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Summer camps and classes to keep kids busy

May 28th, 2008 issue

By Naďa Černá

Photo courtesy of Prague Adventures
Hanging tough: Camps offer kids all kinds of unique and challenging adventures for the summer months.
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Photos courtesy of KLC KRYŠTOF
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Photos courtesy of KLC KRYŠTOF
Summer adventures: The city offers plenty to do during the long, hot vacation months.
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Photos courtesy of MUSIC CAMP FOR YOUTH
Learn to play the saxophone, guitar or drums this summer at the International School of Music and Fine Arts.
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Carrying a tune: Kids interested in music can sign onto a one-week summer course this July or August.
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STAFF WRITER
Summer’s almost here and there are a variety of different options available for kids as well as adults all over the Czech Republic. From overnight, weeklong camps and river trips to music classes and intensive language courses, there is really something for everyone to enjoy.    
Learn to play the piano, clarinet, saxophone or trumpet with the International School of Music and Fine Arts or hone your English skills at Aaada School. Or if it’s Czech that you want a better handle on, sign up for Charles University’s intensive three-week course.
For those who are just looking for some good old-fashioned fun — away from textbooks and test dates — then check out what Prague Adventures has on its roster and have a grand time on the tennis or volleyball courts or floating down a river. Hockey enthusiasts, there is even a camp just for you.
It is never too early to start planning the next two months. Take advantage of the great weather and array of fun and unique activities to choose from in Prague and farther afield.
Here’s your own personal guide to what’s going on this summer.
KLC KRYŠTOF
Directors: Ivana Blahovcová and Marcela Polová
Address: Korunní 127, Prague 3; Rembrandtova 2240, Prague 10–Skalka; Sadová 61, Černošice;
Tel.: 222 516 578
Fax: 222 516 578
E-mail: info@klckrystof.cz
Web: www.klckrystof.cz
Location: Sadová 61, Černošice
Dates: July 7–11 and 14–18
Price: 4,750 Kč for one week; 7,640 Kč for two weeks
Ages: 4–10 years
The program is daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Session 1: “Harry Potter Week” — Hogwarts, following spiders’ footsteps, and more
Session 2: “Robin Hood Week” — Sherwood, Robin Hood and his brave men
Location: U Čápa guest house, Příchovice
Dates: July 7–13 and 13–19
Price: 8,650 Kč for one week; 13,950 Kč for two weeks
Session 1: “Harry Potter Week” — Hogwarts, following spiders’ footsteps, and more
Session 2: “Robin Hood Week” — Sherwood, Robin Hood and his brave men
CZECH INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY CAMP
Head coach: Lukáš Tramba
Address: Nymburk, 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Prague
Tel.: 328 210 884, 603 422 558
Fax: 382 221 047
Web: www.hockeycamp.cz
E-mail: office@hockeycamp.cz
Dates: June 29–July 5, July 6–12 and 13–19
Ages: 6–20 for the players’ camp; no age limit for the goalies’ camp
Prices: 620 euros/week for students, 550 euros/week for a parent or guardian
International ice-hockey camp for players of all ages in the hockey heart of Europe
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND FINE ARTS
Director: Markéta Vrbinčíková
Address: Nebušická 491, Prague 6; Příběnická 16, Prague 3
Tel.: 731 445 211, 731 445 213
Fax: 222 540 700
E-mail: info@musicschoolprague.com
Web: www.musicschoolprague.com
Dates: July 1–Aug. 31 (one-week program to eight-week program)
Price: From 600 Kč
Ages: 3–60
Musical instruments: Piano, violin, recorder, flute, guitar, saxophone, voice, drums, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, trumpet
Classes: Music theory, history of music and arts, rock and jazz studio, music on a PC, music ateliers for preschoolers
CZECH MUSIC CAMP FOR YOUTH
Director: Josef Kušička
Address: Kolářského 390, Horní Jelení (east Bohemia)
Tel.: 466 673 151, 723 130 004
Fax: 466 673 151
Web: www.chtm.cz
E-mail: info@chtm.cz  
Dates: July 31–Aug. 9; Aug. 10–16
Ages: 8–19
Prices: 179 euros per seven-day session; 255 euros per 10-day session; various discounts available
Session 1: Symphonic orchestra, symphonic wind orchestra, flutes, piano, harp, English theater
Session 2: Focus on wind instruments, piano, harp, art, English theater
AAADA SCHOOL
Principal: Steve Hilderbrand
Address: Hloubětínská 26, Prague 9
Tel.: 281 864 128, 736 643 445
E-mail: aaada@aaada.cz
Web: www.aaada.cz
Dates: June 26–Aug. 8 (seven-day, 14-day sessions)
Ages: Infant to 9 years
Prices: (seven/14 days) 1,500 /2,800 Kč for infants–1.5 years; 4,900/8,700 Kč for 1.5–3 years; 8,500/14,900 Kč for 3–9 years; 6,500/11,900 Kč for adults. Those younger than 7 need to have an adult attend with them
The program combines music, specially adapted computers and nature walks to help participants learn English
NEVERLAND ART PRE-SCHOOL
Neverland Artventure Summer Camp
Director: Vanessa Gendron
Address: Nad Habrovkou 3, Prague 6
Tel.: 296 392 348, 602 772498
E-mail: office@neverland.cz
Web: www.neverland.cz
Dates: June 23–July 18
Price: 4,900 Kč per week (VAT not included)
Ages: 2–10 years
9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Neverland Art Preschool provides an artistic, multicultural, educational and entertaining school program for children within the safe, natural environment of Šárka. Children learn through song, art, cooking, dance, drama and play within an English-language setting. Additional language instruction in Czech, French and English offered each afternoon.
MODRÉ NEBE
Summer in Prague 2008
Director: Mirka Černá
Address: E. Krásnohorské 6, Prague 1
Tel.: 739 068 770
E-mail: modrenebe@modrenebe.cz
Web: www.modrenebe.cz
Dates: All weeks in July and August
Price: 2,000 Kč per week for children 1–3 years, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.; 1,500 Kč per week for children 3–15 years, 2 p.m.–6 p.m.
Ciel bleu – summer 2008
Director: Hana Amrouche
Address: Pod Hybšmankou 14, Prague 5
Tel.: 257 222 543, 604 671 476
E-mail: modrenebe@modrenebe.cz
Web: www.modrenebe.cz
Dates: All weeks in July and August, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. 
Price: 4,000 Kč/week (with daily snack-lunch-snack)
Ages: 1–7 years  
In French and Czech
PRAGUE ADVENTURES
Summer Day Camp
Director: Bryan Bambrick
Address: P. Švandy ze Semčic 13, Prague 5
Tel.: 777 197 757
Fax: 251 550 439
E-mail: camp@pragueadventures.cz
Web: www.pragueadventures.cz
Dates:
Session 1: July 7–11
Session 2: July 14–18
Session 3: July 21–25
Session 4: July 28–Aug. 1
Session 5: Aug. 4–8
Session 6: Aug. 11–15
Times: 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Price: 4,500 Kč/week
Age: 5–15 years  
These camps give kids an opportunity to play with other kids over the school holidays. They take place in Říčany, just outside of Prague, and are led by qualified English-speaking instructors with a focus on fun, positive play. The program includes tennis, swimming, fitness, beach volleyball, table tennis, playground, field games, arts and crafts and more. Camp includes morning and afternoon snacks and lunch
River Run Trip
Director: Bryan Bambrick
Dates: July 20–24, Aug. 17–21
Time: Five days (overnight)
Price: 8,800 Kč
Age: 10–15 years
Participants will camp, climb, canoe, hike and do orienteering near the Ohre River for five days, staying in safe, well-supervised locations, in cabins and/or tents. Kids will participate in preparing and cooking their meals.
Adventure Seekers Trip
Dates: June 22–26, July 6–10, Aug. 3–7
Price: 9,400 Kč
Age: 10–15
Hiking, biking, climbing, rappelling, swimming, camping, cooking and more
AKCENT INTERNATIONAL HOUSE PRAGUE
Three-Week Summer Czech Course
Directors: Eva Grácová, Renata Hájková, Sára Linková
Address: Bítovská 3, Prague 4
Tel.: 261 261 638/675
Fax: 261 261 880
E-mail: akcent@akcent.cz
Web: www.akcent.cz
Dates: July 28–Aug. 15
Ages: Adults
Price: 13,655 Kč
The program is designed for two levels and consists of 72 lessons divided into morning and afternoon classes.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IN PRAGUE
Summer Central European Studies
Address: Legerova 72, Prague 2
Tel.: 224 221 261/281
Fax: 224 221 247
E-mail: unyp@unyp.cz
Web: www.unyp.cz
Dates: June 16–July 11
Price: Varies depending on class
Summer courses: Art and Architecture of Prague, Czech Language, Central European History, Economics of Transformation, Central and Eastern European Politics, The Music of Central Europe, The Czech Literary Tradition and Central European Cinema
CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE
Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies, the Czech Language Academic Summer Course
Address: Vratislavova 29, Prague 2
Tel.: 224 990 420
Fax: 224 990 453
E-mail: ujop@ujop.cuni.cz
Web: www.ujop.cuni.cz
Dates: June 30–July 25
Price: 740 euros for tuition and course materials
The Czech Language and Culture Course
Dates: July 28–Aug. 22
Price: 890 euros for tuition, teaching materials and cultural activities
This course offers a wide range of afternoon and evening activities beyond the morning language classes
CALEDONIAN SCHOOL
Directors: Radek Janata, Jan Bebr
Address: Vltavská 24, Prague 5
Tel.: 257 313 650
Fax: 251 512 528
E-mail: info@caledonianschool.cz
Web: www.caledonianschool.cz
Start dates: July 7, July 21, Aug. 4, Aug. 18
Intensive summer courses in English, German, Spanish and French
Prices: 16 hours per week for two weeks, 4,320 Kč; four weeks, 8,000 Kč; six weeks, 11,040 Kč; eight weeks, 13,750 Kč; 20 hours per week for two weeks, 5,400 Kč; four weeks 9,600 Kč; six weeks 13,800 Kč; eight weeks, 17,180 Kč
Special discounts available for current students
Intensive summer courses in Czech for foreigners at Caledonian School, Národní
Address: Národní 11, Prague 1
Tel.: 224 237 731
E-mail: narodni@caledonianschool.com
Dates: July 7–July 25 (beginners, pre-intermediate), July 28–Aug. 15 (false beginners, intermediate)


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