STYLE
Name:
Rob Vann
Age:
40
Nationality:
Scottish
Hobbies
and interests:
Anything
with a ball
Favourite Czech
food:
Jelito and
jitrnice
Life According to Rugby
Rob Vann is a teacher and a rugby coach. He teaches English and brings modern
world rugby to Ostrava.
Where do you come from and what is your relationship
to Ostrava?
I‘m from Scotland and Ostrava is home to me, my wife,
our three kids and a mortgage. I live in Ostrava-Poruba and
I really like this part of town -- I can easily leave the city and
spend my time in nature.
What is exciting about the region for you?
As a Scot, I take Ostrava as a place where my grumpiness
is viewed as flagrant optimism. I can also see some
similarity between my hometown of Aberdeen and
Ostrava -- industry is an essential part of the history and
the present. And nature is very close to both cities. There
is a sea in Aberdeen and there are mountains and forests
near Ostrava.
Why did you decide to cooperate with the 1st International
School of Ostrava in the past?
Chemistry is the alpha and omega in any workplace.
The 1st International School of Ostrava is just a good
group of people doing a fantastic job. I worked there as
an English teacher for almost two years and my son attends
the partner school, The Ostrava International School.
What is your rugby mission here about?
Camaraderie, sport, self-development, the craic... the list
goes on. I‘ve played most of my senior rugby for Mariánské
Hory and as the body gave up, I moved into coaching.
The game‘s values offer a lot, especially for kids nowadays.
Rugby is an inclusive sport, a sport for all shapes and sizes;
it changes lives for the better and I like being a part of that.
Text:
Mgr. Ivo Helebrant,
ředitel školy
1st International
School of Ostrava
- mezinárodní
gymnázium, s.r.o.
Foto:
archiv
1st International
School of Ostrava
- mezinárodní
gymnázium, s.r.o.
www.is-ostrava.cz
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