News & Events
News
24-04-2018
ECP Festival of the Arts 2018 Last week, our Years 1 and 2 students held a highly creative Festival of the Arts. Over two days, they attended workshops in ceramics, recycled fashion, interior design, drama improvisation, commedia dell'arte, drumming and singing. The sessions were run by ECP teachers and outside experts.
16-04-2018
We cordially invite you to the opening of the second year of the photography exhibition SMILE: 24. 4. 2018, 5pm Bar and Gallery Champagneria, Průchodní 4, Praha 1 The exhibition will be held in support of the “Smile” project. Exhibited photographs will be auctioned; the money raised will go towards
04-04-2018
ECP Cultural Olympiad Once again, there was an extraordinary range of talents on display at the Cultural Olympiad. A showcase of music, dance, drama and 'freestyle' expression, we yet again were treated to a feast of artistic expression. Each House performed something musical, dramatic and a dance, as well as
21-03-2018
Invitation to Experience Great Britain: British Market Come and visit our ECP stand. 23/03/2018 10:00 - 17:30 Malostranské náměstí, Prague Come and taste great British food and drink; see traditional British brands and modern technologies; enjoy British culture and entertainment; and explore British style and design. All of this
19-03-2018
Václav Havel Scholarship Concert Anežský klášter was filled with the sound of music to raise money for the second ECP Václav Havel Scholarship. ECP musicians and singers were joined by 2015 graduate, Barbora Hořejší, and special guest, Mario Bihári. The audience of students, parents, staff and governors enjoyed a varied
08-03-2018
The ECP Class of 2018 warmly invites you to their IB Art Exhibition Tran Thu HangClementine DespratMarkéta VašíčkováElis GotoMichal ZapletalVanda VolčíkováNatálie Barešová Vernissage - Tuesday 20 March at 4pm Knupp Gallery, Revoluční 17, Prague 1 Students, parents and friends of ECP are invited IB Art Exhibition Facebook event
02-03-2018
ECP Václav Havel Scholarship Concert Friday 16. 3. 2018 | 19.00 Convent of Saint Agnes in Prague, U Milosrdných 17, Praha 1 Performing Mário Bihári and Patricie Fuxová with her group Vesna The evening will be hosted by Kristýna Ryčovská and Ondřej Svoboda You are warmly invited to a concert by students, alumni, teachers
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 |