What an evening! Over 150 PBS parents, staff and friends gathered together for the annual Burns Night, held in the beautiful Na Marjance Hall. Guests were treated to a rich programme of Scottish poetry, song, dance and of course……
After an eventful morning caused by too much snow, everyone settled into their rooms and began adapting to the new way of life they would be experiencing for the week. This meant having to deal with other children and with teach…
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We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in our application to stage a performance at the prestigious Prague Fringe Festival this year. Our Senior School students will have a 5 night slot from June 1st-5th 2012. …
It was lovely to see the two year olds and their parents mixing with the children and teachers in the Foundation Stage. They had chance to try a range of activities, had snack and joined the other children on the carpet for stor…
It was one of the highlights of the year so we was very pleased that it was a tremendous success. The feedback received from parents has been lovely to hear! There was a fantastic atmosphere and even the weather was kind to us. T…
Children from Miss Smith’s choirs and students who attend instrumental lessons performed for us in the Performing Arts Centre. The two choirs performed a number of Christmas songs. Although very nervous they performed well an…
Also Vlastina children were highly entertained watching the staff pantomime. Ms Gillan’s version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs started this Christmas Week in style. Did you know that Mr Whiskers was in this traditional story…
We had a simply brilliant Christmas Fair. There were wonderful singing performances from all the year groups that made everyone else stop and stare. Lots of fun activities and games for the children to try led by parents, teache…
On Monday the children were given a special surprise when a group of teachers performed a short version of Aladdin for the children. The children and teachers enjoyed the performance, especially seeing many members of staff acti…
Before Christmas we visited Klokanek to deliver the Christmas gifts. Many of the primary teachers were interested in seeing the orphanage so joined us for the afternoon. Miss Smith’s older choir also attended and performed thre…
The Foundation Stage show, “Wriggly Nativity” was simply wonderful. The children were dressed in wonderful costumes and performed remarkably. It is hard to believe that these children are only aged 3 and 4 and even harder to bel…
Tickets for Burns night are selling fast! A record number of PBS parents, staff and friends have bought a ticket for the event on Friday January 27th 2012 To reserve a ticket and for more information about the PBS Burns Night pl…
On Monday the children had the opportunity to meet Mikulas, the angels and a devil as part of the traditional Czech St. Nicholas celebrations. Each class was visited in turn and children were told how they had behaved before rece…
Prague families were treated to an unusual view of our Head of Primary Schools in 3 sell-out performances of Cinderalla. The traditional pantomime was staged by our friends at Stagestars with Mr Bagust starring as the Dame. To qu…
On Saturday 3rd December 2011 the Year 12 students hosted a Christmas Party for the children from Klokanek childrens' home. The party was hosted as part of the CAS component of their IB Diploma Course and required the students t…
Teechers by John Godber Teechers depicts life at a modern comprehensive school. Gail, Salty and Hobby are about to leave Whitewall High School with no qualifications, no job prospects and no hope. A new teacher, Mr Nixon, arr…
Liar by Gregory Burke Ronnie is the new boy in town. It’s love at first sight when he meets Katie but she’s not a girl who’s easily impressed...
Thursday was cake sale day. It was certainly the biggest and most successful cake sale we have ever had. The donation of cakes was simply incredible. Such a wide range of treats that looked so impressive set out on the tables.…
We are delighted to announce that we will have a weekly session for children aged 2 starting on Tuesday 3rd January. The sessions will run every Tuesday from 9.15 until 10.45am. The sessions are open to all families, whether they…
On Tuesday the Year 5 children presented their show to a packed audience in the Performing Arts Centre. It is safe to say that everyone thoroughly enjoyed the performance from start to finish. Every single child played their part…
Every Saturday morning approximately 15 - 20 PBS dads and staff get together to play 5-a-side football at Kamyk. There are two 90 minute sessions running from 9am and all PBS dads are welcome to come along. The group moto is very…
Several PBS teachers have signed up to this year’s Movember challenge to raise awareness and funds for men's health; specifically prostate and testicular cancer by growing a ‘Mo’ (aka moustache). The goal is to spark conversation…
We are really pleased with the success of our first winter sale. We had lots of parents selling their unwanted items to all the bargain hunters! Many parents and children were asking when the next one would be as they have ite…
The Prague British School was delighted to help guests at the 'British Chamber Guy Fawkes Gala Evening' learn a little about British history! The evening started with an illuminating speech from Mr Roberts on Guy Fawkes and then …
Hundreds of PBS families and friends got together for the annual Fireworks Evening at Kamyk. The suasages started sizzling on the BBQ at 5pm and there was plenty food and drink to keep everyone warm until the highlight of the eve…
Halloween was celebrated at both Vlastina and Kamyk Primary Schools with parties and discos. The children all had wonderful costumes and it was great to see them having such fun. A special ‘thank you’ to our Vlastina and Kamyk Fr…
Her Excellency Sian Macleod, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Czech Republic officially opened the new wing at Kamyk school. The new building houses a state-of-the-art senior school library, tuition room, lecture theat…
Dozens of parents and children visited PBS on Friday for our Open Day. Current PBS parents enjoyed the opportunity to visit not only their children’s but also the classes further up the school. Many parents of Primary children we…
The PBS stand at the annual Expat Expo was very popular indeed. Many families enjoyed the opportunity to meet with PBS staff and find out what we have to offer. We are looking forward to seeing many of these families again at the…
Last week we had the first ever whole school photo. All the children and staff at the school gathered on the large football pitch for the event. The children were amazingly patient and enjoyed the experience. As you can see, t…
We have had a wonderful week of art! Children in every class have been busy this week producing some fantastic art pieces. Each class had a famous artist to study and has had opportunities to adapt this style of art into their ow…
After 2 weeks of of our ' name the lion' competition, the PBS Mascot now has a name - MR WHISKERS. The name was chosen by staff from dozens of suggestions from children at Vlastina, Kamyk Primary and the Senior School. Mr Whisker…
The Prague British School 20th Anniversary celebrations were officially launched in style on Saturday as hundreds of PBS parents, children, staff and friends gathered for the Family Fun Day. The first attraction of the day was th…
PBS has a new Mascot to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the school! It is a lion! At present the lion has no name so we are holding a competition to see who can come up with the best name for our Lion Mascot. All students at PB…
More than 800 PBS students arrived at school this morning for the first day of the new school year. Students at both sites were obviously very excited to see their friends and get back into the classroom. The Senior students were…
On Tuesday evening we had the chance to formally say goodbye to our Year 6 graduates. Our Year 6 Graduation Ceremony is a chance for everyone to reflect on their time in the Primary School and look forward to life in the Senior …
On Monday we had children in Years 1 – 6 competing in the Kamyk Primary Sports Day. The morning involved the children trying to gain as many points as possible through lots of fun sports activities for their houses. In the aftern…
Robin Hood showed up and demonstrated hot to handle a bow and arrow. All staff is very impressed with the positive attitude and great nerves the children have displayed during all activities today and are looking forward to see …
Almost 50 players took part in the inaugural parents, staff and students’ football competition held at Kamyk. There was a great family atmosphere for the Saturday afternoon tournament, with a healthy competitive edge. All teams p…
The Prague 4 Friends Association got together for an end-of-year 'pot luck lunch'. There was a great turnout for the event and an incredible selection of delicious dishes for all to share.
On Monday morning 65 children and 12 staff set off for an action packed five days in Spindleruv Mlyn. This week the activities include swimming, rock climbing, rappelling, over-bridging, completing the challengingmonkey park and …
We have been witnesses to amazing singing and acting again! The senior school production of “Joseph” has been a roaring success. More than 40 students have been involved both on and off stage. The performances have been very …
this year we held our graduation ceremony for Year 13 students at the German Embassy. What a wonderful event, fantastic weather, a beautiful location and 42 graduates dressed for the occasion. We had over a hundred guests and t…
Vlastina Year 1 - 6 performed their summer show called The Button Box which everyone enjoyed. The children were fantastic as usual. A credit to their parents.
The female version Neil Simon’s contemporary classic begins with a group of female friends playing their regular game of Trivial Pursuit. The ladies meet at the apartment of Olive Madison, a divorcee who freely admits to being a …
Maths Day was a huge success on Tuesday with the whole school completing lots of fun and challenging activities all day. These theme days that we regularly hold are a great way for children to get to know different teachers arou…
It was a very emotional trip with our house and vice captains to the Klokanek Orphanage. We delivered all the presents that were bought by each of the classes using the money we raised during our crazy hair day. The children and …
The Prague British School welcomed back one of its former pupils on Monday. Sara Polakova, who is reading Archaeology and Anthropology at St. Hugh’s College , Oxford, returned to offer her thoughts and insights to the current IB …
The classes were visited on Monday by Mikuláš with his devilish companion and two kind angels. Children screamed, laughed, hid under tables, ran away and even tried to be cheeky! In order to avoid being taken by the devil they pe…
The day was a huge success. The majority of children were festooned with delightful spikes, strings, feathers and even dogs! They had lots of fun trying to do PE with crazy hair and caused many others in the school to smile as th…
The week started with an exciting assembly by Mr. McGuinness who talked about the importance of science and some of the great discoveries made by scientists such as Copernicus and Darwin. Then a guest appearance by one of the sen…
The 2010 football tour was a success.Mr. Taufer, Mr. Newton and Ms. McBurnie took a twenty eight strong key stage three team that had been training hard throughout the first term.It was the first time we had a full 11 a side tour…
We had an exciting array of external speakers from a variety of industry sectors. Together they brought a wealth of experience and life skills to our school.The intention was for students from Year 11-13 to be presented with an o…
The PBS community got together again for a wonderful fireworks display to celebrate Guy Fawkes night.The weather was kind to us and all the staff, parents and children present had a very enjoyable evening.A lot of parents spent t…
We had the biggest and best disco ever on Wednesday. Over 180 children attended the disco and had great fun in the wonderfully decorated gym. Lots of refreshments had been donated by parents and the Friends Association arranged t…
Parents and staff attended the opening of the Kamyk Primary School Art Exhibition. Parents had a chance to see all of the wonderful artwork that had been created during Art week.The 'Prague 4 Friends' had kindly framed 250 works …
Many PBS parents, children and staff attended the Expat Expo held at the Prague Exhibition grounds. There was a great deal of interest in the PBS booth and the event was an ideal opportunity for parents considering enrolling thei…
The Pakistani Ambassador came to Kamyk School for a special assembly to receive the money on behalf of Pakistani Relief Fund. The final amount collected was over 28,000 Kc across the three PBS sites. The ambassador thanked everyo…
On Saturday it was the turn of 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.
It is great fun to watch the children enjoying playing on the new playground equipment. The new ”Jumping Pillow”and climbing frame are immensely popular.
As you may well know Prague was full of runners on Sunday, 9.5.2010. Many of them were PBS staff. We had 4 teams of 4 in the corporate relay (Nick Hayes, Peter Taufer, Aaron Johns, Marian Adamec, Fraser Litster, Michal Bocan, Pau…
