Community education

One of the most iconic works of Czech drama, written by Václav Havel in just a single day, also happens to be a favorite among our students. To mark the occasion, our Book Box team has created a special series of coffee-to-go cup stickers featuring quotes from Audience. So now, Sládek and Vaněk are traveling […]

Our Book Box group organized a Cake Day, in support of Reporters Without Borders, raising an amazing 3,700 Kč to promote press freedom worldwide. Thank you to everyone who baked, donated, and supported this important cause. Together, we’re making a difference!

What have Active citizens been working on for the last month? As part of the Snowmen for Africa, Active Citizens managed to collect 1,700 CZK that will help schoolchildren in the Gambia. We would like to thank everyone who took part in the collection. Take a look at their work! Before the Easter holidays, the […]

On Saturday, 6th April, we joined the national campaign “Ukliďme Česko”. It is a volunteering event focused on cleaning litter and garbage in a chosen area. Our school leads our students, teachers and parents to join community projects, volunteering and to be active citizens. This year we decided to clean the area around Černá Louka […]

We understand the importance of real life and hands-on learning. Our expedition to South Africa is focusing on cultural awareness, community service and animal conservation.        

We lead the school community to do some volunteering, we show that we can do something for the environment, therefore we go to clean. This is our third year of joining the national volunteering campaign called „Ukliďme Česko/Let´s Clean the Czech Republic“, on Saturday 7th April. The location – forest and park of the Sport […]

Because we connect a theory with an experience. Because we want our students and teachers to try, do and maintain (Mr Yoda would disagree…:-). Because we want biology and community involvement to be interesting and inspirational. We grow herbs and other plants in this unique compost and we maintain the whole thing and process it […]

During spring we began to plan and realize another community based project as a part of our community education. The school club Active Citizens launched its´ community compost project called KOMKOM. The aim is to cooperate with local restaurants and cafés and collect their bio-waste on one particular day in the week, in particular we […]

BOOK BOX je komunitní projekt 1st International School of Ostrava, který vznikl v rámci projektu Schools as generators of democrative society a je financován Visegradským fondem a Ministerstvem zahraničí Korejské republiky. Cílem tohoto projektu je podpora čtenářství rozmístěním veřejných miniknihovniček v centru Ostravy. Věříme, že „Čtenář prožije tisíc životů, než zemře. Člověk, jenž nikdy nečte, […]

Within the Active Citizens project, in collaboration with the British Council, Člověk v tísni, o.s., and the European Union, the 1st International School of Ostrava is organizing the project Walkthrough Gallery   The city center of Ostrava is a place with many grey, dull venues, which, on the other side, are full of potential to […]