Learning methods

We teach students how to take responsibility for their future into their own hands.

Is our Scio High School right for you?

Below, you can find information about how our high school operates. If you have any further questions, see the contact information below.

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An Opportunity to Participate in School Management

Our students are in charge of many aspects of the school’s organisation, from its marketing to managing the student budget. This helps them develop practical skills and teaches them to make decisions, propose solutions, defend opinions, make compromises and responsibly carry out tasks.

We combine various learning formats, both at school and in the outside world 

We combine various teaching methods to ensure comprehensive learning. Our curriculum includes lectures, workshops, long and short term projects, field trips and independent study. We emphasise the importance of students meeting interesting people from different disciplines. Each method of learning develops a different skill in our students.

Students have the freedom to decide what and when they learn

Our students have the opportunity to encounter core subjects of the national curriculum throughout their studies. However, it is our priority to give them the opportunity to study topics they are personally interested in and that make sense for their future life. They also choose when and how they want to study their interests.

We mentor, coach and develop students’ inner motivation.

Every student has a mentor who knows them well. The mentor is a guide to the student's studies, providing continuous feedback, helping the student to overcome challenges and motivating the student to aim higher. As we believe that inner motivation is the most important source of drive in life, we allocate sufficient time for its development.

We teach teamwork

Teamwork is becoming a crucial skill for success in the job market. Through various team projects, we encourage students to try out different team roles and discover their strengths.

Our teachers-guides are inspirational personalities

We make sure that students are taught by people who have something to pass on to them. Our teaching staff meet the legal requirements, but the main criterion for selection is life experience and the ability to inspire students. The Scio brand and the authority of our founder Ondřej Šteffl help us encounter and cooperate with such people.

What else can you expect at Scio High School?

  • A small student body and good interpersonal relationships  We aim to create a functioning community and students who know each other. For this reason, the maximum number of students is 150.
  • Students decide how the school works The majority of decisions are made by an assembly of all students and staff, whose aim is to find solutions that work for everyone.
  • Free choice of courses
  • Many activities outside of the school facilities Whenever the opportunity arises in one of our projects, we go outdoors to learn.

What not to expect at Scio High School

  • GRADES We only grade our students when it is required by legislation. 
  • TONS OF HOMEWORK Students have plenty of time at school to work on their projects and lessons, so they don't have to take home tons of homework.
  • LEARNING USELESS FACTS BY HEART Knowledge is easily forgotten. And these days, everything is easy to find on the internet - if you know how to find it. That is why we focus on building skills and learning competencies, such as learning autonomy. In this way, our graduates have the necessary skills to learn what they need, when they need it.
  • CZECH SCHOOL SUBJECT SYSTEM The modern world has made the subject system obsolete. At Scio Gymnasium you will not find broadly defined subjects such as "Social Science" or "Mathematics", but rather concrete courses such as "Introduction to Sociology" or "Mathematical Functions" and various projects that combine skills and knowledge from all areas of the curriculum. We teach knowledge and skills in context and with reference to how the real world works.

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