List of articles from archive in month: December 2013
Young Natural Scientists’ St. Nicholas Afternoon
On the evening of 5th December the Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague held a special event to celebrate St. Nicholas Eve. The evening was aimed at families with young children, and planned give them a fun night whilst encouraging them to take an interest in science. The students and staff of the faculty ran the stalls which each had a different activity.
Keziah Garratt-Smithson - International iForum , 31 December 2013
Czech Christmas Afternoon
To celebrate Christmas, the Erasmus students gathered at Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts building for the special Christmas themed evening prepared by the Erasmus Club of Faculty of Arts. The event started by decorating gingerbread biscuits with white icing, whilst listening to traditional Czech Christmas carols.
Keziah Garratt-Smithson - International iForum , 23 December 2013
Letters capable of changing lives
On Wednesday, 11th December, the K4 student club changed into one of the 25 places in the Czech Republic where you could have participated in a Letter Writing Marathon “Write for Rights”– one of the world’s biggest human rights event organised yearly by Amnesty International to mark International Human Rights Day (10th December).
Helena Hradilová - International iForum, 20 December 2013
Searching for Sophie in the Náprstek Museum
I visited the Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures at Betlémské náměstí, Prague, with a charming group of Czech school children who were completing a interesting programme called Searching for Sophie, created and supported by the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague.
Poppy Gerrard - Abbott - International iForum , 17 December 2013
Erasmus Club Cooking Class Nr. One
In the second half of November, the first Czech cooking class was organised by the Erasmus Club of Faculty of Arts here at Charles University in Prague. The Erasmus students who attended the event learned to make the most traditional Czech side dish, Czech dumplings.
Keziah Garratt-Smithson - International iForum , 16 December 2013
Looking for a dose of culture this Christmas? Czech Christmas Mass
The ‘Česká mše vánoční’ (Czech Christmas Mass), also known as the ‘Rybova mše vánoční’ or simply ’Rybovka’, is a lively, uplifting and moving Christmas Mass composed by the Czech composer Jakub Jan Ryba in 1796. It is considered to be an integral part of any Czech Christmas, like carp and cookies, and is performed annually in hundreds of churches and halls all across the country.
Elan Grug Mus - International iForum , 10 December 2013
Saturnin - a perfect introduction to Czech humorous writing
Saturnin, the 1942 novel by Zdeňek Jirotka, has proved to be enduringly popular with Czech readers, and it's not hard to see why. The novel tells the story of a well-to-do young man and his mischievous, quick-witted servant, as they encounter demanding family members, charming young women, escaped lions and troublesome plates of doughnuts.
Sarah Bunce - International iForum, 9 December 2013
Charles University Workshop Production presents The Tempest
The Charles University Workshop Production company (also known as Shakespeare Production) performed a succession of Shakespeare’s The Tempest on November 24th-December 3rd in which I attended the first performance at the beautiful Divadlo Na Prádle theatre, their current home stage.
Poppy Gerrard - Abbott - International iForum , 2 December 2013
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