Our approach
Children-friendly school
- Pupils call the teachers by their first names.
- Good manners are always part of the curriculum.
- Lessons are run not only in the classes, the pupils are not divided solely according to their ages, they are divided into small cooperating groups.
- Pupils work on their projects individually but also in groups.
- There are the most modern teaching aids, including interactive boards, computers and others.
Pupils are guided to
- Develop their vocabulary and communication skills in English, absorb knowledge expected of an elementary school pupil.
- Be able to work independently, help each other and younger, differently-abled and less-fortunate peers, and respect adults and seniors.
- Acquire the principles of democratic decision-making and actions, behave tolerantly and with respect for others.
- Be hungry for knowledge and new information, see the world around them in context.
- Be able to identify natural, cultural and human values.
- Be aware of their position in their region, state, Europe and the world.
System
There are two teachers during lessons – one Czech speaker and one English speaker, preferably one female and one male. The lessons run in two languages (Czech and English) at the same time so pupils who speak Czech and other languages can understand.
The school provides a full-featured afternoon programme for children staying at school after the lessons. These afternoon classes offer clubs which specialise in particular subjects of each child‘s interests. The children can also do their homework with the help of tutors, they can work on their own projects, or play.
Integrated Thematic Instruction– learning in context and with coherence, in small groups, working on projects (week, month, term, school year), grade-integration / cooperation of the older children with lower grades. This ensures that children who excel in one or more intelligences have adequate opportunity to advance in those areas.
