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The Forestry School in Ruciane-Nida (ZSL) was established in 1973. From 01/09/2017, we formally operate as an industry center for vocational and continuing education under the name of the Forestry School Complex. Teaching directions are forest technician, landscape architecture technician, IT technician, tourist service technician, forest machinery operator, gardener. We are a supra-regional school. We educate youth from the Warmian-Masurian, Podlasie and Mazovian provinces. We have a good didactic base. We have specialist workshops for professional subjects: forest protection, forest use, forest management, forest breeding, forestry and forest biology as well as well-equipped general education laboratories. We have three computer labs, a multimedia studio, and a gym. We have a school driving courses in the T category (tractor) with full equipment and instructor staff. Most studios are equipped with modern audiovisual equipment. The construction and equipment of modern school workshops ended this year. The didactic basis favors the use of modern teaching techniques and an efficient teaching and learning process. Interested students take part in literary, mathematical, sports competitions (orienteering, shooting, archery, volleyball, chess), ecological competitions related to forest and hunting knowledge - which significantly contributes to the development of their interests and passions. Currently, our team consists of technical school (9 branches - 223 students), dormitory (over 80% of students) We have been conducting professional qualification courses for adults for 3 years - Our teachers establish good contacts with students and their parents, and at the same time they are characterized by high educational effectiveness, helping their charges in solving typical and unusual problems for adolescence. They are able to use different methods of work, they also use modern technologies. We have gained rich experience in the realization of various projects with ecological purpose. Through their active actions, our students cooperate with similar schools in Europe about various topics and projects.
Annually our students participate in different competitions e.g. in orienteering, archery or chess.They are also participants in annual Olympic and national competitions in forestry skills and environmental protection and in different ecofestivals.
We participated in Erasmus+, and in many projects of municipal and national level, too. Especially conected with forestry and environment.
Teachers, school and parents have a lot of experience in organising activities.Our students in all school or extracurricular activities. Highly qualified, teachers care about quality education of our students. This fact ensures continuity in the implementation of project activities. Teachers are very motivated and eager to work in international team.