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Jaromír Sedlár: “If you want to do something, then do it”
Jaromír Sedlár (33) is Head of Department of Entrepreneurial Leadership at LEAF Academy. After working and living on three different continents he is back in Slovakia. How long did you live abroad before coming back to Slovakia? I left Slovakia when I was 17 to go to Brno in 2001. In 2005 I went for what I thought would…
How to survive a school trip
Just imagine having the Christmas holidays again. You are enjoying the time with your family by the fireplace, skiing in the mountains or just lying in your bed all day. But suddenly your phone rings. It’s an email notification from the headmaster of your school. What does the email say, you ask yourself? Well, it says…
What does Open Day at LEAF Academy feel like?
On Saturday, December 3rd we welcomed around 70 curious students and their parents for the LEAF Academy Open Day. We prepared an interesting program providing all of them with a direct and honest insight into the life of our school. After a brief welcome and introduction by our Headmaster and Head of School, all visitors…
LEAF Academy IS OPEN!
We are pleased to announce that on the 5th of September 2016, LEAF Academy officially opened its doors for 44 students from nine countries. After four years of preparation we officially opened the school year 2016/2017 at All School Assembly. It is an incredibly emotional time for many in the community. We are grateful, excited,…
Making humanities, arts and social sciences relevant for future leaders
Here at LEAF Academy, we have designed a ‘Central European Studies’ (CES) programme that synthesises the objective of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS). It is a product of multiple brainstorming sessions, discussions and iteration of the past years where we outlined what we hope our graduates, as potential future leaders of Central Europe, should…
What is Character Development and why do we teach it?
At LEAF Academy, we stand firmly behind the idea that true leadership is rooted in values. The mission of Character Development is to help young leaders build their foundation of values and character strengths that last a lifetime. How do you distinguish a good school from an excellent school? If they both have good academic…
Keith Pusey about LEAF Academy
As an experienced examiner and an ISI inspector (Independent Schools Inspectorate), Keith Pusey had the opportunity to look at the work of many of the leading schools in the UK. He has taught at a university, a conservatoire, and, for thirty years, at Winchester College in the UK – as Head of Department, Director of…
An exciting summer is coming!
Applications for LEAF summer programs are now open until March 31. Our summer will definitely be filled with a different kind of (self-) discoveries, (real-world) explorations, challenging (experimental learning) expeditions and other (leadership) journeys as well as with fun and active young people just like you! Through our partnerships with leading educational institutions around the world, students…
LEAF Academy Info Meeting on March 18, 2016
Admission to LEAF Acdemy is still open. If you have not met us yet, if you have some questions or you would like to see LEAF Academy facility, come and meet us at Sasinkova 13, Bratislava, on March 18, 2016 at 5pm.
We plan to do STEM instead of Maths, Biology or IT
Life is wonderfully complex. Consider starting a civic initiative, developing software or designing a headlamp; all require an application of knowledge from various fields. A lamp needs a power source, such as a battery. How should you choose?The scientific principles involved in batteries are traditionally taught in chemistry. Yet, in order to obtain an estimate…