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Philosophy & Objectives
Our Philosophy
The 1st International School of Ostrava aims for excellence in providing a challenging and inspiring education to children of all nationalities living in the Moravian-Silesian Region. We encourage students to strive to attain their full intellectual, creative, moral and physical potential as we recognize that they will be the custodians of tomorrow’s world.
Through small class groups we endeavor to provide dynamic, supportive and engaging environments to help children develop into enthusiastic life-long learners. The foundation of our curriculum and methodology is our respect for the individual learning styles of students, and our understanding of the needs of both local and international students.
Our Objectives
In a spirit of cooperation and partnership with students, parents and the wider community, we strive to achieve our aims.
Curricular Objectives:
- To maintain a rigorous and balanced curriculum that draws upon the best elements of curricula from around the world.
- To enable students to explore similarities and differences in ways of life, race, culture, history, and religion, contributing to a spirit of understanding, respect for others and high self-esteem.
- To ensure all students attain the required knowledge and skills of the key learning areas of the curriculum.
- To introduce students to environmental and developmental issues and their effects on the quality of life both locally and globally.
- To develop students’ understanding of physical and mental health, helping them to become confident, positive and active participants in life.
- To develop in students an appreciation of art, music, literature and drama from around the world.
Supporting Objectives:
- To create a happy, stable and safe environment that promotes a positive attitude to learning.
- To provide opportunities for all students to be successful and to be recognized for both effort and achievement in all that they do, thereby motivating students to achieve their full potential.
- To encourage an enthusiastic school spirit and a sense of belonging.
- To integrate students with special needs and those studying English as a foreign language into the school as seamlessly as possible.
- To develop in students an attitude of individual responsibility for his or her actions, based on the values of honesty, respect, self-control, fairness, and concern for others.
- To develop in students the ability to think independently, as well as the ability to reflect, analyse and criticise in a constructive manner.
- To develop dynamic, innovative and creative learners.
- To promote staff professional development in order to ensure the highest quality teaching standards possible.