History of grammar school

Juliusz Slowacki Polish Grammar School in Orlowa was established before 1st World War in The Cieszyn Princedom by The First School´s Society in Cracow and The Cieszyn Princedom´s Scool Foundation. Juliusz Slowacki, a Polish poet, became a benefactor of the school because of an anniversary of his birth. Since its beginning, the school has been a very important institution for the youth and all local Polish society. The school´s development was broken by the start of 1st World War. Fortunately, the teaching was restored at the beginning of 1915, thanks to a new headmaster. In 1924, the school received "the public right" from The Education Ministry. That entitled students to take school-leaving exams and get high-school graduate´s certificate.

Gimnazjum w Łazach 1962-1992 In 1962, the school´s seat moved from Orlowa-Obroki to Orlowa-Lazy, what broke the tradition, continued since 1910. There were still less students: Orlowa´s location became unattractive because of deficient traffic connection. Many students went rather to another grammar school in Czeski Cieszyn.

Gimnazjum w Czeskim Cieszynie od 1949 r. Orlowa´s school joined the Czeski Cieszyn´s one in 1964 and became its branch. Damages caused by mining made our school move again. This time we moved to Karwina, a town with two Polish primary schools. Since 1993, Karwina is so far the last seat of Juliusz Slowacki Grammar School. Gimnazjum w Karwinie od 1992 r.

Based on Mr Roman Baron´s historical reflection in Polish Grammar Schools´ Almanac.

Translated by Dariusz Toman