Nauczyciele i uczniowie szkoły podwydziałowej w Kamieńcu Podolskim w czasach Komisji Edukacji Narodowej
Teachers and students of the reformed school in Kamieniec Podolski in the days of the Commission of National Education

Summary/Abstract: Established on October 14, 1773, the Commission of National Education had the task of reforming radically the education of the young generation. School was to promote the ideas of education and progress, and teachers were to play significant role in this endeavor. Initially, these educators would originate form such religious orders as the Jesuits, Piarists and others, however, over time the lay teachers' role was gradually increasing. The article captures changes in the composition of the academic assembly in the school in Kamieniec and discusses the most pressing educational issues this institution was facing in educating teenagers. Over the years 1774–1793, the school in Kamieniec Podolski was run by five successive superiors entrusted with the duties of prefects, and since 1781 of Vice-Rectors. According to the current state of research, between 1773 and 1793 a total of 40 people were teaching in the aforementioned facility. The teaching staff consisted of 26 graduates of various religious studies, 13 of the Cracow Academy and 2 former pupils of the reformed six-year school in Kamieniec Podolski. Students in Kamieniec originated from the Podolia nobility. Initially, the school would also accept sons of the local bourgeoisie. It is estimated that between 1774–1793 there were 100 up to 380 students coming from this demographic.

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