News & Events
News
15/01/2021
Join our Virtual Open Day on 9 February 2021
The Virtual Open Day at the English College in Prague is a unique opportunity to learn more about the school.
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14/01/2021
Tribute to Michal Mejstřík
Michal Mejstřík was not only an eminent economist, he was an early and enthusiastic supporter of the English College in Prague.
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21/12/2020
New issue of the ECP Newsletter (Issue Twenty Two)
Here's the Christmas 2020 issue of the ECP newsletter. Although this term has been challenging, students have been very busy helping others and being creative.
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14/12/2020
Join our Virtual Open Day on 13 January 2021
Register for the ECP's Virtual Open Day on 13 January 2021 from 1.00pm to 6.00pm. You will be able to take part in live sessions with ECP staff and students.
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13/12/2020
Watch our Christmas Concert live on 14th December
Join us in watching our Christmas Concert live on 14th December.
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02/12/2020
ECP Webinar on Diversity in Education
You are invited to join our webinar on diversity in education.
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24/11/2020
Distance Learning at ECP
Read about the ECP approach to distance learning and positive comments from parents.
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11/11/2020
Careers Video Library
The ECP Careers Video Library will be a permanent resource for students to show what careers are open to them as they start to plan their futures
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06/11/2020
ECP Remembers
ECP remembers all the men and women who fought and died during WWI and WWII by holding special assemblies during Remembrance week.
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30/10/2020
New issue of the ECP Newsletter (Issue Twenty One)
Read the first issue of The ECP Newsletter in this academic year, which includes information about our new Library, new staff, trips, donations and much more.
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Term Dates
Term Dates 2020/2021
| Term | Date |
|---|---|
| Start of Term 1 | 31/08/2020 |
| Half Term Holidays | 26/10/2020- 30/10/2020 |
| End of Term 1 | 15/12/2020 |
| Christmas Holidays | 16/12/2020- 05/01/2021 |
| Start of Term 2 | 06/01/2021 |
| Half Term Holidays | 15/2/2021- 19/2/2021 |
| End of Term 2 | 26/3/2021 |
| Easter Holidays | 27/03/2021- 11/04/2021 |
| Start of Term 3 | 12/04/2021 |
| End of Term 3 | 30/06/2021 |
Holidays 2020/2021
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| St. Wenceslas Day | 28/09/2020 |
| Independence Day | 28/10/2020 |
| Student Holiday / Staff Training | 16/11/2020 |
| Freedom & Democracy Day | 17/11/2020 |
| Christmas Eve | 24/12/2020 |
| Christmas Day | 25/12/2020 |
| 2nd Day of Christmas | 26/12/2020 |
| New Year's Day | 01/01/2021 |
| Student Holiday / Staff Training | 29/01/2021 |
| Good Friday | 2/04/2021 |
| Easter Monday | 5/04/2021 |
| Labour Day | 01/05/2021 |
| Victory in Europe Day | 08/05/2021 |
| Student Holiday / Staff Training | 03/06/2021 |
| Headmaster’s Holiday | 04/06/2021 |
Term Dates 2021/2022
| Term | Date |
|---|---|
| Start of Term 1 | 30/08/2021 |
| Half Term Holidays | 25/10/2021- 29/10/2021 |
| End of Term 1 | 15/12/2021 |
| Christmas Holidays | 16/12/2021- 04/01/2022 |
| Start of Term 2 | 05/01/2022 |
| Half Term Holidays | 21/2/2022- 25/2/2022 |
| End of Term 2 | 8/4/2022 |
| Easter Holidays | 11/04/2022- 22/04/2022 |
| Start of Term 3 | 25/04/2022 |
| End of Term 3 | 30/06/2022 |
Holidays 2021/2022
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| St. Wenceslas Day | 28/09/2021 |
| Independence Day | 28/10/2021 |
| Student Holiday / Staff Training | 29/11/2021 |
| Freedom & Democracy Day | 17/11/2021 |
| Christmas Eve | 24/12/2021 |
| Christmas Day | 25/12/2021 |
| 2nd Day of Christmas | 26/12/2021 |
| New Year's Day | 01/01/2022 |
| Student Holiday / Staff Training | 04/02/2022 |
| Good Friday | 15/04/2022 |
| Easter Monday | 18/04/2022 |
| Labour Day | 01/05/2022 |
| Victory in Europe Day | 08/05/2022 |
| Student Holiday / Staff Training | 02/06/2022 |
| Headmaster’s Holiday | 03/06/2022 |
Overview of Lectures 2007 - 2019
| Subject | Name of the lecturer | Name of the lecture | School year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Politics/ Media | František Vrábel | Hostile propaganda and the Abuse of the Internet | 2019/2020 |
| Politics/ Media | Jan Bubeník | Velvet Revolution | 2019/2020 |
| Science/Technology | Mgr. Petr Brož, Ph.D. | What do we have to overcome to get to Mars? | 2019/2020 |
| Science/Medicine | MUDr. Martin Jan Stránský, M.D | Impact of technology on the brain | 2019/2020 |
| Literature | Dr Jitka Štollová | Shakespeare’s Villains: Rebels against Nature and God | 2018/2019 |
| Environment | Stanislav Lhota, M.Sc., Ph.D. | Palm Oil: Future of Rainforests in Our Hands | 2018/2019 |
| Economy | Milan Bednář | Circular Economy | 2018/2019 |
| Biology/Enviroment/TOK | Luděk Brož | Boar Wars: Necropolitics of Resilience and Vulnerability in the Time of African Swine Fever | 2018/2019 |
| Politics/ Media | Bob Kartous | Media's Influence on Politics and Society: starting with the youth | 2017/2018 |
| Politics | Dr. Pepper D. Culpepper | Quiet Politics, Noisy Politics, and Populism | 2017/2018 |
| Economy | Tomáš Sedláček | The world today | 2017/2018 |
| Charity/TOK | Mudr Tomáš Šebek | Doctors without borders missions and leadership | 2017/2018 |
| Politics/History | Michael Žantovský | Czech and British Connections | 2016/2017 |
| History/Art | Dr Irena Edwards, Mr Petr Krpata | Conservation, protection and maintenance of cultural heritage in the Czech Republic | 2016/2017 |
| Literature | Mr Justin Quinn | What the Foreigners Really Think of Czechs, from Sherlock Holmes to the Daily Mail | 2016/2017 |
| ART | Ms Nika Kupyrova (ex student) | Occupation: artist | 2015/2016 |
| Politics | Mr. Erik Best | Europe's new challenges | 2015/2016 |
| Environment/Economics | Ing. Soňa Jonášová | Circular Economy - Current environmental problematics and possible solutions | 2015/2016 |
| Politics | Mr Karel Randák | Secret Services and Terrorism | 2015/2016 |
| History | Ing. Jan Kovařovic, an ECP governor, and his guests | The Prague English Grammar School – Our Older Schoolmates | 2014/2015 |
| Charity/ Medicine/Politics | MUDr. Tomáš Šebek | Médecins Sans Frontières - From Haiti to Northern Afghanistan | 2014/2015 |
| Politics/History | Mgr. Michal Vodrážka | Leaving North Korea – The “Defectors” | 2014/2015 |
| Politics/History | Ing. Petr Nosálek | Why is it Important to Know Our Own History? | 2014/2015 |
| Charity/Medicine/ | Anna Rausová, Hana Robinson, Jan Bárta | What It's Like to Live with Multiple Sclerosis or Multiple Sclerosis Is Not about Forgetting | 2013/2014 |
| Psychology | Alan Law | Dreams - a Psychological Perspective: Recent Answers to Old Questions | 2013/2014 |
| Literature | Dr. Gyorgy "George" Toth | The "American" Dream: Success and Failure | 2013/2014 |
| Charity/Biology | Arthur F. Sniegon | Kedjom – Keku: Building a School in Africa Is Not Enough! | 2012/2013 |
| Literature | Henry Eliot | Geoffrey Chaucer and pilgrimage | 2012/2013 |
| Politics/History | Toman Brod | Raoul Wallenberg | 2012/2013 |
| Charity/Geography | Mudr Šebek | Médecins Sans Frontière | 2012/2013 |
| Politics | American Embassy | USA INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS | 2011/2012 |
| Literature | Stephen Siddall | John Donne | 2011/2012 |
| Astronomy | Doc. RNDr. Vladimír Karas, DrSc. | BLACK HOLES IN THE UNIVERSE | 2011/2012 |
| Sport | Dominik Hašek, Jiří Ježek | OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES | 2011/2012 |
| Biology | Doc. Jana Albrechtová | Trees: the best air-conditioning ever invented! | 2010/2011 |
| Politics/ Army | Captain Magdaléna Dvořáková | Czech Army missions | 2010/2011 |
| Charity | Mgr. Jiří Královec | Hospice for Children - Joy and Pain | 2010/2011 |
| Literature | Thommy Cookson | Boswells' “Life of Johnson“ | 2010/2011 |
| Politics and Law | David Ondráček, director of NGO, Transparency International | Transparency in Politics | 2009/2010 |
| Economy | Doc. Tomáš Sedláček | Economy of Evil and Good | 2009/2010 |
| Charity/Medicine | Mrs. Pavla Francová | How I see the world, while I cannot see - Anniversary of Braille | 2009/2010 |
| Literature | Prof. Hilský | W. Shakespeare´s Sonnets and translation | 2009/2010 |
| Politics/ Media | Mrs. Procházková, journalist | Role of media today | 2008/2009 |
| Charity/Medicine | Anne de Voil | Who is disabled? | 2008/2009 |
| Politics | Milan Horvát | Roma community | 2008/2009 |
| Literature | prof. doc. PhDr.Jan Čermák | Pleasure of translating - Boewulf in Czech | 2008/2009 |
| HUMANTIES Politics/Civics | Mgr. Martin Mejstřík (MP, student leader) | Senate in the Czech Republic | 2007/2008 |
| History/Politics | PhDr.Alena Hromádková | Helsinky accord and the growing movement of opposition in Central Europe | 2007/2008 |
| Charity/Geograpy | Mudr.Martin Jarolímek– doctor, Head of Sanatorium in Prague | Charity Work in Africa | 2007/2008 |
| Sport | Mudr.Lukáš Pollert . Olympics winner, doctor | Ethics in sport | 2007/2008 |