EDITORIAL BOARD

OSTRAVA Continues to Fascinate Me

this track and area was a brand new

experience.

Personally, even after so many years of

living in it, I have not stopped researching

Ostrava and its surroundings, even though

it is constantly changing so dynamically.

Whether I walk or ride a bike, through

culture or sports, Ostrava continues to

fascinate me. Thanks to my position as

director and teacher at the 1st International

School of Ostrava, I have had the great

opportunity to engage with my colleagues

and students in community activities for

many years through volunteer projects,

whether it is the Outdoor Classes project

in Park Čs- letců, the Walkthrough Gallery

project for beginning artists, the Book Box

project, etc.

Ostrava is an ideal city to live in. It is simply

great that you can get from the centre

of Ostrava to nature or to the Beskid

Mountains in a few minutes. The social and

gastronomic life in our city has improved

so fast over the last ten years that it is

almost impossible to choose wrong.

Sometimes it is difficult to choose how

you will spend your free time—theatre,

cinema, concert, sports or just sitting

by the river or going somewhere with

friends for a drink in the evening. Based

on the feedback from our graduates, we

know that a large number of them like

to return to the region after studying at

universities in the world and thus like to

contribute to its further development.

I simply enjoy Ostrava and our entire

region and I am proud that I can contribute

a little to making it a great place to live for

anyone, including many foreigners. There

is room for improvement everywhere,

I am aware of that, but I will return to my

‘Always look on the bright side of life’, sing

Monty Python at the end of their film. And

this is how I look at life, life in this region,

in Ostrava, in my work in the field of

education and in recent years also as a coowner of a successful cafe in Ostrava.

That is why I still see our region, life and

work in it as inspiring and motivating,

offering countless opportunities in all

areas of life. In the Moravian-Silesian

Region, everyone has a chance to find

what they are interested in, what they

enjoy and they have a chance to discover

In the Moravian-Silesian Region, everyone has a chance to

find what they are interested in, what they enjoy or they have

a chance to discover often unsuspected treasures

often unsuspected treasures—such as

the last to me—forest trails and footpaths

in the Černý les near Šilheřovice, including

a campsite for a group of our students

who completed their training expedition

here as part of the Duke of Edinburgh’s

International Award. For many of them,

life motto—’always look on the bright

side of life’.

Ivo Helebrant, Headmaster of

1st International School of Ostrava

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