BellAmos School

BellAmos School Základná škola BellAmos
Address
Východná 3905/18, 03601 Martin, Žilina District Slovakia
Information
Type	Independent, Coeducational
Motto	Každý z nás je v niečom najlepší
Established	1996
Founder	Mgr. Šárka Zubercová
Grades	K–9
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Black, Yellow and Green
Mascot	Alphabet King
Accreditation	Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic
Affiliation	Sovak National Association of Independent Schools, Pallas Athena
Website	http://www.bellamos.sk

BellAmos School is a private, co-educational day school for grades K-9 located in Martin, Slovakia. BellAmos is a member of the Slovak National Association of Independent Schools, educating students from all across the Žilina area from nursery school to the ninth grade. It also hosts international students coming from various parts of the world (Great Britain, South Africa, Germany etc.) It is Slovak's oldest independent school.

In 2011 the Ministry of Education of Slovakia ranked BellAmos among the top 5% of all elementary schools in Slovakia according to the National examination MONITOR.

History

BellAmos was officially accredited by the ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic on January 1, 1996. It welcomed its first pupils on September 1, 1996. The school was back then headquartered in the building of the Letrich Gymnasium, it moved from there in 1998 into the building of the Blatinca Elementary school in Blatnica, a village close to Martin. In 2000 the school bought its own buildings in Martin and moved a final time. The school founder is Mgr. Šárka Zubercová, who is also the Chairwomen of the BellAmos Board of Trustees.

Organization

Mission

Currently, the school teaches students in grades K-9. The school's mission is the following: BellAmos strives to educate each student to reach his highest level of intellectual, ethical, artistic, and physical development. Drawing on what is known about students growth and learning, the school offers a rigorous K-9 program rich in opportunities for cultivating individual talents and interests in a climate of collaboration and respect.

Campus

The campus, located on Východná 3905/18, consists of three separate buildings: The Main Building, the Cafeteria and the Gym building. All three buildings border a courtyard where students of all grades play various games.

Structure

Each class has around 15 students. A financial aid program is in place: though as with many of its peer independent schools, the majority of the students come from affluent households.

The school is private, and it functions under a Slovakian non-profit statute. BellAmos is controlled by a Board of Trustees, and the school is administered by the Headmasters department, internally by the Headmaster and externally by the Chief Operating Manager and the Headmaster.

Academics

Students at level one (K-5) are required to study Slovak, one foreign language (English), Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology, Geography, World and Slovak History, Communication studies, Civics, Arts, Classical Music Studies and Physical Education. Students must go beyond these basic requirements in at least some, if not all, subjects.

Students at level two (grade 6-9) are required to study Slovak, two foreign languages (English, German), Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology, Geography, Chemistry, Physics, World and Slovak History, Civics, Government Studies, Philosophy, Arts, Classical Music Studies and Physical Education.

The school has a working international partnership program with two elementary schools located in Czech Republic and Poland. Allowing its students a development in their multicultural understanding.

Student life

Co-curricular include clubs that provide the students with an opportunity to produce publications, hone their debating skills, participate in activism and much more. Among the many clubs are: