Month: December 2019

Art Exhibitions

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Creativity is a key element of our school philosophy and :more programme itself. The Art Department promotes a vibrant and energetic atmosphere by facilitating a variety of specialisms including Fine Art (Drawing, Painting and Printmaking), Sculpture, Fashion Design, Architecture, Digital Photography, 3D Printing and Ceramics. Our students are inspired through their exploration of a broad range of cultural references and influenced by both traditional and contemporary art forms.

The Art Department aims to promote excellence and the interior of the school serves as a permanent showcase of student work for both the school community and also for visitors to ECP. We also incorporate student artwork into our print and marketing materials, and feature outstanding pieces in the annual school calendar. 

A number of our senior students are also keen to involve themselves in developing independent exhibitions as part of the Creativity and Service opportunities that are incorporated in the IB core. Additionally, the English College schedules an annual series of exhibitions that showcase the array of work created across the year groups: 

 

Term 1     

The Founder’s Day Exhibition focuses on showcasing Prize Winners and Talent Award Winners, supplemented by selected pieces from Pre IB and IB.

Term 2

The IB Art Exhibition is self-curated by students at an external, professional venue and is the final representation of work undertaken in Years 5 and 6

Term 3

Summer art displays showcase outstanding work from across the year groups. 
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ECP/ECES Programme

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University Program 

This is a partnership with the East and Central European Studies (ECES) study abroad programme of the Philosophical Faculty of Charles University. This semester programme includes American and Erasmus students and classes are held in English. ECES offers classes in the Humanities: Art History, Gender Studies, Sociology, Psychology, Literature, History, Economics, Politics. 

The ECP/ECES partnership constitutes a unique opportunity for Year 4 and Upper school students to attend ECES lectures and to get a taste of university life. The process is simple: students look at the syllabi of the different courses, choose one or two specific classes they would like to attend and ECP organises their visit. ECP students are authorised two absences per semester to attend ECES lectures but are welcome to attend more outside of their class time.

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Tutor’s Holistic Report

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To help students develop their whole personality is one of the main aims of our school.
The :more programme plays a crucial role in this as it offers many opportunities and challenges. The tutors play an important role in this process as they support each individual student during their time at ECP. The tutor not only advises a student regarding their academic progress, but also helps them to discover the whole potential every student has.

The tutor might advise what would be best to try, to explore, to keep on doing and through this continuous dialogue, students can find their best path for themselves. At the end of the school year, tutors write a holistic report about each student and reflect on how they have developed over the course of the year and what they have achieved both academically and personally.

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Subject-Specific Lectures

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Individual departments organise lectures on particular themes within their subject, attended either by whole year groups or by students with a specific interest in the topic. Through the initiative of ECP’s academic departments, the school has welcomed specialists from a range of academic fields, including history, economics and science. In recent years, speakers have included:

 

English Language & Literature

  • Kathryn Evans, Ross Welford, and Rob Bradley (British authors) — Literature, creative writing, and poetry
  • Seth Burkett, Mary/Mara Menzies, and Karl Nova (British literary authors & artists) — Creative writing, poetry, and storytelling
  • Dr. Hana Ulmanová (Literary translator & academic) — Literary translation and academic analysis
  • Jenny Valentine (British author) and Ash Dickinson (British performance poet) — Literature and creative writing
  • Lucy Strange (Gothic fiction author) and Taylor Jenkins Reid (Bestselling novelist) — Gothic literature and novel writing
  • Andrew Pratt (British crime writer) — Crime fiction and the publishing industry
  • James Stafford (Writer & journalist) — Sports writing and journalistic prose

Czech Language & Literature

  • Jan Novák (Czech author and biographer) — Czech literature and biography
  • Igor Malijevský (Poet, photographer, and physicist) — Creative writing and modern poetry
  • Daniela Šafránková and Martin Vopěnka (Czech authors) — Literature and creative writing techniques
  • Slam Poets (From Czech Slam Poets) — Performance poetry and improvisation

Humanities

  • Barbora Grečnerová (Representative, Václav Havel Library) — Modern history and political essays
  • Prof. Markéta Křížová (Historian, Charles University) — World history and colonialism
  • Čeněk Růžička (President, Committee for the Redress of the Romani Holocaust) — Romani history, Romani Holocaust, and historical memory
  • Mgr. Yasir Abu Gosh (Social Anthropologist, Charles University) — Romani history, roots, and cultural identity
  • Sieglinde Vendolsky (Survivor of post-WWII expulsion) — Modern European history and Czech-German relations
  • Trevor Sage (Volunteer Stolpersteine cleaner) — Modern history, Holocaust remembrance, and community action
  • Dr. William Eddleston (History Professor, Anglo-American University & Charles University) — 20th-century history and Nazi racism
  • Jitka Režná-Fajtlová (Daughter of WWII RAF pilot František Fajtl) — WWII history and post-war political persecution
  • Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines, MBE (Winton train rescue survivor) — Modern history and refugee migration
  • Tomáš Sousedík (Son of inventor & anti-Nazi resistance hero Josef Sousedík) — Czech resistance history and engineering history
  • Jan Bubeník (Velvet Revolution student activist & former politician) — Modern Czech history and civic activism
  • Angelina Aow (International Educator & School Consultant) — Civics, multiculturalism, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism
  • Štefan Balog (University student & Romea activist) — Civics, discrimination, and educational policy
  • Dr. Gerhardt Bubník (First Czechoslovak at Harvard Law School) — Law, ethics, and civic responsibility
  • Fr. Patrik Banga (Journalist/author), Filip Boháč (Dominican prior), and Jan Urban (Dissident/educator) — Civics, ethics, and human rights
  • Monika Domincová (Local activist) — Civics and regional environmental policy
  • Viktor Kundrák (Director of Human Rights Dept, Czech Govt Office), Michal Zapletal (Futurist), Michal Miko (RomanoNet founder), and Chloe Laycock (ECP intern) — Civics, human rights, and minority rights
  • Lucie Zachariášová (Attorney, Jsme Fér initiative) — Law, human rights, and advocacy
  • Jan Barta (ECP Alumnus) and Mikuláš Minář (Co-founder, Milion chvilek pro demokracii) — Politics, civics, and modern democracy
  • Tomáš Pospíšil (ECP Alumnus & diplomat) — International relations and diplomacy
  • Alexandr Vondra (MEP), Roman Joch (Občanský institut), PhDr. Michal Smetana (Charles Univ), and Jakub Andrle (People in Need) — International relations, global politics, and security studies
  • Eva Horelová (European Commission Representation in CR) — Global politics and international diplomacy
  • Pavla Gomba (UNICEF CR), Sylva Horáková (Doctors Without Borders), and Matt Field (British Ambassador to CR) — Diplomacy, global politics, and humanitarian relief
  • Lucie Samcová – Hall Allen (EEAS Protocol Chief / former EU Ambassador) — International diplomacy and public career paths
  • Jiří Rusnok (Governor of the Czech National Bank) — Macroeconomics and monetary policy
  • Tomáš Sedláček (Macroeconomist) — Economics, philosophy, and history of economic thought
  • Prof. Aleš Stuchlík, DSc. (Physiologist, Czech Academy of Sciences) — Cognitive psychology and neuroscience
  • Dr. Ingmar Gorman, Anna Hejlová, Charlie Dang, and Dr. Eva Nouzová (Psychologists & ECP alumni) — Applied psychology and clinical research
  • Tom Damms and Petra Damms (Founders, Dignity Restoring Hope) — Sociology, migration, and humanitarian integration
  • Rabbi David Maxa (Ec Chajim Progressive Jewish Community) — Religious studies and sociology
  • Petra Černá (Head of Counseling, Cesta domů hospice) — Sociology, health studies, and palliative care
  • Albert Sekava and Magdalena Sadílková (Medici na ulici) — Sociology, social work, and medical ethics
  • Prof. Julie Mildorfová Leventon (Czech Academy of Sciences) — Geography, political ecology, and environmental policy
  • Jan Hvízdal (Arctic guide & photographer) — Geography, climatology, and polar research

Science

  • RNDr. Kristýna Falátková, Ph.D. (Czech Academy of Sciences) — Environmental science, hydrology, and soil ecology
  • Dr. Jane Goodall (Primatologist & conservationist) — Biology, environmental studies, and ecology
  • Barbara Jagadics, Tom Zahrádka, and Antonín Muller (Eco-design professionals) — Environmental systems, eco-design, and green engineering
  • Doc. Petr Hadrava (Astrophysicist, Czech Academy of Sciences) — Astrophysics and astronomy
  • Dr. Petr Brož (Institute of Geophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences) — Geophysics, planetary science, and space exploration
  • RNDr. Štěpán Rak (Paleontologist & curator) — Earth science, geology, and paleontology
  • MUDr. Martin Jan Stránský (Neurologist & Yale professor) — Human physiology, neuroscience, and digital wellbeing

The Arts & Media

  • Štěpánka Jislová (Comic illustrator) — Visual arts, graphic novel illustration, and visual narrative
  • Nika Kupyrova (ECP Alumna & visual artist) — IB Visual Arts and fine art practice
  • Sonia Leong (Manga illustrator) — Visual arts and manga illustration
  • Kateřina Klementová (Ministry of Culture), Alexandra Karpuchina (Gallerist), Jan Látal (Film director), and Petr Hloušek (Scenographer) — Visual arts, film, scenography, and cultural curation
  • Kristián Mensa (Kriss) (Actor, dancer, illustrator) — Performing arts, movement, and expressive dance
  • Dr. Barbara Day (Theatre expert & ECP Board Member) — Drama, performance, and Czech theatre history
  • Michal Müller (Zither musician) — Music performance, ethnomusicology, and folklore
  • Patricie Fuxová (Lead singer of Vesna / ECP Alumna) — Music, song arrangement, and live performance
  • Marc Cram (Improv actor) — Drama and improvisational comedy
  • Rob Cameron (BBC correspondent) — Media studies, broadcast journalism, and radio production
  • Ian Willoughby (Radio Prague International) — Media studies and broadcast radio journalism
  • Adéla Mazánková (Editor-in-Chief, Cosmopolitan CR) — Media studies and print publication
  • Martin Ehl (Foreign News Editor, Hospodářské noviny) — Journalism and foreign news editing
  • Martina Kotrbová (Editor-in-Chief, Byt a zahrada) — Media studies and print history
  • Giles Whittell (Times correspondent), Eva Dvořáková (PR Director), and Teddy Keefe (Video game industry expert) — Media careers, PR, writing, and digital narrative media
  • Honza Vedral (Music journalist & Editor-in-Chief, Headliner) — Journalism and biographical writing

 

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Literary Festival & World Poetry Day

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Literary Festival

Every year, an exciting Literary Festival, celebrating the joy of reading, is organised by the library team. The Festival is a whole-day celebration for students in the Lower School and includes an exciting range of activities intended to introduce students to a wider variety of authors and genres and to help them develop a deeper interest in reading for pleasure. National and international authors are invited to speak and to lead workshops with the aim of inspiring our students and helping them to discover new ideas.  Recent speakers have included: Martin Vopěnka (author), Štěpánka Jislová (comic illustrator), Jenny Valentine (author), Ash Dickinson (poet), Mara Menzies (storyteller), Seth Burkett (author), Karl Nova (poet), Kathryn Evans (author),Hana Ulmanová (translator), James Stafford (sports writer and journalist), Sonia Leong (manga artist), Marc Cram (actor) and Andy Darcy Theo (author). 

World Poetry Day

Every year, we celebrate World Poetry Day on or around 21 March.  This day was established by UNESCO in 1999 to celebrate “the unique ability of poetry to capture the creative spirit of the human mind.”    On the day itself, poetry readings and events are organised to encourage a love for poetry and an appreciation of its ability to express more profoundly the reality of the human condition. In recent years, the World Poetry Day celebrations have taken place as part of the Community Tuesday programme. Recent workshops have included ones led by students, a poetry critique and editing workshop, and a talk by poet and translator Václav ZJ Pinkava. 

 World Poetry Day 2026 also saw the launch of a second annual poetry competition in partnership with Akademeia High School in Warsaw, which we hope will continue.

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Open Day on 15 January 2020 from 1pm to 5pm

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ECP Open Day

Open Day Programme:

The Open Day at the English College in Prague is a unique opportunity to experience firsthand the atmosphere at the school. Prospective students can participate in demonstration lessons while their parents have an opportunity to meet the Headmaster, Dr Nigel Brown, teachers and the Admissions Registrar, Ms Barbora Němečková, who coordinates the admissions procedure and can offer detailed information about the entrance exams.

If you wish, you can make an appointment for an interview with the Headmaster – which is the first step in the admissions process. Please contact us by phone and or fill in our questionnaire here and we will contact you as soon as possible.

Open Day Programme:

  • 1.00 pm  Start of Open Day
  • 1.00 pm to 3.00 pm Tour of the school for visitors guided by ECP students
  • 3.00 pm to 3.45 pm Panel discussion for parents with Headmaster and staff
  • 3.05 pm to 3.45 pm Demonstration lessons for prospective students
    Science (Room 215) – prospective students to Year 1 and Year 2
    German (Room 118) – prospective students to Year 1 and 2 (Beginners/Near beginners)
    History (Room 109) – prospective students to Year 1 and Year 2 and Year 3IB Life talk (Room 113) – prospective students to Year 4 and Year 5
  • 3.45 pm to 5.00 pm Open School – Activities of individual departments presented by students – please see the Activities programme sheet

Need more information?  Please contact:

Barbora Němečková, Admissions Registrar

+ 420 283 101 206

[email protected],

www.englishcollege.pro

NOTE: Parking is available at the Galerie Fénix shopping mall car park.

As our Open Days are an important part of our school year, we like to take photographs during the afternoon and may use some of them in our displays or in marketing and other publications. If you do not wish you or your child to appear in our photographs, please tell our photographer and we shall, of course, respect your wishes.

Calendar Event

Both parents and students are welcome!

Refreshments will be provided at the Open Day.

IB Reflection

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The IB Programme is not only a demanding academic programme, but it also focuses on developing various skills. One of the skills that is seen as being very important is reflection. Students reflect on every area of their studies, but mainly on their CAS activities. Reflecting on the process of these activities helps students to gain as much as possible from each experience and to learn from their mistakes.

 

ECP might not have taught us what I thought was needed for basic adult life, such as how to deal with banks, taxes, and rent, but it has taught us something much more valuable and that is self-reflection. Yes, we are all triggered by the word reflection, but part of the theme of evolution was to also self-reflect on how we have grown as a person. 

Without self-reflection we would not have seen our mistakes in order to improve them; we would not have realised what we truly stand by – our values; and most importantly we wouldn’t have grown to be the mature selves we are today. Through self-reflection, we also learnt to challenge our prejudices and become more open-minded and respecting.

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Concerts

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Music performances always have played an important role in school life. Music is not only part of all the main school events such as Founders’ Day and Prize Giving, but there are also many other musical events during the school year.

Open Mics, organised by the Head of Music, are informal musical events and are the first opportunity for both aspiring and experienced musicians to gain experience on stage, whether in a band, an ensemble or solo, and significant freedom is offered for students to perform their own repertoire, alongside featured class work from Pre IB and IB. 

The Václav Havel Scholarship Concert organised by students and supported by the Head of Music, is one of the biggest musical events of the school year. Its aim is to raise money for the Václav Havel Scholarship, but equally important is that it provides an opportunity to celebrate the talents of our musicians. Students also invite guest performers such as our former students or students from other Prague schools but the main guests are Roma musicians who always create an unforgettable atmosphere.

The main music event of the school year is undoubtedly the Christmas Concert – a traditional event held in a beautiful venue, the Emauzy Monastery,  where parents, students, and teachers enjoy the Christmas atmosphere through the musical performances of our students. The best ECP musicians and drama students create a programme with a wide range of musical performances and poetry readings. At the end of the concert, the audience and performers all sing Czech and English carols together. The concert not only provides a welcome opportunity to pause and reflect at the very hectic time of Advent and to enjoy the talents of our students, but it also helps a good cause. All the money raised is donated to the charity chosen by students at the beginning of the school year. 

Here you can find videos from our recent concert events:

ECP Open Mic 2026

Vaclav Havel Scholarship Concert 2026

ECP Christmas Concert 2025

Václav Havel Scholarship Concert 2025

ECP Open Mic 2024

ECP Christmas Concert 2024

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Annual Debate

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Every year we organise a discussion on a particular pressing theme or on a topic connected with the diversity, which takes place during The Roma Awareness and Diversity week. The subject is discussed and explored in tutor time before the debate takes place so that students have enough information and can make better judgments. Distinguished external guests—specialists in their fields—join a panel with students and teachers to explore the theme in depth. Many discussion topics are controversial, which is a great opportunity to test our open mindedness and tolerance. Thanks to the debates, students learn that having different opinions is not a problem, but what makes it problematic is a lack of good will to understand each other and a lack of mutual respect.

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ECP Christmas Market

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ECP Christmas Market

The “Winter Wonderland” Christmas Market on Friday marked the beginning of the season to be jolly at the English College. The event was the first of its kind: this year it took place outdoors in the playground! The freezing winter air, the dim fairy lights and bright red Santa hats created a festive aura. Therefore, almost the whole school was attracted to participate. Tutor classes each had their own stand, selling everything from home-made gingerbread to nachos with cheese or a quiz about teachers of the school. Congratulations to Y5 Ignis, who raised the most money for charity. Overall, the Christmas Market raised over 8,000czk for Centrum LOCIKA, a charity helping children affected by domestic violence, and almost 2,000czk for the Kačenka dětem organisation. Thank you to everybody involved!