Humans of ISO

Dagmar Blahetová

I am from the Czech Republic but I have lived some time abroad and I have travelled all over the world. I studied in Finland and worked as a translator in...

Petra Helebrantová

At a school, I have been always looking for SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST EDUCATION. I believe in the experiential learning, the project based learning and the...

Lucie Kuluri

When my students first asked me how did I happen to be a teacher, it made me think deeply. I studied Czech and English language and literature at the Unive...

Lukáš Pěchula

It’s hard to find a vocation in life that would enable to a man on his deathbed to look back and know that his life had meaning. I think that teachin...

Táňa Micková

I come from Ostrava and more or less have been living here my whole life so far. I have travelled a lot and spend some time of my education abroad. I came...

Nitzan Hollander

I’m from Haifa, Israel. I’ve lived in the Czech Republic for more than 10 years. I like teaching for 1st International School of Ostrava since...

Ivo Helebrant

I have been working in the field of education for many years now. It has been a wonderful experience and  it still fulfils me with joy, excitement, new cha...

Student

Like every 9th grader I did not know what to expect from high school and I chose 1st International School of Ostrava mainly because of my sister, who used...

Students

We are from Czech Republic and we choose ISO because we found it really interesting. Our school prepares us for life and job in any fields of human activit...

Student

I have been attending the 1st International School of Ostrava since 2009. My sister Lucie also used to study here, which is one of the reasons why she got...

Jana Kotasová

I come from Ostrava and I like very much this city and its people. Teaching at 1st International School of Ostrava enables me to use my international exper...

Simona Fridrišková

I love mathematics, it teaches us to think about relations and connections, it develops our abstract thinking and imagination. However, the most important...

Alumni

I remember sitting in this café in London during my 1st year at University with few former ISO students thinking back to the high school time – what...

Alumni

I made the decision to study at ISO when I was 15 years old. I knew I need a school that gives me space, understanding and school that believes in its stud...

Alumni

When deciding about my high school path, my plan to study at a medical school didn’t quite work out. Luckily, there was a new project starting at that time...

Alumni

There’s so much stuff that you get access to once you’ve learned to speak English. There are throngs of TV shows, movies, books, music, and much more that...

Alumni

ISO is definitely very close to my heart. Just as I am proud of the town where I grew up, I am proud of the school, that out of the all education instituio...

Alumni

1st International School of Ostrava was an important part of my life. This school literally taught me how to live my life, especially due to the IB DP prog...

Absolventka

I moved to the Czech Republic in 2008 from Albuquerque, New Mexico. To be honest, I didn’t want to leave the US, I didn’t speak much Czech and I didn’t kno...

Absolvent

Anyone, who has ever lived abroad for a longer period of time, has always brought back home something new, a new perspective on life, new findings, or new...

Absolventka

My studies at ISO began in 2007. Since I completed elementary school in the Czech Republic and my English skills were limited, the first months at ISO were...

Absolventka

I’ve been attending the 1st International School of Ostrava for four years now, even though I have known about the school long before. I even wanted to beg...

Alumni

When I started studying at ISO, I was expecting to become very good at English. It was a big challenge for me to study the whole high school in a foreign l...

Alumni

In the previous Humans of ISO posts, students talked about multicultural environment, quality of education and new great possibilities for our future. With...

Alumni

For me, ISO is one great man’s dream that came true. Mr Petrus started an amazing project that has grown into a blooming educational institution for young...

Alumni

I remember coming to ISO for the first time. It was on 20 January 2005 on Open house day. Back then the school was basically a small building with two...

Alumni

I left ISO three years ago, which gave me enough time to think about what it gave me. There are the obvious things. I’ve made friends who, although current...

Alumni

I went to Czech Republic first when I was 12. At that time, I didn’t know that it would change my life this much. I learnt not only language and scho...

Alumni

1st International School of Ostrava is a school, which gave me general knowledge and very intensive studies in English. It also taught me to think and work...

Alumni

Four years ago I came up with an idea – I will study abroad when I graduate my high school. I wanted to explore the beauty of the world behind the bo...

Students

Three years and seven months have past. My, Barbora’s, and our classmates’ studies are slowly coming to the end. Looking back at our experiences at I...

Alumni

At the age of 15 I did not know what I wanted to do, or where I wanted to get in a few years. So I decided to go to study at ISO specially because of Engli...

Alumni

Being a part of ISO was a huge and positive experience for me. I think that it is necessary to take ISO as a different school compared to all the other sch...

Alumni

I chose ISO eight years ago, primarily because it was offering something, at that time, extraordinary for me . I very soon realized the importance of Engli...

Absolventka

I didn’t think much about coming to Canada, I just did it to try something new. But after a few weeks in Banff I realized I was living my dream. Living in...

Alumni

I am a person who does not like changes and does not get used to them easily, but once that change is over I am very grateful for the new experience. That&...

Alumni

I come from Thailand and I’m an exchange student from YFU (=Youth for Understanding: Non-profit international educational organization offers intercultural...

Nina Bernardová

Art has always been a passion of mine no matter its form. I followed my passion and graduated at the University of Ostrava with master degree in Visual Art...

Karolina Baloušková

The school has taught me how to work independently, think critically, speak almost perfect English, but most importantly I have had the opportunity to get...

Tom Rett

In sports as well as in my entire life, I love challenges. The aims of these challenges are not hidden in winning and quickly done work but in choosing the...

Petra Dinkovová

From the moment I first stepped onto the 1st International School of Ostrava grounds, I knew it was the right place for me. It has everything one could wis...

Andrea Střelcová

VHS tapes about dinosaurs, Once Upon a Time… Life, documentaries narrated by David Attenborough and countless books written by Richard Dawkins. This is how...

Alumni

At fifteen, I was clear about the future, I would be a physicist. I started ISO rather out of inertia – from the basics I had a solid knowledge of En...

Alumni

I joined ISO at the beginning of the ninth grade. And even though I came to a class where everyone had known each other for a few years, I was surprised at...

Student

It was six years ago when I started to be part of the ISO community and the more I think about this year being my last the more I want to stay. Thanks to m...

Robert Michalík

I like things which make sense and I like doing what is worth doing and I appreciate people who do things, which are meaningful for them. A man who studies...

Student

When I first entered the school library, it was on the school’s Open Door Day, and I immediately knew – that’s the school for me. Colourful, cheerful...

Student

I have loved languages ​​since I was a child. I have always enjoyed traveling and the wonderful feeling of being able to talk to someone. But my passion ha...

Perla Špetíková

Whole my life I live in Ostrava, not for incredible scenery and weird air, however our family roots are very strong and give me important stability for my...

Pavla Lomičová

Since I was little, I like to plan everything in advance. And that is why I’ve chosen my job. When I was studying at elementary school, I was fascinated wi...

Šárka Humeníková

My first experience with teaching at 1st ISO has already convinced me that this school offers exactly what I am looking for as a teacher – a free and creat...