About the High School

The Czech-English eight-year High School Duhovka has been a part of the comprehensive Duhovka education system for children from 1.5 years old to adulthood for more than ten years. We offer a full-time eight-year Czech-English programme concluded with the Czech final exams (maturita) or with International Baccalaureate (IB Diplomma). We also offer distance four-year programme concluded with the Czech final exam.

We are inspired especially by the pedagogical principles of Maria Montessori which support and respect the individual development of the child as well as cooperation among children in a group. Our goal is to teach children how to think in context and how to build their skills, not only their knowledge. We hope to instill developed critical thinking in our graduates, to make them feel satisfied with who they are and capable of making their own way through life.

We expect our students not only to continue their studies at Czech university or abroad but also to be interested in lifelong education and to never stop working on themselves.

We aim to establish a friendly and open atmosphere at the school for the students to enjoy and to teach them tolerance and responsibility for their own behavior and decisions. In teaching, we prefer methods that focus on getting students interested in education, the development of their motivation to learn, and the growth of personality qualities.

The Educational Program of Duhovka High School combines the requirements of the Czech high school curriculum with international programs. Subjects are taught both in Czech and in English (by certified native English speakers). Our curriculum respects the balance of language, social sciences and the exact elements of the study plan which also includes a wide range of optional subjects.

We ensure that studies and practical life are interwoven. Studies also include a wide range of attractive curricular and extracurricular activities - an adaptation course for prima students, ski trips, trips with canoes and kayaks, expeditions, afternoon clubs, and many more activities are available.

The story of Duhovka high School

The creation of an eight-year high school in 2010 was a natural step for us to build on the existing elementary school, which at that time had only grades 1-5. At the same time, the eight-year high school was to be a natural outcome of the holistic education path that had begun, with a very strong emphasis on English and with the aim of offering students a comprehensive Czech-English Montessori education system from nursery to graduation.

Our high school creates a stable base for students' future development and opens as many doors as possible at the end of their studies. The International IB Baccalaureate completes the bilingual education and provides further opportunities for studies and work not only in the Czech Republic but also anywhere in the world.

Ivana and Tomáš Janeček
Duhovka Founders