FACULTY AND STAFF

We are a cohesive group of professionals committed to providing your children with an effective, positive and safe learning environment. All of the teachers are fully qualified preschool and nursery teachers from the Czech Republic and abroad. All staff members pass regular medical checks; we also carry out police screening on everyone working within the school. All teachers are bilingual or native English speakers. They engage in regular training and development ensuring they are up-to-date with the latest methods and curriculum changes. In addition, some staff members had passed First Aid Training and have valid First-Aid Certificates.

Besides qualified Class Tutors, we employ a bilingual Teacher Assistant, a Teacher Aide, Art and Music teachers, and a professional Physical Education and Gymnastics Instructor. We also collaborate with a child psychologist, a speech therapist, and other medicine and education specialists.

Ms. Soňa Podsedníková

Head of Preschool

Ms. Podsedníková is a fully qualified preschool teacher with many years experience. She completed her bachelor's degree with honors. Her practicum focused on teaching children with different mother tongues and how that impacts children learning within the Czech curriculum. Her teaching methodology gives room for learning through creativity and playfulness.

She has many years experience as a nursery teacher, a teacher for older children with special needs, and also as a caregiver for seniors and people with disabilities. She holds a number of certificates from various courses, including the Red Cross - First Aid for Infants and Children, the Technique for Care for People with Disabilities, and certification of Charity and Social Care.

As Head of Preschool, Ms. Podsedníková oversees the day-to-day operations. She manages teachers and other members of staff and is in charge of student enrolments

Ms. Ester Kozohorská

Deputy Director

Ms. Kozohorská is a qualified preschool teacher, currently studying English language program in Prague. She speaks Czech and English. She enjoys teaching children, combining it with music, books and being active as well as having a positive impact on them and seeing their growth and progress.

Ms. Klára Grunsberg M.S.

Financial Director, Methodologist

Having graduated from Charles University in 2001, Ms. Grunsberg has extensive experience with educational start-ups. She is the Co-founder of such schools as the Christian International School of Prague and some other Preschools in Prague.

Ms. Grunsberg is a special pedagogue and leads and coordinates the organization's methodology and financial planning. You can reach her at: kgrunsberg@tielc.cz

Ms. Emma Theobald

EAL Teacher - Group 2

Ms. Theobald is from London U.K. and is a qualified TEFL teacher. She has spent many years working in health and social care caring for the vulnerable, young and elderly.

Before joining Florentinum nursery she worked in a nursery in Prague supporting a young autistic child. She loves to teach young children through play and fun activities. Being a mother herself she understands the needs of babies and toddlers. So parents can feel well assured their child is in caring and capable hands.

Ms. Erin Barb

EAL Teacher - Group 3

Ms. Barb is originally from the US state of Illinois. She studied geography at the University of Montana, where she lived before moving to New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz. Her love of travel and adventure brought her to Prague, where she taught English for many years.

Erin is an enthusiastic teacher who strives to foster learning by exploring the why and experimenting to find out how.

Ms. Therese Siewe

Nursery / Professional School Nurse

Ms. Siewe is a certified medic and a caregiver who worked with seniors and with children; first in Cameroon and later in Prague and Paris where Therese did further studies.

Having started her career in medicine, Therese gradually shifted to Early Childhood Education and gained considerable experience working with children. We consider her medical background a serious advantage and a great addition to our team.

Therese works as a Teaching Assistant and her duties include food distribution, taking care of children during outside walks and working as a supply teacher.

Ms. Helena Peřtová

Nanny

Ms. Peřtová takes care of our youngest kids as a teacher assistant and the nanny. She is a qualified proffesional nanny. She previously worked as a nanny and teacher assistant in private preachool and in the families.

Helena has successfully trained in „First Aid for Children” organised by Klara Agency.

Ms. Annelise Edvardsen

PE Teacher

Ms. Edvardsen loves to teach children about being active and being healthy. Annelise enjoys seeing the smiles on their faces, and know that she can help them learn about games, enjoying the different aspects of physical education. She speaks English and Norwegian, studying business here in the Czech Republic.

František Staněk

Music Teacher

František teaches our students musical activities. Children participate in rhythm, song, instrumental and movement activities that reinforce children's participation in circle time and independent musical play. František speaks English and Czech.

Mr. Oliver Grunsberg

PE Teacher

Mr. Grunsberg develops lesson plans and teaches classes related to exercise and health. He provides maximum physical activity during the class period and teaches skills and activities that transfer into physical activity outside of physical education. He is a student of furniture design. He speaks English and Czech.

Ms. Elizabeth Polak

School Professional Consultant

Ms. Polak holds a degree in Education and has many years of teaching experience both in Prague and the US. She has always had an affinity for small children and enjoys getting to know them, so she can help them learn in a way that is natural and fun.

She brings to the classroom a love of books and music and does not mind getting messy with the children. As an experienced mother, she directs her students with wisdom and loving care.

Mgr. Šárka Bocianová

School Speech Therapist

Ms. Bocianová graduated in Speech Therapy at Palacký University in Olomouc. Since 2013 she has worked as a speech therapist in Litomyšl and Brno. After certification in Clinical Speech Therapy in 2017, she opened her own Clinical Speech Therapy clinic providing specialized counselling in the field of communication.

She follows an individual approach according to the personal needs of each child. She uses modern and progressive methods and is constantly educating herself. She offers counselling to children with disorders or difficulties in attention and concentration, speech understanding, articulation, social communication and speech fluency.

Ms. Olga Krizek

School Professional Consultant

Ms. Krizek is a graduate of the University of Brighton and the University of Plymouth. Her specific fields are Psychology and Counselling. She has recently been working as a Specialist Language Teacher and a Class Teacher in London.

Ms. Krizek’s contribution to our team will help us address the developmental needs of all pupils and deliver a comprehensive school program encouraging all student’s academic, personal and social development.

Free Job Vacancies

We employ highly professional teachers and their assistants. Although each one of us in our team has a slightly different teaching style, strong points, and approach to children, it is beneficial that we share the core values – a consistent understanding of our concept of education and the need to pass these values to our pupils. We are aware of the responsibility to achieve our goals in education and to support our pupils so that they may become active and successful students.

NURSERY MALE/FEMALE TEACHER WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

We are looking for a qualified preschool pedagogue. Communicative knowledge of the English language is a condition, also in the written form. If you are interested in another position or are an applicant we are looking for, fill in the job application.

WE OFFER:

Proffesional teachers training
Career advancement
Lunch & snack
Monthly flat fee for lesson planning
Health program: food supplements, vaccinations (flue, tick)

If our job offer attracted your attention, please apply for any of the free vacancies corresponding to your professional orientation. We will contact you as soon as possible.
Lic. Soňa PodsedníkováHead of Preschool and Nursery

We don’t differentiate between people based on their race, ethnical origin, gender, religion, age or handicap.
Nancy KeverProfessional Education Consultant

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