HAVLÍČKŮV BROD

Town

• Brod means watering place • First mention in 1234 as village near silver mines

(founded by Smil from Lichtenburk)• Originally Německý Brod, 5. 5. 1945 renamed• Capital city of the district, 20 km away from

Jihlava• 25 000 inhabitants • Partnership with Brixen (Austria), Brielle

(Netherlands) a Spišská Nová Ves (Slovakia)

Main square, townhall(web camera:

http://195.113.207.238/view/index.shtml

GYMNÁZIUM HAVLÍČKŮV BROD

1735 - 2009

• Originally called Carolinum

• Est. 1735• Former students incl.

Josef Dobrovský, Bedřich Smetana, K. H. Borovský

• 2 parts – old and new building

• Today: 19 classes, approx. 500 students

• 47 teachers

Main entrance

System of education

• Compulsory since 1774• Three levels• Basic education (6-15 yrs) – basic school,

grammar school (lower), conservatory, special school

• Medium education (15-19 yrs) – grammar school, high school (both leaving examination) training college (vocational certificate)

• High education (19 - ?) – college (DiS.), university (Mgr., Ing., Bc. + post graduade PhD. Etc.)

Current problems:

• RVP (frame educational program)• State leaving examination• Still active old austrian – hungary system• Decreasing number of students• Decreasing amount of money (problems

with modernization)• Quantity of universities