- Poznań · since 2009
Da Vinci Schools
Kindergarten, Primary School, Academic Secondary School and FLEX.
They were established in 2009. The school complex comprises a Kindergarten, a Primary School, an Academic Secondary School and an Academic Comprehensive Secondary School FLEX. At present 500 pupils attend our schools.
We help to discover, understand, change oneself and the world around.
We believe that the main goals of education are support, understanding, showing different paths and opportunities of development and building students’ self-esteem. We want our pupils to be guided in their lives by passion, involvement, openness, cooperation, responsibility and intellectual curiosity.
Passion
Involvement
Openness
Cooperation
Responsibility
Curiosity
Teachers and students, partners in the dialogue
The team of Da Vinci teachers combine professional experience with a modern style of teaching. Thanks to our openness to change, we adapt our methods and forms of teaching to students’ needs.
Open school
Friendly and open, with students and teachers as partners in the educational dialogue.
Talents
Teachers discover talents and build the conditions for them: passion, self-esteem, cooperation, and doing something meaningful for others.
In the lesson
Teaching through experiencing, teamwork and modern media.
Across subjects
Teachers work together. Cross-curricular teaching shows how subjects connect and strengthens key knowledge.
Projects inside the school
Kindergarten and primary
Grades 1–3: educational projects around music, art, literature, cooking, sport, meeting people, visits, trips, competitions, festivals, fairy-tale evenings and exhibitions.
Grades 4–8: a series of meetings, “Da Vinci Guest”, with people of different interests, talents and jobs. There is also an Odyssey of the Mind group.
Afternoon activities for kindergarten and primary pupils, to develop hobbies and talents.
Secondary school
Two buildings
Golęcin
Kindergarten and Primary School Da Vinci in Poznań is based at its original, historic campus in the Golęcin district. The location offers the advantage of being close to the city centre, with convenient access from both the city bypass via Lutycka Street and Niestachowska Street. One of Poznań’s greenest areas, Golęcin is known for its excellent recreational, sporting and educational facilities.
- classrooms
- science and IT labs
- a library
- a modern gym
- theatre and event hall
os. Przyjaźni
Da Vinci Academic High School and FLEX General Secondary School are located at 136 Osiedle Przyjaźni, in the Winogrady district of Poznań. The school is situated in a quiet residential area with excellent public transport links, including the PST tram network and numerous MPK bus routes. Czarnecki Park, with its recreational and sports facilities, is nearby, and school sports and recreation grounds are directly adjacent. The location is safe and green, offering students comfort and parents peace of mind.
- multimedia classrooms
- IT and science labs
- a library
- a gym, a fitness hall
- theatre and event hall
Erasmus+
Da Vinci Schools take part in European Union Erasmus+ projects. Students and teachers go on trainings and mobilities, and work on innovation and the exchange of practice.
Portugal
Spain
Italy
Greece
Hungary
Germany
Latvia
Netherlands
Finland
Estonia
Türkiye
Microsoft Schools
Tools for students to cooperate, create and build practical skills. Resources and workshops for teachers, including STEM.
Google for Education
Technology that meets students’ needs, and training that helps teachers change how they teach.
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Erasmus+ Accreditation in School Education · 2021–2027
Thanks to the accreditation granted to our school under the Erasmus+ program, teachers of various subjects can participate in international training sessions and observe the work of teachers in European schools where they enhance their teaching skills, explore the latest teaching methods, and, most importantly, exchange experiences with educators from across Europe. These interactions foster connections that will translate into new international projects for students in the future.
SPaRK: SCALING PRACTICES AND RISING KNOWLEDGE – 2026-2029
A three-year Erasmus+ school partnership that brings together schools and education authorities from Poland, Estonia and Spain to make European cooperation a natural part of everyday school life. Together, we are developing and testing online co-teaching formats, mobility windows for students, and open educational resources that any school can use. The project also supports teachers through training in English, project management and AI tools, and helps schools build lasting procedures for international collaboration.
INNOVATIVE PATHWAYS OF DEVELOPMENT IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION – 2026-2028
An 18-month Erasmus+ mobility project that opens our primary school to Europe and helps us build a learning environment where every pupil can thrive. Our teachers take part in training courses abroad and job-shadowing visits to European schools, where they explore innovative teaching methods and learn how AI tools can make education more accessible and inclusive. A group of our pupils travels to Spain to develop their language skills and intercultural competences through first-hand experience. The project also strengthens our staff’s language skills and brings new, inclusive practices back into everyday school life.
Let’s AI improve European schools and citizens’ lives · 2023–2025
The Erasmus+ project is an innovative initiative aimed at equipping students and educators with knowledge and skills in artificial intelligence (AI) while fostering international collaboration and ethical awareness. Through a variety of dynamic activities, including international meetings, online and offline trainings, the EduTALK student conference, AI-themed hackathons, and Oxford-style debates, participants will explore the possibilities, limitations, and ethical implications of AI in education and daily life. The project aims to fill gaps in the core curriculum by teaching the potential, risks, and challenges of AI, while also enhancing cooperation, communication, and English language skills.
EU.KISS. Knowledge about the European Union · 2022–2025
Our school is proud to introduce a new subject, Knowledge of the European Union, aimed at promoting the benefits of European integration, emphasizing European values, and understanding the functioning of EU institutions. Designed for bilingual class students and taught in English at the senior level, this course takes an innovative approach to engage students. Instead of traditional teaching methods, the curriculum is built around key EU-celebrated days, such as European Justice Day, and awareness campaigns, like those marking the International Day Against Homophobia. This dynamic and interactive format ensures that students gain a deeper understanding of EU ideals while fostering a sense of active citizenship.
EmpowerU. Social and emotional development of high school students
EmpowerU is a small-scale Erasmus+ partnership (KA210-SCH) between Liceum Ogólnokształcące FLEX and a partner school in Spain, focused on social-emotional learning (SEL). The project supports students in developing self-awareness, responsible decision-making, relationship skills and effective learning strategies. Teachers from both schools are trained in the SEL approach and exchange good practice to bring new, student-centred methods into everyday teaching.
Creative drama in the post-pandemic classroom · 2022–2024
The Erasmus+ project united schools from Poland, Turkey, the Netherlands, and Latvia to address the challenges faced by young people in the aftermath of the pandemic. Focused on nurturing mental well-being and tackling learning disadvantages, the project aimed to equip students with strategies to manage stress, improve key competences, and overcome educational setbacks. Through international collaboration, we implemented activities such as creative drama workshops, coaching sessions, and mindfulness training for teachers and students. The project also featured an open teacher’s conference, sharing practical methods for integrating creative drama into classroom. This initiative has empowered educators and students to thrive in the post-pandemic world, promoting mental well-being and academic resilience.
No memorize anymore, come and play for more · 2017–2019
This two-year project focuses on a game-based learning method, which involves using both popular and traditional games as well as mobile applications and computer games which can be used in teaching and learning. Playing is a logical process whose ultimate aim is achieving mastership. Using a wide variety of games (mobile applications, e-learning platforms, urban games, strategic games, board games, escape rooms, etc.) allows to introduce new concepts during a lesson, uses different learning styles, teaches critical thinking, develops algorithmic skills and enhances students’ involvement.
A.R.T.E.M.I.S. · 2018–2021
This is a three-year Erasmus+ project with schools from Turkey and Finland. The main purpose of the project is to increase the STEM subjects’ importance in education and the exchange of good practices with partner schools, as in the 21st century science, modern technologies and foreign languages are the most significant.
DE.M.O.S · 2019–2021
It is a two-year Erasmus+ KA229 project with schools from Turkey, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, and Latvia. The purpose of the project is the exchange of good practices in conducting research, preparing arguments and forming a substantive discussion. During meetings in partner schools students have a chance to have a debate in English and work in international teams discussing topical issues and problems. Apart from participating in discussions they have a chance to learn about the culture and traditions of a host country thanks to a rich cultural programme prepared by each partner school.
Oxford Style International Debates · 2018–2021
An 18-month Erasmus+ project with schools from Germany, Portugal, Italy and Spain. The purpose of the project is training students in conducting substantive discussions in English about contemporary European problems. Students visit each partner school where during a 4-day visit they participate in 5 debates: 2 in international and 3 in national teams. The topics of debates are chosen by students in international voting. Debates are accompanied by a variety of activities enabling cross-cultural exchange.
SOLE. School in the Clouds · 2019–2021
During the eTwinning Conference in Nottingham in June 2015 Sugata Mitra gave a video presentation of his “Hole in the Wall” experiment in India that made him famous and won him a TED Talk award in 2013 for his child driven education ideas. His experiment showed that if children are motivated and given the tools they will teach themselves and each other.
Our SOLE project results from discussions following that presentation and is to answer the question about how Sugata Mitra’s methods can be effectively adopted and applied in many different classrooms. Together with our partner school Sagrada Familia from El Masnou, Spain, we are testing the method among students aged 13–15. The project involves also one visit of Polish students and teachers in Spain and one visit of our friends in Poznan.
Objectives:
- To improve our students’ English level with the introduction of cooperative work with our partners through activities during the two-year project.
- To increase the feeling of belonging to Europe through the work we will carry out between the two schools.
- To develop the students’ skills and abilities to look for unknown information, ICT.
- To make the students feel attracted to learn by searching / discovering information.
- To make students analyze, evaluate and create rather than remember facts explained by others.
- To make teachers act as an adviser, a coach, a motivator.
SINCE 2020
EDUTalk – INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CONFERENCE
EDUTalk is an annual international online conference where students take centre stage. Each year, young people from primary and secondary schools across Europe and beyond come together to share their ideas, research and passions in English with an international audience.
The conference gives students a voice and helps them build confidence in public speaking. It also connects young people across borders through intercultural dialogue, and it puts English into action as a real language of communication rather than just a school subject.
Through inspiring talks on topics that matter to young people, EDUTalk sparks curiosity and critical thinking, while strengthening school partnerships within the eTwinning and Erasmus+ frameworks. EDUTalk is more than a conference: it is a platform where today’s students become tomorrow’s speakers, leaders and changemakers.
2014–2019
Young Malta Festival
Young Malta Festival was a school theatre festival held annually between 2014 and 2019 at Da Vinci Secondary School in Poznan, Poland. This cultural event was organized under the auspices of Malta Foundation, in cooperation with Vox Artis Foundation and Collegium Da Vinci.
The week-long June event was a unique opportunity for young people from Europe to meet and use theatre as the language of discussion about modern day problems. The festival was a live forum for deepening cross-cultural exchange, breaking barriers and stereotypes and promoting tolerance and openness to diversity. Theatre was a means of achieving these goals because it uses the universal language of communication which is understood by everyone and allows for multidimensional presentation of difficult topics.
Every year about 100 pupils from Poland, Ukraine, Germany, Spain and Portugal met and participated in workshops, discussions and integration events.
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International projects
Izabela Kusicielek
International Project Coordinator
Kindergarten and primary
ul. Golęcińska 9
60-626 Poznań, Poland
Academic secondary
os. Przyjaźni 136
61-686 Poznań
