About us
CZECH SCHOOL WITHOUT BORDERS
First „ Czech School Without Borders“ was founded in the Czech Cultural Center in Paris in 2003.
What is „ Czech School Without Borders“?
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Systematic language education set for 1,5-to-15-year-old children
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Educational program using the total immersion method
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Language education with an individualized approach toward each child in order to meet everyone’s specific needs.
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Well-working, well-defined teaching model that could be easily set in another city in Europe or in the world.
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Teaching program which addresses the specific needs of Czech children raised in multilingual families these days.
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Information center for those who are interested in bilingual education and need help.
Our classes
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For 1,5-to-3-year-old children: 1 hour/ week: study of language integrated with arts and crafts, music and drama….to enhance the learning experience and to broaden the vocabulary contextually
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For 3-to-6-year-old children: 2 hours/week: educational system similar to the Czech preschool program.
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For 6-to-15-year-old children: 5 hours/week (45 min); 165 hours/year: Czech language, literature, history and geography taught accordingly to the „National educational program“ of the Czech Ministry of Education.
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„Czech as a foreign language“: Program designed for native speakers of Czech whose level of Czech skills is not sufficient for them to fully integrate into the regular „Czech School Without Borders“ program.
Organization, finances:
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Czech School Without Borders, a non- profit organization registered in Czech republic, regroups all the CSWB in the world, coordinates their activity, helps to set the educational program, organizes common projects.
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Financial sources: school fees, donations, grants from the Czech Ministry of Education and Foreign Affairs
Lucie Slavíková-Boucher, Founder of the Czech School without Borders, chairwoman of the Czech School Without Borders non-profit organization, Prague.