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Czech Composer Bedřich Smetana Was Born On This Day in 1824
Born in Leitomischl, Bohemia (now Litomyšl) on this day in 1824, Bedřich Smetana was performing as a pianist by the ...
100 Years! First Part of “The Good Soldier Švejk” Was Published on March 1, 1921
March 1st marks the 100th anniversary of the original publication of the first part of Jaroslav Hašek’s satirical masterpiece The ...
Prague City Council Approves the Continuation of Vltava Philharmonic Project
The construction of the world-class Vltava Philharmonic concert hall in Prague’s Holešovice neighborhood is one step closer to realization, as ...
52nd Anniversary of Self-Immolation of Jan Zajíc
In August 1968, Warsaw Pact soldiers invaded Czechoslovakia in response to the government’s reform movement known as the Prague Spring ...
There’s a Projection Of Hope & Solidarity In Vinohrady
TYKO SAY, a Prague-based writer for the poetics collective OBJECT:PARADISE, Z.s. is projecting words of hope and solidarity from a ...
Czechs Kids Forced to Learn From Home for Longest Period of Time of All EU Nations
The coronavirus pandemic has hit Czech education particularly hard. Compared to the rest of Europe, Czech children have been studying ...
The Creator of the Famous “Krtek” (Little Mole) Was Born 100 Years Ago
Today we commemorate 100 years since the birth of Zdeněk Miler, an important Czech artist and author of one of ...
Must Watch Czech Movies on Netflix
While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the shutdown of cinemas around the world, decades of Czech cinema — from the ...
Forest School: Growing With Nature
Article by Vita Cafnik, pre-school teacher at Cherry Tree, English-speaking preschool in the heart of Vinohrady. If you are thinking ...
ISP Early Childhood Teachers Research Best Practices in Learning to Read and Write
Article written by Kathy Zabinski, Literacy Coach at International School of Prague Oral language, speaking and listening, is an important ...
