My role as the founder and initiator of the Polish School in Ravenscourt Park is based on many years of experience. I believe that lessons are not only about passing knowledge and caring for students’ development but also about shaping the right attitudes, “infecting” with the love for Poland, awakening continuous curiosity towards what Polish culture, history, and art are and how they change. Building bonds and a sense of belonging to the community of Poles connected by a common language and tradition.

The Polish School in Ravenscourt Park is a development and result of my actions for the young children with Polish roots. I believe that lessons in the Polish School – maybe in the near or distant future they will constitute the main reason for visiting Poland, getting to know it closer, passing the native language to the next generations. While building a sense of closeness with the country where relatives, grandparents live; where parents were born. Classes should be based on awakening curiosity – then children themselves will want to discover more and more. Hence, in the school, academies, theatrical performances, carolling meetings, trips to national memorial sites, inspiring meetings with witnesses of history, traditional celebrations, and observances of national Polish holidays are planned.

By being in the Polish school, children learn that being Polish beyond the country’s borders is something they should be proud of. Knowing who they are and where they come from, they build a sense of their own identity and security. And their definite guide remains the Polish School in Ravenscourt Park.