SZKOŁA PODSTAWOWA NR 20 in RUDA ŚLĄSKA - KOCHŁOWICE

Primary school nr 20 is situated in a working district called Kochłowice. Kochłowice belongs to a big industrial city, Ruda Śląska with a population of 143 thousand people. There are 13 thousand inhabitants in Kochłowice, some of whom work in mines and nearby steelworks. 

The city has medieval layout, it is of oval plan with streets radiating from the centre. In the central point of the city there is a Late-Baroque Church, a sanctuary  dedicated to Mother of God from Lourdes that was built in 1806. 

There is also a Neo-Roman Catholic Church, built in 1902 and dedicated to the Holy Trinity.

Kochłowice offers some other tourist attractions, the remains of Grodzisko (settlement) that date back to the 13th-15th century, a railway station opened in 1904, a town hall that now houses a health centre, historic workers’ settlement in Radoszowska and Tunkla Streets and a battle bunker built in 1937 which was an element of defence line of Fortified Area of Silesia.

  

Our city is located 90 kilometres from a beautiful historic city, Cracow and 37 kilometres from Pszczyna, a city with a classical-style palace, built in the 12th century which was a residence of  prominent dynasties, local Piasts dynasty members, then Promnitz family and von Pless family. The palace in Pszczyna has beautiful original furnishing intact, a historic picturesque park in English style and a bison reserve.

The unemployement rate in our city is 8 percent, therefore, some families contend with financial problems and are provided with public assistance. In our school 25 percent of children have different disfunctions and receive psychological  and pedagogical assistance.

The school building has existed since 1910. It was renovated for 100th anniversary.

 

There is a small substandard gym, a tartan sports field, a playground for small kids and a computer room.At present there are 33 teachers and 212 students from the age of 6 to the age of 13 and three kindergarten groups (75 children). Most teachers and students come from traditional families whose roots are in this land and who cultivate family, religious and national traditions. 

Since kindergarten time we try to hand down the most precious regional traditions and give our students opportunities of many-sided education by teaching them foreign languages (English and French) and offering various school clubs (subject clubs, artistic clubs, sports club and European club). In spite of many problems, we manage to achieve one of the highest results from final tests at the end of third grade and sixth grade in the city and province.