Our philosophy

Easy Start Primary School is a private school focused on English, which values individuality and a personal approach to every child. To create the best possible atmosphere in class, we keep classes to a maximum of 16 pupils. Each class has one qualified class teacher who stays with it — it is their home class. Pupils always know who to turn to with problems or questions, and the relationship between teacher and pupils is much closer.

Our philosophy is to combine all the elements of alternative education that we consider to be the best, in perfect harmony, and to educate your children in a relaxed and, above all, engaging way. To this end, we will make use of, for example, the back of the classroom, which is carpeted and offers plenty of space for group work, small-group activities and teamwork. The teaching aids we use are of a high standard and help to develop pupils’ independence. Each classroom is also equipped with several computers containing a wide range of educational programmes for individual subjects, thus offering opportunities, for example, for faster learning or, conversely, for children who need more stimulation to achieve better results or make the most of their time. We also have interactive whiteboards and tablets, which are used by pupils both during lessons and in clubs — for example, for English lessons. We incorporate integrated thematic teaching and projects into our lessons, as well as group or pair work, or independent study.

We teach English from Year 1 (in fact children can start at the age of two if they attend our nursery school). Pupils have two English lessons a week in Years 1 and 2 (three in Year 3 and four from Year 4), and on top of that one lesson a week with a native speaker. Regular lessons follow Cambridge or Oxford textbooks; the native-speaker lesson is a conversation class full of games, songs and practical activities. After good experience we also bring English into other subjects using the CLIL method. We work with NAEP, which connects schools across Europe through joint projects – this has given us the chance to travel abroad with our pupils (London 2014, Northern Ireland 2016), get to know another culture and practise communicating in a foreign language.

However, our priority is not merely to achieve excellent results in English, but also to foster a positive attitude towards learning in children, to guide them towards critical thinking, and to instil in them a love of learning and a respect for one another. In today’s modern society, the qualities of the human character are often overlooked amidst all the demands of daily life, and as a result, they are in decline. We would be delighted to guide your children so that they learn to express themselves clearly, engage in meaningful conversation, master the basic rules of communication and respect one another. We believe that pupils learn best through direct experience; that is why conversation is so important to us, and we are prepared to devote our free time before or during lessons to the ‘communication circle’, which has proved very popular and yielded excellent results in our nursery school too.

As we have already mentioned, mutual respect is very important to us, which is why we are delighted to be working with our private nursery, Drobeček. Preschoolers enjoy taking part in certain activities with schoolchildren and attending some joint events (e.g. the ‘Předškoláček’ club — preparation for school, visits to theatre performances and workshops), whilst older pupils, in turn, get to relax whilst playing with the younger children and learn to help them. The transition from nursery to school will certainly be a breeze for the little ones.

As we know that a harmonious relationship – not only amongst pupils but also amongst staff – is vital for a school to function effectively, the selection process for a new teacher involves a very rigorous interview, a work trial and other methods. We would like to provide you with capable teachers who are sufficiently motivated and eager to demonstrate that school is not just about rote learning, but also about play and innovative teaching methods.