About Us
The Nowodworski Foundation Charity for Cultural and Educational Exchange, Inc. is a non-profit 501-c-3 educational organization, established in 1999 and incorporated under the laws of the State of New York in 2002.
The Foundation has been called to life by the Alums of the Nowodworski High School. Nowodworski High School has been in existence since 1588 in Royal Town Krakow, Poland. It has been endowed by the Knight of the Order of Malta Sir Bartlomiej Nowodworski. The School operates today as the 1st Lyceum Bartlomieja Nowodworskiego, as one of the oldest high school in Europe.
Nowodworski Foundation work is dedicated to the innovation in art and music education, cultural exchange in a spirit of renaissance tradition. Foundation is especially focused on disadvantaged students of emigrants, minorities, low-income families, and on children in need and with disabilities.
The Foundation realizes its aims through SITE Arts and Intelligence Development Programs consisting of the art and music instructions, and mind training during the school year and International Art Camp during the Summer.
Foundation activities are organized through volunteer work of Directors, Friends, and with the support from Sponsors and grants awarded by Arts Councils and other organizations.
History of the School
The Nowodworski Secondary School was founded in Cracow in 1588 on all the strength of the Jagiellonian University Senate resolution. The aim of the school was to prepare boys for higher education at the university. In 1617 and 1619 funds were given to the school by Bartlomiej Nowodworski, a knight of the Order of Malta. This is why the Maltese Cross became the school's emblem and now every student receives it at the graduation ceremony.
In 1928 the school was named after Bartlomiej Nowodworski. The school always enjoyed a reputation of being one of the best schools not only in Cracow, but in the whole of Poland. Many famous people graduated from it - among them the polish king, Jan III Sobieski. The school was first located where Collegium Novum, the main building of the Jagiellonian University is now located.
In 1898 Jozef Sary designed the new building at Plac Na Groblach 9, the school's present site. The school belongs to the UNESCO Associated School System and organizes a wide range of exchange projects with schools abroad, co-operates with The Stefan Batory Foundation and belongs to the Creative Schools Society and The Oldest Schools Association in Poland.
In 1998 school celebrated the 410th anniversary of its founding, the 100th anniversary of the new building and the 70th anniversary of receiving its new name.Famous Graduates of the Nowodworski High School
Jan Sobieski III (1629 Â- 1696)
Polish King, the famous defender of Europe in the Battle of Vienna (against the Ottoman Empire) in 1683
Jan Sniadecki (1756 - 1830)
Scientist of the Polish Enlightenment
Jedrzej Sniadecki (1768-1838)
Chemist, doctor, biologist, philosopher
Jozef Bem (1794 - 1850)
Independence fighter, general of the Polish and Hungarian Army
Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924)
Polish- born English author and master mariner
Jan Matejko (1838 - 1893)
Painter known for paintings of notable historical Polish political and military events
Tadeusz Boy-Zelenski (1874 -1941)
Critic, journalist, satirist, translator
Stefan Banach (1892 - 1945)
Mathematician (creator of functional analysis)
Friends & Volunteers:
Dr. Syed H. Abid, Anisa Abid-Peters, Ana Alberts-Albrecht, Alicja Andrejczuk, Daniel Andrejczuk, Ewa Babiarz, Stan Babiarz, Filip Babiarz, Lech Babiarz, Adam Bak, Ron Baker, Joyce Balint, Ana Banasik, Wanda Barnett, Katarzyna Basista, Elzbieta Baumgartner, Eugene Bem, Grace Benkowska, Adam Blachowicz, Lukasz Blachowicz, Ziuta Blachowicz, Barbara Blonska, Susanne Brakley, Melvin Bretz, Sean Bufalo, Marta Bullers, Mike Burns, Ewa Buslowska, Vanessa Cagno, Dr. Chris Casey, Gulio Cefalone, Bogdan Chmielewski, Jay Cohen, Ivan Cohen, Tee Cotter, Dr. Irena Daniewska, Dr. Robert Daniewski, Jamel Davis, Margaret DeCoursey, William DellaSorte, Barbara Dobrowolska, Fr. Krzysztof Drybka, David Dunaway, Mariola Durzynska, Sahra English, Ann D. Falco, Krystyna Gabka, Andrea Gallaher, Marusz Gawlik, Alex Golec, Rafal Gawlowski, Esq., Dr. Janusz Golec, Sophia Golec, Ellen Haven, Howie Gordon, Joseph E. Gore, Esq., Monika Gos, Stanislaw Grebski, Peter Grebski, Beata Gregorowicz, Alexandra Gren, George Grochowski, Krystyna Grzybowska-Mnich, Ismena Halkiewicz, Carolyn Hart, Ewa Harabasz, Lathan Hardy, Jan Hausbrandt, Laurie Heim, Edward Hoffman, Linda Horisk, Mariama James, Czeslaw Karkowski, Marek Kapturkiewicz, Patricia Kaufman, Andrzej Kenda, Thomas Kierul, Krystyna Kopec, Malgorzata Korczynski, John Korczynski, Natalia Kosc-Kierul, Anne Kim, Joseph Koziol, Jerzy Kubina, Nevart Kuntashian, Elizabeth Kuranowski, Christine Kuskowski, Tomasz Kwiatkowski, Tad Ladzinski, Anatol Lebiedzinski, Monica Lebiedzinska, Lynn Lemont, Sen. Vincent L. Leibell, Jerzy Lesniak, Kinga B. Lesniak, Natalia Lesniak, Zuzanna Marcinkowska-Golec, Edyta Martula, Krzysztof Matyszczyk, Greg Maugeri, Basha Maryanska-Bienkowska, Joanna Malloney, William McCauley, Amanda Magg, Krzysztof Medyna, Ewa Mielicka, Paulina Mielicka, Wacek Mielicki, Mirek Miklowski, Andrzej Mlynarski, Irie Monte, Larissa Moskowitz, Zdzislawa Moskwinska, Luke Moskwinski, Adam Mruczek, Ewa Natkaniec, Agata Natkaniec, Janusz Natkaniec,Barbara Nicinska, Justyna Nicinska, Zdzislaw Nicinski, Marek Nosal, Marianna Nosal, Aleksandra Nowak, Rafal Olbinski, Chris Olechowski, Jolanta Olechowski, Katarzyna Osielczak-Stachnik, Alexis Papazogiou, Paul Pachacz, Peter Pachacz, Beata Pastuszka, Kathleen Pemble, Jerzy Piekos, Andrzej Pietowski, Andrzej Pitynski, Dr. Bogdan Podhalanski, Dr. Barbara Poliks, Marian Ponanta, Barbara B. Rojecka-Abid, Krysta Rojecka, Joan Rose, Ewa Rosiek-Buszko, Jonathan Saks, Esq., Nina Kuzma-Sapiejewska, Joanna Schabowska-Babiarz, Steven Schurick, Caleb Shepart, Danuta Sieminski, Stach Sieniawski, Lubomira Sieradzki, Janusz Skowron, Arthur Skowron, Grzegorz Stachnik, Dr. Halina Stec, Maria Steinberg, Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Teresa Sulimirski, Witold Sulimirski, Uta Szczerba, Agnieszka Tachkov, Richard Trabka, Tiffany Tsoi, Lidia Tuzel-Szczygiel, Tammea Tyler, Larry Urbon, Ludwik Wnekowicz, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Ewa Wolkowycki, Hing Yip, Dr. Joseph Yip, Katherine Yip, Sara Yip, Helen Zajkowski, Marek Zawisny, Esq., Janusz Zielinski, Andrzej Ziobron, and many more friends and volunteers whose names are not here.
Sponsors
New York State Council on the Arts
http://www.nysca.org
Putnam Arts Council
http://www.putnamartscouncil.com
Westchester Arts
http://www.artswestchester.org
Consulate General of the Republic of Poland
http://www.polishconsulateny.org
Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union
http://www.psfcu.com
Polish-American Business Club
http://www.pabc.biz
Westchester Parks
Media Sponsors
http://www.ny.pl
http://www.polishpages.poland.us
http://www.kurierplus.com/