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​Challenging Stereotypes: Tolerance Day at OG

​Challenging Stereotypes: Tolerance Day at OG

A very special event, Tolerance Day, took place at OG in the morning of Thursday 17th March. Students from Kvarta to Oktava were given the unique opportunity to attend five rotating seminars, each focused on one of the major world religions and led by a special guest speaker.

Maturita results

Maturita results

​The exam month this year ran from the 5.5. through to the 27.5. Of the 21 candidates this year only 3 chose the IB with Czech Language, 18 chose the complete State Maturita with 14 of them adding to that the entire IB Diploma package, and the remaining three doing Maturita with IB certificates.

Four OG students get their gold diploma DofE

Four OG students get their gold diploma DofE

The best of the best were last Wednesday invited to the Award ceremony to collect their certificates and medals; this time at the Černinsky Palace with Her Royal Highness Sophie, The Duchess of Wessex presenting.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

​This month, students of Sekunda have been studying various forms of graphic novels, their elements and structure.

DofE Gold expedition in Banát

DofE Gold expedition in Banát

Our expedition started shortly after we arrived to Banat. Our aim was to explore the lifestyle of Czechs who came to Banat some 200 years ago and the nature as well.

International Baccalaureate Results

International Baccalaureate Results

This year, more than 135,000 students in 141 countries took their International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations. While the global average score for diploma students was 29.81 points, Open Gate graduates achieved an average score of 35.7 points. The maximum possible score is 45 points.

Results of International Baccalaureate once again place Open Gate students among the best in the world

Results of International Baccalaureate once again place Open Gate students among the best in the world

This year, more than 135,000 students in 141 countries took their International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations. While the global average score for diploma students was 29.81 points, Open Gate graduates achieved an average score of 35.7 points. The maximum possible score is 45 points.

​News from the Duke of Edinburgh Award

​News from the Duke of Edinburgh Award

As the school year is about to end, this year’s DofE activities are culminating, too. The nice spring weather is a signal for holding all the preparatory and qualification expeditions that are an essential (and the most popular) part of the programme

Paragraph for Maths Challenge results 2013

Paragraph for Maths Challenge results 2013

The students of Open Gate Upper Gymnasium participated in the November 2013 UKMT Senior Maths Challenge on 7 November.

International Baccalaureate opens the way to prestigious universities for Czech students

Results of the Czech grammar school Open Gate’s students are among the world’s best. In May 2013, more than 127,000 secondary school students in 145 countries all around the world took their International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations. These students, including the students of the Open Gate eight-year grammar school in Babice, Central Bohemia are now receiving the results for their examination scripts and other papers. In this year’s session, the global average score for diploma students in this challenging examination was 29.81 points, while the maximum possible score was 45 points. Open Gate graduates achieved an average score of 37.2 points, which placed the school among the best secondary schools globally.

Great success in the Czech Olympiad for Tomáš Titěra

Last two days a regional round of the Czech Olympiad took place.

Our students successfully represented Open Gate in the rhetorical contest Mlady Demosthenes

Our students took part in the rhetorical contest Mlady Demosthenes which was organised in our school.

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