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WHAT IS LEAF ACADEMY?
LEAF Academy is an international boarding high school in Bratislava, Slovakia, offering some places for day students from Bratislava and around. Our mission is to provide a world-class education for active students from the Central European region and beyond, regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds.
WHAT DO WE TEACH AND HOW?
Our unique American-style curriculum intertwines rigorous academic preparation with the intentional development of leadership, entrepreneurship, strong moral values, and self-awareness.
All parts of the curriculum are brought together through the element of practice: students experience practical real-world applications of what they are learning through cooperation on real-life projects with our business and NGO partners.
The language of instruction at our school is English.
At LEAF Academy, you will be surrounded by people who are passionate about learning, positive, respectful, and diverse. One of our school’s greatest strengths is the ability for all of us to come together to create a community that recognizably values all aspects of our Graduate Profile.
The regular application period concluded on February 28, 2023.
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We are a high school with a strong residential program. We believe living and learning together with students from diverse backgrounds, different countries, and various cultures creates innumerable opportunities to grow. Students are guided along the way by staffulty (staff and teachers) who ensure that the time outside of the classroom is fun, safe and continues to promote self-development. Our community in numbers:
CAN I AFFORD TO STUDY HERE?
We want to make LEAF Academy accessible to talented students regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds. All Students from Slovakia & Central Europe who were successful in the selection process are eligible for scholarships. LEAF Academy practices a need-blind admission which means that a candidate’s ability to pay the school fee does NOT play a part in the admission decision.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are applying from outside of Central Europe (SK, CZ, PL, HU, UA) the number of international scholarships covering full demonstrated needs is limited to 1-2 scholarship places (partial scholarships may also be available).
If you have independent funds to cover the tuition fees, you can apply through the Rolling Admission process, which is open throughout the year (more info here).
Entrepreneurial leadership helps me address problems that our society faces by teaching me practical skills and giving me space to develop my ability to lead people. I constantly use this knowledge when turning my ideas into reality.
When I came to LEAF Academy I hadn’t expected it could be as real and beneficial as it is in reality. The relationships with teachers or fellow students create a completely different atmosphere. These amazing and inspirational people helped me to realise that you can achieve more than you may ever think. It’s also very important to know that there is always someone you can rely on or talk to whenever you need.
I am grateful for a lot of things here in LEAF Academy, but I value the people around me the most. These (close friends, teachers, classmates, other students, staffulty) are incredible people who inspire me every day. It is very special and amazing for me to have a safe environment where I can share my ups and downs, and my friends and teachers will always support and help me, and last, but not least make me laugh.
For me, LEAF is not only about high-class education and being surrounded by active, like-minded students. It is also about trying out something I have never experienced before; the boarding life.
As a foreign student, I am often asked if life at a boarding school doesn’t make me feel homesick. The answer is yes, it does. But at the same time, when I am back home, then I miss LEAF. I miss all the great friends, open teachers and various opportunities that became an indispensable part of my life when I came to LEAF Academy.
This place with all of its people can be an amazing journey in which one has to face challenges and maybe even fears in order to grow. The good part, you’re not facing the scary growing up-part alone. Instead, you’ve got amazing friends around you and the chance to learn stuff you would not elsewhere. Hell, I’ve even learned how to do my taxes here.
Leaf Academy results in me looking forward to school every day, my teachers are my friends and the residence has become my second home. Now I see the purpose of learning and I have lots of new opportunities.
This institution gives us space to express our opinion and innovative ideas and provides us world class education in English. I got into an inspirational international community where I could discover those characteristics of my personality/identity that I had not known before. And I have realized miracles happen where people let me blossom on my own and be who I am.
LEAF Academy moves my mind to places it has never visited before.
Our application period closed on February 28, 2023.
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