Zainteresowania szkolne i pozaszkolne podopiecznych pieczy instytucjonalnej

: Foster care may be provided either in a family or institutional form. The tasks of institutional foster care include, among others, satisfying the needs of students, pro-viding access to education and various kinds of activities, including extracurricular and recreational activities, and enabling children to develop their interests. This article focuses on the school and extracurricular activities of students in institutional care. The research was based on a questionnaire survey with a sample of 633 students of care and educational institutions of socialisation and family type from 6 provinces of eastern, north-eastern, south-eastern, and central Poland. The analysis indicates that every 7th student does not have any interests, and the activities they choose are mainly recreational, including sports. In turn, as many as 40 pct. of the students who indicate having some types of interests, fail to develop them.