Events
Tasting and group cooking (January–February 2024)
This year’s “Fruits, Vegetables, and Milk for Schools” project includes two pleasant educational activities involving a tasting basket from our suppliers. In January, we received two baskets from the Bohušovice Dairy containing sliced cheese, yogurt, curd cheese, skyr, low-fat milk, and flavored milk. All the participating pupils got to taste these products and then joined the adults in using them to make tasty snacks. In February, we got a tasting basket from the Brázda fruit and vegetable supplier – four different kinds of apples. Thank you.
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St. Valentine’s workshop (14 February 2024)
On St. Valentine’s Day, we held a “hearty” party, meaning an art workshop where we made hearts. Míša, Linda, Jana, and Ondra organized the event, where we worked with templates and tempera paints to create St. Valentine’s Day cards that the kids took home with them.
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Masopust / Carnival (13 February 2024)
This year’s carnival was a great success. Thanks to the mild winter, we could spend it outside with the kids, even though we somewhat missed having a winter atmosphere with snow drifts. Everybody wore great costumes, and we all frolicked, danced, and competed in games... We’re already looking forward to next year!
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Semester report cards (31 January 2024)
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Climbing wall (January – June 2024)
The idea of treating some of our pupils to an unusual sporting activity had been brewing for a long time. In collaboration with climbing instructor Filip Švejcar, we are now starting a series of visits to a climbing wall in Prague 4. Check out how our little athletes did.
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The Elements: Fire (30 January 2024)
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Theater performance (20 December 2023)
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Pre-Christmas church get-together (13 December 2023)
After a several-year pause, on 13 December 2023 we again organized a pre-Christmas get-together at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Prague 1, where we got to listen to talks by the directors of the Zahrádka Primary School and the Zahrada Integration Center, plus some words from the church’s minister. Music and song was provided by our friends, who have helped to make these gatherings more festive for many years now. In our thoughts, we focused on the coming celebration of the birth of Christ. Our pupils’ siblings shared the light from their candles, thus spreading the light to all. Everybody also received a small gift... And we were once again witness to the miracle of feathers floating down from somewhere on high... The merry and joyous holidays are upon us!
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Baking for parents (12 December 2023)
Our aromatic day continued on the afternoon of 12 December 2023 with an event for our pupils’ parents and siblings. It’s flu and cold season, so only three families arrived, but they enjoyed the workshop all the more. With Gábina showing the way, they all assembled traditional Linzer cookies and made wonderful coconut treats. The atmosphere was wonderful – thank you, all!
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Gingerbread workshop (12 December 2023)
On 12 December 2023, we again held a joint gingerbread-baking session in the Wagon Room. We kneaded the dough, rolled it out, and cut it into various shapes (snowmen, trees, angels, bells, and many others). Then we baked them all, letting the smell of Christmas waft through the whole school.
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St. Nicholas breakfast and angels bringing gifts (5 December 2023)
It’s an annual tradition that on this day we are visited by St. Nicholas with his bag of presents. In the morning, our colleagues Katka and Pavla – acting as his official representatives – offered everyone fragrant fruit punch and “devilish” hot dogs. During the morning hours, a group of angels was on hand to bring joy to all who were there. Not only did the angels carry a basket full of treats for all the good children, but they also sang and recited for us. May the holiday spirit stay with everyone until Christmas, just like the snow that fell on Parukářka Park.
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Autumn workshop: Creating with leaves (28 November 2023)
On 28 November 2023, we held an art workshop titled “Autumn Heads.” We took advantage of the fact that there are still leaves on the trees, and so we set out on a trip to the nearby park. Our teacher, Míša, carefully pressed all the leaves we picked. At the workshop, we chose from the pressed leaves and glued them onto sheets of paper, using our imagination to make all kinds of different faces. We can’t wait for the next workshop.
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The Elements: Air (15 November 2023)
The next instalment in our thematic cycle titled The Elements was on the subject of AIR.
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St. Martin’s Route (10 November 2023)
On the day before St. Martin’s Day, we could walk along a marked route in the garden on which we encountered sweet surprises. Instead of snowflakes we had raindrops, but it was worth the effort and we all enjoyed the little adventure.
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Toy trains (7 November 2023)
Another year has passed, and our colleague Robert again put together a morning model train program for the kids. This time, we could get involved more ourselves, including coming up with original station announcements. The rehabilitation team even put together a fun presentation on the subject of how to travel by train. Thank you for a beautiful event.
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Radlická Primary School for the kids of Zahrádka (24 October 2023)
On 24 October 2023, we were visited by a group of kids from grades 2 to 5 at Radlická Primary School, accompanied by two teachers and a teaching assistant. The kids prepared an art and dance program in advance. The main idea behind the visit was for the kids from Zahrádka to be able to join the activities. Both groups gave it their best, and in the end it was a success. During the morning program, the kids made pretty pictures together with an autumn theme and had a great time dancing. The kids worked together nicely. Thank you, Radlická Primary School, for making an interesting idea come true.
The Elements: Earth (13 October 2023)
We decided to make October’s Friday the thirteenth a happy day, and used it to launch or new project, “The Elements.” All the pupils and adults spent a beautiful morning together on the theme of the element EARTH. We used all our senses – sight, hearing, touch, smell, and even taste. We found ourselves in the woods, where it smelled like pine needles and wood and the birds were singing. We could touch various materials – rustling leaves, rugged pine cones, and smooth chestnuts – and could dig through clay, sand, or lentils. We also started a joint work of art that we will add to throughout the entire project. Anyone who wanted to could meditate, relax, or learn something about planet Earth. The whole event concluded with our favorite activity – tasting something yummy. We all made a moss desert whose sweet taste stayed with us long afterwards. Next time, we’ll explore AIR, which will blow us along our shared journey in search of all the four elements.
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Drive Away from School contest! (20–22 September 2023)
As part of the Walk to School campaign, Zahrádka and Zahrada organized a contest called Drive Away from School. The kids and adults split up into three teams to see how many kilometers they could ride on a MotoMed movement therapy device. The pupils rode according to their abilities, the adults with a preset level of difficulty and a five-minute time limit. And how did we do? Altogether, we “traveled” a remarkable 215.15 km. Parents, assistants, and drivers from the Bezba company joined in the fun as well. Thank you all for your athletic input. We’ll probably repeat the event next year, so let’s practice all year round and hope that we’ll make it far...
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Start of the 2023/2024 school year (11 September 2023)
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