We Learn Through Play – In Czech, English, and Most of All, with Joy

In a bilingual kindergarten, children learn every day. Sometimes they don’t even notice – and that’s a good thing.
Because the most valuable learning doesn’t come from worksheets. It comes from those moments when a child realizes that things make sense, that they understand – and that they can handle it on their own.

At our kindergarten, this kind of discovery happens naturally. Every day, in everyday situations. Children learn not only Czech and English, but also how to cooperate, think, talk about emotions, resolve conflicts, develop motor skills and body coordination. And they laugh all the time. (And sometimes get a bit messy.)

🎨 We Educate Every Day – But Without Pressure

Our kindergarten has no school bell or formal lessons. But we do have an educational plan, based on child development, pedagogy, and good old common sense. It looks like this:

• Colors, shapes, numbers, letters – through games, creative play, and hands-on activities.
• Movement and balance – obstacle courses, rhythm, dancing, climbing, running, as well as sitting in a circle and healthy posture.
• Fine motor skills – cutting, threading, gluing, folding, drawing.
• Communication and language – rhymes, stories, drama, fairy tales, shared conversations.
• Social skills – learning to cooperate, share, say “no” and “thank you.”
• Emotions and self-regulation – children are free to express how they feel, and we help them understand and manage their emotions.

All of this takes place in a safe space where nobody is afraid to ask, to try, or to make mistakes. Because mistakes are friends – not something to fear.

🎒 School Readiness? Every Day, But Without Pressure

Our preschoolers have their own space – they work with worksheets, practice pre-writing skills, count, and talk about the world around them. But our approach remains the same: we don’t “play school” – we prepare for it naturally.

We focus on:

• developing attention and concentration,
• independent problem solving,
• communication skills and natural confidence,
• and practical life skills – like spatial awareness, holding a pencil, and following instructions.

We teach children that learning can be fun. And that they don’t need to be “the best” – it’s enough to grow at their own pace.

🇬🇧 English? It's a Natural Part of Every Day

Now to the second amazing thing – English.
For us, it’s not a subject. It’s like a friend who’s just present every day.

Our kindergarten is a bilingual environment – caregivers speak Czech and English, depending on the situation. Children hear English during daily routines – at meals, during play, while getting dressed, or outside. We don’t translate. We just speak.

So English doesn’t appear as “another task,” but as another language that naturally makes sense.

🧠 Why English at Such a Young Age?

• Children are naturally tuned into language – they imitate, pick up melody and meaning even before they realize it’s a “foreign language.”
• They’re brave speakers – not afraid, not perfectionists – they just give it a go.
• Two languages boost attention, language sensitivity, and cognitive flexibility.
• A child who understands “Let’s go outside” has a lifelong advantage – without stress or rote memorization.

And the best part? Kids often don’t even realize they know English. They just say something. And it makes sense.

🗣 What Do Parents Say?

“Won’t they get confused?”
They won’t. Children naturally associate languages with people. They know that Auntie Hanka speaks one way and Auntie Sophie another – and they accept it as normal.

“What if they mix Czech and English?”
Totally normal. It’s a phase. Kids use what they know – and as their language grows, they sort it out themselves. Sentences like “Já chci ten red autíčko” are just a step along the way. A transition phase.

“But what if they don’t speak at all?”
Let them be. Speech will come. What matters is that they understand, feel safe, and are surrounded by good language models.

🌱 We Teach in Two Languages – But Most of All, We Teach for Life

Our goal isn’t for kids to recite the English alphabet by heart or sort shapes perfectly.
We want them to get to know themselves, find their pace, express their thoughts, and understand others.

And if they manage to say “I want to play with you” or start counting in English naturally?
Even better.