News
Friday news
The theme of a Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body was explored in both Junior and Senior assemblies this week; thanks to Mrs Gnadova and Mr Bednar for their entertaining, informative and almost controversial presentations.
Friday news
This week, due to the IB mock examinations taking place in the school theatre, assemblies were postponed. Normal service is resumed at the conclusion of the IB trials; Monday assembly for juniors, and Thursday as ever for the senior school.
Friday news
The first week of the year witnessed the now annual re-union with past students, seventy in all turning up this time – from as far afield as Hong Kong with a stop over in Brno,(Sára, thank you).
Christmas news
Another year over, and what a year it has been. From the school’s point of view this has been a most successful year – there is no space here to remind you all of everything that has happened, after all you have your regular weekly updates from the school to keep you informed,
Jasmine & Juniper: First student-produced musical at OG
The Jasmine & Juniper Musical in English Project was a full-semester production whose entire cast and crew consisted of no less than 40 prima-through-sexta students, with the older students serving as acting and backstage coaches to the younger ones.
News from OG
Another first for Open Gate this week though; our new lower gymnazium Drama Club put the finishing touches to their “Jasmine and Juniper” production. A full dress rehearsal for the junior school and for us in the gymnasium too.
School magazine of the year awards
Three school representatives of the OG Chronicle student magazine team went to Brno to receive three prestigious awards in the national school magazine competition held by Asociace středočeských klubů České republiky, z. s.
Friday´s news
This being the thirteenth weekly newsletter of the term I do hope that none of you are superstitious. For me it’s enough that the first arctic winds and snows have hit us.
What doesn’t kill you makes you more knowledgeable
From the courageous students of Sekunda to the experienced students of Oktava, we headed to the open day at the Institute of Experimental Medicine AS CR. Many thanks to Mr. Červený and his ice breaker which informed us about nuclear magnetic resonance.
News from OG
Monday’s assembly, taken by Mr Murphy dealt with the beauties and opportunities afforded to our students by the Mathematics department at Open Gate and how math can open horizons undreamt of at university level. In keeping with this the Astronomy Olympiad was held at OG yesterday; mathematics playing a major role.