Czajka, Małgorzata
Music teacher, speech and language therapist, and choral conductor, she graduated in music education from the University of Silesia and in speech and language therapy from Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw. She also completed postgraduate studies in choral conducting and vocal technique at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, as well as a postgraduate course in teaching Polish as a second language and working with multicultural classes.
For more than two decades, she has combined educational and artistic work with great commitment. In 2003, she founded the Warsaw Thunderclaps Choir, which she has conducted ever since, preparing young singers for appearances at leading concert venues including the Warsaw Philharmonic, Grand Theatre – Polish National Opera, and Polish Radio’s Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio in Warsaw. Since 2014, she has worked with the National Forum of Music through the Singing Poland National Programme for School Choir Development.
Her educational and cultural work has brought her numerous awards and distinctions, including the Award of the Mayor of Warsaw, Award of the Mayor of the Mokotów District, and a prize at the nationwide Music Teacher Competition. She has also received the title Edukreator in Mazovia. She has devised and codevised educational projects, including Erasmus+ initiatives that engage young people in active participation in culture and the arts.