Flying University

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/flying-university

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location of operation?Warsaw, Poland
2. What is the first operational period?1885-1905
3. Why did the Flying University start?It began in 1885 to fight the Russian rule that tried to erase Polish identity and keep people from learning their own traditions.
4. How did the Flying University keep its meetings hidden?It moved to different secret places, used word‑of‑mouth and coded messages, and never had a fixed building so the Tsarist police couldn't find it.

Clandestine Enterprise: An undertaking conducted in secrecy, often for political or illicit purposes.
Cultural Preservation: The act of maintaining and protecting the traditions, customs, and heritage of a group.
State Censorship: The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
Intellectual Freedom: The freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.