Horšovský Týn Elementary School, Domažlice District, a contributory organization is located on the outskirts of the town in the chateau park. In accordance with the entry in the school register, it operates a primary school with a maximum number of 800 pupils, a school canteen with a maximum number of 1,060 meals, a school group with a maximum number of 85 pupils and a school club. Due to the growing number of pupils at the first stage of primary school, the school was allowed to increase the capacity of the primary school to 120 participants with effect from 1 September 2016. One third of the pupils are commuters.
All teachers have their cabinets equipped with computers that are connected to the network, have constant access to the Internet, use a scanner, printers, copiers, an equipped library and a large number of modern teaching aids to teach all subjects.
The school also pays great attention to the conditions for hygienic and safe education. The structure of the work and rest regime of pupils and teachers is determined with regard to sufficient relaxation, a suitable teaching regime, eating and drinking regime, a healthy environment of classrooms and other school premises. Great attention is paid to the protection of pupils from injuries, both in the form of constant supervision of pupils and by educating pupils about the need to comply with school regulations and the rules of vocational classrooms.
The school educational program for basic education is focused on the all-round development of pupils. The specifics of the school is the teaching of three foreign languages - English (as the 1st and 2nd foreign language), German (as the 1st and 2nd foreign language) and French (as the 2nd foreign language). The school also emphasizes the support of students’ work with information technology and creating
a positive relationship with the environment.
The teaching staff consists of qualified staff, including an educational counselor and prevention methodology. The teaching staff is positively inclined to continuous self-education, both within short-term courses – computer literacy, methodological seminars, prevention of risky behavior, work with pupils with special educational needs, and within various types of specialization studies. Educators cooperate with each other on school projects, organize cultural-educational and historical excursions for students, ski training courses and also short-term projects for class groups within the prevention of risky behavior. Since 2006, the school board has also been an integral part of the school.
A big positive was the introduction of the so-called classroom classes once every two weeks, where classroom teachers discuss with the pupils what is happening in the classroom, solving current problems. Teachers try to include non-traditional activities, social games, some of them participated in the KCVJŠ seminar in Pilsen on the issue of content and management of classroom classes.
We inform parents about the school’s activities and less serious problems that occur with students through the student book, the web environment of the Bachelors program or during parent meetings. For more serious problems, we choose to call or invite parents to school for a consultation or educational group, or professional care recommendations. Due to legislative changes and the need to sign informed consent forms for legal guardians, we informed parents about individual prevention programs through letters and meetings with parents.