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.

Zuzana Čermáková

Deputy Director for Educational Activities, 5.A Class Teacher
Zuzana studied Primary School Teaching with a specialisation in English Language Teaching at Masaryk University in Brno. During her studies, she already gained experience teaching English to both children and adults. She later worked as a primary school teacher and taught English across various year groups at secondary level. She also broadened her experience outside the education sector by working for multinational IT companies before dedicating herself fully to her family. As a mother of four, she brings a wealth of personal experience in parenting and education across both stages of primary school. For four years, she worked at Square as a Year 4 and Year 5 class teacher, and she is now looking forward to new challenges. In her teaching practice, Zuzana places great emphasis on respect, support, and helping each child reach their full potential. She strives to create a safe and stimulating environment where children feel comfortable and are naturally encouraged to develop their curiosity, love of learning, and personal growth. Together with her students, she promotes values such as responsibility, independence, openness, empathy, fairness, and creativity. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, being in nature, reading, and playing sports. She also has a passion for music and enjoys amateur oil painting.

Matylda Sloupová

Deputy Director for Administrative Activities, Prevention Methodologist, Class Teacher of 4.B
Matylda graduated from the Faculty of Education at Charles University, specializing in primary school education with a focus on music education. She further expanded her education at the Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies (CTU) in the field of Methodology for English Teachers. Most recently, she also successfully completed a specialization study in school prevention methodology at Charles University. During her practice, she gained extensive experience at state schools and also spent a year in the USA. Before joining the Beehive team, she worked at an international school, where she taught Czech for foreigners in addition to Czech language and social studies. Matylda has completed a number of advanced courses for teachers: Creative School – Activity-Based Learning, Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking, Methodology for Effective Integration of Interactive Whiteboards into Teaching, Systemic Pedagogy, Formative Assessment, and others. Since the 2023/24 school year, she has also been the deputy headmistress and a member of the school counseling center (ŠPP) in the role of school prevention specialist. She enjoys working with children and the class community, she finds it fulfilling. She likes to incorporate music into her teaching – she plays the guitar and sings. Her motto is to constantly educate herself and learn something new every day, which she also inspires her students to do. In her free time, she leads an active family life with her husband, two children, dog, and two parrots. She loves culture and regularly attends the ballet and the Letní Letná festival. She is actively involved in dance and body combat, enjoys reading and traveling, and is, last but not least, an enthusiastic Cimrmanologist.

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 time 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 connecting with students and teaching through alternative methods such as games, songs, and group activities. She also has a passion for children's books - reading with her class is a vital part of each day. Since 2023, she has been the Director of English Studies, coordinating the English curriculum and helping the English side of Beehive to grow. When she is not at school, Hannah records her voice for a character on a language learning app that she collaborates with. She also loves writing, swimming, and meeting with friends over coffee.

Silvia Bettesová

Administrative Assistant, Uniforms
Silvia's 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 uses her knowledge and skills to make Beehive School the right place for children to learn and grow.

Markéta Křížová

school psychologist
Markéta is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Psychology at the Faculty of Education at Charles University. She has gained international experience during a one-semester stay in Finland, where she focused on supporting student motivation and work-life balance. She also greatly benefited from experiencing a different educational system. Markéta gained practical experience working with children through professional placements in various organisations, as well as during her time as an au pair in Finland. In her work, she places great emphasis on respecting the individuality of each child, creating a safe and supportive environment, and encouraging both personal and educational development. In her free time, Markéta most enjoys spending time outdoors in the mountains, studying Finnish, reading books, spending time with friends and family, and horse riding.

Simon Storey

Senior Teacher (English Department), 2.A, 3.A English Teacher
Simon has been in the Czech Republic for over ten years having previously taught in the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Austria. Originally from close to Newcastle, England, he studied at the University of Wolverhampton and has experience in teaching at secondary level and pre-school but has worked in primary schools for most of his career. He joined our team to work with our younger students but also to take on the role of Senior Teacher. In his lessons, students have the chance to use the English language openly, communicate with a large number of others in class, and to further their English knowledge in fun and engaging ways. Outside of school, Simon enjoys reading Terry Pratchett books, exploring the Czech countryside, and is an active sports fan.

Petra Mishevska

Social Media Coordinator, Spanish Teacher, English Teacher of Class 4.B
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.

Pavlína Tomešová

Czech for Foreigners Teacher
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.

Šimona Lisá

Educational Counsellor, Teaching Assistant
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.

Kateřina Roháľová

1.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.

Hana Kořánová

2.A Class Teacher
Hana graduated from the Faculty of Education at Charles University, majoring in primary school teaching. She also studied photography at the Institute of Creative Photography at the University of Silesia in Opava. However, photography has remained mainly a hobby for her. Hana taught for several years at Londýnská Primary School, then at a nursery school, and last year at our sister school, Square Primary School. An important period in her life was the four years she spent in the USA, which helped her progress not only in terms of language skills. Hana is a mother of four children aged 8 to 20, which is a big but wonderful commitment and also a source of teaching experience and inspiration. Her older son attended Beehive, and her youngest son attends the school still. Hana loves being outdoors, especially in the mountains, swimming, beach volleyball, cycling, gardening, theater, exhibitions, and spending time with friends. She loves to sing and plays several instruments as an amateur, and she also enjoys art. She is a scout at heart and co-organizes a summer camp for children. She usually treats the children entrusted to her as her own and tries to guide them towards responsibility, independence, honesty, empathy towards others, aswell as creativity and sincerity. She would like to create a pleasant, open environment in the classroom where children can learn everything they need to know in a playful way.

Adéla Przeczková

3.A Class Teacher
Adéla graduated with a master's degree in Primary School Teaching from Palacký University in Olomouc. During her studies, she had the opportunity to spend a semester on Erasmus in Córdoba, Andalusia, which not only gave her valuable teaching experience but also a new perspective on education and cultural diversity. She played competitive basketball for 13 years, which taught her teamwork, perseverance and the importance of motivating and supporting children in their individual strengths. She also regularly gains experience abroad – since 2019, she has spent her summer holidays working with children in an international environment, where she has prepared programmes for children of various age groups. This experience has taught her a great deal of creativity, improvisation and patience, which she now transfers to the school environment. In the classroom, she emphasises a safe and friendly environment where every child can develop at their own pace and enjoy discovering the world around them.

Marcela Kyzlinková

Gifted and Talented Education, Class Teacher of 4.A
Marcela graduated from the Faculty of Education at Charles University in Prague, specializing in primary education with a focus on art. She furthered her education through intensive German and English language courses, both involving extended periods of study and work abroad. She has also gained professional experience in the fields of economics and healthcare. She has been active in education since 2001. She began her career at the British International School in Prague, where she worked for a long time as a teaching assistant and subsequently as a teacher in the Czech program. She gained further experience as a primary school class teacher at two other private and international schools in Prague and the surrounding area. She continuously pursues further education in modern teaching methods and working with children. She has attended seminars on topics such as the Hejný Method, critical thinking, ethical education, fostering a safe school climate, drama, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE), bullying prevention, English language teaching, and many others. Marcela is originally from Prague and lives in the surrounding area. Since 1991, she has traveled, studied, and worked abroad. She enjoys discovering different cultures and lifestyles. In her free time, she loves being with her family, animals, and nature. Her interests include hiking, endurance running, paddleboarding, snorkeling, and skiing in the winter. She is a member of the Prague Balloon Club. She also enjoys painting, creative activities, and writing.

Laurie Martin

4.A, 5.A English Teacher
Laurie has joined Beehive this year as an English teacher for Grades 4 and 5. She and her family have recently moved to Czechia from the United States. Laurie graduated with honors from Sonoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in education, with an emphasis in linguistics. She also holds a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate from TEFL Worldwide Prague. She has several years of teaching experience working with English language learners at the primary, secondary, and adult levels in the United States and South Korea. Most recently, Laurie was an instructor at the College of Western Idaho, where she prepared B1–B2 students for standardized language exams and provided advanced conversation instruction. Before that, she taught high school students from China in Chicago and Spanish-speaking primary school students near San Francisco and Los Angeles. She also taught at primary schools in Seoul, South Korea, where she developed engaging, student-centered lessons that supported both language acquisition and cross-cultural understanding. Laurie loves cooking, gardening, and exploring new places. She is married and has three children, two of whom will be joining the Beehive community this year.

Preeti Khirbat

Math and Science Teacher, Teaching Assistant

Christian Shubart - Knapton

P.E. Teacher
Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Christian is a passionate sports enthusiast and educator. From coaching football and assisting in P.E. classes to teaching English online, he has always loved sharing knowledge and fostering growth. After completing his studies, Christian pursued a career as a professional racing cyclist in North America for four years before making the adventurous move to Prague. There, he has immersed himself in Czech language studies while embracing the local culture and community. With a blend of sportsmanship, teaching, and cultural exploration, Christian continues to embrace new challenges and inspire those around them.

Gabriela Voltolina

Teaching Assistant
Gabriela is a Prague native. She studied at the Secondary Technical School of Graphic Arts and the Secondary Technical School of Economics in Prague and spent the first half of her professional career working for multinational media companies. She also taught English at a secondary technical school for two years. After the birth of her two children, who are now adults, Gabriela began to focus on alternative approaches to education. She has always supported her children in their wish to pursue individualised forms of education, including homeschooling. Over time, she has continued to expand her knowledge in this field, including through studies in Montessori pedagogy. Gabriela has completed the Respect and Be Respected programme as well as an accredited training programme for professional and personal coaching, both of which support her in her work with children and adults. Over the past three years, she has worked for the National Pedagogical Institute as an administrator and facilitator of professional development programmes for educators. She currently also works as a professional nanny for a family with two primary school-aged girls. Gabriela loves theatre, travelling, and gastronomy. She also runs a private apartment restaurant for international visitors to Prague.

Saddiqua Aisha

Afternoon 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.

Petr Stratil

Maintenance
Mrs. Saddiqua moved to Prague in 2023, she is a c

Purva Sawant-Varley

Staff

Dagmar Boranová

School canteen