English International School Prague
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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.{{cite web |title=PBS & EISP Together |url=https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/schools/prague/british-international/our-school/pbs-and-eisp-together |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103232721/https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/schools/prague/british-international/our-school/pbs-and-eisp-together |archive-date=2019-01-03 |access-date=2019-01-04 |website=nordangliaeducation.com |publisher=Prague British International School}}
History
The school was founded in 1995.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} It was previously in Na Okruhu 395, Prague 4."[https://web.archive.org/web/20010413232107/http://www.eisp.cz/ Home Page]." The English International School Prague. 13 April 2001. Retrieved on 5 January 2019. "Na Okruhu 395, 142 00, Prague 4, Czech Republic" Its final Prague 4 campus, Libuš campus at Brunelova 960/12, opened in 2007."[https://web.archive.org/web/20080304005444/http://www.eisp.cz/?idpg=49 Our new campus ]." The English International School Prague. 4 March 2008. Retrieved on 5 January 2019. This campus, now a part of the British International School of Prague,"[https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/schools/prague/british-international/our-school/one-school-three-campuses One School, Three Campuses]." Prague British International School. Retrieved on 4 January 2019. "Libuš campus Brunelova 960/12 142 00 Praha 4 " has a {{convert|6782|sqm|sqft|adj=on}} building on a {{convert|18029|sqm|sqft|adj=on}} plot of land.{{cite web|url=http://eisp.cz:80/?idpg=20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103134221/http://eisp.cz:80/?idpg=20|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-11-03|title=History of the new campus|publisher=Prague English International School|date=2007-11-03|access-date=2019-01-05}}
In 2015, Nord Anglia Education announced a global collaboration with The Juilliard School to enrich performing arts education in its schools.{{cite press release|title=Nord Anglia Education And The Juilliard School Announce Global Collaboration|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nord-anglia-education-and-the-juilliard-school-announce-global-collaboration-300040335.html}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://m.ihned.cz/domaci/c1-65230200-prazska-skola-rozjela-hudebni-obor-slavne-konzervatore-juilliard-krome-svycarska-je-jedina-v-evrope|title=Pražská škola rozjela hudební obor slavné konzervatoře Juilliard. Kromě Švýcarska je jediná v Evropě|language=cs}}
The final headmaster of the school was Mel Curtis who joined in 2017.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
Curriculum
The school uses the National Curriculum of England, and offers IGCSEs at 16 and the IB Diploma (International Baccalaureate Diploma) at 18. The English International School Prague has a small teacher to pupil ratio.{{Cite news|url=https://www.expats.cz/prague/article/czech-education/Prague-private-schools/|title=The Private School Advantage|access-date=2016-11-11|archive-date=2016-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111191257/https://www.expats.cz/prague/article/czech-education/Prague-private-schools/|url-status=dead}} It is owned by Nord Anglia Education, which runs 43 schools internationally, educating more than 34,000 students in 15 countries.
Notable alumni
References
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External links
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- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.eisp.cz|title=EISP Website}}
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{{Nord Anglia Education}}
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Category:International Baccalaureate schools in the Czech Republic
Category:Educational institutions established in 1995
Category:Nord Anglia Education
Category:1995 establishments in the Czech Republic
Category:2018 disestablishments in the Czech Republic
Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 2018
Category:British international schools in the Czech Republic