LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMMECOMENIUSSchool Partnership

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PROGRAM CELOŽIVOTNÍHO UČENÍ COMENIUS

Partnerství škol  

Evropská výuka pomocí informačních a komunikačních technologií 

JAN AMOS

COMENIUS

THE TEACHER OF NATIONS

CZECH REPUBLIC

HEART OF EUROPE

BASIC INFORMATION The Czech Republic is situated in the middle of Europe. It borders on Slovakia, Austria, Poland and Germany. The borders are lined by the mountains. The Giant mountains are the highest mountains.

(The highest mountain is Sněžka - 1602m). The lowlands line along the rivers. The most watery river is the Elbe, the longest one is the Vltava. An alleviative oceanic type of climate with western circulation appears mostly.The population of the Czech Republic is 10,3 mil., with national minorities of Slovaks, Poles and Germans. While 46 million people travel abroad, 101 million tourists visit the Czech Republic every year. (1994).

CZECH REPUBLIC

HISTORY First settlement: 30 000 B.C.

First proved inhabitants: Celts

First state formation: The empire of Sám (600 - 655 )

Czech state becomes a kingdom (line of Přemyslovci, Charles IV): 13th century

A part of Austrian empire: 1526 – 1918

Rise of Czechoslovac Republic: 28th October 1918 (first president T. G. Masaryk)

Period of totalitarian rule of the Communist party: 1948 – 1989

Rise of the Czech Republic: 1st January 1993 (president Václav Havel)

Czech Republic entered the EU on 1st May 2004, with the chair in 2009

CZECH REPUBLIC

NATIONAL EMBLEMBS

National emblem

The Czech flag

Prezident banner

State seal

State colours (red-blue-white tricolour)

Czech state anthem „Kde domov můj?“

CZECH REPUBLIC

Crown jevels

POLITICAL SYSTEM

The Czech Republic is a democratic parliamentary republic. The president

and the government has the executive power. The government proposes

the legislation. It is responsible to the Chamber of Deputies. President is

the head of the state.

The parliament is double-chambered – with the Chamber of Deputies and

the Senate. 200 members are voted to the Chamber of Deputies and 81

senators to the Senate.

CZECH REPUBLIC

LANDMARKS

Czech lands were confronted with many different cultural influences

during the course of history. Rich cultural heritage was preserved there.

There are 12 registered landmark reservations in the Czech Republic,

acknowledged by the international organization UNESCO. The most

significant is Prague and its historical centre.

CZECH REPUBLIC

NATURAL ASSETS

The Czech natural assets is protected by many wilderness areas

and nature preserves. There were declared four national parks in

hight protect mode.

Our streams of mineral water are used as curative methods or

table water.

CZECH REPUBLIC

INDUSTRY AND AGRONOMYThe Czech industry has a long-term tradition. A share of food-

processing industry has increased in last years. On the other hand

a share of engineering has fallen off. Anyway engineering is still

pretty important branch of industry in Czech Republic.

A production of flour, sugar, meat and beer is valued for food

industry. There is a tradition in keeping fresh water fish - that´s

why our fishpond managment is so developed.

CZECH REPUBLIC

WHAT DO YOU SURELY KNOW ABOUT THE CZECH ?

SPORT – Jaromír Jágr, Petr Čech, Roman Šebrle

BEER – Pilsner Urquell, Budweisser

VELVET REVOLUTION (1989) – Václav Havel CARS – Škoda, Tatra

CONTACT LENSES and SILON

LUMP SUGAR

THE WORD „ROBOT“

MISS WORLD - Taťána Kuchařová

CZECH REPUBLIC

CITY IN MOTION

OSTRAVA

Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic.

Total area: 214 km² Population: about 317, 000

23 town districtsLatitude: 49°50'30.31″ N, Longitude: 18°17'29.56″ E

Altitude: 208–334 mOstrava is situated on the junction of rivers Lučina, Odra,

Opava and Ostravice.

Townhall of Ostrava Ostrava emblem

BRIEF HISTORY30, 000 years ago – first residence of huntsmen (the oldest usage of hard-coal in the world)

8th century - there were 3 castles

1763 – in the town area was found a coal-seam

Second half of 19 th century - big industrial development, foundation of Vitkovice steel, Ostrava became an industrial centre of Habsburg Monarchy

1930s - departments stores Bachner, Brouk a Babka

14 th March  1939 - the occupation of German army

30 th April 1945 - freedom of Ostrava by Soviet army

1949–1951 - building of Arcelor Mittal, the city became „the steel heart of the republic“

1997 – great flooding in Ostrava

View of Ostrava, 1855

Venus from Petrkovice

INDUSTRY

Arcelor Mittal – production and elaboration of pig-iron and steel

Vítkovice Steel – mettalurgical and engineering produce

Industrial zone Hrabova– business activities, firm domiciles:

Asus, SungWoo Hitech, STP Invest, Briggs & Stratton,…

OKD – sole producer of pit-coal in Czech Republic

UNIVERSITIES

VŠB – Technical university

University of Ostrava

Business college

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

ZOO Ostrava – more than 900 animals

Industrial centre – authentic buildings of the mines

Museum of mining – origination and developmnet of coal-mining

Miniuni area – You can see there thumb-nails of European buildings

Vitkovice – authentic zone since 19 th century

SPORT

Ice-hockey club Vítkovice Fotball club Baník Ostrava

Golden spike – international athletic meeting since 1961

LEISURE TIME

The Stodolni Street – more than 60 restaurants, cafés and

night- clubs situated on this street

Beskydy Mountains – national park not far from Ostrava

peak – Lysá Hora (altitude 1,323 m)

ZÁKLADNÍ ŠKOLA A MATEŘSKÁ ŠKOLA Ostrava-Hrabůvka, Mitušova 16,

příspěvková organizace

1978 - 2008

KEYS TO THE WORLD

BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SCHOOL

We have been educating by course of education program the

„KEYS TO THE WORLD“ since 1st Septembre 2008.

Number of pupils: 404Number of teachers: 28 Number of classes: 19

Headmaster: Mgr. Martin Pail

EXTENDED EDUCATION OF LANGUAGES

Pupils start learning their first foreign language-English-in the first class. The second one – French, German or Russian – starts in the 6th class. 

ECOLOGY-MINDED

The second specific target of our school is enviromentalism. We are members of the Ecological education club and we also cooperate with ZOO Ostrava and sponsor the animals in ZOO. Regularly we are placed in town competitions about ecology and arrange the Earthday exhibitons.

We were awarded the prize „ Ecoschool“ in 2005. 

INFORMATICS

The third specific target is our active work in the ICT area . Our PC room is furnished with very modern ICT technology. We arrange the ICT courses and we were awarded the certificate „Information centre of government Information policy in education“ by Ministry of Education.

PHOTOGALLERY

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