Our team

Our Team

Welcome to the website where you have an opportunity to meet all the Bumble Bee team. The home page includes detail information about the education and experience of the people who take care of your dear ones. You will find out that you leave your children in the hands of true professionals. They continuously work on their further education and hey participate in workshops and seminars which help them further develop their qualification.

All members of the Bumble Bee team have also their personal profile where they reveal to you something from their personality. You might be interested in knowing what these people do in their free time when they are not teaching your children.

Jana Vaňková

Operations Manager

My name is Jana Vaňkova. After graduating from the secondary school,

I went to study English at the University of Alberta, Canada. When I got back to Prague, I started teaching English. I have been doing this for almost 30 years. Except a 10-year break, in which I ran a family logistics company

with more than 20 employees.

I love working with children, teenagers and adults. I have organized dozens of English summer and winter camps. For more than 10 years I was

a teacher and a deputy principal at the British language school „The Bell School Prague“ and for a year I was a director of a language school

Kids & Us Malešice.

Before joining Bumble Bee, I taught in kindergartens, schools, universities and companies. I also prepared students for the Cambridge exams (FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC, IELTS, etc.) - mostly online since last March. In my lessons, English was fun and I used modern methods of experimental teaching. Therefore I have been impressed by the philosophy of Bumblebee, whose graduates I often met in my classes. It was great to improve their skills which they had learnt in BB kindergarten.

My husband and I have two teenage daughters, with whom we spend every free moment hiking, cycling a skiing in the Giant Mountains. I also play volleyball and beach volleyball.

Do not hesitate to contact me on any matters.

Barbara Kobzová

Yellow Class Teacher

My name is Bára Kobzová and I work as a teaching assistant and afternoon specialist at the kindergarten.

I have been doing classical tap since I was five years old and after gaining a lot of valuable experience and titles from competitions I started to pass on my passion and enthusiasm to children as a teacher and choreographer. I am more excited about their successes under my guidance than my own. I still participate in summer dance camps for the little ones to learn about the world of dance and also have a lot of fun.

I think of working with kids as fun, not work. I enjoy seeing the world through children's eyes, watching them discover things that are already common to us, opening up paths and possibilities and teaching them new skills. Very often one thinks back to one's childhood, which influenced one's personality, behaviour and direction in life. It is the most important part of life and that is why I would like to help children to have beautiful memories and learn a lot at the same time.

Besides dancing, I like music, singing, most sports, traveling and languages. I studied 3 years in France and now I would like to dedicate my time to children.

Mgr. Olga Jokschová

Red Class Teacher

My name is Oli Jokschová and this year I will teach the Red Class. I have been working at Bumble Bee since the Spring 2005.

I earned my teaching degree at Higher Professional School of Education in Litomyšl and my university degree at the Faculty of Education at Masaryk University in Brno. After graduation I spent six years in the U.S., where I studied English at Norwalk Community College, CT.

I have been working with children since my teen age. I cherish the time I can spend with them and always welcome an opportunity to enter their fantasy world. Every single day in their company is unique and joyful in some ways. Demanding of course, but rewarding. You can see them grow, make new friends, have fun playing together, being fair to each other, become more confident, polite, supportive and responsible. Children´s life is full of wonder, it deserves to be treated with respect. I am looking forward to working with my new students in a creative way, where learning is so much fun.

YANGO JOHN

Green Class Teacher

Hello, my name is Yango John and this year I will teach the Green class and prepare them for their first year of 'big' school. ¨

I was born in and grew up in Cape Town, South Africa.My wife and I moved to the Czech Republic about two years ago for her career. My interests vary but surfing, outdoor adventures, soccer, my beautiful dog, animals in general, artwork, music, reading and quiet time are some of my favourites.

Working positively with children is a passion of mine and seeing them happy, thriving and developing positively is a strong driving force for me. I have led an adventurous and eclectic working life up until now including river guiding and adventure tourism in Southern Africa, yachting in Mediterranean, Caribbean and U.S. waters and teaching English and kindergarten.

In 2011 I returned home to South Africa and completed a B.A. degree with an aim to work in a teaching environment. I look forward to meeting you and your children and am happy to answer and respond to any of your questions.

Mgr. Vlaďka Straková

School Psychologist

My name is Vlaďka Straková and I am a psychologist, coach, and counselor. I am here for you to answer your questions related to healthy psycho-social development of your children, their adaptation in preschool and development of their cognitive skills and emotional well-being.

I was born in Jeseníky Mountains, studied psychology at Palacký University in Olomouc and the University of Utrecht (the Netherlands). I have more than 15 years of experience as psychologist, coach and psychotherapist. I worked in clinical psychology, cooperated with schools, kindergartens and private companies. On top of university studies, I have trainings in Integrational Psychotherapy, Person Centered Approach Playtherapy Training, Result Coaching and Sand play which help me to provide individual approach to each of my client according to his/her individual needs.

I have two kids and a dog and in my free time I enjoy being with my family, friends, swimming, diving, gardening and reading.

I always really enjoyed working with children. I love their openness, their world full of imaginations and the creativity they can demonstrate.

Hedvika Weiluchová

Afternoon Specialist

My name is Dominika Weiluchová and I work as an afternoon specialist at the kindergarten.

I like everything alive. I have four younger siblings and two dogs. I love taking care of them all. I do it with love and it's my hobby. We speak English and Czech at home and I am also studying sign language. In the future I would like to take care of small children.

MARTINA ČERNÁ

Lunch Lady

My name is and I work in Bumble Bee as a housekeeper. I am responsible for communicating with suppliers, ordering, preparation and serving snacks and lunches. Furthermore I supervise for compliance of all health regulations relating to food and the correct way of eating, which we strive to have preschool children. I also Check the observance of dietary restrictions for children.

Please contact me if you have any questions about the appetite of your children.