2nd SLO Jasienica High School

The school’s mission is to teach students to understand themselves and the world, to navigate it, to co-create it, and to live in it responsibly. It emphasizes inclusivity, critical thinking, and the importance of historical context, aiming to foster a community where students feel safe, cared for, and well-educated.

The school offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) and a pre-IB preparatory stage. The curriculum covers a broad spectrum of subjects, including mathematics, sciences (biology, chemistry, physics), humanities (history, geography, economics, philosophy, psychology), languages (Polish, English, French, Spanish, German), and the arts. Students also engage in the Theory of Knowledge (TOK), the Extended Essay, and the Collaborative Science Project, which requires interdisciplinary research and local/global application.

Students have achieved success in various academic and extracurricular fields, including winning awards in the StemRacing competition and the CanSat project. Graduates have gone on to attend prestigious institutions such as Dulwich College in the UK. The school is also recognized for its inclusive environment, receiving high ratings in rankings for schools friendly to the LGBTQ+ community.

The school employs a support team that includes pedagogues, psychologists, and psychotherapists to assist students. Additionally, the school offers tutoring services to support academic progress.

The school maintains a formal admission procedure, which includes designated open days for prospective families. Interested applicants are required to submit specific application documents as part of the enrollment process.

The school operates on a standard academic calendar, with the secretariat for international sections maintaining specific operating hours throughout the year, including adjusted schedules during summer holidays. The school year concludes with formal ceremonies, and the calendar includes various academic, sports, and arts events throughout the term.

The school is located at ul. Solec 48 in Warsaw. The campus includes specialized classrooms, a library, and facilities for sports and arts, such as the spaces used for visual arts exhibitions and various sports tournaments. The school also utilizes external venues for specific events, such as the Śródmieście Cultural Center for exhibitions and local gardens for sports picnics.

Students participate in a wide range of co-curricular activities, including the 2SLO Cycling Academy, which combines cycling with philosophical inquiry, and the 2SLO Space & Engineering Program, which has seen success in competitions like CanSat and StemRacing. Other opportunities include a debate club (MUN), a Biology Experimental Club, theater productions, and sports teams that compete in soccer, basketball, badminton, and cross-country running. The school also hosts student-organized events such as the TEDxYouth conference and various visual arts exhibitions.