Summer Fun is a 2 week non residential activity programme for children aged 5 - 11 (not only for PBS students). For details about the programme please click here.

5.3.10 PBS School fees for 2010/11 published

The school fees for 2010/11 have now been published. Tuition fees will remain at the same level as 2009/10. To see the full fee list please click here.

4.3.10 PBS success in World Maths Day

Senior school students in class 8A enjoyed tremendous success in World Maths Day (www.worldmathsday.com) 8A were placed 39th (9-13yrs) out of a global total of 55000 classes. They managed this with only 15 students registered in the class, playing against classes of up to 45 students. They are the only school in the Czech Republic that has ever reached the top 50!

1.3.10 KPMG audit of Czech British School sro.

KPMG have audited the financial statements of the company that owns PBS, the Czech British School sro. The full report is available from the main office at Kamyk. The cover letter from KPMG is available for download here. (Czech version here)

26.2.10 Primary Prague Floorball Cup 2010

On Friday 26th February a combined Kamyk and Vlastina Year 6 floorball team and the Czech British Year 6 floorball team were lucky enough to leave their classmates behind and travel to the ZS Na Lise Czech school to compete in the 2010 Prague Floorball Cup.

To find out further details about this event please click here.

11 - 12 .02.2010

The Prague COBIS conference for Teachers and Leaders 2010

The Prague COBIS Conference for Teachers and Leaders took place at the Prague British School, 11-12 February 2010. This successful event attracted more than 200 delegates and exhibitors from 25 different countries.

The theme of the conference was Meeting the Challenge of Curriculum Change.

To view presentation materials and photos from the conference please click here.

10.02.10 Basketball v ISP

On Wednesday the 10th of February our basketballing elite came up against a competitive ISP (International School of Prague) team.

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Ski and snowboard race team

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02.02.2010 Haiti Earthquake collection

We had a wonderful response to the collection for the victims of the Haiti Earthquake, indeed the greatest ever response to a charity appeal in our history. The final total was 84 018 CZK!

Well done to all the students, parents and staff who gave so generously for this cause. The money has been sent to the charity People in Need to support their efforts in Haiti.

24.1.2010 Senior ski trip Italy

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24.1.2010 Primary ski trip

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22.1.10 PBS Burns Night

The Prague British School Burns night was a roaring success with 150 parents and staff gathering to enjoy a traditional Scottish evening, including of course, Haggis Neeps and Tatties. The Address to the Haggis was delivered by Mr Romans (above) before guests enjoyed a wonderful evening of Scottish food, drink and dancing.

To see all the photos from the event please click here.

11.12.09 Football team tour to Manchester

The boys u14 football team arrived back on the 8th of December after an excellent six day tour to Manchester.

For more details, please click here.

4.12.09 Mikulas at PBS

This morning Mikuláš, an angel and a devil visited all the primary classes. Mikuláš was checking that all the children had been good during the last year. Luckily, the devil didn’t manage to put that many naughty children in his sack, although there were a few willing volunteers!

18.11.09 Senior School Drama showcase

The purpose of this evening is to give audiences a taste of what the Drama Dept produces for examination pieces. The programme of events included work from both the I GCSE and IB classes. At I GCSE students have to perform in three very different pieces and we were given a selection of some of those from our year 10 and 11 groups. Performances ranged from Shakespeare soliloquies to modern dramatic pieces and a show stopping piece of musical theatre taken from Chicago. IB students have to develop their knowledge of Theatre through the exploration of numerous theatrical expertise. Our year 13 students presented their own direction of both Greek theatre and a modern Russell play using year 12 IB actors as well as a one man show relying on mime as the medium. It was a varied evening of high quality work highlighting the skill and creativity of our students.

6 - 7.11.09 International debate in Slovenia

The sixth and seventh of November saw the first of the international debates of the year. Mr Loddo and Ms Pragnell took a team of Year 12 and 13's to participate in a very prestigious World Schools debate in Ljutomer in Slovenia.

For more details, please click here.

20.11.2009 Crazy Hair day at Kamyk and Modrany

Friday was Crazy hair day at Kamyk and Modrany. This was held to raise money for Klokanek, the orphanage supported by the Prargue 4 Friends Association.

There was an impressive turnout of crazy hair from our children. Spikes, mohawks, bouffant and all manner of wigs graced the classes and corridors of school. Thank you to all parent -hairdressers who got up half an hour earlier to create such wonderful keratinous specimens!

A total of 17 520 CZK has been raised so far.

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20.11.2009 Tickets on sale for PBS Burns night

Tickets went on sale today for the PBS Burns night on that will be held on January 22nd. Please click here for more details.

7.11.2009 U 18 boys football tournament

On the 7th of November our u18 boys team went head to head with the u18 Riverside team in the Prague International schools tournament.

For more details, please click here.

2.11 - 6.11. 2009 u18 boys and u16 girls football teams trip to Milan

On Tuesday the 2nd of November till November the 6th the u18 boys and u16 girls football teams embarked on an exciting trip to Milan, Italy. The 11 strong boys team was accompanied by the first ever PBS girls touring team. Five girls went along with the boys to enjoy the experience as well.

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9.11.2009 PBS Kamyk v PBS Czech School - Football Tournament

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6.11.2009 Fireworks Night

The PBS community got together again to celebrate Guy Fawkes night. The weather was kind to us and all the staff, parents and children present had a very enjoyable evening. Our thanks to all those parents who spent the evening hard at work on the barbeques.

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31.10.2009 PBS at Expats Expo

The Prague British School was present at the first ever Expats Expo last weekend in Prague. Almost 3000 visitors came to event which included some outstanding performances by PBS students.

Our thanks to the senior school music teacher, Ms Frazer, for her hard work in preparing the students for their performances.

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22.10.2009 Halloween

We had a super disco on Wednesday after school. Over 180 children joined in the fun and games and it was great to see so many children in fancy dress. There were fun games including “Turn the teacher into a mummy” and musical statues. Many thanks to the Friends who all dressed in costumes and organised the refreshments that you had kindly donated. For more picture please click here.

19.10.2009 PBS v Vlastina Football tournament

On Monday 19th October the second PBS Kamyk v Vlastina football fixture was played. For more details, please click here.

13.10.2009 Vlastina v Kamyk football tournament

On Tuesday 13th October 2009 the first PBS Vlastina v Kamyk football fixture of the year was played. For more details, please click here

11.10.09 Expat Market at PBS raises 20 000Kc for charity.

The first ever Expat Market was held at PBS on Sunday. Over 500 people came to the school grounds at Kamyk to buy, sell and be happy! The event was held in partnership with expats.cz and proved to be a resounding success with parents from the local and international communities. More than 20 000Kc was raised for the charities supported by the event, the Sue Ryder home in Prague and the Klokanek childrens home.

For a 50 second video taking you on a walk through the market click here

For more pictures please click here.

30.9.09 U16 Prague International Schools football Tournament

For a match report please click here.

21.9.09 Football v English College

For a match report please click here.

21.9.09 PBS 2009 exam results published

For a full list of the Key stage 2, IGCSE and IB exam results please click here.

16.09.09 Art day at Kamyk Primary

Art Day on Wednesday was a huge success. We had 39 different Art activities spread out around the school being led by teachers, parents, office staff and the Staff from the Senior School. All the children had a wonderful time completing a range of activities (and we know the adults did too!)

12.09.09 Prague International Schools tennis competition.

For a competition report please click here.

5.09.09 Welcome picnic at Kamyk

This week it was the turn of the Kamyk and Modrany families to get together, meet new friends and enjoy a family picnic in the sunshine. The day was rounded off nicely with a 'staff v dads' football match.

9.09.09 New event at Kamyk announced for October.

The Expat Market (click for more information)

This is a new event that will be held at Kamyk school on Sunday October 11th. This event will be similar to Car boot sales commonly held in the UK. All members of the PBS (and expat) community are welcome to come along and buy and sell any used / unwanted goods. You pay a fixed fee to participate and then keep all the money that you make. The money raised from participation fees all goes to charity

7.09.09 Dutch programme up and running at PBS

PBS now offers Official Dutch lessons which are taught by the Stichting NOB. The lessons are available to native Dutch speaking students. The content of the lessons is specially designed for Dutch children who are abroad to cover a range of curriculum areas that will allow them to settle smoothly back into the Dutch educational system.

More details are available here.

5.09.09 Welcome picnic at Vlastina

31.08.09 PBS books received in Sierra Leone

Students from Kamyk Primary school started the year with the good news that a donation of books sent to Sierra Leone had arrived safely. The Development Director of Develop Africa had written to Mr Baker during the summer to thank the students for their kind donation.

31.08.09 First day of school

725 students arrived at PBS this morning for the first day of the new school year.

New families were welcomed to the PBS community and old friends were welcomed back. All the sites at PBS had undergone some reconstruction work during the summer and the senior school students in particular were delighted to see their new facilities.

1.09.09 Mr Long retires from PBS

We would like to announce that after 11 years of sterling work for the school Mr. Long has decided to relinquish his position and retire from the school.

Mr. Long was with the school initially as the Educational Director and for last two years as the CEO of the company. He was one of the key persons in the development of our school. Without his drive and enthusiasm PBS would not have developed into the respected international school that it is today.

27.08.09 Staff teambuilding

All staff at PBS have had a busy week preparing for the new school year, including training sessions and induction activities for new staff. Thursday afternoon was spent at Vlastina site enjoying some teambuilding activities.

2008/09

26.06.08 End of the school year!

PBS children and staff left for the summer holidays today after an enjoyable, eventful and successful school year. All at PBS would like to wish those famiiles leaving the school all the best as they move on.

The new school year starts on Monday 31st August and we look forward to welcoming over 700 students on the first day of term.

23.6. Vlastina Primary Sports Day

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22.6. Kamyk Primary Sports Day

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16.6 - 17.6 Senior Sports days

On Tuesday the 16th and Wednesday the 17th of June, all our PBS students took part in two sports days. Please click here for the report.

16.6. Primary Kamyk v Vlastina

On Tuesday 16th June the final Primary sports fixture of the year was played. Mr. Baker brought his year 2 Kamyk team across to Prague 6 to play against Mr. Boardman's Vlastina team. Each site had two teams ready to play and with the watching teachers, students and parents everyone was eager for the games to start. Please click here for the report.

10.-12.6.2009 Y4 Kamyk, Vlastina Residential trip

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9.6.2009 Fashion Show

PBS students have been learning about fashion with Jaroslava Prochazkova. They demonstrated some of her designs. Jaroslava’s work is well known in London, the Czech Republic and USA. For more pictures, please click here.

8.-10.6.2009 Y3 Kamyk, Vlastina Residential trip

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7.-13.6.2009 Senior Residential Trip to Italy- Lago di Garda

Happy times! Good weather, after lunch on a walk around the lake.For more pictures, please click here.

31.5.2009 European Triathlon Union

On the 31st of May 2009, the European Triathlon Union – XTERRA Italy 2009, hosted a triathlon competition in Sardinia. This event was simultaneously a European Championship in extreme triathlon. There were approximately 400 participants of different age and ability groups. In the woman’s category our own member of PBS staff, Aneta Demelova, took part. PBS part-funded Aneta in order for her to be able to participate in such a prestigious race.

Please click here for the report.

29.05.09 Galaren School, Sweden visits PBS

On Friday 29th May PBS had a visit from four sports teams on an under 16‘s sports teams tour from The Galaren Health & Sports School, Sweden. Please click here for the match report.

4.-5.6.2009 Y2 Vlastina Residential Trip

We arrived safely, plenty of food, lots of walking and good weather! For more pictures, please click here.

3.6.2009 PBS Kamyk v EISP football tournament

At 3.15pm on Wednesday 3rd June the English International School of Prague arrived at Kamyk to play the final Primary Interschool sports fixture of the year. Please click here for the match report.

29.05.09 PBS Summer Ball

400 students, parents and staff gathered at the Narodni Dum in Vinohrady for the annual PBS Summer Ball. The evening started with a beautiful performance from Michaela from Year 11 as the graduates took the stage. The graduates were formally recognized by Mr Roberts, accepting their ‘PBS sashes’. There was then a fun packed evening of entertainment for all to enjoy until the wee small hours. To see more pictures please clik here.

29.05.09 Year 11 Graduation Ceremony

On Friday it was the turn of the IGCSE students to have their graduation ceremony. Subject awards were announced for both attainment and effort in each subject. The students enjoyed an uplifting speech from the guest speaker at the event, the CEO of Microsoft, Czech Republic, Mrs Jane Gilson. To see more pictures please clik here.

29.05.09 Galaren School, Sweden visits PBS

On Friday 29th May PBS had a visit from four sports teams on an under 16‘s sports teams tour from The Galaren Health & Sports School, Sweden. For details, please click here.

25.05.09 Year 13 Graduation Ceremony

The Year 13 students held their graduation ceremony in the Performing Arts Centre at PBS. 120 students, parents, guests and teachers gathered for the awards ceremony which saw individual subject awards given out as well as the PBS leaving certificate. Students were also treated to a thought provoking speech from our guest speaker, the publisher and commentator, Erik Best. To see more pictures please clik here.

28.5.-29.5.2009 Y2 Residential Trip

Happy parents watching us go

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6.5.2009 Vlastina Show, “It’s Our World"

This is the sixth show PBS has put on this year and once again it was a wonderful, high quality performance that our children and teachers put on for the parents.

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30.4.2009 Vlastina v Kamyk football

On Thursday 30th April all 5 Vlastina football teams traveled across the city to play Kamyk in the 1st football fixture of the final term. For details please click here

29.4.2009 Senior Sports Day

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28.4.2009 International Debate

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24 - 26.4 2009 Duke of Edinburgh - Cesky Raj

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25.4.2009 Prague 4 Friends Association Spring Bazaar

There was a great tunout for the Prague 4 Friends Association Spring Bazaar at Kamyk.

Parents donated unwanted clothes for the sale which raised over 10 000CZK. The funds raised will go towards a donation to be made to the charity "Klokanek", a home for abandoned, abused, and exploited children.

1. and 2.4.2009 Kamyk Primary Spring Show

All the teachers and children had great time performing “So You Think You Can Dance!”

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26.3.2009 The Secret diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾

The performance of “The Secret diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾ “, was a resounding success. It gave our senior students a chance to shine in The Performing Arts Centre.

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23.3.2009 PBS Kamyk v EISP Football Tournament

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20.3.09 Vlastina v Kamyk floorball tournament

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19.3.09 International Evening

We would like to thank all parents and staff who contributed to that evening. There really was a terrific atmosphere as once again hundreds of families got together to present food and drink from their home countries. There really were some delightful dishes on offer and it was hard to know when to stop!

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11.3.09 Friends’ Coffee Morning

Each week a different country provides the refreshments. This week it was a Slovenian coffee morning. We do encourage you to come to school and engage in the school community.

9.3.09 PBS v EISP floorball

On Monday 9th March Floorball against EISP was played, for more information, please click here

6.3.09 Kamyk v Vlastina Floorball

On Friday 6th March Kamyk v Vlastina Floorball Tournament was played, for more information, please click here

4.3.09 World Maths Day

The children had a great time with all the activities. They measured, counted, learned about shapes and much more.

24.2.09 Staff retention figures for 2009/10

Good news! Only 7 of the 105 PBS teaching staff are planning to move on from PBS at the end of this school year. We wish those that are leaving all the best in their future careers and are delighted that PBS students will benefit from having a settled teaching staff next year.

22.2.09 KPMG audit of Czech British School sro.

20.2.09 Vlastina's first brithday party

Parents, staff and pupils got together to celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of the Vlastina School, and what a fantastic celebration it was. After a speech by Mrs Weyers there were some wonderful songs and poems and, of course, a birthday cake!

5.2. - 6.2.09 COBIS Conference

The COBIS conference for Leaders and Teachers held at PBS was deemed to be a great success. Over 160 delegates from all over the world attended the conference focusing on ' A Changing World: Challenges for Schools'.

For more information about the conference and speakers please click here.

25.01.09 Primary School Ski Trip

For a summary of the Primary School Ski Trip please click here

16.1.-17.1.09 The innaugural Prague International Schools

Skiing and Snowboarding competition

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On the 16th and 17th of January four of our boys participated in a skiing and snowboarding competition in Pec pod Snezkou in the Krkonose mountains.

Our boys left on Friday together with five other school teams. The first ski run on Saturday morning was at 1030am and the second run was at 130pm. The fastest combined time decided the winner. The ski course had 30 gates and all gates were 10 meters apart. Bohdan had the fastest time after the first run but unfortunately fell in the second. At the end of the day Oliver finished 5th in the snowboarding, Frank finished 3rd in the snowboarding, and Honza second on skis. All in all everyone had a good time away and we are hoping to do the same next year.

17.01.09 Senior School Ski Trip

For a summary of the Senior School Ski Trip please click here

10 - 14.1.2009 Senior School debate trip Maribor, Slovenia

After last-minute packing and hectic midnight phone calls concerning the number of socks to be taken etc., we, the debate team from PBS met on the Nádrazí Holešovice platform, all ready and set to head for Maribor-Slovenia. After the 9 hour train ride which encompassed debating over politics and other highly intellectual matters along with eating gargantuan amounts of home-made sandwiches, we finally arrived in frost-stricken Maribor. Warmly welcomed by our host families and our mates-to-be from Luxembourg and Slovenia, we set off to unpack and then explore Maribor at night with our new friends (yes, quite a romantic sight.) The next morning we awoke with some difficulty heading straight for the local school (unfortunately the trip was not a holiday in this sense) and upon our arrival were grouped into our teams and received the motion: “This house believes that technology can solve world problems” Brainstorming thoroughly and talking passionately, the teams formed some sort of an idea on what they actually want to talk about, and later, as real intellectuals do, went to discuss the matters further into Centre Café, over a cup of coffee with home-made cream and chocolate sprinkles. There we further engaged ourselves in furtively debating the motion inside our teams and praising the local coffee. The next day went in the same spirit as we prepared our speeches, did large amounts of research, spun webs of deduction and logic around the other team and explored local pancake shops. The really eager ones took to some night shopping in the local Europark, exploiting the post-Christmas sales, whilst others continued to absorb the atmosphere of Maribor. The next day there was still time for the routine last minute hysteria over unfinished speeches, timing, memorizing and writing speeches on cards. The daily coffee was however not forgotten even in such a hard time. At 3 o’clock the debate had begun. Although small, the audience seemed engaged by the speeches of both teams and listened attentively. The debate went smoothly, with no vulgarisms or harshness, and was quite a diplomatic experience. At the end of the day, both teams won- one won the vote from the floor, the other from the judges. Relieved, we went to calm our nerves at a wonderful local restaurant and later went on to celebrate- the Luxembourgish, Slovenians and Czechs in unison. Awakening extremely slowly and with much difficulty the following morning, we packed our things and again met on the Maribor platform, this time to say goodbye. After surviving the train journey we reached Prague once more, on one side happy from being home with a completely new range of debating experiences, on the other side sad and leaving behind many great new friends.

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17.12.2008 Winter show

Thank you to everyone who came and supported our Winter Show

DECEMBER 2008 Senior School debate trip, Luxembourg

For a summary and more photos of the Senior School debate trip please click here

15.12.2008 Winter Fair

The children had fun with the games and buying presents and refreshments.

8.12 Mr Cvancara visit

Mr Cvancara from Domov Svate rodiny talked about the work of the centre.

8.12.Australian Orchestra Visit

On Monday we were visited by Saint Peter’s Lutheran College from Brisbane Australia.

5.12. Vlastina Choir

The choir sang a selection of Christmas songs in Hotel Ibis.

5.12. Mikulas at PBS

All children in the primary school were visited by Mikulaš, the Devil and an Angel. The children all had to perform a song and promise to be good in order to get treats.

4.12.08 Official Opening of Performing Arts Centre at PBS

The new Performing Arts Centre was officially opened in style with a visit from Lucie Bila.

Following the ribbon cutting ceremony parents, guests and students were treated to wonderfully varied programme that showcased the breadth and depth of talent in the Senior School. As well as the choir, the orchestra, a solo singing preformance, and some tremendous acting by Year 11 there was also an intriguiging magic act that left the audience stunned.

The centre has seating for 120 people and is furnished with state-of-the-art sound and lighting equipment. It allows PBS to expand the IGCSE Drama programme as well as add IGCSE Music and IB Theatre Arts to the school curriculum.

It will be used for all Senior School classes, year 7 through to the IB class. The centre will also be used for debates, guest speakers, exhibitions, information evenings for parents as well as hopefully serving to attract local and international talent to come and perform at the Prague British School.

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3.12.08. Lighting of the Christmas Tree

Thank you to the parents who came along to join in our little celebration for the lighting of the Christmas tree.

08.11.08 Czech Republic Pediatric Nurses Conference

Staff from our Acorns Day Care Centre (ADCC) at Modrany gave presentations at the Czech Republic Pediatric Nurses Conference.

Eva, Aimee, Jana and Petra covered the following three subjects:

Early Years Framework Implementation
Planning, Observation and Assessment in PBS
Creative Development, Creative Methods in PBS

The response was very positive and generated a great deal of healthy debate.

For more information about the ADCC please click here.

07.11.08 Fireworks Evening at Kamyk

The PBS community got together again for another astounding fireworks display to celebrate Guy Fawkes night. The weather was once again kind to us and all the staff, parents and children present had a very enjoyable evening.

Our thanks to all those parents who spent the evening hard at work over the Barbeques!

22.10.08 Prague 4 Friends Coffee morning

9 nationalities were present at the 'Czech' coffee morning for Prague 4 parents. The new 'national'coffee mornings are proving to be a great success!

21.10.08 Football trip to Manchester

Plans are all in place for the PBS under 16 trip to Manchester in November. As well as a tough schedule of matches the team will be going to the Manchester City v Arsenal premiership match. The above photo will appear in the match programme.

18.10.08 Prague 4 Friends Bazaar

The traditional autumn bazaar organised by the Prauge 4 Friends Assiciation once again proved to be a great success. Parents donated unwanted clothes for the sale which raised 10 000CZK for the charity "Klokanek", a home for abandoned, abused, and exploited children.

15.10.08 PBS vs Russian School Prague

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4.10.08 English Language School Cup

Staff from the Prague British School, DHL, Channel Crossings, Riff Raff Team, Team Norsko and The British Council took part in a football tournament at Strahov on Saturday. Mr. Baker, Mr. Hanlon, Mr. McGuinness, Mr. Newton, Mr. Pavelka, Mr. Roberts and Mr. Taufer represented the school. We played five games winning four and drawing the other which meant we won the group and qualified for the final. The final finished 2-2 but a great final save from Mr. Pavelka PBS won the penalty shoot out 1 – 0. A good victory thoroughly deserved after a great team effort. A few sore legs on Monday though!

27.9.08 Modrany and Kamyk Welcome Picnic

Many families from the Modrany and Kamyk Schools got together on Saturday for the ‚Prague 4 welcome picnic‘. The ‚pot luck‘ format proved to be very popular with sweet and savoury treats from all over the world being shared.

The decision to postpone the picnic due to the weather proved to have been the right one as the sun shone all day! Children enjoyed the bouncy castle while adults enjoyed making new friends and getting reaquianted with old ones!

27.9.08 Duke of Edinburgh Practice Walk

4 Duke of Edinburgh teams went on a practice hike between Beroun and Karlstejn.The weather was beautiful and we couldn’t have asked for a better day!For their first practice hike, we were amazed by how well the students hiked. For more pictures, please click here

6.9.2008 A welcome picnic at Vlastina

1.09.08 First day of school

There were over 150 new students among those who arrived at school for the first day of the new school year.

Returning students to Kamyk, Modrany and Vlastina were delighted with the reconstruction work that had taken place at all sites during the summer.

For pictures of the Kamyk reconstruction please click here.

2007/08

27.06.08 Last day of school!

650 PBS children enjoyed the last day of the 2007/08 school year. All left looking forward to the summer holidays and there were some sad farewells to leaving families. We wish all families leaving us all the best in the next chapter of their lives.

We are of course looking forward to welcoming both our returning and new students to school on Monday September 1st.

16 - 23.06.08 Basketball camp

It was great to see all 23 students turn up on Sunday at the Prague British School keen and ready to play basketball.

The head coach Mr. Bill Eldred from New Zealand was excited about the prospect of taking such keen basketballers for the 40 hour camp. We started with the basics, we worked on balance, stace, and all important footwork. Then we moved into ball handling skills and drills. We progressed through series of passing, fitness, and footwork activities and at the end of the day the group was split into four even teams so that we could finish up each session with a mini league match.

As the camp moved on we picked the pace up every day. We worked on teamwork skills, screening, and team shooting drills. We also had many competitions throughout the daily sessions, for example shooting competitions with individual prizes. Prizes were also awarded at the end of the clinic for the most improved player and also the best team player. Yong Sung from year seven won the most improved and Dominik from Slavia won the award for the best team player. All involved greatly enjoyed the basketball camp. It was also evident that the skill level and techniques in many areas vastly improved, and the students involved will remember the skills learnt for many years to come.

Many thanks to the head coach Mr. Bill Eldred and also Mr. David Carpenter for their time spent on this event, as well as Mr. Peter Taufer and Mr Jaromir Chlada for assistant coaching in all sessions after school and also to Mrs Lydia Tumova for helping out on the Sunday session. We would like to thank the Corinthia Hotel, Marks and Spencers and Ferrero for sposoring this event.

02.06.08 Years 5 and 6 Residential Trip

The Year 5 and 6 residential trip is going very well.

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28.05.08 Years 3 and 4 Residential Trip

Please click HERE to link through to updates and information on the Years 3 and 4 Residential Trip. Pictures should start appearing on Wednesday evening and will be updated daily. Have a great time everyone!

26.05.08 Basketball Camp

For information on the Basketball Camp being held at PBS during the week commencing 14th June, please click here.

11.05.08 PBS staff complete the Prague Corporate Marathon

Four brave PBS teachers ran the Prague Corporate Marathon on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Loddo, Mr Baker and Mr Newton completed the 42 Km relay in a total time of 3hr 47mins. Well done!!

25.04.08 MotherTongue Lessons at PBS from September 2008

The Prague British School will be offering all students in Year 1 to Year 13 Mother Tongue (MT) lessons starting in the academic year 2008/09. These lessons will be available to students whose home language is neither English nor Czech.

For more information please click here.

23.04.08 International Schools Athletics Meet

On Wednesday 23rd April, athletes from four international schools in Prague (The Prague British School, English International School Prague, International School Prague and English College Prague) met at PBS for the inaugral International Schools Athletics Meet. The weather was kind and a spirit of healthy competition was evident throughout the day. A more detailed report of events will follow shortly.

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18.04.08 Senior School Production "Grease"

Playing to two capacity houses on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th April 2008, the Senior School's production of Grease was the must see event of the year. The talented cast amazed the audiences with their polished performances; the musicians were superb in their interpretation of the classic soundtrack; and the outstanding backstage crew ensured that both performances ran flawlessly. By far the most ambitious production the school has ever seen, as well as being the first musical, production values were extremely high and we can't wait to see what will be on offer next year. Well done to EVERYONE involved - you know who you are!

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18.04.08 Reconstruction of Kamyk site - Summer 2008

In July 2008 we will begin the reconstruction of the façade of Kamyk site. The first phase, including the whole Primary School and the main Senior school building will be completed by the end of August.

The Prague British School is fully committed to developing our Kamyk site. Since moving to the Kamyk site in 2004, reconstruction work has been carried out in every classroom and almost every interior space used by our students for learning. The new sports field and running track added last September are proving to be of great benefit to our students.

The reconstruction of the façade will help create a learning environment that is suited to the high standard of teaching and learning at PBS. This improved environment will be of direct benefit to our current students and we look forward to starting the new school year in our new, improved school building.

To see projections of the Kamyk reconstruction please click here.

17.04.08 Vlastina site Official Opening

To see more pictures of the opening please click here.

The Vlastina school was officially opened by Her Excellency Linda Duffield, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Czech Republic. The mayor of Prague, Mr Pavel Bem also spoke at the opening ceremony and gave his backing to the school. Many invited guests and parents came to the event and were treated to a special performance of poetry and song by the children. Guests then enjoyed guided tours of the new school led by some very enthusiastic Year 6 children.

For pictures of the new Vlastina reconstruction please click here.

13.03.08 Primary Football - Vlastina vs Kamyk

Mr Hayes writes: The children at Vlastina were very excited about having their own football field so I decided to arrange a friendly 7-a-side football game between the Vlastina and Kamyk football teams. The Kamyk teams arrived at Vlastina at 3.30 pm and were very impressed with the new school, especially the new changing rooms and football field.

The boys played the first game and after 10 minutes both teams had produced good football but no goals. Just before half time, Kamyk's striker Irakli counter-attacked and scored with a very good low shot into the corner. The second half was all Vlastina. They put a lot of pressure on the Kamyk goal and with 5 minutes to go Jakub H scored a very good goal and the game ended 1-1.

The girls stared their game very well and both teams were battling for the ball. In the first 5 minutes Vlastina's striker Ipek produced a great shot which hit the post. Kamyk kept the pressure on and from a long throw in near the corner, the ball bounced through the defence and some how ended up in the Vlastina goal. This produced the only goal of the game to make it a winning start for the Kamyk girls team.

The boys played their final game and this time Vlastina had more possession and were pressuring the Kamyk defence throughout the game. Shots from Jacub H, Ondrej H, Joe O and Ethan D continued to keep Kamyk's goalkeeper David K very busy but both teams could not score the winning goal and the game ended 0-0.

The girls played their final game but with the strong wind blowing across the field the girls found it difficult to pass the ball around. Vlastina had chances to score but Kamyk's goalkeeper Klara J denied Vlastina again. A long shot from Kamyk's Emilie J produced the only goal of the game with Kamyk winning 1-0. Dispite the cold wind and the few drops of rain I was really pleased to see all the children, staff and parents watching and encouraging everyone involved.

I would like to thank Mr McGuinness, Mr Hanlon, Miss Power, Mr Romans and Miss Edwards for taking their time out to train and help the teams at both sites. We will have the return match at the Kamyk site in April and I am sure both teams will try hard and display the same excellent attitude they showed at Vlastina.

10.03.08 - Grease tickets available NOW

Tickets for the "must see" Senior School production of "Grease" are available from the Senior School Administrator from today.

Rehearsals continue unabated every lunchtime and after school. The dedication of this talented group of thespians truly knows no bounds as their already punishing schedule now includes sessions on Saturdays. It really does promise to be a truly spectacular show. Click here for further details and to order your tickets.

10.03.08 Jump Rope for Heart, Jump Off

The „Jump Rope for Heart, Jump Off“, turned out to be a great success. The entire Kamyk staff and student body assembled on the athletics track to watch the ISP skipping club demonstration. We all marveled at what eighteen six to eight year old students could do with skipping ropes large and small. The demonstration was for half an hour and even all of the staff had to perform a trick in front of everyone.

Then it was time for the school “jump off”, each student had to skip for one minute each before they passed the rope on to their class mate. The weather was superb and this aided to an enthusiasm the school had for skipping. It was great to see everyone enjoying themselves with exercise in the sun.

We are currently collecting all money in from students to send to the British Heart Foundation.

6.03.08 - International Language Centre - Free trial lessons.

As the winter term at PBS draws to a close, so too does the first block of parents’ language lessons. From the initial feedback these lessons have proven to be very popular.

The next block for the 3rd term will start during the week of 31st March. If you are thinking about signing up for lessons, why not visit one of our classes next week (10.3 – 14.3). This free trial lesson will give you the chance to meet the teacher and find out what level is most suitable for you. More details here.

26.02.08 - Jump Rope For Heart

This year our school has registered with the British Heart Foundation's Jump Rope For Heart programme. An important part of Jump Rope For Heart is the organisation of a Jump Off. The PBS Jump Off will take place on the new athletics track at Kamyk on Monday the 10th of March.

For more information click here.

25.02.08 - Well done Barbora!

From Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th February Barbora from Year 10 visited Brno where a large indoor show-jumping competition took place. This competition was called CSI-W** and 14 different nations came to compete. Barbora had her 2 best horses there, “Careful” and “Kohen”. Barbora and her trainer decided to go with both of them on the A-tour.

Each day there was one competition of this particular tour (Friday- 115-120cm, Saturday- 120cm and on Sunday- 2 phases 120cm). “Kohen” which is the younger of the two horses she had in each competition made one mistake, which meant 4 penalty points. “Careful” and Barbora completed all of the courses clearly and quickly, which meant that on Friday she ended up in 3rd place, on Saturday in 2nd place and on Sunday she was first, which was a great success. Both of them jumped really well and she enjoyed it a lot, well done Barbora!

21.02.08 - Debate Team visits Gibraltar

21st February saw eight students accompanied by Mr A Loddo depart for the far flung reaches of Gibraltar to compete against Bayside Boys Comprehensive School in the first Prague versus Gibraltar debate. Our team, comprising of Katya K, Valentyn B and Martina J were supporting the motion “Should Smoking Be Banned Outright?”. The Chairperson and the timekeeper were Lizzie B and Katya L respectively. The PBS students performed exceptionally well against a superbly prepared team in front of a very openly partisan audience and won most convincingly, Katya K earning the title of best speaker.

A very busy schedule allowed little time for relaxation as the following morning our students were again involved in a debate, but this time against each other in a demonstration debate at Westside Girls Comprehensive School. The motion “Hollywood Has A Negative Effect On Society” was proposed by Eliska H, Sara P and Martina J. The opposition was comprised of Katya L, Dimitrije S and Valentyn B. The motion was carried with Eliska being awarded best speaker. Lizzie B chaired for the second time and Katya K was the timekeeper.

The trip was very successful and what has hopefully been achieved is a strong link between our school and Gibraltar with educational, sporting and cultural exchanges continuing in the future.

11.02.08 - Vlastina site is open!

Students arrived this morning to the new site at Vlastina - some clearly ready to take advantage of the sports facilities!

After a very busy week of moving, Mrs Weyers and her team opened the school to 130 students, all of whom seemed delighted with their new school.

We all look forward to this exciting new chapter in the history of the Prague British School.

6.02.08 - International Language Centre - update

For a list of parents language courses starting next week please click here.

28.01.08 - Senior School Ski Trip

For a summary of the Senior School Ski Trip please click here.

21.01.08 - Primary School Ski Trip

For a summary of the Primary School ski trip please click here.

18.01.08 - KPMG report

KPMG have reviewed the interim balance sheet of the company that owns PBS, the Czech British School sro. The full report is available from the main office at Kamyk. The cover letter from KPMG is available for download here.

2.1.07 - New International Language Centre opens at PBS

From January 2008 there is a new department at the Prague British School – the International Language Centre. The ILC offers a range of language services including language lessons in various languages and at all levels for PBS children as well as their parents.

For more information, please click here.

19.12.07 - Vlastina update

For photos of the reconstruction work at Vlastina please click here.

The reconstruction work at Vlastina has been going on since early October and our new school is beginning to take shape. The work is running to schedule and we are looking forward to moving the school during the Half term break at the beginning of February. The Vlastina School will open on Monday February 11th.

The reconstruction work has been carried out to an exceptionally high standard and we are delighted with the progress so far. The new Vlastina school promises to mark the beginning of an exciting new chapter for PBS.

19.12.07 - Christmas Concerts

This week has been a concert week for almost every child in the school. They were absolutely fantastic and showed the great quality of students that we have in PBS. Thank you also to all the parents that came to support. Below you will see some pictures taken at the various concerts.

7.12.07 - Bubenec dance group visits Paprsek charity

As part of the support for the Paprsek centre for handicapped children the Bubenec dance group performed at the centre.

The doctor in charge thanked our children for coming with their very able bodies to entertain others, reminding them we’re all one humankind. It was lovely.

The dance group plans further performances in the near future.

2.12.07 - Visit to Roudnice charity

Mr. Baker, Mr. Loddo, four Senior School children and four parents took presents to the refuge in Roudnice nad Labem. . It was so pleasing to take such a vast amount of gifts for the children and adults that the charity support. We were also shown a video from last Christmas, the children were opening the presents we sent them, this was amazing and a sight that I wish everyone could have seen, the children were so happy to recieve the gifts.

2.11.07 - Guy Fawkes Evening

Over 400 children, parents and staff gathered at Kamyk school for the now traditional Guy Fawkes Evening at PBS. The mild weather was matched by a warm and friendly family atmosphere. The Friends Association did a marvelous job of the catering, helping us get through a record 700 sausages!

As always, the highlight of the evening was a magnificent fireworks display which lit up the south side of Prague!

24.10.07 - New Outdoor Sports Facilities at Kamyk completed

The new outdoor sports facilities at Kamyk are now complete. We will begin using them immediately after the half term break. To celebrate this we have organised an interschool boys Under 16 football tournament on Friday 2nd November.

12 - 13.10.07 - COBIS Conference at PBS

On Saturday 13th of October the Executive Committe of COBIS met at The Prague British School. The Executive meets usually in London, three times a year, to discuss and ensure the maintenance of quality and standards in British schools abraod. Cobis is the quality assurance that your child’s school has achieved the very highest standards in education and care.

COBIS is a Membership Association of British Schools of quality and is affiliated to the Independent Schools Council (ISC) of the United Kingdom. By virtue of this and its agreement with the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), it is able to accredit British Schools abroad, anywhere in the world. The current mission statement of COBIS includes the following as its main objectives:-

Quality assurance in member schools.
Representation with the British Government, with educational bodies and with the corporate sector.
A forum for discussion through conferences, seminars and continuing professional development..
A network of support through contacts, consultancies, information and marketing.

A fundamental aim of COBIS is to support its members and represent their interests in Britain and overseas, particularly with Government, education authorities and educational associations in order to advance the interests of British schools outside the UK. Unlike many other countries, the British Government does not support schools abroad. British schools outside Britain therefore depend entirely on independent, non governmental organisations.

COBIS was founded in 1981 as COBISEC (Council of British Independent Schools in the European Communities) and is a Charitable Association registered in The Hague. The Association is managed by an elected Executive Committee which includes both Heads and Governors (Board Members). In 2000 the Association became affiliated to ISC, and adopted the ISI inspection scheme as the route to full Accredited membership for its European members.

The Annual General Meeting in May 2007 unanimously decided to shorten the name to reflect the increasingly international composition of the membership, and signed an agreement with ISI to enable British schools abroad, anywhere in the world to be inspected and accredited.

10.10.07 - Vlastina move confirmed for February 2008.

New site will have a Pre-Nursery and the Cesko Britska Zakladni Skola

The current Bubenec school will move to the Vlastina site after the half term holiday next term. This means that the last day at Bubenec will be Thursday 31st January and the school will reopen at the new Vlastina site on Monday 11th February 2008.

Work on the building has started and updates will be posted on this site.

There will be a Pre-Nursery class at the Vlastina school with immediate effect, starting on Monday 11th February. We will open the first class of the 'Cesko Britska Zakladni Skola' in September 2008.

10.10.07 - Friends Pot luck lunch at Kamyk

Our first pot-luck lunch has been very well attended. The food was delicious and the company delightful. We are looking forwards to our next lunch on Wednesday 21st November.

6.10.07 - Autumn Bazaar

Our Autumn Bazaar, held just before half term, was a great success. Thank you to all those who turned out to sort, sell and shift the many donations of quality clothing we received. We raised over 17,000 kc, which is a great result. Thanks too to those who turned out in droves to rummage and rifle through the bargains before parting with their hard cash! The table top stallholders were doing a roaring trade too. Don’t forget that there will be another sale in the Spring – why not start sorting out now?!

15.09.07 - Welcome picnic

Despite the weather being a bit uncertain, the picnic went very well. A big patchwork of blankets was laid down on the grass and picnic baskets sprouted, gathering chatting little groups.
Fathers and teachers played a very engaged football game.It was a lovely way to catch up after summer break. Sadly all the pictures were mistakenly deleted :-(

3.9.07 - NEW SCHOOL SITE IN PRAGUE 6 CONFIRMED

In Prague 6 it has been confirmed that we have secured a new site for our school. The new school is located in Liboc, Prague 6 (Vlastina 19) and will be used exclusively by the Prague British School.

The new building provides outstanding facilities for young children, including superb indoor and outdoor sports facilities, a dining room and over 20 spacious classrooms. We propose to move the Primary School (Nursery – Year 6) from Bubenec to Vlastina during the Christmas break and open the new school in January 2008.

The transition will be organised in such a way that there will be no disruption to classes and the children will benefit from the move immediately. The transition will take place following consultation with current parents from the Bubenec site.

The Prague British School has signed a long term lease on the building and we intend to start renovation and decoration work in October 2007.

For a map to the new school please click here.

To view photos of the site please click here.

31.8.07 - NEW OUTDOOR SPORTS FACILITIES AT KAMYK

We are delighted to announce that work has started on the development of the outdoor sports facilities at the Kamyk site.

The project will be completed by October 2007 and will give the school unrivalled outdoor sports facilities.

The sports field will have a football pitch with the latest 4G astroturf surface as well as a running track.

We will of course immediately be broadening our sports programme to take advantage of these new facilites. During the first half term we will announce details of plans to make the facilities available to parents and families of PBS students.

To view regular photos of the work on the site please click here.