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17-09-2025
Greg Hands’ own education provided a strong foundation for a distinguished career in politics. Born in America to British parents, he first went to school in New York before moving back to the UK with his family when he was seven years old. He later attended Cambridge University, studying Modern
16-09-2025
. ofessor Brian Cox, Photo credit: Drew Forsyth The English College in Prague is delighted to announce that two of the school’s major academic prizes are to be renamed in honour of distinguished British figures whose work has inspired generations of students in their respective fields. The College’s History Prize
15-07-2025
We are pleased to report another year of excellent IB results. Our Class of 2025 graduates achieved the second-highest IB average in ECP’s history. This continues a very impressive trend. Over the past seven years, our graduates have delivered the top six best-ever IB averages since the College opened in
11-07-2025
Czech literature teaching If you have an interest in the teaching of Czech literature and how the College is helping modernise and shape the way it could be taught in schools across the country, you might be curious to here we've just published new online teaching materials for Czech language
07-07-2025
The English College in Prague has published a new issue of The ECP Newsletter. Read the latest issue of the ECP newsletter. It brings information about the Graduation Ceremony, student successes, end-of-year trips, sports competitions, 30th anniversary celebration and so much more. You can access the newsletter via this link.
23-06-2025
The Open Science project of The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic is financially supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic. Several ECP students joined the annual scientific internships within the Open Science project for secondary school students this academic year. Since 2005,
13-06-2025
The renovation of the original English College in Prague school building, built in 1889, next to the Vysočanská metro station on Sokolovská, is well underway. When completed, the building will retain the very best of its historic character while also providing a modern glass, concrete and steel extension. This exciting
14-05-2025
Candidates from abroad or from international schools who didn’t sit state entrance exams - Accepted into Year 1: Uchazeči ze zahraničí nebo z mezinárodních škol, kteří nekonali státní přijímací zkoušky - přijati do 1. ročníku: 250333 250339 250343 250349 250350 250358 250359 250360 250367 250385 250389 250398 250427 250428 250440
Term Dates
Term Dates 2025/2026
| Term | Date |
|---|---|
| Start of Term 1 | 01/09/2025 |
| Half Term Holidays | 22/10/2025 - 04/11/2025 |
| End of Term 1 | 17/12/2025 |
| Start of Term 2 | 05/01/2026 |
| Half Term Holidays | 16/02/2026- 20/02/2026 |
| End of Term 2 | 27/03/2026 |
| Start of Term 3 | 13/04/2026 |
| End of Term 3 | 26/06/2026 |
Holidays 2025/2026
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| Statehood Day | 28/09/2025 |
| Independence Day | 28/10/2025 |
| Freedom & Democracy Day | 17/11/2025 |
| Christmas Eve | 24/12/2025 |
| Christmas Day | 25/12/2025 |
| 2nd Day of Christmas | 26/12/2025 |
| New Year's Day | 01/01/2026 |
| Student Holiday / Staff Training | 30/01/2026 |
| Good Friday | 03/04/2026 |
| Easter Monday | 06/04/2026 |
| May Day | 01/05/2026 |
| Liberation Day | 08/05/2026 |
Term Dates 2026/2027
| Term | Date |
|---|---|
| Start of Term 1 | 01/09/2026 |
| Half Term Holidays | 26/10/2026 - 30/10/2026 |
| End of Term 1 | 16/12/2026 |
| Start of Term 2 | 05/01/2027 |
| Half Term Holidays | 15/02/2027- 19/02/2027 |
| End of Term 2 | 24/03/2027 |
| Start of Term 3 | 08/04/2027 |
| Mid-term pause | 21/05/2027- 24/05/2027 |
| End of Term 3 | 30/06/2027 |
Holidays 2026/2027
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| Statehood Day | 28/09/2026 |
| Independence Day | 28/10/2026 |
| Student Holiday / Staff Training | 16/11/2026 |
| Freedom & Democracy Day | 17/11/2026 |
| Christmas Eve | 24/12/2026 |
| Christmas Day | 25/12/2026 |
| 2nd Day of Christmas | 26/12/2026 |
| New Year's Day | 01/01/2027 |
| Student Holiday / Staff Training | 29/01/2027 |
| Good Friday | 26/03/2027 |
| Easter Monday | 29/03/2027 |
| May Day | 01/05/2027 |
| Victory Day | 08/05/2027 |
| Student Holiday / Staff Training | 20/05/2027 |
Overview of Lectures 2007 - 2024
| Subject | Name of the lecturer | Name of the lecture | School year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science/Technology | Prof. Julia Mildorfova Leventon, Ústav výzkumu globální změny AV ČR | The Earth | 2023/2024 |
| Literature | Marie Iljašenko, A Czech poet, writer and newspaper editor of Ukrainian origins | Where is My Homeland | 2023/2024 |
| Science/Geology | RNDr. Štěpán Rak, Ph.D. (Geologist) | Hidden Treasures of the Earth | 2023/2024 |
| History | Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines, MBE | Sir Nicholas Winton’s children | 2023/2024 |
| Charity/Biology/Geography | Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE, Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace | Her mission and vision | 2023/2024 |
| Science/Technology | Scientists from Institute of Hydrodynamics, Czech Academy of Sciences | Water - The ancient mirror of the Stars | 2022/2023 |
| Science/Technology | doc.RNDr Petr Hadrava (Czech Academy of Sciences) | Astrophysics - What can we read from the Stars? | 2022/2023 |
| Religion/History | Rabbi David Maxa | From Destruction to Revival: My journey to the Star of David | 2022/2023 |
| Religion/History | Eva Horelová | 12 stars on a blue background representing ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony among the peoples of Europe. | 2022/2023 |
| Literature | PhDr. Hana Ulmanová, PhD, MA | Cultural roots of American Literature | 2021/2022 |
| Charity/Politics | Tom Damms (Dignity Restoring Hope) | Lost Roots | 2021/2022 |
| Politics/Sport | JUDr. Gerhard Bubník, LL.M. | Life in the 20th century - Where to put down roots? | 2021/2022 |
| Politics/History | Sieglinde Vendolsky | Where are my roots? | 2021/2022 |
| ART | Mr. Kriss (Kristián Mensa) | Found roots | 2021/2022 |
| 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 |