The English College in Prague
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The English College in Prague
, o.p.s. is a selective Czecho-British secondary school, providing education in the English language
. The system of the College is designed for students of 13-19 years of age (the Czech students arrive from the 7th class in primary school), and so is a 6 year school.
The College schools around 320 students, of which around 70% are Czech
, and 30% from foreign countries, such as those in Eastern Asia, Russia
, Eastern Europe
, among others.
, and President Havel and the Prince of Wales
agreed to be Joint Patrons of the English College.
The College is governed by a Board of Governors drawn from the Czech Republic and the UK.
. The school buildings include specialized science laboratories, an art centre and music room, a computer centre, a well-equipped library (which is said to be the best library of an international school, in the Czech Republic), a gymnasium
and an all-weather outdoor sports area.
Czech language
is present as a part of the Maturita. Although for non-Czech speakers, a programme without it is prepared, and the 4th year, is skipped, because it is not required (for Czech maturita a total of 13 school years is required).
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, o.p.s. is a selective Czecho-British secondary school, providing education in the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. The system of the College is designed for students of 13-19 years of age (the Czech students arrive from the 7th class in primary school), and so is a 6 year school.
The College schools around 320 students, of which around 70% are Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, and 30% from foreign countries, such as those in Eastern Asia, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
, among others.
History
The College opened in September 1994, and as a project was endorsed by three major political parties in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and President Havel and the Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
agreed to be Joint Patrons of the English College.
The College is governed by a Board of Governors drawn from the Czech Republic and the UK.
Campus
The College is nowadays situated at the subway station VysočanskáVysocanská
Vysočanská is a Prague Metro station on Line B.- External links :* http://www.angrenost.cz/metro/b/vs.php Gallery and information...
. The school buildings include specialized science laboratories, an art centre and music room, a computer centre, a well-equipped library (which is said to be the best library of an international school, in the Czech Republic), a gymnasium
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
and an all-weather outdoor sports area.
Curriculum
The curriculum is made of two leading educational programmes, the IGCSE and IB. The first three years are dedicated to the IGCSE, with the first year being an introduction year. In the third year, the students take the IGCSE exams. The fourth year is seen as a 'prep' year for the IB course. Along with finishing the IB in the sixth year, the student also get hold of the Czech Maturita, which is the legal document of achieving secondary education, and allows them to make their attempts to Czech universities.Czech language
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
is present as a part of the Maturita. Although for non-Czech speakers, a programme without it is prepared, and the 4th year, is skipped, because it is not required (for Czech maturita a total of 13 school years is required).