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66-004 Zielona Góra, ul. Drzonków - Strumykowa 1
tel. +48 669 10 20 11, e-mail

Location

Location

KINDERGARTEN OF 21ST CENTURY  

      Our kindergarten is situated in the heart of Zielona Góra - Drzonków, the location of the former primary school, with a stream running through its yard. As a result of this convenient location (7 kilometres, 15 minutes to the very centre of Zielona Góra: check the route on the map of Zielona Góra - Drzonków to the centre of Zielona Góra),  it is easy to reach the kindergarten and you are saved  a lot of time-wasting  in traffic jams. There is a conveniently situated bus stop at the main road bordering the kindergarten.

The fact that  The Voivodeship Centre for Sports and Recreation is in the immediate vicinity enables the children to make use of its assets (among others: ponds with ducks, horses, ponies, pools, sports halls and courts/pitches and other places enabling walks and active relaxation of your children). There are nearby forests as well which help us accomplish our curricular principles related to nature and - which is perhaps the most important thing - provide us with air which is clean and healthy. Children here can feel as if they were on holiday!

The premises

The premises

The kindergarten is located in a beautiful, three storey building (see: Photo Gallery) surrounded with the playground and greenery. The newly built facility that was accomplished in 2010 was designed specifically to meet kindergarten needs, which gave us the opportunity to implement the ergonomic solutions with the small hands and legs in mind (such as the step height, easy access to toilets/bathrooms). Constructing the new kindergarten from scratch enabled us to see to each and every detail ensuring the safety of our guards.

      There are four large (50-60m2), light, and comfortably equipped rooms in the building. Each classroom is accompanied with bathrooms/toilets for children with a shower designed in such a way so that the child's supervision is possible in situations which require it. The two rooms on the ground floor are divided by the foldable acoustic wall, which  after folding, creates a large area (c. 120m2) to organize special events of all kinds such as carnival balls or birthdays. Additionally  the whole building is equipped in new multimedia equipment, large windows, mechanical ventilation, hygienic heaters, furniture and toys.

The premises

      
       Appropriately chosen colours, space, a lot of daylight and modern lighting, proper temperature and constant air exchange due to mechanical ventilation, filtering out microbes, ensures the very efficient functioning of children in comfortable conditions.

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Safety

Safety

OUR KINDERGARTEN  - YOUR CHILD'S OTHER HOME


     During the building of our kindergarten we did everything to offer our children the maximum safety. The building itself complies with all the requirements of Polish and European standards, including safety requirements, fire protection regulations, OHS and school hygiene. It is equipped with lighting protection, fire protection and fitted with clearly marked escape routes. The staircase of enhanced fire resistance is closed with fire doors and appropriately designed, glass facade. In the building there is emergency and escape lighting and the nearest fire unit is located within two kilometres from the building.

     The whole kindergarten is new and all its fittings are new and attested. Toys are adjusted to the ages of children and are regularly checked and, if found faulty, removed on the spot. All materials that constitute the equipment of the rooms (such as carpets, curtains) are made of fire-proof fabrics. Also the playground itself is subject to annual inspection and maintenance. The person in charge of maintaining the building and keeping order within the fenced and monitored playground is the caretaker.

    In addition, the steps in the staircase are lit and taps in the bathrooms are fitted with locks protecting their users against burns. The group teachers are systematically trained in first aid and hold current medical certifications of no counterindications to working with children and certificates of clean criminal record.


    The kindergarten has the procedure for collecting children from kindergarten implemented, as well as Kindergarten Safety Rules and Rules for Exiting or Leaving the kindergarten.

Staff

Wisia

Wisia

preschool teacher, speech therapist

Education and vocational qualifications:

  • M.A. in pedagogy and preschool education, WSP (Higher School of Education) Zielona Góra (1981)
  • speech therapist, postgraduate studies, Gnieźnieńska Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczno-Menedżerska (Gniezno Higher School of Humanities and Management) (2008)
  • psychotherapist specialising in working with problem children, a qualification diploma in pedagogical therapy, ODN (Teachers' Development Centre) Zielona Góra (1998)
  • educational kinesiology course 1st and 2nd degree, ODN Zielona Góra  (Teachers' Development Centre) (1999)
  • postgraduate studies in integrated education, Zielona Góra University (2002)
  • qualifying certificate of an intraschool teacher-training leader, ODN Zielona Góra (2000)
  • qualification diploma in the scope of organizing and managing educational facilities, ODN Zielona Góra (2001)
  • qualification certification in the scope of primary school education, ODN Zielona Góra (1996)
  • certified teacher

Teaching experience: over 20 years

John (USA)

teacher of English (native speaker)

Education and vocational qualifications:

  • Master of Arts University of British Columbia, USA
  • Bachelor of Arts Washburn University, USA
  • TEFL Certificate, Boston Academy of English (pedagogical qualifications to teach English as a foreign language)

Teaching experience: over 5 years

Asia

kindergarten teacher

Education and vocational qualifications:

  • M.A. in pedagogy specializing in Integrated Early School Education and Pedagogical Therapy, Zielona Góra University (2002)
  • Diagnosis and pedagogical therapy, post-graduate studies (2008)
  • Teachers' Vocational School, Zielona Góra University (1998)
  • certified teacher

Teaching experience: over 2 years

Jonathan (England)

Jonathan (England)

teacher of English (native speaker)

Education and vocational qualifications:

  • M.A. in English Philology and Applied Linguistics, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Portsmouth, England
  • RSA DTEFLA Certificate (pedagogical qualifications to teach English as a foreign language, Cambridge 1996)
  • basic knowledge of Polish

Teaching experience: 15 years

Paulina

kindergarten teacher, teacher of English

Education and vocational qualifications:

  • M. A. in English philology, Zielona Góra University, teaching and pedagogical specialization (2013)

Teaching experience: 2 years

Sandra

kindergarten teacher

Education and vocational qualifications:

  • M.A. in Education, Early School and Pre-School Education, Zielona Góra University (2015)

Teaching experience: 4 years

Małgorzata

Małgorzata

kindergarten teacher, teacher of English

Education and vocational qualifications:

  • M. A. in English philology, Wrocław University, teaching specialization (2013)
  • Early School and Pre-School Education, post-graduate studies, Zielona Góra University
  • contract teacher

Teaching experience: 4 years

Olga

kindergarten teacher, teacher of English

Education and vocational qualifications:

  • M.A. in English Philology from Higher School of Humanities and Economics (Pol. Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna) in Łódź, teaching specialization (2009)
  • Speech therapy with pedagogical therapy, Zielona Góra University, postgraduate studies
  • contract teacher

Teaching experience: 5 years

Arleta

kindergarten teacher's help, teacher's assistant

Education and vocational qualifications:

  • Childcare Education, Zielona Góra University
  • Nursery practitioner, Medical Vocational School in Zielona Góra

Teaching experience: 3 years