Christian Christian International School International School

of Pragueof PragueEstablished A.D. 2004Established A.D. 2004

Where in the world…?Where in the world…?

East of GermanyEast of Germany

Southwest of Southwest of PolandPoland

North of AustriaNorth of Austria

Northwest of Northwest of SlovakiaSlovakia

The Heart The Heart of Europeof Europe

Historic FiguresHistoric FiguresWenceslausWenceslausJohn HussJohn Huss – religious – religious reformer reformer Charles IVCharles IVComeniusComenius – Father – Father of Modern Education of Modern Education and a believerand a believerT. G. MasarykT. G. Masaryk – 1st – 1st President of President of Czechoslovakia and Czechoslovakia and a believera believerVaclav HavelVaclav Havel

Cultural FiguresCultural Figures

Smetana – 1800’s

My Country including “The Moldau”

Dvorak – late 1800’s

The New World SymphonySlavic Dances

Mozart loved Prague – 1700’s

Mozart’s Don Giovanni premiered in Prague in 1787

A Rich HistoryA Rich HistoryLate 800’s Late 800’s - Wenceslaus’ - Wenceslaus’ grandparents become grandparents become Christians.Christians.

13481348 – The Holy Roman – The Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV, begins Emperor, Charles IV, begins Charles University in PragueCharles University in Prague

1618-16481618-1648 - The Thirty Years - The Thirty Years War – The Protestants are War – The Protestants are killed, starved to death, or killed, starved to death, or chased out of the country. chased out of the country. Bohemia becomes nominally Bohemia becomes nominally Catholic.Catholic.

1939 1939 - The - The Nazis take over Nazis take over CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia

19181918 - Independence - Independence from the Hapsburgsfrom the Hapsburgs

19481948 – The – The communists win communists win free and “fair” free and “fair” electionselections

19419455 – –

WWII WWII

endsends

19681968 – Prague – Prague Spring – Socialism Spring – Socialism with a Facewith a Face

August 21, 1968August 21, 1968 – – Warsaw Pact Warsaw Pact countries occupy countries occupy CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia

January 1969January 1969 – – The Czechs beat The Czechs beat

the Russians in the Russians in ice hockey!!ice hockey!!

November 17-24, 1989November 17-24, 1989 – the – the Velvet RevolutionVelvet Revolution – the Russians pull – the Russians pull out, communism falls, out, communism falls, and Vaclav Havel and Vaclav Havel becomes president of becomes president of CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia

January 1993January 1993 – the – the Velvet DivorceVelvet Divorce – Czech – Czech Republic and the Republic and the Republic of Slovakia Republic of Slovakia become two distinct become two distinct countriescountries

Recently…Recently…

The Czech The Czech Republic joined Republic joined the European the European Union in 2004 Union in 2004 along with nine along with nine other countries, other countries, most of whom most of whom had been ruled had been ruled by former by former communist communist regimes.regimes.

Also recently…Also recently…God opened the God opened the

door to door to offering a new offering a new educational educational option …option …

Based on Based on a Christian a Christian worldview worldview QualityQualityAffordablAffordable…e…

ChristianChristian – From a biblical world and life From a biblical world and life

viewview

InternationalInternational– For students of all nationalitiesFor students of all nationalities

School School ofof– Educating children K-12Educating children K-12

PraguePrague– In the center of Prague, Czech In the center of Prague, Czech

RepublicRepublic

The Purpose of The Purpose of CISPCISP

““Our purpose is to provide an Our purpose is to provide an educationeducation – one that is – one that is academically excellent, academically excellent, relationally nurturing, and relationally nurturing, and practically oriented – from a practically oriented – from a biblical perspectivebiblical perspective designed to designed to assist students to assist students to know Godknow God better better and to and to serveserve and and transformtransform their their community community for Christfor Christ."."

Our TeachersOur Teachers

Personal relationship with ChristPersonal relationship with Christ

Supported with Prayer and Supported with Prayer and Finances Finances

Invest their lives in the studentsInvest their lives in the students

Committed to being a part of a Committed to being a part of a community of grace that affects community of grace that affects others for eternityothers for eternity

Our StudentsOur Students

Missionary Missionary Kids (MKs)Kids (MKs)Czech Czech nationalsnationalsInternational International business and business and diplomatic diplomatic familiesfamilies

Involved Involved Organizations…Organizations…Campus Crusade for ChristCampus Crusade for ChristInternational House of PrayerInternational House of PrayerInternational Institute for Christian StudiesInternational Institute for Christian StudiesInternational Mission BoardInternational Mission BoardPrague Christian FellowshipPrague Christian FellowshipReachGlobalReachGlobalResourcing Christian Education InternationalResourcing Christian Education InternationalSENDSENDTEAMTEAMTyrannus Hall InternationalTyrannus Hall InternationalWorldVentureWorldVenture

Our Prayer RequestsOur Prayer Requests

For the For the development of development of this new schoolthis new school

For the teachers For the teachers raising supportraising support

For school families For school families in transitionin transition

For the people of For the people of the Czech Republicthe Czech RepublicTrain up a child in the

way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:6

Our ThanksOur Thanks

For your For your prayersprayersFor your For your financiafinancial l supportsupport

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think,

according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ

Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21