She remained there to teach and conduct research until 1975 when, for health reasons, she and her husband moved to Nowy Sącz, a small rural city where both could be instructors at the teacher's Training College.
[1][2] In her new hometown, Alicja co-founded the regional branch of the Polish Mathematical Society, which she headed for the maximum term of six years.
After Poland's return to democracy in 1989, Alicja did not want to teach for the state again, and began in earnest to establish a truly independent, non-state, non-religious, private school in Nowy Sacz.
According to Ashoka, Alicja's educational plan incorporated the teaching of the "habit of democracy" to young students in Poland.
Second, she has organized a multi-national exchange program for students and teachers that allows both to gain exposure to other cultural and linguistic environments and build inter-cultural friendships and ties.