Poland, Krakow
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Enrollment is open year‑round for Open Future International Preschool and Primary School, space permitting. Preschool and primary enrollment steps: 1. fill the registration form on openfuture.edu.pl; 2) meet with a preschool/primary school representative; 3) begin the admission procedure: when enrolling into first grade, a pedagogical examination is required (this study is additionally paid); kindergarten students have priority in enrolling into the primary school; for grades 2–8, a free trial week is offered to meet peers and teachers; during the trial week the school assesses English proficiency to plan language support; 4) sign the education contract with attachments and provide the required documents; 5) settle all amounts arising from the contract. Documents required when signing include a birth certificate, a school readiness certificate for first grade, a copy of the recent school report, and for foreign students a certificate or report containing information about grades and skills. Enrollment is conducted in order of application; siblings of Open Future students have priority; if there is no place, a waiting list may be used. High school recruitment runs year‑round until places are filled and follows these steps: 1. fill the registration form; 2) meet with a school representative; 3) English language level diagnosis (minimum B1+; FCE may be considered for the highest grade); 4) interview with the high school principal; 5) sign the education contract with attachments and provide the required documents (first grade needs information from the register and grades from the first half of 8th grade plus a certificate of completion of primary school; older classes require certificates of completion of previous classes); 6) beginning of high school education.
If there is no place available in a class or group, a child may be placed on the waiting list.
Open Future International School is a day school in Kraków serving students aged 3 to 18. It offers the International Baccalaureate continuum—PYP in the early years and primary grades, followed by MYP and DP—alongside a bespoke curriculum. Instruction is bilingual, in English and Polish, with English language development woven into daily learning. The High School follows the Polish core curriculum and IB philosophy; it is a candidate for MYP and DP and has been authorized to offer the Diploma Programme since June 2, 2023 (IB World School 050654). Founded by Anna and Karol Tomczyk, Open Future was the first Lesser Poland school to gain PYP authorization and now serves around 500 students across roughly 30 projects annually. Facilities include purpose-built kindergarten spaces with dedicated art and gym classrooms, a Primary School gym, and a High School with a 30-acre garden, science labs, a library, and a Chill Room. It collaborates with Krakow Youth Talent Factory and Open Future Psychological and Pedagogical Clinic to support well-being and inquiry-based learning.