Nina Gubbinsová

Director

My name is Nina Gubbinsová and the school year 2018 - 2019 will be my ninth year in Bumble Bee. The role of director of an international language school fills me with great satisfaction every day! It is amazing to lead a professional team of colleagues with the same goal: to have happy and cheerful children who respect each other and who all work together to create an ideal environment for learning about not only the language but life skills as well! It is fulfilling to see how the children blossom and discover the world through our school!

In my free time, Im dedicated to my two children and try to provide them with all the care that children in puberty need :-) Energy and vitality I gain through all sorts of sports activities depending on the season. Jogging and in-line skates are very in right now!

I use English language on a daily basis at home with my children whos we are raising in a bilingual environment. This experience allows me to empathize with many of the situations experienced by parents in the classical Czech family, as well as in bilingual or foreign family.

You can contact me with any questions about Bumble Bee and your children and anything that you need to tell or offer to us.

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Jana Kozohorská

Manager of Pedagogical and Educationl area

My name is Jana Kozohorská and I have been working at Bumble Bee since august 2009.

This school year my role will be the Manager of Pedagogy and Education. I will be responsible for the educational program and leading our team of teachers.
I will be happy to meet you in person and tell you more about Bumble Bee.

I studied at a secondary school of pedagogy (Pre-school and out-of-school pedagogy). After graduation in 2005 I left for Prague where I started to work with children in English speaking families for four years. I have successfully completed a further qualification in pre-primary and primary education in 2012 which was fully taught in English and in which        
I gained lot of theoretical and practical experience in education and child personality development.

Since working at this school I have made lots of friends among our little bumble bee’s. :-) I learned a lot from them and I hope they learned a lot from me. After nine years at Bumble bee school I really feel that I have become deeply rooted in our team. My life is a continual educational process, I like to learn new things at anytime, anywhere and from everyone. I am very active in my life and I easily get excited about every little thing that makes life so wonderful. 

I am looking forward to start this school year with you!

 

Miroslava Benešová

School Psychologist

My name is Miroslava Benešová and I cooperate with Bumble Bee as a psychologist and counselor for nine years already. I am here for you to answer your questions related to healthy psycho-social development of your children, their functioning and adaptation in preschool and development of their cognitive skills and emotional well-being. I studied psychology at Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague and now I continue postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Medicine. I am a psychotherapist with a psychotherapist training in Person Centered Approach of Carl Rogers which applies to coaching as well. I also work in Psychosomatic Clinic and in my private practice.

Working with children and adults is a constant inspiration to me and I look forward to meeting you and your children this year again.

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Mgr. Olga Jokschová

Yellow Class Teacher

My name is Oli Jokschová and this year I will teach the Yellow 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.

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Kathleen DeSouza

Red Class Teacher

My name is Kathleen DeSouza and I will be the Red Class teacher. I am from northern Massachusetts, USA. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology: Counseling and Human Development. During my last semester, I interned at a Montessori School and quickly realized that I loved working with children in a school setting. Shortly after graduating, I decided to pursue a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. While completing my master’s degree, I had the opportunity to work at a Montessori School once again. I taught English to wonderful students in Bangkok, Thailand. I also led various reading/literacy groups for English Language Learners (ELL) in public schools in Massachusetts for two years. I am fluent in Portuguese and conversational Spanish. 

 I am excited for the new school year! I look forward to meeting everyone! 

 

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Kali Koller

Blue Class Teacher

My name is Kali Koller and I will be the Blue Class teacher. I grew up in the windy city of Chicago, and thankfully now get to call Prague my home! I hold a university degree from The Art Institute of Chicago, which nurtured my creativity that translates into my teaching. I have much experience with the creative field including painting, fashion, pottery, and writing for publications. Teaching young children is a very fulfilling job for me. I love entering their creative and imaginative world. I learn from them as much they learn from me.

I am looking forward to a great year with Bumble Bee team! 

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Brittany Koch-Hale

Blue Class II Teacher

My name is Brittany Koch-Hale and this will be my first year teaching at Bumble Bee as the Blue Class teacher. I am originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada but am now enjoying the warmer winter weather in Prague. This year will be my second living and working in Prague as a preschool teacher. I previously worked with young learners (aged 2-5) at a private school in Prague. I have also had experience working in childcare in my home country for 2 years. I have a BSc in Psychology from the University of Alberta. I have a wide range of experience in the area of art that includes music, painting, drawing, dancing, and writing. After gaining some experience teaching English as a second language to young learners, I am so looking forward to being able to take what I have learned to provide the best experience possible for the Blue Class!

 

I am so excited to meet everyone and to have a successful and rewarding year with the Bumble Bee team

Holly Van Order

Green Class Teacher

My Name is Holly Van Order and I will be the Green class teacher. I grew up in the sunny state of California but I am now living in the beautiful city of Prague with my husband. I have been living and teaching in the Czech Republic for almost three years now. I worked in a Montessori preschool for one year and another private preschool for 6 months. I studied and graduated with two degrees; one in Social and Behavioral Health and the other in Mathematics and Science. While studying, I had worked at an after-school program for the state of California for 6 years. My work included working with children in groups or just one-on-one, depending on the needs of children and the subject matter. I have worked with children of many ages for over 8 years and I am very excited for another year at Bumble Bee.

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Bc. Helena Sladomelová

Afternoon Specialist

My name is Helena Sladomelová and I am from Prague. This school year is my seventeenth at Bumble Bee. I teach „Speech therapy prevention“ and children in the afternoon.

I studied Pedagogical secondary school, where I did my leaving examination in 1991. A while after I traveled to Canadian Toronto, where I worked as an au-pair and helped in nursery school as help teacher. I also studied English language at language school in Toronto. English language I  studied more when I came back to Czech republic. It was on British Council of Prague. In 2014 I finished the studies of Special Pedagogy nas Speech Therapy at the University of Jana Amose Komenskeho in Prague.  I do speech therapy prevetion at  Bumble Bee for four years now and it gives me many precious experiences.

 My hobby is my family, reading books, culture or art activities. My dream to be a teacher started when I was a child. It kept me all the time so later on I studied Secondary pedagogical school.  I like to be a teacher and work with children. Each child is an individuality, which we can develop and it is a big motivation for me, how to work with the child. I labour from children´s needs, interests and believes. The big reward for me is, when children enjoy the activities, which we do together. I am looking forward to work with your children and to see you all. 

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Lucie Houdová

Lunch Lady

My name is Lucie Houdková 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.

Pavel Kroužek

School Bus Driver

My name is Pavel Kroužek and I come from Sezimovo Ústí.  Bumble Bee I work at a combined position of a school bus driver, caretaker and a gardener.

I look forward to the new school year and all the new childrens, whos eyes sparkle everytime they see our yellow BB Bus :-)