Contacts

Ondřej Lepka

Director of the Consilium School Network
Ondřej Lepka was a CEO of a Education group providing education from kindergarten to 8-year high school. Together with his team he has gone through the whole process of International Baccalaureate accreditation. Ondřej believes that learning is a lifelong process. He believes that it is important to know that making a mistake is not bad. According to him, a well-established school creates a sort of a golden circle - a satisfied student, the teacher and the parent. To achieve that, two-way effective communication is essential. He would like to apply all the skills he gained in HR (Human resources), use his experience with education and knowledge of the Czech scholar legislation. His goal is to establish well-functioning education system. In his free time, he likes to travel and meet with his friends.

Šárka Ochmanová

Director
Šárka Ochmanová studied primary school teaching in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ostrava. She has devoted her entire professional career to teaching. In addition to Czech state education, she has come to know the teaching systems of many different countries, whether as a parent during her two-year stay in the United States or in the position of teacher, and later deputy principal, at private elementary schools. She had the opportunity to see the teaching system in Steve Jobs' schools in Holland and Great Britain, including the practical use of iPads in teaching, which is supported directly by Apple. Her management is based on teamwork, where she uses, among other things, the mentoring skills she acquired as part of her lifelong education. She is fulfilled by working with people, where she can make use of her rich experience.

Silvia Bettesová

Administrative Assistant, Uniforms
Silvia is a new member of the Beehive team, her main focus is to support effective and comfortable school life, and to help Beehive's parents, teachers and children. Silvia graduated from the Faculty of Education in English, German and Literature. Silvia will use her knowledge and skills to make Beehive School the right place for children to learn and progress. Silvia likes travelling, reading books and self-education.

Kristýna Přibylová

School psychologist
Kristýna graduated with a master's degree in Psychology from the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University in Brno. During her studies, she completed a one-semester Erasmus+ stay at the Dutch University of Groningen, where she focused on environmental psychology and the development of creativity and talent. She gained experience with children during practical internships in various organizations and at children's camps as a leader. Kristýna Přibylová decided to deepen her love for Scandinavia and Nordic detective stories by studying the Swedish language, also at Masaryk University. In addition to reading detective stories, she enjoys Postcrossing, drawing, traveling (mainly to the north) and zumba.

Matylda Sloupová

Deputy Director, 4.A Class Teacher, Preventist
Matylda graduated from the Faculty of Education at Charles University where she studied primary school with a focus on music education. She furthered her education at the Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies (ČVUT) in the field of Methodology for English Language Teachers. Matylda gained extensive teaching experience at various state schools, worked in a small community school and in a state language school. She lived in America for a year before maternity leave. Before joining the Beehive team, she worked at an international school, where, in addition to the Czech language and homeland studies, she also taught Czech to foreigners. During her teaching practice, she completed a number of extension courses for teachers: Creative School - Activity Learning, Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking, Methodology for Effective Involvement of Interactive boards in Teaching, Mathematical Environments of Hejný Maths, Systemic pedagogy. From the 2023/24 school year, she also works in the position of deputy director and is part of Beehive's student support team as a school preventist.

Hannah Grace Delia

Director of English Studies, 1.A English Teacher
Hannah is from Connecticut (U.S.A.) and has been working with children in various capacities since she was a teenager, at which time she began working in a preschool and teaching swim lessons. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education with a focus in mathematics from the University of Maine. During her time at university, Hannah spent a semester studying multicultural approaches to education and pedagogy in Reggio Emilia, Italy at the Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia. This experience inspired her to move abroad after graduation, and to work in an international and diverse environment. Hannah has worked at Beehive since 2019, where she loves working with the children and helping to bring their passions and curiosities to life. Her favourite part of teaching is seeing the growth children make throughout the school year and being able to support and motivate that progress. Since 2023, she has been the Director of English Studies, coordinating the English curriculum and helping the English side of Beehive to grow.

Monika Koubová

3.A Class Teacher
Monika graduated Primary School Teacher Training with a specialization in Art Education at the Faculty of Education of Charles University and Additional Pedagogical Studies with a specialization in foreign language teaching. She has many years of experience from the international school Prague British School, where she gradually worked in various positions from Pre-Nursery to Key-Stage 1 and several years of experience as a teacher of English and Czech for foreigners. During her practice, she also completed a number of trainings and courses (Birth to Three Matters, Specific Learning Difficulties, Teaching Gifted and Talented Students, Teaching Support for Pupils with a Focus on Reading Literacy, Start Together, Teaching Czech as a Second Language). Monika lives with her husband, two sons, and a turtle, and she prefers to spend her free time actively with her family. She enjoys sports, reading, and traveling.

Khadija Ibrahim

2.B English Teacher
Nine years ago, Khadija relocated to the Czech Republic in pursuit of her advanced education. Holding a Master's degree in teaching English as a second language, she has been teaching the English language and other subjects in English for nine years. Throughout this time, she taught diverse age groups in three countries: Yemen, Jordan, and the Czech Republic. Prior to joining Beehive, Khadija dedicated six years to teaching at a private primary school in Pardubice. She also holds a TEFL certification from SPEVACEK language school, where she maintains a part-time teaching position. Khadija's teaching philosophy is rooted in learning by doing. Her teaching style embraces the saying, "Teach me and I forget, show me and I remember, engage me and I learn." Outside of her professional endeavors, Khadija maintains an enthusiasm for learning new things. She finds delight in activities such as dancing, cultural events, nature, photography, and travelling.

Stanislava Stašková

2.B Class Teacher, Speech Therapist, Special Education
Stanislava graduated from the Faculty of Education at Charles University with a degree in primary school education. In her further studies, she also completed coures in special pedagogy (special education) with a focus in speech therapy. She gained experience with children while working for many years at an elementary school. While there, she focused mainly on children with specific needs and learning to work patiently with these students. Within her work on correcting speech and maximizing attention spans, Stanislava considers traditional methodology as well as relaxation techniques and alternative methods. Stanislava studied English abroad and worked in Australia, where she applied her language skills and also earned citizenship. She has family there, whom she regularly visits. Spending time with children, who return her joy with their smiles, is one of her favorite things to do. Stanislava also plays the piano, likes to create art from different materials and enjoys maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Petra Mishevska

2.A English Teacher, Spanish Teacher
After finishing her BA in English Language and Literature, Petra started teaching Spanish at a language school in Macedonia. A few months later, she also started working as a full time English and Spanish teacher at EFIS (International French School of Skopje). While living in Skopje, she came to Prague for a month to finish the CELTA course at Oxford House. Three years after working as a teacher in Macedonia, she moved to Prague and started working as an English and Spanish teacher at ZS Victoria School. Teaching is Petra’s first love and she cannot imagine herself doing anything else other than that. She loves spending her free time with her family, including her dog Lungo. Apart from that, she likes doing pilates and yoga. She also loves reading and of course, traveling.

Jana Rožánková

5.A Class Teacher
Jana graduated with a degree in primary teaching from the Faculty of Education at Charles University in Prague. Her studies enabled her to gain a deeper understanding of Professor Hejný's mathematics methodology, the elements of which she applies in her teaching. During her studies, she was involved in a number of volunteer activities. She spent time tutoring the children of medical professionals while completing a one-month internship in Indonesia. Jana places a great emphasis on providing a safe and supportive classroom climate, which she considers essential for effective learning. In her free time, she practices yoga and is interested in living a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Her great passion is dancing, which she has been devoted to since childhood.

Purva Sawant-Varley

4.A & 5.A English Teacher
After working in advertising in India for a few years, Purva realized her passion lay in teaching. Upon completing her CELTA at Oxford House in Prague, she went on to teach at a university in India before relocating to Prague. Prior to joining Beehive, she taught corporate clients and at various language schools. Purva loves to create an environment in class that makes students feel safe, heard, and curious. Her hobbies include cooking, fitness, traveling, and art.

Pavlína Tomešová

Czech for Foreigners
Pavlína graduated from the Faculty of Education at Masaryk University in Brno. She has been working at Beehive since 2017. She is passionate about teaching Czech language and enjoys furthering her education in this field. She is also a graduate of the Step by Step educational program and is a certified swimming instructor for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. In her spare time, she likes sports, traveling and learning new languages. Her true passion is singing, which she studied at the International Conservatory in Prague.

Eliška Šustová

1.A Class Teacher
Eliška graduated and gained her masters degree in primary school with a focus on English at the Faculty of Education in Hradec Králové. To pursue teaching English, she went to London for a year but prolonged her stay to six years. During this time she was a member of the Teaching-without-borders organisation which is mainly focused on teaching bilingual children living in the UK. When Eliška returned to the Czech Republic, she taught for seven years at ZŠ Klíček and spent the last two years at ZŠ Square. Eliška is dedicated to her job, outside of which she likes art, various sport activities, travelling, enjoying being with friends and reading a good book.

Kateřina Roháľová

2.A Class Teacher
Kateřina is from Prague, she graduated and gained a masters degree in primary school education with a focus on art education at the Faculty of Education. She has been teaching for more than twenty years and gained a lot of experience in teaching children of various age groups in the Czech Republic and abroad. Kateřina completed a number of extension courses for teachers but Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT) was her favourite and she uses such methods when working with classes. Kateřina likes travelling and exploring new countries and cultures, her last ten years she spent in Romania, where she taught Czech expats the Czech language and culture. Apart from travelling, Kateřina likes animals and dogs are her favourite.

Šimona Lisá

3.A Teacher Assistant, Student Support Coordinator
Born in Prague, after a Masters degree in Andragogy and Human resources at the Faculty of Arts and a bachelors degree in English at the Faculty of Pedagogy she worked as an organiser of PR events. Later, she lived and worked a couple of years in Britain. After many years of teaching English at a secondary school, she felt the she need to slow down, which is why she is currently working at Beehive as a teacher's assistant. This year, she started an additional role as the student support coordinator for the school.

Elishka Josipovic

Physical Education Teacher
Elishka is originally from Melbourne (Australia) she has been part of the sporting industry since six years old when she first started playing football. She continues with this still today playing for the international football team Prague Raptors. She has been coaching football for over ten years and providing this to schools in an after-school program for over five years. She has also taught English lessons in primary schools as well. Elishka studied two bachelor degrees in Arts and Laws with a focus on gender studies, literary studies and human rights in Melbourne Australia. She originally arrived in Olomouc in 2019 to study her Masters in International and European law and is still managing to finish this up. She decided upon the Czech Republic because her dad was born and raised in Pisek and she wanted to understand her heritage a bit more. She is excited about this new opportunity to combine her passion for sport and exercise with education in this position.

Michael Uzih

Afternoon School Club
Michael comes from Nigeria and came to Prague in March 2022 to pursue his professional football career. In addition to playing football, he coaches young footballers. He is looking forward to using his passion for sports and coaching in a school setting. In his free time he enjoys drawing, swimming, and many other sports activities as well.

Saddiqua Aisha

Afternoon School Club
Mrs. Saddiqua moved to Prague in 2023, she is a clinical psychologist by profession and working as global master trainer for prevention and mental health with States Department from past 15 years. She served in several continent and trained a number of the mental health professionals round the globe, (more than 37 countries) of Asia, Africa including USA and Latin America. Currently she is perusing her doctorate degree from Charles University.

Julia Bludysko

Catering
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Petr Stratil

Maintenance
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Šárka Šafránková

Staff
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