Tips from our students on how to live an eco-friendly lifestyle
Blog by Year 1 students
Over the past few months our students have been diving deep into the topic of eco-friendly and zero waste lifestyles. Their teachers from the Entrepreneurial leadership department joined up with teachers from STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) department to create a complex educational approach toward this subject …
How to start the studies at high school with an adventure?
The orientation offsite is the Kick-off program for the new Y3 and Y1 students at LEAF Academy. It is the time when they first get to know their classmates and staffulty in a unique and unfamiliar environment. The format of the offsite orientation is expedition based. We have asked 3 newly admitted students about their…
Interview with Jakub Crcha – our History teacher
Jakub Crcha, an anthropologist, sociologist, and our history teacher at LEAF Academy. How did he get to know about LEAF, where did he study, his relationship with theater and how was it growing up in Kremnica? All of these topics and much more are what you can look forward to in this interview that was…
Leading the unique LEAF Academy – From Harvard to Bratislava: The story of principal Matej Sapák
“Prečo som sa pokúsil dostať na Harvard? Moja odpoveď je, že som vedel, že to ide! Je dôležité vedieť, že sa niečo dá,“ popisuje svoje rozhodnutie Matej Sapák, riaditeľ medzinárodnej strednej školy LEAF Academy v Bratislave, ktorá má až do 28. februára otvorené prihlasovanie pre školský rok 2022/2023. Jeho zvedavosť ho ako tínedžera priviedla na…
The successful story of NEASC Accreditation
After several years of our continuous effort, we are delighted to announce that LEAF Academy was awarded initial accreditation by the NEASC Commission on International Education. One of the key components of our 4E value of ethics is humility, which often stops us from talking about the Academy in ways that might be seen as…
Help for Ukrainian students
High school students – teenagers have a lot of problems in today’s world even without wars. Ukrainian high school students today are facing many other major problems in addition… They have found themselves away from home, alone or just with their mother or siblings, in a foreign country, without knowledge of the local language, without…
Join us for the WEEKEND CAMP 2021
Join to experience the WEEKEND Camp from Friday, October 22 until Sunday, October 24, 2021. During the WEEKEND camp, our students, teachers, and external partners will deliver the essence of studying and residential life at LEAF Academy to new potential students. More information
App Haul by LEAF Academy
Friends of LEAF Club was established by Y3 classmates, aiming to provide a more friendly and loving environment for the LEAF community, especially during the online period, by arranging different activities for the whole school to participate. So far we have successfully held the Valentines Speed date, the Grand Book Swap, and we are excited…
How Matej pursued his dream about university studies abroad.
Just like many other high school students, Matej had a dream of studying at a university abroad one day. He wanted to experience a different kind of learning, to live on his own, and to become as good as possible in his field. “I wasn’t sure about what I wanted to study, I just knew…
What you will find out at Online Open Day?
Our academy building is full of visitors eager to meet our students and teachers, learn more about how we teach, or experience the atmosphere of the LEAF Academy community. That is how the Open Day would look like under the usual circumstances. Unfortunately, our plans were thwarted by the pandemic and we had to adapt…