The English International School, Prague (EISP) was a fee-paying, international day school for pupils 2–18. The school followed the English curriculum and the teaching staff were primarily trained in the UK. It merged into the Prague British International School as of September 2018.

History

The school was founded in 1995. It was previously in Na Okruhu 395, Prague 4. Its final Prague 4 campus, Libuš campus at Brunelova 960/12, opened in 2007. This campus, now a part of the British International School of Prague,One School, Three Campuses
" Prague British International School. Retrieved on 4 January 2019. "Libuš campus Brunelova 960/12 142 00 Praha 4 " has a building on a plot of land. In 2015,

Nord Anglia Education Nord Anglia Education, commonly referred to as Nord Anglia, is a provider of international schools. The head office is in Nova South, 160 Victoria Street, London. Nord Anglia has 70+ private day and boarding schools which are located in 30 co ...

announced a global collaboration with

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to enrich performing arts education in its schools. The English International School Prague became one of ten pioneering schools to begin embedding this collaboration in its performing arts teaching, commencing in September 2015. The final headmaster of the school was Mel Curtis who joined in 2017.

Curriculum

The school uses the

National Curriculum A national curriculum is a common programme of study in schools that is designed to ensure nationwide uniformity of content and standards in education. It is usually legislated by the national government, possibly in consultation with state or other ...

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, and offers

IGCSE The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is an English language based examination similar to GCSE and is recognised in the United Kingdom as being equivalent to the GCSE for the purposes of recognising prior attain ...

s at 16 and the

IB Diploma The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a two-year educational programme primarily aimed at 16-to-19-year-olds in 140 countries around the world. The programme provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into ...

(International Baccalaureate Diploma) at 18. The English International School Prague has a small teacher to pupil ratio. It is owned by

, which runs 43 schools internationally, educating more than 34,000 students in 15 countries.

Notable alumni

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(born 1995) – singer, songwriter, model

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:English International School Prague Schools in the Czech Republic

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

International schools in the Czech Republic International Baccalaureate schools in the Czech Republic Educational institutions established in 1995 Nord Anglia Education 1995 establishments in the Czech Republic 2018 disestablishments in the Czech Republic Educational institutions disestablished in 2018