Our methodology is based on the art of teaching and motivating children for all-round development. Every two months we rotate the topic we focus on. A regular part of our programme are 8 types of clubs that are chosen for the comprehensive development of the child’s personality and physical skills.
Václav Dědek
Director and founder of the Start-up školka
Each club is held at least once a week.
The youngest children start with English language, art, basic gymnastics, singing, dancing and practical Montessori activities. Older children have an All-Knowing Club, yoga and sports games. For the preschoolers, we have added a Preschooler to easily prepare them for school.
The magical world of elves and fairies
September, October, November 2024
At the beginning of the school year, during the magical autumn, our old friends, the elf Karlínek and the fairy Zvonilka, will guide us. They will show new children the kindergarten from all sides and draw them into their fairytale world. Outside, we will gather colorful leaves, chestnuts, acorns, and rowan berries for crafting. We’ll taste the autumn harvest, cook vegetable soup together, make rosehip tea, and bake plum cakes and St. Martin’s rolls. We’ll learn about trees, forest animals, and mushrooms. We’ll play as elves and fairies, developing our imagination, creativity, curiosity, and friendship.
Advent Traditions and Crafts December 2024
Know-it all’s Time Machine January, February, March 2025
Do you want to know how dinosaurs, prehistoric people, princes, kings, and queens lived? All of this will become a reality from January! Know-it-all has hidden his time machine at our Start-up Kindergarten in Karlín, and we will embark on a journey through time with it! Who wouldn’t want to stand face-to-face with dinosaurs, meet noble princesses, try out how kings dined, or see how ordinary children lived in the past? We’ll fly through the prehistoric era, ancient times, and the Middle Ages, experiencing the uniqueness, adventure, and challenges of each period firsthand. We will also take a peek into the future and return with gratitude to our own time.
The boys from the beaver river April, May, June 2025
This spring, the children will spend time with Rikitan, the leader of the boys from the Beaver River. He will show us life and the world in all its diversity, fullness, and authenticity. He will take us on adventurous journeys, teach us how to tie knots, and amaze us with his knowledge of natural sciences, quick wit, agility, and, most importantly, his pure character. We will train our skills, speed, agility, and attention by earning “beaver badges.” We’ll cultivate honesty, courage, perseverance, and team spirit. We will sing and play around the campfire, complete challenges of strength, aiming, flowers, the great silence, and nobility. The “beaver badge” challenges will test both our skills and character, and we will celebrate life and nature.
The Pirates of Karlín July, August 2025
Hi! All aboard! In July, we will set sail from Karlín on an adventurous journey across the seas and oceans of the world. We will become pirates and sailors chasing treasures hidden in caves, along the shores, underground, and even in the middle of the waters! We will learn to work together, read maps and constellations in the night sky, and determine the cardinal directions to make navigation at sea and on land as easy as possible. We’ll sing sea shanties, dance pirate dances, draw maps, make telescopes and compasses, start a ship’s log, and embark on exploration expeditions. Shall we set sail?
Start-up školka Karlín, z.s.
IČO: 19211465
Hybešova 516/2,
Praha 8 Karlín, 186 00
Constitution of the Association
T: +420 735 959 387
E: info@skolkakarlin.cz