Great Works Academy

This program is focused on character development, critical thinking, and improving concentration and reading comprehension. It is a project for art lovers and for those seeking the best version of themselves. It helps cultivate a sense of beauty, goodness, and truth. Works from literature, film, music, and visual arts as inspiration for personal growth.

You will learn to:

· express your opinion

· think critically

· read with understanding

· concentrate

· be independent and able to take responsibility

You will make new friends from other classes. Through the stories of artistic characters, you will get to know yourself and the world better.

The Program Has Two Parts:

· an interactive online library with selected works and study materials

· discussion seminars in small groups

The program builds skills that help students in life decisions, relationships, their approach to work, and their future.

Certificate:

Academy graduates receive a certificate on the basis of which:

· their developmental activity is recognized for obtaining the Silver level of the DofE Award

· they gain points for studying abroad – the program is recognized by top universities

Students take a SCIO test and a Cambridge test at the beginning and at the end of the program.

Once a year, we visit the manor house of the Academy’s center.

Strawberry Day at the Manor House 

Our Great Works Academy club at The Besst did not hesitate for a moment, just like every year, and visited the manor house in Ivanka pri Dunaji. This is the birthplace of the excellent personal developmentprogram, the Great Works Academy, which helps us "Be the best version of ourselves." And it was wonderful! We met with young academy members from Stropkov and Martin, and after a joint analysis of the challenging painting The Murdered Poet (by Ján Mudroch), we were invited to a strawberry feast in the park. We concluded our lesson with our own performance of The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis.