English/česky Home About us Learning at PBS Learning at CBZS School life Our staff Admissions News Contact PBS News Page Home»News PBS Charity Marathon Relay 03/05/2015 Following the successful charity golf event on Friday, it was the turn of the PBS runners to raise some money for charity on Sunday. 11 PBS teams, made up of 44 PBS parents and staff took part in our annual Marathon Relay Charity… PBS Charity Family Golf Tournament 01/05/2015 The first ever PBS Family Golf Tournament was held at Hodovicky Golf Club on Friday 1st May. The day started with a tasty breakfast at the clubhouse, giving players a chance to meet up before the cannon start. 36 parents and stu… IB Art Exhibition "Escapism" 30/04/2015 On Thursday 30th April we welcomed students, past pupils, family and friends to celebrate the opening of this year's IB Visual Arts exhibition. All were impressed by the ambition and variety in the work, and the students had a gr… Kamyk Primary Show - Aladdin Trouble 29/04/2015 The annual Kamyk Primary School Show took place on Wednesday and Thursday. This year's show was 'Aladdin Trouble', a pantomime-style musical that included all the essential pantomime ingredients: kind-hearted hero; go-getting pr… Former Vlastina students visit 24/04/2015 We were visited by 16 former Vlastina students on Friday afternoon. They graduated from the school in 1963 when it was a Czech Primary School. The FPs were taken on a special tour of PBS so they could see the changes that had bee… Loretto Junior School and PBS Concert 22/04/2015 We welcomed children from Loretto Choir to our school. They spent much of the week in school with us and joined us for a special concert yesterday. Our choir enjoyed spending time with them during the week and really helped make… Success in the Coca Cola cup 21/04/2015 The PBS boys U15 Boy’s football team have achieved a resounding success in the Coca Cola football competition. Over 1000 schools entered the competition and after 8 matches the PBS team remains unbeaten. On Monday they competed … Singers Unlimited gig 19/04/2015 Ms Higgins was extremely proud of her singers on Sunday, when they performed at the Meet Factory as part of the ISMFA “Music Café” gig. The venue was fantastic, and the students were so excited to be singing with a live professi… News from ExtraTime@Easter 07/04/2015 ExtraTime@Easter has been a big hit again with around 30 children attending every day. The wintery weather meant a few last minute alterations to the programme, but we’ve been on some great trips and enjoyed lots of fun games and… Senior School Spring Concert 26/03/2015 Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Senior School Spring Concert. It was a delightful evening of music provided by students from years 7 through to 13, demonstrating the depth and diversity of talent in the Senior Sc… Comic Relief 20/03/2015 On Friday 20th March 2015, Kamyk Primary School held their first Comic Relief fundraising day. It was amazing to see so many children participating and having huge amounts of fun throughout the day. There were lots of faces tha… Vlastina' s Easter Show: Hagbane's Doom 19/03/2015 What a fabulous performance the children from the Easter Club show put on with Hagbane’s Doom. They enchanted us with their singing and acting in this fantastic tale where good conquers evil. This production would not have been p… International Evening 2015 12/03/2015 International Evening is always a wonderful event and as always we were impressed to see effort each country placed into their tables. It is lovely to see how proud the children are of their country. Of course we would like to t… Open Day March 2015 10/03/2015 Last Tuesday was our Open Day and many families who are interested in sending their children to PBS took the opportunity to visit lessons at Kamýk and Vlastina sites. Our photographer was on hand to take the wonderful photos belo… Open Day – Tuesday 10th March – SCHEDULES PUBLISHED 02/03/2015 The Open Day will be held on Tuesday 10th March from 8.30am until 4pm at both Kamyk and Vlastina. If you are interested in seeing the Prague British School 'in action' please do come along! The schedules for Open Day are availabl… Vlastina Instrumental Talent Performance 25/02/2015 We were treated to a huge variety of music from the children who have private instrumental lessons. The judges had a very hard decision, but after great performances, Seong-Jae Lee on piano and Grace Kim on violin were the succe… Senior School COBIS Debate Trip 13/02/2015 In 2013 PBS hosted the first ever COBIS world debating competition, starting an annual trend which continued to the British School of the Netherlands in 2014, and this year was hosted at the British School of Bucharest. The deba… Love Literacy week 30/01/2015 We had a wonderful Literacy week in the Primary School with many activities going on at both Kamyk and Vlastina. At Vlastina Aliens crash landed in our playground…unbelievable! Some children investigated the crash site, others h… PBS Burns Night 2015 23/01/2015 PBS Burns Night 2015 was our 10th Burns Night, and many thought it was ‘the best ever!’ Guests enjoyed the traditional 3-course dinner, including of course ‘haggis neeps and tatties’ while being treated to some wonderful recital… Senior School Production Wendy and Peter 17/12/2014 An enjoyable, exciting, dramatic and realistic production, were just some of the key words that were used to describe December´s performances of Wendy and Peter. Audiences filled the PAC and experienced a range of emotions perta… Vlastina year 6 publish an AMAZING music video 17/12/2014 For the very first time, Vlastina's talented Year 6 students have composed their own Christmas song, as part of their songwriting topic in Music this term. Special credit should go to Teri who composed the entire introduction a… Model United Nations 10/12/2014 We launched our first ever MUN conference with the assistance of students from the economics university in Prague. Senior School students involved really enjoyed the challenges presented to them and learnt a lot from the experien… Mikuláš 05/12/2014 This morning the Primary School celebrated Mikulas. Each class had a surprise visit from Mikulas, an angel and a devil. The children thoroughly enjoyed the visit and after performing a poem or a song were given fruit and a treat.… Cake Sale 04/12/2014 Our cookie and cupcake sale was a huge success, raising over 10,000kc for Klokánek. The children had a huge selection to choose from and it was lovely watching them trying to decide which to buy. Many thanks to all of you for y… PreIB Trip to Prague' s mosque and synagogue 04/12/2014 The PreIB students went on a humanities trip to a local mosque and synagogue. This trip gave them an insight into different communities in Prague and the beliefs and practices of two different religions. The trip was designed to … Tickets selling fast for ‘Wendy and Peter’ 04/12/2014 Our students are busy preparing for the performance of ‘Wendy and Peter’ on the 16th and 17th December. Originally performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in England, the Prague British School portray the magical world of Neve… Rhyme Time for Toddlers 01/12/2014 Rhyme Time is a free parent-led, fun-filled hour of singing, stories and shakers for children under 3. It starts at 8:45 in the activity room of the Foundation Stage Unit at Kamýk site and lasts for one hour. This term it will … Music Through Time – Singers Unlimited show 01/12/2014 Ms Higgins was extremely proud of her singers on Monday, as they wowed two audiences with the premier of their “Music Through Time” show. They sang a huge range of music – from standards from the jazz repertoire, to Michael Jack… Bratislava Maths Competition 29/11/2014 Congratulations to Kaja, Nicolas, Jun and Yonghun for their performance in the maths competition in Bratislava. They represented the school and themselves extremely well and we are all very proud of the way they conducted themsel… Year 6 Big Sing 26/11/2014 We had a fantastic, fun-filled, melodic day at Kamýk. Vlastina Year 6 came together with Kamýk Year 6, to form a 'Year 6 Choir.' The day was a great success: we played musical games, sang in unison and two-part harmony and made… Instrumental Concert 25/11/2014 Vlastina hosted an instrumental concert and the audience enjoyed a fantastic programme, containing some very talented pupils! Well done to all the students and their teachers for working so hard to perform this evening, and than… Duke of Edinburgh's International Award 19/11/2014 Thirty Five of our Year 11s and Seven of our Year 12s received their Bronze and Silver Duke Of Edinburgh Awards at Kongress Centrum Praha. All who received the award deserve great credit and we wholeheartedly congratulate them! I… Science Week 17/11/2014 We had an excellent science week at Kamyk and Vlastina Primary schools. We started the week with a wonderful assembly where we learned about how scientific theories are advanced over time. Then we saw teachers from the Senior Sch… PBS Fireworks Night 07/11/2014 More than 500 mums dads and children got together for Fireworks Night on Friday and enjoyed a fantastic evening. The children enjoyed the games, facepainting and fire juggler, while mums and dads had a chance to catch up with fri… Presentation Days for Parents 05/11/2014 It was great to see so many parents taking advantage of the Parents’ Presentation Days that were organised in the Primary Schools at both Vlastina and Kamyk. PBS subject coordinators gave presentations on areas such as Maths and … Kamýk Senior English Week 24/10/2014 All last week has been English Week in the Prague British Senior School and it has been bigger, better and bolder than ever. There were a whole range of events for the students structured as a massive house long competition under… Kamýk Primary Halloween Disco 22/10/2014 On Wednesday Kamyk Primary held the annual Halloween Disco. This year saw the record number of children attending, over 230! There was dancing, activities, creepy refreshments and trick or treating. The children all enjoyed th… Year 4 Big House Compose 21/10/2014 On Tuesday Vlastina hosted the “Big House Compose” competition. All year 4 children were involved both from Kamyk as well as Vlastina. Ms Mooney and Ms Higgins were very impressed with the compositions produced from every house… Iain Murray appointed Head of Vlastina Senior School 16/10/2014 We are delighted to announce that Mr Iain Murray will take up the new post of Head of Vlastina Senior School from September 2015. Iain is currently a member of the PBS Senior Management Team with leadership experience. His in dep… Vlastina The Year 6 Show 13/10/2014 Our Year 6 students put on an incredible show for parents and students yesterday. The show focused on their lost show script and they set about hunting for clues to find who had stolen it. The script, written by our Year 6 teach… Senior School Malta Trip 04/10/2014 EAL students, accompanied by two teachers, travelled to Malta from Saturday, October 4th to Wednesday, October 8th. IGCSE, PreIB and IB students attended the trip. We took in ancient temples, the island of Gozo, the fortresses of… Vlastina Senior School Opening September 2015 01/10/2014 The Head of the Senior School, Mr Roberts, was delighted to inform parents of children at Vlastina Primary that we will open a Senior School based at our Vlastina site. The first Vlastina Year 7 class will open in September 2015,… Donation to the Klokanek Children’s Home 23/09/2014 The Senior School Head Boy and Head Girl visited the Klokanek Children’s Home in Chodov today. PBS students and parents have been supporting Klokanek for many years, raising funds to send children on trips and to buy equipment. T… Art Exhibition at Vlastina School 22/09/2014 We had a fantastic art Week last week focussing on the theme of ‘Past’, ‘Present’ and ‘Future’; one theme for each floor. Each child produced one or two individual pieces for the exhibition or one individual and one collective pi… Woodwind lessons from George Michael's Saxophonist 18/09/2014 Six lucky children from Vlastina Primary began their woodwind lessons with Andy Schofield this week using our brand new flutes, clarinets and saxophones! Andy was a featured saxophone soloist on George Michael’s “Symphonica” to… Vlastina Welcome Picnic 06/09/2014 Hundreds of children, parents and staff got together at Vlastina for the first big event of the school year, the Vlastina Welcome Picnic. The sun was shining and there was an action packed 3 hour programme to keep children and pa… First day of the School Year 2014/15 01/09/2014 The rain stopped, the sky brightened and 900 children arrived at school to start the new school year. For more than 170 children today was the first day at PBS and it was wonderful to see so many happy and excited children lookin… Summer Fun 2014 was…….lots of FUN! 14/07/2014 The PBS Summer Fun programme ran for the first two weeks of July and was very popular and a lot of fun! PBS children as well as children from other schools enjoyed activities such as baking cookies, making t-shirts, building mode… Vlastina’s Got Talent Final 27/06/2014 We have had one of the most amazing Talent Show Finals for years this morning. We have singing, playing of musical instruments, Irish Dancing, Magic tricks, gymnastics, skipping and a whole entertainment show from ‘The Things’. T… Kamýk Primary Talent Show 27/06/2014 This morning we held our Talent Show final. It is always a popular event and a lovely way to finish the year. The two winners from each year group performed in front of the whole school and a special panel of judges. We had a w… Duke of Edinburgh Expedition 26/06/2014 Another successful expedition for the Duke of Edinburgh this week! We were pleased to go back to Czech Switzerland and see it this year in the sunshine. Our Bronze award participants spent the day in school on Wednesday preparing… Senior School Valparaiso Charity Event 26/06/2014 Year 9 students have been working exceptionally hard this term in order to raise money for the rebuilding of homes in Valparaiso. Valparaiso has significant historical importance as it once served as a major stop over for ships t… Vlastina Year 6 Graduation 25/06/2014 We had a lovely Year 6 Graduation ceremony on Wednesday which was packed with parents, grandparents and teacher. I particularly enjoyed looking at the videos showing pictures of years gone by as well as the teacher rock band join… Senior School Sports Day 24/06/2014 KS3 On Tuesday the 24th of June the whole of KS3 took part in their annual sports day. Working in their classes, they rotated around a variety of activities throughout the day. Some activities were traditional style sporting eve… Vlastina Sports Day 24/06/2014 Thank you to Mr. McCloy for giving us an amazing Sports Day on Tuesday. Speaking with the children and staff, it seems that the whole day was enjoyed by all. Sports day started off with a house team event, which consisted of twe… Kamýk Year 6 Graduation Ceremony 24/06/2014 On Tuesday we said goodbye to our year 6 students. We had a formal ceremony with speeches and presentations from the children followed by a disco. It was a lovely send off for the year 6 children and I wish them all the success… Kamýk Primary Sports Day 23/06/2014 Sports day was a huge success on Monday. As always the children put 100% energy into all the sports activities throughout the day. We have spoken a lot about how to deal with winning and losing this year and it was nice to see … PBS Summer Ball 20/06/2014 Mr Roberts welcomed 450 students, parents and staff to the annual Summer Ball in the stunning Narodni Dum in Vinohrady. The theme of the Ball is ‘celebrating success’ and so naturally the 2014 were centre stage (on more than one … Year 13 Graduation Ceremony 19/06/2014 Almost 200 people attended the graduation ceremony for our Year 13 students in the beautiful surroundings of the Mirror Chapel in the centre of Prague. The ceremony was illuminated by an inspiring speech from Mrs Grozdanovska, an… Year 1, 2 and 3 at Kamyk and Vlastina attended workshops with the Prague Philharmonia 17/06/2014 Year 1, 2 and 3 children at Kamyk and Vlastina have had the privelege of attending workshops with the Prague Philharmonia during this year. As well as having the chance to hear the orchestra play live, they enjoyed joining in wi… Y5 Residential Trip 16/06/2014 We were greatly impressed with the children during our residential trip. The children displayed super team working skills both when solving problems and puzzles during our hike and when keep their rooms tidy! They also showed g… Prague International schools summer cricket tournament 15/06/2014 At 9am on Sunday June 15th 2014 the U12 and U15 teams, coaches and parents from PBS, EISP, Riverside and ISP all turned up at the EISP sports field to take part in the 2014 summer cricket tournament. The event was set up by the C… Family Fun Day 14/06/2014 Lots of families and lots of Fun. You can’t ask for more from a Family Fun day. Hundreds of PBS children and parents came to Kamyk on Saturday for a lovely afternoon in the sunshine. Highlights included the sack race, three l… Vlastina FSU Show 10/06/2014 Vlastina FSU did a fantastic performance of "Which Pet Is The Best?" on Tuesday last week. This was an extra special show because the script and songs were original, composed and written by music teacher Ms Higgins and arranged … Y6 Residential Trip 09/06/2014 Day 4 and 5 - The final day of group activities in Lipno. The children completed the activities they had not done on Tuesday - either frisbee golf, rope park, treetop walkway or sports centre. We were then treated to the World Cu… PBS Football Champions at the COBIS Games 06/06/2014 The Prague British School Year 5&6 COBIS games team arrived back into the Czech Republic from their amazing trip on Monday 2nd, June. The team spent an exciting 4 days in the UAE competing against 15 other International sc… Y4 Residential Trip 04/06/2014 Year 4 children enjoyed an eventful and fun-packed 3-day trip to Spindleruv Mlyn. Below are some excerpts from Mr McGuinness's diary: 4th June, 2014 We made it safely through countless sets of traffic lights and roadworks for … Duke of Edinburgh International Award 03/06/2014 This Tuesday morning was a special day as six of our Year 13 students received their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards at the British Embassy. They met and talked to famous Czech fisherman and explorer Jakub Vagner, a patron of the a… Senior School Drama Lesson with Physical Performance Artist Leebo Luby 03/06/2014 On Monday June 2nd, a selection of year 10 and year 7 students were given a a theatrical opportunity to work with the physical performance artist, ‘Leebo Luby,’ who recently appeared at the Prague Fringe with the performance "Far… Y3 Residential Trip 02/06/2014 What fun was had by all! The children and teachers splashed in the whirlpool, sped down the water slides and spun around on the tubes. After an hour and a half of fun in the water the children started the journey back to the hot… “Singers Unlimited” performing at the British Embassy 31/05/2014 Ms Higgins was incredibly proud of the ten students who sung at the British Embassy’s first ever open day, last Saturday afternoon. They looked great, behaved really well and sung absolutely brilliantly! One member of the Embas… Open Day at the British Embassy in Prague 31/05/2014 PBS students and staff were proud to be involved in the first ever Open Day at the British Embassy in Prague. Eight thousand visitors came through the doors to visit the beautiful Thun Palace. Eight of our senior school students … Kamýk Primary Fruit Sale 30/05/2014 Today we have held a charity fruit day. The children had a wonderful selection on offer and it was lovely to see them enjoying the fresh fruit so much. Our year 4 children had also used the cress that was grown by each house to … Y2 Residential Trip 27/05/2014 We are having a wonderful time in Harrachov. The children marched and sang bravely through the rainstorm and were very happy to finally plunge into the swimming pool. The atmosphere is noisy, happy and exciting. No lonely childr… Kamyk Y1 Residential Trip 26/05/2014 Arrived safely with children excited to be in their rooms. Just having lunch before going out for a walk in the sun. Prague International Schools Sports Competition 26/05/2014 Throughout the school year, the PBS primary teams play a number of friendly sporting fixtures against the other international schools such as football, cricket and floorball, but we wanted to introduce a more competitive event si… Vlastina Family picnic 24/05/2014 Thank you to all the families for turning out for our Vlastina Family Fun Day! There was a lot of rain, but our enthusiasm for having a good time shone through.…..and indeed the sun finally did make an appearance at 2pm!Thanks to… Senior School Voyage a Paris 23/05/2014 We all came back drained but delighted last Friday from Paris. What a great time we had, despite the weather not always being as clement as we would have liked it. On the first day, we got acclimatised to the city of love, walki… Vlastina Primary Instrumental Concert 14/05/2014 Well done to all the children who performed in the second “Vlastina Instrumental Concert.” We were very impressed yet more talented pupils showing off their skills as musicians. The audience was treated to an amazing rendition o… Kamyk Primary Cinderella and Rockerfella Amazing Performance 14/05/2014 This week saw two fantastic performances of Cinderella and Rockerfella – the first show of this kind at Kamyk Primary School. Cinderella and Rockerfella is a modern, panto-style reworking of the classic Cinderella story. It inc… PBS Marathon Relay for Charity 11/05/2014 12 PBS teams, made up of 48 PBS parents and staff took part in our annual Marathon Relay Charity Challenge on Sunday. Each PBS team was made up of four runners, three of the runners did a 10km run and the fourth does a little ove… Bike race with the British Embassy 29/04/2014 PBS was proud to host an event organised by the British Embassy in Prague to promote British Innovation. The British Ambassador, Jan Thompson, used the event to launch the ‘British Spring’ campaign that will raise awareness of ‘G… Model Train Exhibition at PBS Vlastina during the Easter holiday 21/04/2014 We had a special exhibition at Vlastina School during the Easter break. The exhibition was also left open to all our children on the first day back. It was a wonderful sight to see – the whole exhibition took 3 days to erect an… Vlastina Easter Show 2014 09/04/2014 We had two amazing performances on Wednesday and Thursday by our students in the Easter Show: ‘The Butterfly Shoes’. The audience loved each show and the excellent feedback received from parents and staff gave credit to the amoun… Staff and Parents Quiz Night 28/03/2014 Staff and Parents Quiz Night Nearly 50 staff and parents gathered on Friday evening for the first ‘Staff and Parents Quiz Night’. The competitive tone of the evening was set as each team seemed to outdo the next with some par… Maths Day 18/03/2014 What an amazing maths day! PBS was under a maths spell this Tuesday. We hope that you have heard all about our maths success story. The yellows, the greens, the blues and the reds were travelling through the school having unique … “Singers Unlimited” Performance 15/03/2014 The performance at Chateau Chodov last Saturday was a huge success! “Singers Unlimited” brought the house down with their rendition of “Skyfall” and “Blame It On The Boogie.” Big thanks to parents for supporting the event and I… PBS International Evening 13/03/2014 It is safe to say that everyone enjoyed international evening and probably ate too much! It’s so hard to resist with so much wonderful food and drink on offer. This was my 11th international evening and we still love the event an… Mad hats and March hair 12/03/2014 Our mad hats and March hair Wednesdays got off to a great start. Hair was frizzed, plaited and sprayed, and there was an amazing array of hats, caps and bonnets. It certainly brightened up our day, and we are looking forward to s… Open Day 11/03/2014 Tuesday was our Open Day and many families who are interested in sending their children to PBS took the opportunity to visit lessons at Vlastina. Our photographer was on hand to take the wonderful photos below. COBIS Conference at PBS 24/02/2014 A two-day teachers conference, and a four-day Middle Leaders Programme were held at PBS between March 20 – 23rd. The events were attended by more than 100 delegates from around the world in addition to the PBS teaching staff. Th… Almost 70 000CZK raised for typhoon charity 07/02/2014 You may remember that, following the typhoon in the Philippines there were a number of events organised to raise money to support the communities that suffered. We are pleased to inform you that the final amount of 67 730CZK has … Primary Ski Trip 27/01/2014 After a very uneventful journey, we made it to the mountains. We settled into rooms, practised how to get out of the building in a fire, and then had dinner. Recent developments to the hotel include a fantastic new stony carp… PBS in the News 27/01/2014 When the 900th student enrolled earlier this month the Prague British School confirmed its position as the largest international school in the Czech Republic. The Prague Post newspaper picked up on this fact and sent a reporter … PBS Burns Night 24/01/2014 The annual PBS Burns Night was a fantastic event with over 100 PBS parents and staff enjoying an evening of Scottish food, drink, poetry, song and, most importantly, dance. Guests were treated to some recitals of Burns work befo… New Service - ExtraTime at Easter 20/01/2014 Having listened to suggestions from parents, we are going to trial ExtraTime in the school holidays….. ExtraTime at Easter. This Easter Holiday we propose to run ExtraTime at both Kamyk and Vlastina every day during the Easter… ExtraTime – new prices from February 1st 20/01/2014 As you know ExtraTime was launched last September as a new after school child minding service for children in FSU2 – Year 6. As we approach the half-way point of the school year we have been talking to families who use the serv… Toddler Tuesday – starts Tuesday 28th January 9.15am 20/01/2014 We are delighted to announce that we will have a weekly session for children aged 2 starting at the end of January. The sessions will run every Tuesday morning from 9.15 until 10.45am. The sessions are open to any PBS family, f… Senior School Drama Production NEXT WEEK 17/01/2014 The Senior School Drama production of Arthur Millers play “All My Son’s” is on Thursday 23rd January at 6pm. The plot revolves around Joe Keller, a successful businessman and pillar of his community, however, he has a secret. 'A… 900th student starts at PBS… but who is it? 06/01/2014 PBS reached another significant milestone this week, when the 900th student started at the school. The admissions office did initially have some difficulty determining exactly who the 900th student was though. With the numbers s… New School Bus 01/01/2014 PBS has purchased a 4th school bus to add to the current fleet. The bus is the latest model of the Mercedes- Benz Sprinter and will replace the current bus operating the Grey line. All four buses were custom made for our school a… PBS performing on stage in Old Town Square 12/12/2013 Over 160 PBS students performed on the stage in Old Town Square yesterday. We are extremely proud of how our students performed in front of so many people on such a big stage. Thank you to them for their energy and passion; they … Barcelona Trip 05/12/2013 From December 1st to 5th Mr Buckley, Mr Armstrong and Miss Webb took twenty of our Year 10 to 12 students to Barcelona. The students sketched their surroundings at numerous locations each day, developing an impressive and experim… Mikuláš at PBS 05/12/2013 On Thursday the Primary Schools celebrated Mikuláš. On Monday the children were informed about this tradition along with other Christmas traditions in an assembly. On Thursday the children had a surprise visit from Mikulas, an an… Senior School Carol Concert 02/12/2013 Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Senior School Carol Concert on Monday evening. Over 85 students were involved in instrumental and vocal ensembles and, as ever, the standard of performance was even higher than … Year 12 visit to Hewlett Packard 29/11/2013 The year 12 ITGS class took a visit to the Hewlett Packard server production and testing facility in Kutna Hora. After a seemingly endless bus ride we finally arrived at the Foxconn operated, production facility, where we were we… Vlastina Year 5 Show 25/11/2013 Year 5 put on an incredible show on Monday for both the children in the school as well as their parents! Such was the brilliance of their performance, there were many parents feeding back that Year 5 could perform it professional… Prague British School Philippines Emergency Appeal 22/11/2013 This Tuesday, the Senior School with the Foundation Stage Unit held an afternoon of fundraising events for the children affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Both students and staff were involved in a range of events th… Kamyk Primary Charity Cake Sale 22/11/2013 The support for our charity cake sale was superb. The selection of cakes donated was wonderful and the children loved choosing a slice or two! We must thank all the parents who donated cakes and the Friends Association for spen… Our smart administrators and receptionists :-) 15/11/2013 We hope that the first thing you notice when you meet our administrators and receptionists is a BIG SMILE! We’re sure that the next thing will notice is their lovely new uniforms! All of our front desk staff have new uniforms thi… Remembrance Sunday Commemoration 10/11/2013 Ten students from PBS supported the Remembrance Day Commemoration at the Military Cemetery on Sunday 10th November. It was a very moving tribute to all those soldiers who have been killed in action serving their country. The comm… “The Best Fireworks EVER” 08/11/2013 As almost 600 PBS children, parents and staff filed out of the school on Friday evening, they all seemed to agree on one thing, that this was “the best fireworks ever’. While the team of mums and dads rolled up their sleeves at t… PBS ExtraTime in the news 06/11/2013 The new EXTRA TIME service at PBS has generated a lot of enthusiasm among parents in the first two months of the school year. Now the Prague Post, Prague's online English language newspaper, has taken an interest. They spoke to … PBS House T Shirt Competition 01/11/2013 We challenged our Primary children to take a photograph of themselves wearing their coloured PBS house t-shirt in an unusual place over the half term holiday. We received lots of fabulous entries and are both pleased and amazed… Vlastina Halloween Disco 30/10/2013 We had a wonderful Halloween disco on Wednesday! What a disco! We had a record number of children attending all dressed in wonderful spooky costumes. The hall was wonderfully decorated for the disco and there were some amazing re… Kamýk Primary Halloween Disco 30/10/2013 What a disco! On Wednesday we held our annual Halloween Disco and it was the biggest and best yet. We had a record number of children attending all dressed in wonderful spooky costumes. There was the usual dancing in the gym wit… Summer 2013 Building Improvements 22/10/2013 As we are now 6 weeks in to the new school year it’s easy to forget about all the wonderful building projects that took place at PBS over the summer. Our Senior students have settled very quickly in to the brand new Visual Arts C… ABRSM Concert 21/10/2013 Congratulations to Oto M (saxophone) and Cathy S (piano) and Zuzana P (piano) who performed at Hlahol on Wednesday evening. The concert was for students who achieved high scores in their ABRSM music exams at the end of last term… Vlastina Year 6 Show 21/10/2013 Thank you to Year 6 for putting on an amazing show on Monday. The quality was superb and we should say it was one of the best Year 6 shows we have seen for a while! There was great acting, some very original songs and the scenery… Alice at The London School of Economics 18/10/2013 PBS last year’s head Girl Alice Moserova secured a placed at The London School of Economics (LSE) to read Law. Alice was always a stalwart member of our school debate team and I am delighted that she has continued to use her ora… Concert of our student in the Rudolfinum 10/10/2013 Many congratulations to Andrew K. in year 8, who last night performed as a solo violinist at the Suk Hall in the Rudolfinum. The concert was the launch of a new CD project put together by our violin teacher Ms Bibi Pelic, the aim… PBS Open Day 09/10/2013 It was great to see so many parents enjoying the Open Day on Wednesday, our teachers were delighted to have so much interest in the lessons. We also had dozens of potential parents visit the school, and there is already a high le… Duke of Edinburgh Award 03/10/2013 On Thursday, 35 of our Senior School students attended a National Award Ceremony for the Duke of Edinburgh Award, Czech Republic for Award winners from many different centres. The ceremony was held at the Emauzy Monastery. Hyeong… Vlastina Art Exhibition 27/09/2013 Thank you to all the parents came to support our Art Exhibition Opening on Monday. The House Captains and Vice Captains helped pen the exhibition in a special assembly in the gym. It was great to see so many people! All the wond… Kamýk Charity Cake Sale 27/09/2013 We have had a wonderful cake sale on Friday. The only issue we encountered was children who could not choose what to buy as there were so many delicious options! I would like to thank all the parents who donated cakes and especia… Vlastina Art Week 20/09/2013 This week we have all been very busy creating artwork linked to our Art Week Theme: The House Colours. All the children’s work will be displayed at the end of the day today in preparation for our Art Exhibition opening on Monday.… Kamýk Primary Art Week 20/09/2013 We have had a brilliant Art Week. Our theme for the week has been our school houses and therefore all of our activities this week have been linked to Martinu, Dvorak, Janacek and Smetana. The children have been completing extra a… ISSAP Tennis Tournament 2013 14/09/2013 On Saturday September 14th, 28 players from 3 International Schools gathered at the Dobrichovice Tennis Centre for the 7th Annual ISSAP Tennis Championship. PBS entered a team of 9 players and after a gruelling day of long match… Welcome Family Picnic Kamýk 14/09/2013 We were blessed with wonderful weather for our welcome picnic on Saturday. The glorious sunshine for the duration of the event was certainly a pleasant surprise. Similar to previous picnics we had a wonderful turnout and it was l… Welcome Family Picnic Vlastina 07/09/2013 We had beautiful sunny day and a wonderful turnout at our Welcome Family Picnic at Vlastina on Saturday. Everyone brought a plate of food to share, so there was a great multi-international selection of food to be eaten! Children… Annual Report published for 2012/13 06/09/2013 We have published an Annual Report for the School Year 2012/13 covering the main developments of the school year. This report is primarily intended for our current parents, and provides a very readable overview of the school year… First day of the school year 2013-14 02/09/2013 WELCOME BACK! Almost 900 children arrived at PBS today for the first day of the new school year. It was fantastic to see so many familiar faces again, both children and parents, as everyone was looking forward to another excellen… Teachers preparing for the new school year 29/08/2013 Our teachers have spent this week getting ready for the new school year and are really looking forward to seeing the children on Monday. As well as preparing the school and classrooms, the teachers and assistants had a day of tra… Vlastina Year 6 Graduation 26/07/2013 On Wednesday we said good goodbye and congratulations to our Year 6 students for graduating from Vlastina Primary School. They have been a wonderful shining example of how Year 6 should be: excellent role models for all our other… Duke of Edinburgh International Award 30/06/2013 We were honoured that the school was officially recognised as an official award centre for the D of E in the Czech Republic. This is the first time that such recognition has been required, and is part of the re-launch of the D o… Vlastina Talent Show 27/06/2013 We held our Talent Show final today, and I was humbled at the amazing talent I say on the stage. It must have been an incredibly difficult decision for the judges to make. But in the end, after some amazing performances it was… … Kamyk Year 6 Graduation 25/06/2013 Our annual year 6 graduation ceremony took place on 25.6. evening. It was a wonderful event that everyone enjoyed. The children all performed on stage and there were a number of speeches. This year there was even an after cere… Foundation Stage Sports Day 20/06/2013 The foundation stage children held their sports day. In very hot conditions the children enjoyed the sports activities and used lots of water and time in the shade to stay cool. They had lots of fun sports games in the first par… Charity 19/06/2013 We invited Mrs Zora Vondrackova to the Friends Association coffee morning. Zora is the manager of Klokanek and we wanted to present her with the money we have raised this year. The Senior School Prefects and Primary House and Vic… Y5 Residential Trip 17/06/2013 It's gloriously sunny. Summer Ball 14/06/2013 There was a fantastic turnout for the annual PBS Summer Ball, held in the stunning surroundings of the ‘National House’ in Vinohrady. Having enjoyed their official graduation ceremony on Thursday, the graduates were all there to … Velvet Scholar 13/06/2013 Each year the Senior School awards a Velvet Scholarship to a year 13 student to assist them during their university studies. This will be the fourth year we have awarded the scholarship. We are delighted to tell you that this y… Graduation Ceremony 13/06/2013 We held out graduation Ceremony in the Mirror Chapel. Over a hundred guests attended the ceremony and the students looked resplendent in their academic dress. Year 13 tutors and Mr Klaiss delivered excellent speeches to the stud… The COBIS International Young Scientist Film Awards 12/06/2013 Our Year 12 ITGS students have participated at the COBIS International Young Scientist Film competition, together with over 60 member schools of COBIS around the world. The purpose of the competition was to create short films (2… Kamyk Primary Beach Party 12/06/2013 Last year’s event had to take place indoors due to poor weather and on the days leading up to the event we were all quite worried. However, we were blessed with wonderful weather for the whole. From 2 – 5 p.m. there was such a … Y6 Residential Trip 10/06/2013 Thursday Thursday proved to be one of our best days on the year 6 residential. The day began with a soothing and gentle wakeup by Miss Sharp. After the children awoke, we were treated to a fabulous breakfast which was perfect to… Fiddler on the Roof 07/06/2013 It is a traditional musical with issues and ideas that everyone can relate to, and one that transcends time and locations. It has a creative and emotive, and often humorous plot that takes twists and turns whilst exploring how th… ISSAP Sports day 31/05/2013 The annual competition was held at PBS on the 31st of May. 160 students from four Prague International Schools were set to compete. This year the competition was fierce to get into the team. The PE department choose the team on… COBIS Games 2013 31/05/2013 Team PBS travelled to The Netherlands to take part in the COBIS Games 2013. COBIS stands for The Council of British International Schools – of which we are an executive member. WATCH THIS FANTASTIC 10 MINUTE VIDEO OF THE GAMES h… Y2 Residential Trip 30/05/2013 Charity Football Match and BBQ 29/05/2013 Wednesday afternoon saw a parents team, a staff team, a senior school and a celebrety team take to the pitch for a rain soaked football tournament. The first game featured a PBS parent’s team against a celebrities team, which inc… Y1 Residential Trip 29/05/2013 Vlastina FSU Show 28/05/2013 On Monday and Tuesday we enjoyed our final Year Group Show of this academic year. Our youngest learners in school entertained us all with their amazing performances of ‘Animal Fair.’ The children were absolute stars and the show … Kamýk Primary Recycled Fashion Show 24/05/2013 We witnessed a spectacle of truly rubbish proportions! That’s right, a recycled fashion show. Each class produced an outfit using only recyclable materials – well almost. Striding down the catwalk were spectacular gowns made from… PBS Marathon teams raised over 57 000 CZK for charity! 24/05/2013 Our 11 relay teams in the Prague Marathon were running to raise money for the Klokanek and Accorus charities. A total of 57 852 CZK was raised and this will be divided evenly between the two charities and presented to them shortl… The Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Gold Award Practice expedition 23/05/2013 Our largest group of Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Gold Award participants so far, 44 students went on their 2 day practice expedition, accompanied by Mr Williams, Mrs Oxley, Mrs Tumova, Ms Broderick, Ms Yakutenok and Mr Buckley.… Kamyk Primary Fruit Sale 23/05/2013 On Thursday we held a special charity fruit sale to raise funds for our school charities. The donations of fruit from parents were truly incredible. The Friends Association were brilliant throughout the whole day and chopped and… PBS in the News 23/05/2013 Summer term is always packed full of fun and interesting trips. In the coming weeks PBS students will be visiting the Netherlands, France and the Krkonose mountains, to name just a few of the many residential trips that are plann… Vlastina Cake Bake Sale 16/05/2013 We had a wonderful Cake Bake Sale. Thank you to all the parents who donated cakes and goodies for the table – they looked amazing! Thank you also to the many Friends of Vlastina that came all morning (and end of the day) to help … Vlastina KS2 Talent Show Semi-Final 13/05/2013 On Monday 13th May we were treated to a wonderful afternoon of entertainment at Vlastina when our Key Stage Two children performed in the first semi-final of Vlastina’s Got Talent. Our older students performed with confidence and… Vlastina Year 1 Fairy Tales Show 06/05/2013 We were treated to the spectacular Year 1 show. The show was based on three traditional fairy tales, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Ugly Duckling and The Wolf and Five Little Kids. The children had been learning about tradition… Kamýk Primary Spring Concert 30/04/2013 Ms Mooney organised a wonderful Spring Concert. There were wonderful performances by our Infant and Junior Choirs as well as a song by both choirs combined. It was lovely to see the children performing with such confidence in f… Kamýk Year 4 Show 23/04/2013 Brilliant! The year 4 show was simply brilliant. Each class performed their own James Bond film in front of a packed Performing Arts Centre. Ever since the children found out that their theme would be James Bond they have been … Year 6 Berlin Trip 19/04/2013 The PBS year 6 football team comprised of players from both Kamyk and Vlastina travelled to Germany for the annual Berlin football tour. The team, together with myself, Mr Adamec, Mr Knowles and Miss Ellis travelled to Berlin on … IB Art Exhibition 18/04/2013 IB Art Exhibition opened with the body of work for our six student on display for all to see (and buy). The exhibition this year is in the delightful Behal Fejer Institute near Hradcanska (http://goo.gl/maps/H52qm). If you do … Writing Day at Vlastina 16/04/2013 Students at PBS Vlastina arrived at school to a crime scene, a theft had been committed, someone had stolen the ‘Super Teacher of the Year’ trophy. Mr Bagust asked the students to help him find out who had stolen the trophy. Afte… Vlastina Spring Disco 11/04/2013 The children had a wonderful time at the Spring Disco on Thursday. Over 200 children participated and dress up in lovely ‘spring colours’. The staff also dressed up very colourfully too! Thank to the Friends of Vlastina for spend… Three Cheers for Mrs Butler - Vlastina Easter Show 20/03/2013 Three Cheers for Mrs. Butler was performed on Wednesday and Thursday to a full house. This was the first time we have put on a full blown musical production with children auditioning for the parts on offer. We think we speak for … PBS International Evening 2013 14/03/2013 We all enjoyed a record-breaking International Evening on Thursday, with over 900 people coming to enjoy the event. A total of 35 countries took part, as families prepared their national food and drink to share with the community… Royal Visit 14/03/2013 Today was a very special day for the students and staff at Kamyk as we enjoyed a Royal visit! His Royal Highness the Earl of Wessex visited the school to speak to students participating in the Duke of Edinburgh's International Aw… World Book Day at Kamýk Primary 13/03/2013 Wednesday was one of our themed days. We spent the day celebrating World Book Day. The children spent the day dressed in wonderful costumes completing book related activities led by Kamyk Staff and parents. Everyone had a wonde… Duke of Edinburgh International Award Ceremony 13/03/2013 Six Prague British School students received their Gold Award from HRH The Earl of Wessex in the magnificent surroundings of the Great Hall of the Czernin Palace, Prague. Over 100 people attended the ceremony and the Prague Briti… Microscope Donation 12/03/2013 Earlier in the school year, thanks to the persuasive powers of Dr. Mohr and the generosity of ZEISS, PBS was awarded the generous donation of a top of the range Axioskop 40 microscope. We have waited until this moment in order t… Vlastina Maths Day 07/03/2013 On Thursday 7th March all the children from FSU to Year 6 took part in a whole day of amazing maths activities! With patterns and sequences in FSU, problem solving in Key Stage 1 and Brain Teasers in Key Stage 2 our maths skills … Senior School Spring Concert 05/03/2013 On Tuesday we held our Spring Concert. Our choir, flute choir and flute quartet were joined by a number of solos, duos and ensemble pieces and performed to a packed house in the Music Auditorium. As always the audience came awa… Senior School Spring Concert 05/03/2013 On Tuesday we held our Spring Concert. Our choir, flute choir and flute quartet were joined by a number of solos, duos and ensemble pieces and performed to a packed house in the Music Auditorium. As always the audience came awa… Kamýk Primary Valentines Disco 13/02/2013 On Wednesday we held our annual Valentine’s Disco. There was certainly a lot of dancing, some running and impressive knee sliding and of course lots of love in the air! A huge thank you to the Friends Association for their effort… Vlastina Poetry Day 11/02/2013 On Monday 11th February we introduced Poetry Day and the COBIS Poetry Competition. FSU helped open the assembly by dressing up as part of the Magic Box poem. We were also visited by Bart Simpson, who read out his favourite poem… The British School in the Netherlands win the COBIS debate 10/02/2013 The British School in the Netherlands won the inaugural COBIS World Debate Competition held at PBS. The motion in a very close final was 'This believes that organ donations should be obligatory'. BSN edged the English Interna… PBS Freeze Frame 06/02/2013 Every week we send a newsletter to parents, full of news, pictures and videos about what has been happening at school. This week we trialled a new section - PBS Freeze Frame. The idea was simple. At a given moment we all took ph… Primary ski trip update 29/01/2013 It was lovely to see the children back at school after many of them were on the ski trip. They seemed to have had a wonderful time listening to them telling their stories of the last week. Thank to Mr. McGuinness and his team of … International Ski Competition 25/01/2013 On Saturday 25th January 7 PBS students competed in the 6th Annual ISSAP Skiing and Snowboarding Race at Pec pod Snezkou. The course was a Giant Slalom where two runs were completed to find the fastest combined time for both the… PBS Burns Night 25/01/2013 The 8th annual PBS Burns Night was a huge success with 140 parents and staff getting together to celebrate the life and works of the famous Scottish poet, Rabbie Burns. After listening to some prepared (and some impromptu) recit… PBS in the news 24/01/2013 The Prague Post newspaper published an article about the work that our IB students have been doing with the Klokanek charity as part of the IB Creativity Action Service programme. You can read the article here. Vlastina Cake Bake Sale 24/01/2013 We had a Cake Bake Sale which had a wonderful success! Thank you to all the parents and children that brought is cakes! There were many items for the children to choose from! A huge thank you also goes to The Vlastina Friends fo… Year 4 on the IPC website 17/01/2013 Our Year 4 children celebrated the end of their IPC Rainforest unit with a fantastic Rainforest Round-off. They wanted to make sure eveyone knew how much fun it was, so sent some pictures to the IPC website. You can see them an… Vlastina Book Day 10/01/2013 We had a wonderful book day on Thursday, with both children and staff dressing up in costumes linked to certain book characters. The children participated in a variety of book related activities in the morning with different teac… European International Schools Ski Races 2013 06/01/2013 Dominika, a year 7 students at PBS, won a Gold and two Silver medals at the prestigious Fanningberg Ski race held in the first week of January. Well done Dominika! The 12th Annual Ski Race hosted by The Vienna International Scho… Vlastina Christmas Extravaganza 20/12/2012 We had a wonderful turnout making a lovely Christmas atmosphere! The children’s brilliant performances and those from ISMFA helped to keep everyone feeling warm (the heaters helped too!) as did the hot food and drink from Lion ca… Kamýk Primary Christmas Concert 18/12/2012 After school on Thursday before Christmas Ms Mooney held a wonderful Christmas Concert. Her different choirs all performed a range of songs in front of a packed audience. The children sang beautifully and it was a lovely way to f… Delivering Presents to Klokanek 18/12/2012 The children in Year 6A and some of our teachers visited the children at Klokanek to deliver the Christmas presents that all of the classes had bought for them using the money we raised during the cake sale earlier this term. The… Kamýk Staff Pantomime – Snow White 18/12/2012 The children were treated to a special show this week from a travelling band of miscreants all the way from Mongolia…or was it Honduras? No, it was the staff pantomime: Snow White and the seven six dwarves! The evil stepmother se… Kamýk Foundation Stage Nativity Performance 18/12/2012 We were treated to a wonderful performance by the Foundation Stage children. Many of the children had never been on stage before and it amazed me that this did not faze them at all. They were loud and confident and entertained t… Kamýk Christmas Fair 17/12/2012 We held our annual Christmas Fair. The gym and communal area were full of activities and games created by the children, teachers and parents. We also had many external agencies joining us plus a special visit from Santa who enjo… Vlastina FSU Show 17/12/2012 the Lions and Tigers performed “Prickly Hay.” Rehearsals have been going on for a long time, and it was great to finally have audiences: Monday the school and Tuesday the children’s families. The children looked fantastic in th… Vlastina Staff Pantomime: Aladdin 14/12/2012 On Friday the children (and some parents) were treated to an absolutely brilliant performance of Aladdin by some of the staff. The children thoroughly enjoyed the pantomime and in traditional style they joined in too. (The staff … Senior School Carol Concert 13/12/2012 Over 70 students took part in our Carol Concert on Tuesday evening. This year we had a rather different approach; for the first half students meandered from room to room to perform for expectant crowds. In the second half the s… Winter Sale 13/12/2012 Lat week we held our winter sale at Kamýk. We had a number of parents selling their unwanted items. It was nice to see parents, staff and children wandering around trying to find a bargain. The Friends Association also had a tabl… Vlastina Christmas Show for FSU – Year 2 12/12/2012 FSU, Year 1 and Year 2 classes were treated to a special Christmas performance on Wednesday when Kiki and Mr. Suits came to explain the meaning of Christmas. The performance included funny acting and lots of songs – as well as a … Mikulas in Kamyk School 05/12/2012 This week we have celebrated Mikulas in the Primary School. On Monday Ms Pfeifferova led an assembly on the tradition of Mikulas. On Wednesday afternoon the children had a surprise visit from Mikulas, an angel and a devil. The … Mikulas in Vlastina School 05/12/2012 On Wednesday the children were treated to some special visitors in school. Mikulas accompanied by his angels and devil visited the children as they worked. The children performed songs and received sweets and gingerbread for thei… ISI Inspection Report 2012 - EXCELLENT in Every Category 05/12/2012 In October 2012 the Prague British School underwent a full inspection carried out by the Independent School Inspectorate (ISI). ISI is an approved Inspectorate for the inspection of British International Schools under the UK Depa… Kamýk Primary Cake Sale 30/11/2012 Our charity bake sale was wonderfully supported on Friday. As always there were a wonderful selection of cakes on offer for children, parents and staff to purchase. We will count the money and find out how much we raised for th… New School Promotional Video 30/11/2012 The admissions office is enjoying an unprecedented level of enquiries just now, both for students wanting to start this year and from September 2013. We are also noticing an increase in traffic visiting our website. We’re sure th… Vlastina Year 4 Show 26/11/2012 Year 4 put on an amazing performance this week for their show ‘Dr. Who’. The blockbuster lasted a full hour and the audience were greeted with some wonderful songs and dances from around the world as Dr. Who tried to get back his… IB students support Klokanek 24/11/2012 Last Saturday (24th November) our Year 12 students arranged for the youngsters from the Klokanek Children's Home in Chodov to visit the Zoo for the day. The day started early with our students travelling to Klokanek to have brea… Duke of Edinburgh (International Award) 23/11/2012 We are very pleased to have a thriving International Award contingent at PBS. At a recent assembly we celebrated the success of 26 students who received either a Bronze or Silver award. SILVER Alessandro F, Jakub K, James C … Champions of QSI Maths Competition - Bratislava 16/11/2012 After coming so close in previous years, the Year 6 students knew that hopes were high for this, the third Maths Olympiad in Bratislava. School went all out for the team, providing our mathletes with a flash new school bus. O… Vanessa shows off her WOW Certificate to President Václav Klaus 15/11/2012 Vanessa was very fortunate to meet the President of the Czech Republic, Václav Klaus, while on a private family visit. She was able to take the opportunity to show off her Work of the Week certificate to President Klaus, who cong… Primary Football v EISP 12/11/2012 The Year 5 and 6 football team played a fixture against the English International School of Prague. The game took place at Kamyk and was structured for 8 v 8, it soon became apparent that all the coaching from Mr Hanlon and recen… Music performance of our students at the ceremonial opening of the exhibition „Anthropid“ 12/11/2012 Four of our students, Jakub (Y13), Yu Lim (Y10), Jessica and HeeJo (Y9), under the conduct of their music techers, Miss Currie and Ms Fraser, accompanied by Mrs O’Leary represented our school at the ceremonial opening of the exhi… Vlastina Year 5 Show ‘Mr Bagust goes to Jupiter!’ 05/11/2012 On Monday the students and parents were treated to a wonderful performance of ‘Mr Bagust goes to Jupiter!’ staged by Year 5. The Year 5’s show was all about a school trip to explore the space and Mr Bagust (played by Sebi) led th… Fireworks Night 02/11/2012 The traditional ‘Guy Fawkes’ celebration at PBS was a huge success with a record number of families coming to enjoy the fun. An amazing 60Kg of sausages were sizzled on the BBQs with parents, staff and students rolling up their s… Kamýk Primary Halloween Disco 31/10/2012 Over 200 children, including children from the Klokanek Orphanage attended our annual Halloween Disco. The children all appeared to have great fun dancing, trick or treating and playing the party games. The quality of costumes w… Vlastina Halloween Disco 31/10/2012 We all enjoyed the spooky disco organised by the Vlastina Friends. The children had a great time, with the disco, games and amazing food. Mr Knowles and Mr MacKinnon were great spooky DJ's for the afternoon. Thank you to all the … Kamyk Primary Charity Cake and Fruit Sale 19/10/2012 Many thanks for all the donations for the charity sale today. The children loved visiting the sale and found it incredibly difficult choosing the cake that they would like. This was due to the amazing selection on offer. We rai… Vlastina Cake Bake Sale 17/10/2012 We had a marvellous Cake Bake Sale on Wednesday. The children had a very difficult choice to make when choosing from the delicious array of cakes and biscuits that adorned the tables in the dining room. Thank you very much to all… Kamyk Primary Year 6 show “Pirates of the Curry Bean” 16/10/2012 On Tuesday 16th October we had our first year group show of the year. The children in Year 6 presented “Pirates of the Curry Bean”. It was wonderful. The packed audience were entertained from start to finish with great acting, s… Vlastina Year 6 Show ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ 15/10/2012 Year 6 gave not one but two marvellous performances this week for students and parents. Their musical rendition of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ had their audiences laughing, clapping and singing along, and the show really highlighted… A great turnout for Open Day! 10/10/2012 A record number of visitors spent time in PBS lessons on Wednesday. Dozens of families used the opportunity to visit lessons and see the school in action. Both current PBS parents and potential families enjoyed being in the class… Year 6 Transition Morning 09/10/2012 All the Year 6 students visited the Senior School on Tuesday morning for their first transition morning of the year. The morning was a change for Year 6 to get their first ‘taste’ of senior school. During the morning the students… Friendly Inter School Matches 05/10/2012 This week 3 PBS sports teams took part in sports fixtures. Our U16 Volleyball team have been working hard during the lunchtime. Many team players are also IGCSE PE students that are in the middle of an extensive Beach Volleyball… Year 4 Sleepover in school 04/10/2012 The Year 4 students at Vlastina love school so much that they decided to spend the night there! Year 4 spent the evening completing lots of team-building challenges, working with their friends and enjoying roasting marshmallows o… Year 6 IPC trip to Mala Skala 02/10/2012 Year 6 children from both Vlastina and Kamyk met on Tuesday morning in the beautiful Mala Skala, for a jammed packed two days of IPC. During the trip they were map reading, map making, rock sorting, soil sampling, team building, … Vlastina Art Exhibition 24/09/2012 We opened our Art Exhibition on Monday after a wonderful week of art activities last week. We all had a chance to browse around the school after the assembly at the hundreds of pieces of work on display. The school really does lo… Kamyk Primary Art Exhibition 24/09/2012 Many parents attended our art exhibition on Monday morning. We all enjoyed looking at the wonderful pieces of art displayed around the school. It is amazing that all of the work was produced during our art week. 2012 Under 14 Football Festival 22/09/2012 On Saturday the 22nd of September, four PBS teams played in the annual football festival at ISP. The tournament is aimed to foster skills at all ability levels and purposely has no winning team at the end. Our three boy’s teams h… ISSAP Open Tennis Tournament 15/09/2012 On Saturday September the 15th 2012 Emilie, Zuzana, Andre and Petr took part in the 6th Annual Tennis Tournament at Dobrichovice clay courts. The girls played a knockout competition and fought hard but then played girls in the ‘… Kamyk Family Picnic 15/09/2012 It was lovely to see so many families attending the welcome picnic last Saturday. It looked as though the weather was going to spoil the occasion but all turned out well. Many thanks to the Friends Association who arranged the t… Roald Dahl Day 13/09/2012 The official Roald Dahl Day takes place every year on 13 September, on the birthday of the World's No. 1 Storyteller. In celebration of Roald Dahl day year 8 and 9 from the senior school presented short sketches of Roald Dahl’s r… ISMFA Assembly at Vlastina 12/09/2012 On Wednesday the children were treated to a special assembly by the International School of Music and Fine Arts. The musicians from the school demonstrated various instruments including, piano, saxophone and guitar. We then got t… Vlastina Family Fun Day 08/09/2012 Last Saturday we all enjoyed the Vlastina welcome picnic. It was a lovely afternoon for many of our families to catch-up after the summer holidays. The children had a great time having their faces painted, laughing at the clown, … New PBS Buses 07/09/2012 You may have noticed our new school buses this year. We have 3 new school mini buses, all Mercedes-Benz Sprinters. All three buses were made especially for our school needs and have 22 comfortable seats for children. All seats ar… Annual Report published for 2011/12 07/09/2012 We have published an Annual Report for the School Year 2011/12 covering the main developments of the school year. This report is primarily intended for you, our parents, and will hopefully provide you with a very readable overvie… Kamyk Primary Teachers art 31/08/2012 During our induction week as well as attending lots of meetings and preparing their classrooms the teachers all completed an art project. They worked in groups to create a kite that represents one of the strengths of our school.… Vlastina’s Got Talent 29/06/2012 10 amazing acts performed today in the Vlastina’s Got Talent final. The audience and judges were so impressed by the high calibre of performances. In the end, the judges picked 3 acts to be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Lam Khanh recei… Kamyk Primary Talent Show 29/06/2012 On Friday 29.6. we held the final of our talent show. The winners of the heats had the chance to perform in front of the whole school trying to impress our special judges, Mr. Roberts and Mr. Litster. The standard of acts on show… Vlastina Happy Graduation Year 6 27/06/2012 On Wednesday we officially said well done and goodbye to our Year 6 class at Vlastina. It was a great night of speeches, performances and presentations. All the students received their graduation certificates, hats and a DVD of t… Vlastina Sports Day 26/06/2012 On Tuesday 26th June, Vlastina had its annual sports day. The weather was absolutely perfect for the competitors. A slight breeze was just what was needed to cool everyone down. The morning got underway with each year group compe… Kamyk Primary Year 6 Graduation 26/06/2012 On Tuesday evening we formally said goodbye to our year 6 children. There were performances from the year 6 children recapping some of their favourite moments from their primary years. Mrs. O’Leary and Mr. Bagust reminded the chi… Kamyk Sports Day 25/06/2012 On Monday 25.6. we held our annual sports day. The morning consisted of the children completing a range of activities to earn points for their class. In the afternoon the children, in their classes competed in a javelin and lo… Dads Football v Pilsen Brewery 23/06/2012 Last Saturday the PBS Dads and staff that play football at Kamyk on Saturday mornings played their only away match of the season against the Pilsner Brewery Team. A problem with shirt sizes meant that the PBS team took to the fi… Year 2 Vlastina Trip 21/06/2012 The children have been wonderful all day and have really enjoyed themselves. They loved toasting the marshmallows last night round the bonfire. There were no issues at night and we the children (and staff) had a wonderful breakfa… Y5 Residential Trip 18/06/2012 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner 15/06/2012 The 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner was a tremendous success with over 600 parents, students, staff and friends of the school gathering to celebrate '20 Years of Excellence'. The beautiful Zofin Palace was a fitting location for su… Year 13 Graduation 14/06/2012 On Thursday we held our Year 13 graduation ceremony in the wonderful surroundings of the Mirror Chapel. It was the first time we have held the graduation in such a prestigious location and was also the first time where we have d… Y6 Residential Trip 11/06/2012 Well we set off in a sunny Prague but we arrived in a torrential Spindleruv Mlyn! However, nothing could dampen our spirits and we began our wet but wonderful walk down to the Aquapark. We torpedoed down the toboggan slide, rota… Y3 Trip 04/06/2012 We have all arrived safely at Špindlerův Mlýn and have settled in to our new surroundings! The children have already enjoyed the first activity of their stay and have taken full advantage of the evening activities available. We… British School of the Netherlands COBIS Games Champions 03/06/2012 Full results are available on www.pbschool.cz/cobisgames . The British School of the Netherlands were deservedly crowned COBIS Games Champions 2012 after a hugely successful inaugural Games. Having dominated all day in the pool… PBS win the Football tournament 03/06/2012 Full results and images from the COBIS games are on www.pbschool.cz/cobisgames After narrowly missing out on 1st place in the athletics on Sunday, Team PBS finished on a high by winning the football tournament on the final day o… Unbelievable drama on Day 2 02/06/2012 Day 2 of the COBIS games provided spectators with an incredible dramatic finish. With boys and girsls competing in High Jump, Long Jump, Javelin, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and the relay, there were a total of 16 finals. After the f… British School of the Netherlands win Day 1 01/06/2012 Congratulations to the British School of the Netherlands for winning the first day of the COBIS games. After the individual freestyle and backstroke events it was very close as BSN and the British School Al Khubairat swam strong… Summer BBQ and COBIS games opening 31/05/2012 Wow! What an evening. At 5.30 there was a beautiful opening ceremony for the COBIS games. Children, parents and staff from PBS as well as the 11 visiting schools enjoyed the ceremony. There was then the BIGGEST and BEST summer … Diamond Jubilee Celebration Afternoon 30/05/2012 This week we have been celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Classes have been busy learning about the Queen in class and also created some wonderful Queen art. On Wednesday afternoon the whole school headed outside for a sp… Celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee at PBS Vlastina 28/05/2012 PBS Runners raise over 100 000CZK for charity 25/05/2012 The PBS parents, staff and students that ran in the marathon relay raised an AMAZING 114 881CZK for the Klokanek and Acorus charities! We will present representatives from Klokanek and Acorus with a cheque for the money at the G… PBS in the news 24/05/2012 The Prague Post ran a feature 'Focus on the UK' this week, including interivews with the British Ambassador and the Director of the British Chamber of Commerce. The Prague Post also interviewed Tim Roberts, the Head of the Senio… Kamyk Y2 Trip 24/05/2012 The children in year 2 returned today from an excellent trip to Harrachov. The weather was perfect, everyone had great fun and for many it was their first trip away without their parents. Please click on gallery to see all photo… The new Miro Zbirka video 23/05/2012 If you watch Czech music TV channels you might see a familiar looking school on your screens soon. Miro Zbirka filmed the video for his new single, ‘Friends’ (originally performed by Elton John in the 1970s) at PBS Kamyk. You can… Kamýk Primary Spring Sale 18/05/2012 We held our second sale of the year. We had over 20 parents selling their unwanted items. The Friends Association also had a very popular table with refreshments and raised over 2000 KC for our school charities. 20 PBS Teams complete the Prague Marathon 15/05/2012 All 20 PBS Teams completed the relay event at the Prague Marathon on Sunday - WELL DONE! Each team of 4 was made up of PBS parents, students and staff, with each runner doing either 10 or 12Km. Many of our 80 runners were runnin… COBIS Champions Trophy arrives at PBS 11/05/2012 The COBIS Champions trophy has arrived at PBS. 12 teams from other COBIS schools around the world will be competing in 3 days of events (swimming, athletics and football) which is hosted at PBS Kamyk. The winning team will be a… Vlastina Korean Coffee morning 10/05/2012 We had a fantastic Korean coffee morning at Vlastina on Thursday! Many thanks to all the parents who organized it, we all certainly enjoyed sampling the cuisine of Korea! Also, thank you to the parents who supplied the gifts for… Film Star at Kamyk 04/05/2012 Sean Renwick in Year 5 has successfully auditioned for a part in a huge film that is due to be shot in Prague this year. The film is called “Snowpiercer” and is about a world covered by ice and snow where a train full of travelle… Vlastina Art Exhibition 03/05/2012 Last week we held our first photo exhibition at Vlastina celebrating the success of our young photographers in school. It was lovely to see so many of you there. We are looking forward to our next exhibition later this year. Maths Day 02/05/2012 All primary students took part in the primary maths day on Wednesday. They were divided into small groups and each group took part in four different activities. From speaking to the children and teachers, it is evident that every… Senior School Rock ‘n’ Soul Night 26/04/2012 We held our first Rock ‘n’ Soul Night last week, a small but enthusiastic audience, enjoyed themselves immensely as over 20 students (and staff) performed a variety of musical numbers. Many thanks to Ms Currie, Ms Bostrom, Mr Ra… 20 Teams of Excellence 23/04/2012 We have now reached our target of 80 PBS runners for the '20 Teams of Excellence' in the Prague Marathon relay event! Sunday May 13th 2012 is the Prague Marathon and for the 3rd year running PBS will put teams in for the relay e… Vlastina "The Sound of Musicals" Show 28/03/2012 Vlastina children performed an outstanding show on Wednesday. So many positives come out of such a show for the students. To be able to perform on such a large stage with confidence and enjoyment is something we can all be proud… Senior School Spring Concert 22/03/2012 Last night we held our Spring Concert, over 40 students performed in the music auditorium, to a packed house. As always, the performances were truly enjoyable and there was a great atmosphere with all parents delighted to see th… Kamýk Year 4 Show 20/03/2012 On Tuesday we were treated to a truly wonderful show by the Year 4 children. Their performance was based on Shrek and was really very entertaining. The children loved being on stage and every single one of them were loud and co… International Evening 15/03/2012 International Evening was an excellent evening for everyone to show off their nationality! Thank you to everyone who got involved in the organisation of the wonderful evening. I am sure I wasn’t the only one who had a fantastic t… Number 1 in the world! 09/03/2012 Well done to Jun of year 3 who was ranked number 1 in the world on Mathletics last week! Carnival Disco 22/02/2012 On Wednesday the children were treated to an amazing party and disco organised by the Vlastina Friends. A huge thank you to all the Friends that helped with arrangements throughout the day, the children thoroughly enjoyed themsel… Valentine’s Disco 22/02/2012 On Wednesday we had a wonderful Valentine’s Disco. Many members of our Friends Association were in school all day decorating the communal area and the gym in preparation for the disco and both areas looked amazing. From 2 – 3 p.m… COBIS Conference 09/02/2012 On 9th and 10th February PBS hosted the COBIS Conference. This was attended by Primary and Senior School teachers and leaders from 28 international schools around the world, coming from as far as Dubai and Egypt. Twenty speakers … Book Day and Neil Griffiths 08/02/2012 Wednesday started with a special visitor, Mr Neil Griffiths came from England and made a special presentation for parents all about reading. It was a great session and all the parents that attended thoroughly enjoyed it. Then … Burns Night 27/01/2012 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…… Primary Ski Trip 22/01/2012 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… ČBZŠ Enrollment to Year 2 13/01/2012 For more information in Czech language (zápis do 1. tříd) please use this link. Senior School Students to perform at the Prague Fringe 06/01/2012 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. … Our first Toddler Tuesday 03/01/2012 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… Christmas Extravaganza at Vlastina 15/12/2011 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… Kamýk Christmas Music Concert 14/12/2011 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… Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Vastina Staff Pantomime 13/12/2011 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… Christmas Fair 12/12/2011 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… Aladdin Kamýk Staff Pantomime 12/12/2011 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… Visit to Klokanek 10/12/2011 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… FSU Wriggly Nativity 08/12/2011 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… Burns Night tickets selling fast 08/12/2011 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… Mikulas visits the Primary Schools 05/12/2011 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… Mr Bagust stars in Cinderella 03/12/2011 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… Charity Christmas Party 03/12/2011 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… Senior School Production - Teechers 01/12/2011 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… Senior School Production - Liar 01/12/2011 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... Charity Cake Sale 01/12/2011 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.… Toddler Tuesdays to start in January 25/11/2011 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… Kamyk Year 5 Show 22/11/2011 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… Saturday morning Dads Football 19/11/2011 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… Movember Update 11/11/2011 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… Kamyk Winter Sale 10/11/2011 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… PBS team up with the British Chamber of Commerce 04/11/2011 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 … Fireworks Night 03/11/2011 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 Celebrations 02/11/2011 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… Official Opening of new building at Kamyk 21/10/2011 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… PBS Open Day 21/10/2011 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… PBS at Expat Expo 2011 08/10/2011 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… Whole School Photograph 04/10/2011 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… Primary Art week and Exhibition Opening 26/09/2011 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… Mr Whiskers 12/09/2011 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… Family Fun Day / 2012 launch 10/09/2011 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… Name the PBS Mascot Competition 02/09/2011 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… Welcome back! 29/08/2011 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…