Preschool – FAQ

Scientists believe that children can learn a language very easily from the period of birth up to six years of age. A child can easily handle his mother tongue and other languages. It is stated that children should be devoted to the second language at age of three, when at least 75% understand the rules of their own language. However, the Oxford University studies have demonstrated that bilingual children have an equal vocabulary in both languages at age of year and a half.

The child cannot be overloaded this way. The smallest kids absorb languages differently. They use words and phrases as they hear them, without even thinking about it. They learn very naturally under the age of 6. Learning is a game for them, not studying. Even the most recent findings suggest that learning another language creates a lot of brain connections, which generally strengthen the intellectual capacity of a child.

English is the language of communication in our preschool. Although the children are taught during the morning circle, the entire day is about natural acceptance of the language in the same form as if the child lived in a family where the only spoken language is English or in a bilingual family.

Our preschool is intended for children of Czech, foreign and bilingual families, which feel confident in their own language and strive to engage in communication in a foreign language such as Czech, or the Czech families’ children, which are interested in learning English from the childhood in order to pick the aspects of language naturally, without having to learn it complex way later.

It depends on each individual. The sooner a child is introduced to the language, the better. Some of the kids are like “sponges” and pick a large amount of English words during the first month. For others, it takes longer to absorb foreign languages. It is not necessarily a language issue, but rather the overall adaptation of the child to the preschool environment (new schedule, new kids…). Virtually, children can easily learn to understand the language, but the spoken language is more complicated for them. The child begins repeating the words first, then combines them into sentences and by the age of 5-6 the child is capable of complex communication in English. Each child, however, is different and learns at a different pace, but a positive attitude and pleasant family atmosphere in our preschool help the children learn quickly.

The schedule of each day consists of an outdoor walk at our preschool garden or at a nearby park.

Yes. Our preschool offers a wide range of different activities every day in the afternoon. Most of them are recommended for kids that are older than 3 years. The extracurricular activities are held by our teachers and by external lecturers.

Most of the children from Beehive preschool continue their studies at our primary school. However, the children of our foreign clients are getting accepted to any international school worldwide.