My revolution in the system
Introducing changes in the system is difficult but possible. Schools which have successfully done it prove that. Let’s have a closer look at the history of a primary school in Radowo Małe which is an example of such a positive change.
Radowo Małe is a village in the Zachodniopomorskie Region which underwent rapid social transformation in the 1990s, connected to the structural changes and then the mass migration of the inhabitants looking for work. This had a huge impact on the primary school which since then began to struggle with numerous problems.
Ewa Radanowicz (who served as the school’s headmistress in 2002-2021) and her team carried out a small revolution in the functioning of the institution, namely in terms of the organisation, space and methods of working with children. This was a direct response to the local needs and the limited usefulness of the existing tools offered by the system. A new operating method was created on the basis of these experiences, backed by a different vision of the school and its place in the life of the society. It is one of the examples which offers hope that change is possible even in the public school system.
photograph: Jarosław Rudnicki