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15-01-2018
ECP students take part in Projects in Applied Economics for Talented Students A team of ECP students attended a 12-week course at Charles University in the run-up to Christmas. The organisers of the Projects in Applied Economics for Talented Students selected six ECP IB students. The programme is under the
13-12-2017
Duke of Edinburgh's International Awards Congratulations to the 21 ECP students who have received their Bronzeand Silver Duke of Edinburgh's International Awards. The ceremony took place last week at the Czech Museum of Music. TheEnglish College had the largest number of award winners and BarboraHniličková shared with the audience the
06-12-2017
ECP Christmas Fair Photos The annual ECP Christmas Fair took place on Friday 1st December, organised by the Student Council. Students manned a wide variety of stands selling everything from homemade Christmas sweets and biscuits to second hand books. There were also plenty of competitions and fun activities, all to
05-12-2017
Charles Dickens comes to the English College ECP students got Christmas festivities off to a great start with Eliška Pechlátová's production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. A really impressive directorial debut in the new drama studio. Students, staff, parents and governors were treated to impressive performances from ECP students.
27-11-2017
ECP Christmas Fair ECP students invite you to their Christmas Fair Friday 1st December at The English College in Prague 15:15-17:30 Staff, students and their families and friends of ECP are invited. Money raised will be donated to Médecins sans Frontières. https://www.lekari-bez-hranic.cz/
15-11-2017
Remembrance Sunday On Remembrance Sunday, 12 November, students from the ECP attended the annual Remembrance Day Ceremony. The event is regularly organised by the British Embassy at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Olšany. On this day, we remember all the men and women who fought and died during WW1, WW2 and
08-11-2017
ECP is raising money for the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal 11 November is Armistice Day. All this week, the ECP community is raising money for the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal. Students Michal Zapletal and Natálie Brízová have organised assemblies to talk about the work of the RBL. They
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 |