What are the challenges and needs of society that schools face? This publication focuses on the
transformation of the school towards a learning organization in the society. The authors
present the model of school transformation supporting it with the theory of transformational
leadership and a description of contemporary school functions in the individual and social
dimensions. The main reflection is grounded in the assumption that an institution where the
interactions between the present and the image of the future are particularly visible is
school-essentially focused on the anticipation of emerging civilization trends and new
opportunities. Modern schools are particularly expected to promote functions related to the
preparation for active life involved in creating the world in changing conditions and
functions related to the universalization of life patterns while maintaining the identity and
subjectivity of groups and individuals.
