Services

After-school center

Do you also remember the after-school club from your childhood, where you didn't want to go after school and the highlight of the teacher's concern was whether you ate "at least the meat" for lunch? At Duhovka we do things differently and create an inspiring environment for your children where they don't want to leave. That's not the only reason why we have created a zone for parents who have come to pick up their kids that still "have to" play for a while...

Our goal is to make the after-school center a pleasant place for children to develop a wide range of skills. In addition to various games, competitions, art and creative workshops, our programme is enriched throughout the year by special events, celebrations, carnivals, sleepovers and trips. We are happy to involve parents in selected activities. All with an emphasis on individuality, care, safety and mutual respect.

Our team consists of Czech and English-speaking teachers and educators.

Canteen

Our chefs prepare a daily lunch menu for the children as well as healthy morning and afternoon snacks. Each day the children have a choice of two main meals, one of which is always vegetarian. We post the menus both in the parents' online zone and on the notice board in the school. If parents want to try lunch with their children, they are welcome to do so.

Lunch consists of a soup, two main dishes from which the children choose and a salad bar. We offer carrot, mixed, tomato, cucumber, Greek or field lettuce salad with the meal. Morning and afternoon snacks follow the nutritionist's recommendations and regularly include ham, cheese, egg, spread, yogurt, jam, cornflakes, honey, butter, fruit and vegetables. Children can choose whatever they like for snack. Afternoon snacks at the after-school center are often enriched with a sweet dessert in the form of homemade cakes. The school also provides drinks throughout the day.

We encourage children's independence, they prepare their own snacks from prepared meals and clean up their own dishes and place at lunchtime. We do not force children to eat, however their teacher eats lunch with them and encourages children to choose from the menu.

Psychological centre

To create the best possible conditions for children's learning and to meet the needs of children and adults, anyone in the Duhovka community can take advantage of our psychological or special education services.

Children can find with us, aside from their teachers, other specialists who can help them in solving their problems, situations and questions. These can be topics such as relationships at school and at home, difficulties with learning and other responsibilities, unmet or unrespected needs, navigating the world around them, or just the need to have a confidential conversation with another adult. The main thing we always aim to achieve with this support is the child's rights and interests, his/her well-being and the fulfilment of his/her education-related needs.

Children are used to seeing their psychologist as a regular member of the staff at school. This is particularly useful because they do not perceive talking to him/her as something out of place or to be feared.

In addition to the psychologist, we also offer the support of a special teacher. Her main role is to support children with special educational needs.

Library

Our school library is small but cosy, and packed with books that even insecure readers are not afraid to dip their noses into. They can find books of fiction, children's poetry, very popular comics and various encyclopedias. We try to add new titles to the library, whether in Czech or English. Our reading corner can be used by our teachers with their pupils, the team, or the little bookworms themselves. It often happens that children lose track of time in our library and parents often wait for them.

After-school clubs

After-school clubs complement the activities of the after-school centre, helping the children to discover what they enjoy and excel at, and enabling them to further their knowledge and broaden their skills. Children can choose from group clubs, where they work together with their classmates or individual clubs, where the teacher focuses on an individual or a pair and fully adapts the lesson to the needs and interests of each child.

Long-term popular clubs include, in particular, playing musical instruments, art workshop, DIY club, swimming or ball games, robotics and lego, cooking or gymnastics, and a course to prepare for the high school entrance exams.