News 2007

June's Sports Day and CCC Trip

June 2008

If you are interested to see a few pictures from last June's Sports Day and CCC Trip, respectively, you can find them here (gavra.rajce.net). VG

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Floorball Festival Tournament 2008

4th June 2008

We congratulate Ladislav Janda for his part as a member of his local floorball team, Start-Nusle, which has just returned from Lobez in Poland, where they won the Floorball Festival Tournament 2008.

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Conference on Sustainable Development in Africa

21st May 2008

Students and teachers were grateful to be invited to take part in a conference on Sustainable Development in Africa organised by the Prague Society and a number of other organisations at the Metropolitan University Prague on 20 May. They heard a keynote speech by the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa and discussed human rights, new technologies and sustainable development.

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St Paul's Girls' School in London

20th May 2008

We congratulate Martina Pokorná and Klára Svitáková on being selected to take part in this year's exchange with St Paul's Girls' School in London. The two girls will spend the last week of the summer term at St Paul's, which is one of the most prestigious academic schools in Great Britain; their exchange partners will spend a week in Prague in October.

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Soccer Match

12th May 2008

On May 12th our soccer team beat the team of Prague British School 2 : O in a friendly match. A few pictures can be seen here. VG

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Death of Lord Holme

4th May 2008

It is with great regret and deep sadness that we announce the death of The Right Honourable Lord Holme of Cheltenham at home in Sussex on 4 May after a long battle with cancer. Richard Holme was a most distinguished member of the House of Lords in Great Britain. He had been chairman of the Liberal Party, was a Privy Councillor to the Queen, grew up in publishing and public life and held many important posts in education all around the world. He was one of the founding members and enthusiastic supporters of The English College from before it foundation up to the present day and was Chairman of Governors for all of the last fourteen years.

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Camping Cycling and Canoeing Trip

June 22nd - 26th 2008

Year 2 students are going for the traditional Camping Cycling and Canoeing Trip, June 22nd - 26th 2008. The proposal and registration form is available here.

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IB Examination Timetable 2008

29th April 2008

Good luck from all of us to all candidates!

IB Examination Timetable 2008

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Baroness Rawlings of Burnham Westgate in the County of Norfolk

1st May 2008

We are pleased to announce that, following the resignation of Lord Holme of Cheltenham as Chairman of Governors, the new Chairman from 1 May will be The Baroness Rawlings of Burnham Westgate in the County of Norfolk. The Baroness is opposition spokesman in the House of Lords on International Development and Foreign Affairs. She is a former member of the European Parliament, former Chairman of Council of King's College, London, and former President of the National Council of Voluntary Organisations. She is a member of the British Council, governor of the American university in Bulgaria and member of the Advisory Council of the Prince's Youth Business Trust.

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Gymnasia Cantant Brno

April 25th -26th 2008

ECP Chamber Choirtook part in the national round of the Gymnasia Cantant festival in Brno in 25.-26.4. 2008. The pictures from the events are available here.

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2nd Round of Entrance Examinations (to Year 1)

5th June 2008

The examination will be held at the College 5th June 2008 at 9.00.

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Entrance Examination Results

24th April 2008

We congratulate the following students on passing the entrance examination for admission to The English College in Prague in September 2008. For those who did not pass this time but wish to try again, it will be possible to do so on Thursday 5 June 2008.

203	407	506	128	124	132
211	416	168	402	157	109
139	421	105	408	107	158
172	130	508	208	169	101
115	509	112	149	138	167
216	164	133	170	171	111
210	156	125	104	113	120
205	135	129	143	160	134
511	141	209	103	110	179
162	403	106	181	116	144

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Track and Field Events

23rd April 2008

On April 23rd over 30 of our students took part in a Track and Field Events organised by the Prague British School. They won many of the disciplines. See some pictures here. VG

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ECA Theatre visiting - next performance

21st April 2008

"The Beauty of Leenane" tonight in Divaldlo na Vinohradech at 7 p.m. McGonagh, a british playwright, performance, translated by Lenka Kapsová. About how hard the communication between a mother and elderly daughter might be. Leading role, Jana Hlaváčková.

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Spring performance “Lovecraft”

18th and 19th April 2008

We in the English College Drama Department would like to invite you to our Spring performance, "Lovecraft", at 7 p.m. April 18 and 19 at Strašnické Divadlo, Solidarity 1986/53, Prague 10.

The play is an unconventional series of student- and staff-produced dramas based on the science fictional/horror writings of author H.P. Lovecraft. Sea demons, psychiatric patients and ghastly ghouls will abound. Tickets are 150kc and will be sold during morning and lunch breaks near the entryway, or you can contact Mr. Hillier or Ms. Rankin or call The English College in Prague at +420 283 893 113.

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The Graduation Ball went down to history

March 19th 2008

The Graduation Ball went down to history on March 19th 2008. A few illustrative pictures can be seen here. VG

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We congratulate the following students:

18th March 2008

Michal Dvořák for winning the bronze medal in the 800 metres running event at the Czech 2008 indoor athletics championship, with a personal best time of 1 minute 56.41 seconds, and for being selected as a member of the Czech National Junior Athletics team.

Tereza Vágnerová on reaching the final 8 singers in the televised X Factor show.

Santosh Parajuli on winning best batsman award in the Winter Cricket League and Simon Fox on coming second. Santosh also played in a cricket tournament in Brno as a member of the Czech National team.

František Horák on being offered a place to study graphic design at the West Czech University Design Faculty in Pilsen, Tereza Kačerová on gaining a place to study architecture at the Academy of Arts and Architecture in Prague, and another member of Year 6 on being awarded a conditional place to read physics at Trinity College, Cambridge.

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Gymnasia Cantant 2008

March 2008

ECP Chamber Choir won 2nd prize in the free category of the Gymnasia Cantant choir competition (regional round) which took part on Wednesday 5.3. 2008 at the Gymnázium na Zatlance in Prague. Our choir was also chosen by jury as the representative choir for the national competition in Brno which will take part at the end of April.
We congratulate all the singers!

Gymnasia cantant

Photographs

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CHOIR WEEKEND in Dobřichovice

February 15th to 17th 2008

11 students from our ECP Chamer Choir under the leadership of Petra Gavlasová and Martina Filipovičová spent their weekend with singing and preparation of the new programme in Dobřichovice near Beroun. Pictures are available here.

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Far from the Madding Crowd

February 23rd to 25th 2008

The PE department are organising further traditional cross-country skiing trip called Far from the Madding Crowd from February 23rd to 25th 2008. Details and a registration form can be found here. VG

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Entrance Examinations

21st April 2008

The examination will be held at the College 21st April 2008 at 9.00. All candidates will be expected to be at the College for registration by 8:45 a.m. We expect the exams to have finished by about 1:00 p.m.

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Český slavík, The State Opera House

February 2008

We congratulate Josef Vágner on his success in Český slavík. Following this contest at the State Opera House, broadcast on Nova TV on 8 December, Josef was voted the most best new singing talent in 2007. His song Mně sílu dáš immediately reached the top of the Czech radio hit parade.

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Graduation Ball

19th March 2008

The Headmaster, Staff and Students invite you to their Graduation Ball at Národní dum na Vinohradech.
Invitation

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Vienna trip

January 2008

In January 2008 a group of 19 students went for a three day trip to Vienna. The aim of the trip was to practise German and experience some of the cultural life of the city. These photos give you some idea of what we did.
photographs

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University of Northern Virginia - Prague Business Challenge

1st December 2007

We congratulate our five teams who entered the University of Northern Virginia-Prague Business Challenge on 1 December. The English College won the competition for the second year running, with the team consisting of Jiři Čevora and Kateřina Vlková coming first and bringing back the trophy.

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Christmas Fair

29th November 2007

We are delighted to report that the Christmas Fair held at the College on Thursday 29 November was a great success. An audience of students, parents and staff was entertained by our prize-winning drama team, by the choir, by six talented solo singers and by the College band. Sales of food and drink from the ever-popular food stalls and other activities raised 13.000 Kc to support the building and equipping of a school in Afghanistan.

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Christmas Concert

3rd December 2007

The Headmaster, Staff and Students have pleasure in inviting you to our "Peace and Goodwill - Christmas Concert" in the Týnská Škola - Barokní knihovní sál, Melantrichova 19, Praha 1, on Monday from 7.30 p.m. There will be no charge, but donations are invited for the construction of a school in Afghanistan.

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International Youth Theatre Challenge in Prague

November 2007

At the end of November, the College entered for the first time the International Youth Theatre Challenge in Prague. Our drama group, directed by Emily Rankin and Logan Hillier, won the award for the best direction and the audience vote for the best play. Jegor Lanovenko won the award for the best actor.

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Soccer Team success

22nd November 2007

On Thursday, November 22nd our soccer team including two brave girls performed another piece of excellent game and beat the Prague British School team on their home pitch 3:2!! See the photographs.

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ECP are First Czech Schools Cricket Champions

3 - 4th November 2007

On the 3rd and 4th of November two six-a-side teams from the ECP competed in an International cricket competition in Prague. As the highest placed Czech teams in both age groups, they became the first Czech Schools Champions. The first year team: Josef Valvoda, Quoc Anh Dang, Ivan Mikyska, Damián Kyselý, Max Máslo, Adam Gloser, Adam Holub The year 2 - 4 team: Santosh Parajuli , Simon Fox, Max Herman, Jakub Kasan, Hoang Dao Giang, Vitězslav Šavel. Teams from schools in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany and Austria competed for the International trophy. The ECP finished 2nd and 4th overall, with the first year team losing an exciting final to an excellent team from Vienna. Congratulations to all the players!

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Ten ECP players in first CZECH SCHOOLS NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM

3rd November 2007

The 3rd November saw the Czech schools cricket team play their first match. Hungary was defeated in a team including 10 players from the ECP. The Czech Team players: Simon Fox, Santosh Parajuli, Vitězslav Šavel, Jakub Kasan, Hoang Dao Giang, Max Herman, Quoc Anh Dang, Josef Valvoda, Ivan Mikzyka, Damián Kyselý. This was a great achievement of which all the lads can feel very proud.

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DEA Expedition

15 - 17th November 2007

Eleven students in year 4, working towards their Duke of Edinburgh?s Award badge, took part in an expedition over the tops of the Giant Mountains from November 15th to 17th. They faced the challenge with courage, set off from Pec pod Sněžkou early in the morning of the second day, covered 20km on snowshoes through deep fresh powder snow to reach their destination, a cosy old chalet on the shoulder of Lysá Hora hill by Rokytnice nad Jizerou an hour after nightfall. They all showed high level of fitness and endurance. See the picture gallery. VG

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OPEN DAYS

20.11.2007 and 5.2.2008

We are looking forward to meet you! The school will be open to all visitors from 13.00 to 17.00. You will have an opportunity to visit classes before 15.00. At 15.00 there will be a short presentation on what we offer.

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International Youth Modern Pentathlon

October 2007

We congratulate Apolena Ondráčková on competing in the International Youth Modern Pentathlon at Trinec over half-term.

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Year 1 Team building days

21st September 2007

On 21st September 50 Year 1 students embarked on their first ECP trip to Sloup v Čechách with the aim to get to know one and another. The activities varied from rock climbing, to archery, to 3 legged races, to using a GPS system. Fun was had by all and we were very reluctant to leave!

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Skiing and snowboarding trip

January 6th - 12th, 2008

We are taking registration for Year 1 Skiing and snowboarding trip to Pec pod Sněžkou, January 6th - 12th, 2008. Information sheet is attached. VG

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New Year's Skiing and Snowboarding Trip to Jitřenka

5th November

Registration for the traditional New Year's Skiing and Snowboarding Trip to Jitřenka open to all students will be taken on Monday, November 5th after 3 p.m. in the gym. See the enclosed information. VG

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Cricket Match, HRH Princess Anne's visit to Prague

15th October 2007

On Monday, October 15th, 2007, a group of our students participated in a cricket event at the occasion of opening new English International School, Prague building. The event was attended and trophies presented by HRH Princess Anne.

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FORUM 2000

8-9th October 2007

25 senior students were invited to attend the seminars at Forum 2000 in Zofin on 8 and 9 October. This year's key theme was Freedom and Responsibility - in politics, the media, the law and business. Students were privileged to hear speeches from Vaclav Havel, Madeleine Albright, Segolene Royal, Karl Schwarzenberg, HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Alyaksander Milinkevich. Paul Wolfowitz, Sir Frank Lampl, Tomas Halik and many others from around the world.

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ECP Open Golf Tournament

6th October

Year four of the annual ECP Open Golf Tournament was played on Saturday, October 6th. See the enclosed results chart and picture gallery.

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Student exchange scheme, English-Speaking Union of Great Britain

October 2007

Jadislav Landa in Year 4 sets off this week for ten days at Truro School in Cornwall, one of the leading independent schools in the west country, under a student exchange scheme sponsored by the English-Speaking Union of Great Britain. Ladislav will spend the weekend in London as guest of the ESU, before travelling down to Cornwall, where he will attend lessons at the school and have time to explore some of the sights in the region.

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The ECP Open Tennis Tournament

September 2007

The ECP Open Tennis Tournament was successfully played on Saturday, September 22nd. 22 players from the College, the ISP, and the PBS took part. Mrs. Ann DeVoil kindly awarded the trophies in the name of her husband, the headmaster (who was on a work trip in England). See the pictures, please. In the appendix you can see the results. VG, PE dept.

Boys results
Girls results
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Prague Volleyball Grand Prize

September 2007

We congratulate Year 1 student Veronika Vohlmuthová and Studio Sport team on winning the Prague Volleyball Grand Prize competition. The team was able to beat down all other groups from Prague region and win. We wish her more successes to come!

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Slovenian National Open Sailing Championship at Isola

September 2007

Tomas Cejnar took part as a member of the Czech sailing team in the Slovenian National Open Sailing Championship at Isola on 14 and 15 September. Tomas, sailing a Laser 4.7, had an enjoyable time, but success was denied them because of a lack of wind.

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Football match

10th September 2007

The English College football team won a match against the International School of Prague 4:3. We congratulate all the players and wish them more victories to come!

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Extra - Curricular Activities

September 2007 - April 2008

New Programme of ECA (Extra - Curricular Activities) starts on 3 September, 2007.

Activity description
Time table

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IB and IGSCE results

September 2007

We congratulate last year's students on their excellent public examination results. For results in full please click link Examination Results (IGCSE and IB).

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Czech Youth Championship

August 2007

We congratulate Year 4 student Michal Dvořák on his outstanding results achieved at the Czech Youth Athletics Championship. Michal was able to break his personal record by more than 7 seconds and managed to come 5th in the 800m race.

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Tragic News

27 June, 2007
It is with great regret and profound sadness that the College heard this morning of the tragic deaths of our two students and one former student in the recent plane crash in Cambodia.

Our thoughts and sympathies are very much with their family and friends at this sad time.

Out of respect for the family and their privacy, the College will provide no further information at this time.

Cricket match

June 2007
We congratulate Santosh Parajuli, who joined us as a refugee from Nepal in October 2006 and who is turning out to be a talented cricketer. He recently played in a match between the British Embassy and the British Chamber of Commerce, attended by the British Ambassador, and took four wickets.

Undergraduate Scholarship at Bennington College, USA

June 2007
The English College in Prague is proud to announce that one scholarship is available each year for the next three years from 2008 for an ECP student in Year 6 to study for four years at Bennington College, Vermont, USA (www.bennington.edu).

Read criteria

The Graduation and Prize Giving Ceremony

25th May 2007
On 25 May the English College held its annual Graduation and Prize-Giving Ceremony at the Autoklub. Professor Helena Illnerová, former President of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, addressed the graduates in her ceremonial speech and gave out 37 prizes to the prize-winners. Mr. Ladislav Hornan, Vice-Chairman of Governors, then presented the graduates with their graduation certificates. We were also very pleased to welcome former headmaster, Mr. Hubert Ward, at this special evening.

Entrance examination results

27st April 2007
We congratulate the following students on passing the entrance examination for admission to The English College in Prague in September 2007. For those who did not pass this time but wish to try again, it will be possible to do so on Tuesday 19 June 2007.

Financial conditions of The English College in Prague

It is necessary to read again Mácha´s Máj...

1st May 2007
Lovers of poetry and blossoming Petřín hill are cordially invited for reading Mácha´s poem Máj on the First of May at 8 o´clock in the evening at the statue of Mácha. Until late evening we will listen to the sound of verses, songs... Lisa Švejdová and students.

Drama production of Shakespeare's Tempest

27th and 28th April 2007
A team of committed students directed by Logan Hillier and Emily Rankin put on a drama production of Shakespeare's Tempest set in a Soviet gulag . The spectacular performance was the result of much hard work and took place in the Alfred ve dvoře theatre. If you missed seeing it, here are some pictures. VG

Business Simulation, University of Northern Virginia-Prague

31st March 2007
Members of the school who took part in a recent Business Simulation exercise run by the University of Northern Virginia were delighted to learn that their two teams, competing against other school teams, including one from Slovakia, had finished first and second. Using computer simulation, they had to set up prices and cost budgets for competing internet providers, taking into account installation costs, government lobbying and advertising. The teams consisted of: Jana Vatahova, Petr Jumar, Marek Havel, Bohdan Svarc, Zdenek Vesely and Katka Nguyen.

Entrance Examinations

23rd April 2007
The examination will be held at the College 23rd April 2007 at 9.00. All candidates will be expected to be at the College for registration by 8:45 a.m. We expect the exams to have finished by about 1:00 p.m.
The examination will be in three parts: English, Mathematics, Diagnostic Test. All candidates are expected to provide their own pencils, pens, and mathematical and drawing instruments, calculators (ONLY for Years 2 and 3 exams) or Mathematical Tables. The results of the Entrance Examination will be posted to parents within one week of the examination. They will be also available on www.englishcollege.cz.

Art Exhibition at the ECP

18th to 20th April 2007
Barbora Castell, Vít Kosina and Jindřich Kratochvíl invite you to this year's IB Art Exhibition in the College gym from 18th to 20th April. The exhibition will begin with a preview on 17th April, 4 - 6 pm. We are looking forward to see you there! All visitors are welcome.

Graduation Ball

29th March 2007
The Headmaster, Staff and Students invite you to their Graduation Ball at Národní dum na Vinohradech.
Invitation

Spring Concert

28th March 2007
The English College in Prague presents a Spring Concert in the Vysočany Town Hall on Wednesday 28th March at 1 pm. The performance is part of the students' IGCSE Music examination. You are welcome to join us for this astonishing event!

Inter-School Football Tournament

26th March 2007
At its first inter-school tournament this year, the College football team, trained by Robert Ibrahim, won their matches against the British International School 5:0 and against the English International School 5:0, before losing to the International School of Prague 1:3.

Elizabeth Diggory

23rd March 2007
We are sad to announce the death of one of our governors, Elizabeth Diggory, after a short illness. Elizabeth had a distinguished career in education: she was Headmistress of St Alban's High School for Girls at 37 and later Manchester High School for Girls, before becoming High Mistress of St Paul's Girls' School in London in 1998, one of the leading academic schools in the United Kingdom. She had also been President of the Girls' School Association and a member of the General Teaching Council of Great Britain. On her retirement in 2006, she became vice-chairman of the Independent Schools Council.

The English College in Prague - Forum 2007

21st March 2007
One hundred fifth form students from The English College in Prague, the Jan Kepler Gymnazium and the Grenaa School in Denmark met together in the Vysocany Town Hall meeting chamber on 21 March to take part in a seminar in Psychology, Economics and History.

Dr Bellarina Mc Donnell, an american psychologist, led a workshop on Creative Tools for Self-Esteem, Ondřej Kopečný from Glopolis organization introduced the topic Globalisation and the Czech Republic and Mr Oldřich Černý, Director of Forum 2000, spoke about Life Under Communism.

Further seminars on topics of current interest and importance are planned in the future, when other schools in Prague will be invited to take part.

College's exchange programme

March 2007
We are delighted to announce that Tereza Taušová and Kateřina Vlková have been selected as this year's candidates for the College's exchange programme with St Paul's Girls' School in London.

Prague Chess Competition

20th March 2007
We congratulate our chess team (Sergey Kosyakov, Jegor Lanovenko, Ondrej Honzik, Zbynek Loebl) on finishing 4th in a chess competition in Prague on 20 March. This was a very good achievement as our team was the youngest competing and this was their first competition.

International Intermediate Mathematical Challenge

March 2007
We congratulate 18 medal winners in the 2007 International Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, especially gold medal winners: Jan Machalek and Klara Svitakova.

Olympiad in Czech language

March 2007
We congratulate Lucie Ferstova on winning the Prague 9 Olympiad in Czech language. Lucie was able to succeed in this national competition again and achieve an outstanding result.

Professor František Janouch Lecture

14th February 2007
Professor Frantisek Janouch, one of Europe's foremost nuclear physicists, spoke to members of the Upper School about how, while in exile in Sweden, he created the foundation which supported members of Charter 77 here in the Czech Republic. Since the Velvet Revolution, the Charter has continued its work, focussing on charity and cultural projects.

Far from the madding crowd

February 2007
Some cross-country skiing enthusiasts spent the half term holiday week of February 18th - 24th Far from the madding crowd. This time (the fifth) we went to Kru1né hory.
VG, PE dept.

Picture gallery

Extra - Curricular Activities

1st February 2007
New Programme of ECA (Extra - Curricular Activities) starts on February 1, 2007
Activity description
Time table

Obertones from Oberlin College in Ohio

24th January 2007
A barbershop choir called the Obertones from Oberlin College in Ohio, entertained members of the school with a lively concert of songs from the 80s, as part of their spring tour of Central and Eastern Europe.

Magdalen College School in Oxford

January 2007
We congratulate David Gaberle on being awarded a scholarship to spend the second half of the Spring Term at Magdalen College School in Oxford.

London International Youth Science Forum Scholarships

January 2007
We congratulate Martin Hulla and Qian Ye on being awarded scholarships to attend the London International Youth Science Forum in London this summer.

Conditional place at Worcester College, Oxford

9th January 2007
We congratulate Hai Mac Duy on being offered a conditional place to read Mathematics and Computer Studies at Worcester College, Oxford in October 2007.

Skiing/snowboarding trip

January 1st -7th 2007
In spite of the strange weather that has turned this winter into a tragicomic season, we spent the first week of January 07 skiing and snowboarding in Pec pod Sni3kou, the Giant Mountains, as usual. Incredibly enough we fulfilled the programme entirely, including the traditional race called Jitoenka Cup 07. See the attached results and the picture gallery.
Vladimír Gavriniv, PE department

Literary Competition

January 2007
Kristýna Peychlová and Veronika Pehe were highly commended in F. X. Šalda's Literary Competition for their essays. Ludmila Leke1ová won 3rd place in Czech and Slovak Jan Kollár's Literary Competition with her short-story.