, in the Holy Trinity National School buildings, 350 pupils aged from 3 to 17 meet to learn their native language and their own country's history.
It is a non-profit organization, whose aim is to teach the Polish language and to care for the Polish national traditions.
We organize some events each year:
• Ceremonial start and end of the school year
• Carnival Ball
• Open Day
• Family Picnic
• School plays
The after school activities include: scouts, art and dance classes.
The school held a lot of once-off events such as; the only instance in Ireland of the Gulliver Theatre from Warsaw for our school at the Town Hall Theatre in Galway ( September 2011 ).
The school was also filmed for a documentary about the work of the Polish School in Galway by a student of the Galway - Mayo Institute of Technology - (GMIT), Michael Ryan, who has filmed it for his diploma work in 2011.
In 2012, the school had organized the first competition for schools all around Ireland called TUDOMTAMDOM.COM.
We took part in the St.Patrick's Day parade in Galway, on the 17th of March 2011, 2012 and 2013.
The school maintains a similar number of students year after year. It is also a place for integrating the local Polish community.
We also have the world's largest Polish school library with over 6,000 volumes and a digital catalog.
We regularly take part in competitions for Polish Schools and get rewards and achievements. Our teachers, just like us, continue to learn and still raise their qualifications by taking part in training and conferences.
The schools principal - Mrs. Agnieszka Grochola as the representative of Ireland's largest Polish school in the years 2010-12 was an expert with the Ministry of National Education. She also co-organized the umbrella organization for Polish Schools in Ireland and the Congress of Polonia Education.
Today we are sharing not only our happiness, but also a part of our lives, which nearly 5 years ago gave us a chance to come closer to our parents' and grandparents' country.
Your presence here today in such an important moment for us, which is not only a celebration of our 5 year anniversary, but also the giving of our patron's name, Wisława Szymborska, is an honor for us.
On behalf of our students we would thank you for those years of hard work, which only but reminds us that to be Polish is a pride.
Poland is a country of eight Nobel Prize winners, winners of many awards and such outstanding people as John Paul II and Lech Walesa. Once again, thank you for creating such a wonderful place, which is Polish School in Galway.
Students of Polish School in Galway
