Our team
Jana Karpačová
The School’s Director of Education
Jana is a sports enthusiast through and through. Her favorite game is volleyball, and she’s also great at badminton. Together with her husband and three sons, she enjoys going to football matches and often sets out on cycling trips. Every day, she takes long walks with her border collie, Kiki. And if she’s not spending her time actively, she loves to relax with a good historical novel or a detective story.
Eva Pravdová
School CEO
Eva is a tireless organizer and an endless source of information and inspiration. She is interested in the world around her and enjoys reading personal development literature and biographies. She burns off her excess energy at the gym or on the golf course. She also enjoys good music at live concerts and discovering new places while traveling with her family.
Pavla Mitášová
Deputy for first grade, teacher at 1st grade
Pavla comes from the mountains and she has been teaching kids for more than 15 years. She loves mountains, countryside and hiking. Switzerland is her utmost favourite destination. She has played piano ever since she was a little girl and you can hear her playing it at almost every class she teaches. She likes to travel with her family and taste authentic wines and local gastronomy. You can meet her in the sauna which helps her relax and unwind. You certainly won’t meet her at a heavy metal concert. She loves good-quality coffee which she enjoys with milk foam.
Anette Tizolová
Deputy for 2nd grade, 2nd grade teacher
Anette grew up in Prague, where she also attended university. She moved to Paris to pursue her doctoral studies, where she had the honor of studying microbiology at the Pasteur Institute. She then embarked on a career as a science teacher and has remained in this profession because she finds working with children meaningful and fulfilling. She likes to take a modern approach to teaching, which she learned during her time at several international schools. Anette enjoys creating things, whether it’s homemade cosmetics, soap, sourdough bread, DIY, sewing, crocheting, or growing plants. You will also often find her on nature trips with her son and the newest addition to the family, their dog.
Petr Šobra
school psychologist and children’s coach
Children teach him to play and love life. He enjoys riddles and complicated scenarios, as well as exploring the road less-traveled. His inspiration comes from nature, where he spends a lot of time. He cares deeply about people and likes to ask thought-provoking questions. Petr doesn’t always have to be right, but he wants to communicate. You could find him at his workshop, where he enjoys doing woodwork. Lately, writing has been more of a passion for him than reading.
Raquel Müllerová
a psychologist
Raquel grew up and lives in Prague but her father is from the USA and her mother is from Slovakia. Raquel graduated with a master’s degree in psychology from Charles University. In her spare time she attends seminars and courses in the areas of psychology, child upbringing and self – development. She also likes to ride horses and go to the theatre.
Ester Lochmanová
Special educator
Ester is a special education teacher and clinical speech therapist. At school, she works with children in classrooms and individually, conducts screening, communicates with counseling centers, and sets up support measures. She also draws on her experience from working at the Safety Line and psychotherapy training, which helps her better understand children’s minds. In her free time, she devotes herself to speech therapy and canine therapy in hospitals, enjoys reading challenging literature, and can most often be found wandering with her dog in nature or horseback riding.
Kateřina Pešková
English teacher and methodologist, prevention methodologist
Katka is a creative person through-and-through. Music, amateur theater, painting, poetry writing and sculpting are just a few of her many interests. You might run into her at a festival or a concert.
She loves documentaries about Ancient Egypt or the universe. She is fond of the sea, white chocolate and animals, especially her cat at home. Katka is saddened by disregard towards our natural world. Katka´s daughter is sure to make her laugh and giggle.
Ivanna Melnyk
receptionist and operation manager building A
Ivanka was born in Ukraine, near the Slovak border. She has heard Czech and Slovak since she was a child. She studied English and Literature at the National University of Uzhhorod. Most often you will meet her in a sweet shop, cinema or in the park. She enjoys spending her free time cooking, baking and reading psychological books. She likes Arabic music, her dream is to travel to Turkey and get to know Istanbul.
Denisa Pokorná
receptionist and operation manager building B
Denisa is from Prague. She is a mother of three children, with whom she enjoys doing crafts, traveling, and cooking. In her free time, she loves to pick up a good book, host get-togethers with friends, and spend evenings filled with conversation and laughter, or enthusiastically dive into board games. Asia is a great passion of hers—she admires its culture, history, and cuisine.
Andrea Laibnerová
1st grade teacher
Andrea comes from Mladá Boleslav, but has been living in Prague for many years now, a city that has charmed her from a young age with its diversity and endless possibilities. Despite being originally trained as a teacher for upper elementary, fate led her to work with younger children. She focuses on a respectful approach with elements of The Montessori Method, an approach in which she has experience from her previous school. Andrea is a friendly individual with a sense of humor; she loves traveling, good food, camping, hiking in the mountains, sports of all kinds, and spends most of her free time with her daughter.
Mirka Neubauerová
1st grade teacher
Mirka comes from České Budějovice, but she has been living in Prague for several years now. Currently, she is completing her studies in Languages and Communication for the Deaf at Charles University. Within her field, she specializes in education where she intends to expand her knowledge and skills. She gained most of her experience with children through scouting, and for several years, she led a girls’ troop in České Budějovice. Currently, she devotes her time to a scouting educational course. In her free time, she is also partially involved in leading a pre-school forest club for hearing-impaired children. She loves hiking in both the mountains and lowlands, camping under the stars, singing by the fire, reading, going to the theater, and sourdough. Right now, she is most excited about gaining new experiences as a teaching assistant.
Petra Vlková
1st grade teacher
Péťa comes from Velvary, a small town not far from Kladno. However, she has been living in Prague for over 5 years, first for the police high school and then for college and work. She is very positive and creative. She likes sports, her favourite sports are gymnastics and dance. She also likes to play the guitar, sing in a choir or go for walks in the countryside. She has wanted to be a teacher since she was in elementary school and working at Livingston is a dream come true.
Barbora Manasová
1st grade teacher
Even during her studies, Bára began teaching at a primary school near Plzeň. After graduation, she spent six months in Madrid on an Erasmus program, where she worked at the Czech School, teaching bilingual children. In her classroom, she focuses on creating a safe and fun environment where children feel secure. She strives to make learning an active experience filled with the joy of discovery, rather than just filling out worksheets. In the summer, you can find her hiking in the mountains, while in the winter, she enjoys downhill and cross-country skiing. To unwind, she plays tennis, does yoga, reads a good book, or bakes delicious treats for her loved ones.
Helena Szmiegelová
1st grade teacher
Helena is originally from Louny. She studied Pedagogy at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University. Her career first took her into the world of media and photography. She originally started teaching as a short-term substitute, but it didn’t take long for her to realize that working with children was exactly what she wanted to do. She then completed a qualification in Primary Education at the Technical University of Liberec and has stayed in the profession ever since. What she enjoys most is art and drama, inquiry-based learning, and coming up with creative ways to turn learning into play. She believes that when children enjoy coming to school, they’re ready to take on even the biggest challenges. In her free time, she loves photography, cycling, going to the theatre or taking long walks with her dog.
Adéla Veselá
1st grade teacher and teacher’s assistant
Adéla Veselá graduated from the University of Applied Psychology in Terezín. She has been working with children since the age of 17 as a gymnastics instructor. Along with her studies at the university, she worked as a teacher and educator at a primary school. After her studies, she traveled to the Netherlands for a year for work, where she took care of children from international families and learned about the experience of living abroad. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling and experiencing new cultures and local history or going camping and hiking in the mountains with friends. She sees working with children as an opportunity for mutual enrichment and learning new things
Lenka Tomšovská
2nd grade 1. teacher
Lenka teaches English, crafts, and music at Livingston. She spent four years in the United States studying English and acting and also graduated from an arts conservatory. Since she was young, she has worked with children and teenagers at camps and courses. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, playing tennis and being active in music and theater.
Ivett Serban
2nd grade teacher
Ivett is a math teacher who graduated from the University of Debrecen, Hungary. During her career, she has taught at both primary and grammar schools, and she also co-created an electronic mathematics textbook. After some years in the UK and the USA, she settled in Prague, where she has been living for many years with her Czech husband and two children. In her free time, she enjoys singing in a Hungarian choir and going on trips. Ivett believes that anyone can master mathematics, and she teaches accordingly.
Ondra Prstek
2nd grade teacher
Ondra comes from Liberec. He enjoys sports, but his heart beats for floorball – he even has his own ever-growing team. Besides floorball, he likes skiing and tackling mountain challenges, though he also appreciates the beauty of nature at lower altitudes.
Ondra is very sociable, so you’ll often find him at concerts or in the theatre. His weakness is, above all, anything sweet, so you can win him over with a nice cake and a good conversation about Czech and international series and films, preferably in the fantasy or sci-fi genre. And if you’re not a fan of movies, books with a historical theme will score points with him as well.
Josef Šmíd
2nd grade teacher
Pepa comes from a small town nested in The Eagle Mountains. He returns home from time to time, especially during winter. He studied to be a teacher of IT, Crafts and English Language in Brno, where he also focused on 3D printing, non violent communication and board games. His experience working with children comes not only through school but also from summer camps, where he has been a leader for 10+ years. He typically spends his free time either hiking through European mountains, exploring virtual reality or reading fantasy books.
Eliška Rylich Luhanová
2nd grade teacher
Eliska studied Czech Language and Italian Studies at Charles University. She has extensive experience in teaching at a university level, leading language courses, and with interpreting. Her studies and job opportunities took her to Italy, where she lived for a long time. She always enjoys returning to Italy, but her heart is here in the Czech Republic. Languages and communication fascinate her, she enjoys yoga, loves dancing, and also travels with her family.
Vojtěch Mohelník
2nd grade teacher
Vojta is a physics and mathematics teacher whose passion for science began in childhood. Originally from Ostrava, he moved to Prague to study Energy and Fuels at the University of Chemistry and Technology. Alongside his studies and professional career in Prague, he has been tutoring mathematics and physics and helping students prepare for entrance exams. In his free time, he enjoys staying active and taking part in a variety of sports.
Matthias Oaks
2nd grade teacher
Matty is a lifelong learner who loves to broaden his horizons with new knowledge and skills. His motto is: “The more you know, the more of a person you are.” His heart beats strongest for the natural sciences. He especially enjoys delving into chemistry, where he explores how things work. When he’s not working, you’ll find him reading a fantasy or sci-fi book or playing a board game with a group of friends. In his free time, he likes to program something just for fun, or he’ll head to one of the local coffee shops to enjoy a well-prepared specialty coffee—a topic he can talk about for hours.
Lucie Demnerová
tandem teacher at first grade, teaching assistant
Lucka is from Prague. She is currently studying school pedagogy with educational therapy. She likes working with children, she is a mother of four children herself. Mutual trust, respect and communication, support for differences and an individual, kind approach to children are important to her. The most important thing for her is her family. She loves autumn, walking through the fallen leaves and breathing in their scent. Her interests include travel, reading and movies. She enjoys educating herself and moving forward.
Jana Matějková
tandem teacher at 1 st. grade, teaching assistant
Jana is an experienced educator with eighteen years of experience; she specializes in teaching the youngest schoolchildren, for whom she creates a family-like atmosphere in the classroom filled with learning through play. She has broadened her pedagogical horizons through courses in the Czech Republic and abroad. She naturally guides her students toward a healthy lifestyle and a love of nature and music—she plays the piano herself. After taking parental leave, she is now gradually returning to school life. Her greatest joy is her young daughter; in her free time, she enjoys playing sports and cherishes moments spent with friends over a good cup of coffee.
Eva Niklová
teaching assistant
Eva pochází z malebného města Mělník. Vystudovala obor speciální pedagogika se zaměřením na logopedii a surdopedii. V oblasti vzdělávání má bohaté zkušenosti, které získala při práci asistentky pedagoga na základní škole na prvním stupni i na škole se speciálními třídami. Kromě toho působila také jako vychovatelka ve školní družině. In her spare time, she has completed the Good Start Methods course and runs private speech therapy classes for pre-school children. She enjoys traveling and discovering new cultures, and loves cycling and nature walks which help her to recharge her energy and keep a positive mind.
Monika Fořtíková
teaching assistant
Monča is an energetic and creative person who likes to spend her free time actively – whether on trips, board games or escape games. She keeps herself in good shape by exercising regularly. She also enjoys painting and creating with children. She considers her family to be her best team and is a proud mother of two little girls.
Lenka Otavová
teaching assistant
Lenka is a Prague native and a graduate of pedagogical school. She believes that mutual trust is the foundation of all learning. She gained her experience through tutoring and leading summer camps, but for her, the most important thing remains the same: a kind and individual approach to every child. She is fascinated by psychology and strives to listen to children so they feel safe and free in her presence.She brings optimism and openness to everything she does. And how does she recharge? Most often on long walks with her dog, with a good book, or by discovering new things – because for her, learning is a passion that continues even in her free time.
Kristýna Šimáková
teaching assistant
Kristýna moved to Prague five years ago to study, and since then she has grown so fond of the city that it has become her second home. She earned a degree in education from Charles University and a degree in social work, with a focus on communication and applied psychotherapy, from the Prague College of Psychosocial Studies. In her work, her priority is to support children and create an environment where they feel safe and can thrive. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, which she has been doing since childhood. She also loves to travel and spend time with friends, most often over a good meal or while exploring new places.
Jacqueline Nicole Moore
English teacher, native speaker, Elementary School Upper-Grade Coordinator for English
Nicole moved to Prague from New Orleans, Louisiana, but is originally from California. During her time in university she studied English education, literature, and studio art. She has been teaching in many forms since she graduated. From training people in work environments to teaching art, yoga, and the English language. Creating a safe space for people to build confidence is her greatest passion. In her free time she enjoys being outside with her son, reading, doing yoga, listening to music, and trying anything new!
Kristýna Bernardová
English teacher, Elementary School Coordinator for English
Kristýna comes from Havířov, near Ostrava. She moved to Prague to study English Language and Education at university. More than anything, she loves traveling and tries to discover new places as often as she can. She can sometimes be a bit of a stress-head, but once she brings order and structure into things, she feels calmer and her work flows smoothly. As a child, she loved pretending to be a teacher and always had a sense of which life path she would follow.
Logan Burrill
English teacher, native speaker
Logan moved to Prague from Massachusetts, USA. Logan is a former baseball player, won two conference championships and earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Maine. In his free time, he enjoys snowboarding, golf, hiking, working out, and spending time with his dog Penny.
Vanessa Mináriková
English teacher, native speaker
Vanessa grew up in Florida, where she competed in dance and later taught it. At the age of 18, she moved to Prague, where she studied at Anglo-American University and taught English to children and adults. She also gained experience teaching in Shanghai, China. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, reading, and rock climbing.
Aubrey D. Scott
English teacher
Aubrey grew up in Arizona, USA and moved to Prague at 18 years old for University. She attended Anglo-American University. While completing her studies, Aubrey gained teaching experience providing private lessons to children aged 3-11. In this role, Aubrey found her love for teaching English and empowering young minds to develop strong communication skills and confidence with the English language. In her free time, Aubrey enjoys knitting, crocheting, reading, and travelling.
Alejandro Garcia Carballo
Spanish teacher an PE teacher
Alejandro was born in Spain and graduated in Education with a specialization in Physical Education and Spanish teaching from the University of A Coruña and the International University of Valencia. He enjoys traveling, discovering new cultures, playing sports, and sharing his passion for the Spanish language with his students. As he likes to say: “Learning Spanish is the beginning of a journey without borders.”
Míša Řezáčová
leader of the after-school club and hobby center
Míša is a pure-blooded Pragueer. She graduated from the Secondary School of Education, then Social Work and is currently a student at the Faculty of Education, Charles University – School Management. Most of her experience with children, however, has been gained through scouting, where she led a girl’s troop for several years, and undoubtedly also thanks to the fact that she is a mother of three boys. She loves traveling, hiking, sleeping under the stars, singing by the fire, fun and adventure. When she’s in town, she goes to the theatre, is a movie buff and reader, and devours podcasts on parenting and education, communication, psychology and self-development. And when there’s time, he takes up various creative activities, such as sewing.
Michaela Vlachová
after-school caretaker
Míša is originally from Prague, the city she loves very much. From an early age, she has been involved with drama and art. She mostly likes to create, draw, photograph and read. Excellent food and regular exercise are a must and she also loves traveling and learning about new cultures. You are likely to meet her in a gallery or a theater. She has been working with children since the beginning of her career – her first job was working as a leader in a scout group just outside of Prague – the same one she was a part of as a child.
Anežka Salamánková
after-school caretaker
Anežka comes from a village near Prague and studies Art Education with Special Education at the Faculty of Education. Her mother encouraged her to work with children from an early age, which is why she emphasizes close and empathetic relationships. She enjoys creating, playing team sports, going for walks, and spending time with her family. She sees creative activities as a way to bring joy to others, which she wants to transfer to her work with children.
Denisa Kučerová
after – school caretaker
Andrea Žďárská
after-school caretaker
Andrea is currently completing her master’s degree at the University of Hradec Králové. In her practice, she focuses on children’s mental well-being, emotional regulation, and self-regulation. She also draws on her experience from the Clido project, which focuses on sensory aids, to help children feel safe at school and understand their own experiences. Her lifelong passions include theater—she is active in the Vojan theater troupe—and a wide range of physical activities. From swimming, running, and skiing to yoga, elements of which she enjoys incorporating directly into her lessons. Andrea is an active person who finds fulfillment in working with children and exploring new approaches to education.
Mariya Puka
head of cleaning and dispensing
Mariya – or Mary as everyone at the school calls her – is irreplaceable for the children at school. She runs the cafeteria and makes sure all the children are given their meals and snacks. As well as that, she also makes sure the school is kept nice and clean, so the kids have a beautiful environment in which to learn and spend time. In order to handle all this important work, she spends her free time working out or going on long walks. You may also find her at the cinema watching a great movie.
