Barrandov Elementary School will introduce bilingual education. He has the support of the management of Prague 5
02/07/2022 13:05:00
Already in the coming school year, the pupils of the Chaplinovo nám elementary school would in the Barrandov housing estate, they could also teach some subjects in English. The City of Prague 5, as the founder of the school, supports this decision.
“Bilingual teaching is a very suitable alternative to traditional education and the experience is clearly positive. That is why we have initiated this possibility towards schools. More principals of our schools showed interest, but the primary school in Barrandov also made further progress, which is also excellent for the implementation of this exercise, ”explains Renáta Zajíčková, mayor of the Prague 5 district.
The primary and nursery school in Barrandov opens a higher number of first classes every year and the introduction of bilingual education will not affect the placement of children from the catchment area, parents will not be interested in this type of education. Children will be admitted to the bilingual class according to standard school enrollment criteria and prior knowledge of English is required.
“We will be able to cover the teaching with the core teachers of our school and the program is funded from the state budget. The city district, as our founder, will also support the presence of native speakers in teaching, “calculates the director of the elementary school and kindergarten Chaplinovo nám. Veronika Urban Volfová.
The Prague 5 City Council has already approved the school’s request to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, which must allow teaching in two languages. According to the ideal scenario, take part in bilingual education in Barrandov this September.