SKILLS workshop – Critical thinking
Is 1+1 sometimes 3? or even 33? It sure sounds like it, and, if you’re convincing enough, it might even work…
Is 1+1 sometimes 3? or even 33? It sure sounds like it, and, if you’re convincing enough, it might even work…
Is 1 + 1 sometimes 3 or even 33? It sure sounds like it in debates sometimes ๐
Can teens recognize (deep) fake news better than their teachers?
Preparation for the final debate.
Preparation for the final debate.
Workshop to help prepare for the final debate: is every argument a good argument? No, definitely not… but how to pick and overturn the right ones turns out to be quite an art ๐
ย On the 18th of June 2025 eight teams from the following four schools debated each other: Prvnรญ ฤeskรฉ Gymnรกzium – Gymnรกzium Kadan – Zล Jazykลฏ – Zล Truhlรกลskรก Each debate was judged by professionals from the Asociace Debatnรญch Klubลฏ. If you want to see more pictures or read more about how they enjoyed the project, find them on Instagram ๐
Breaking news:Your students will argue anyway. Why not make it a lesson plan? Catch the ideas in Brno at the OUP Teacher Conference. You can still find tickets HERE
Breaking news:Your students will argue anyway. Why not make it a lesson plan? Catch the ideas in Prague at the OUP Teacher Conference. You can still find tickets HERE
SKILLS Teacher Training at Open Gate.ย What are the rules of a competitive debate? How can I apply them in the English classroom, and why would I? This is probably the most active teacher training you will ever attend ๐ For more information and to register, click HERE.
Debate Workshop โ Dutch/Czech Exchange Students On April 16th, Iโll be working with a group of 54 Dutch exchange students for a full-on, high-energy debate workshop. No sitting back. No hiding. Everyone speaks. Through fast-paced games, challenges, and structured debate rounds, students jump straight into using English to think, react, and argue. Theyโll build strong arguments, defend their ideas, and learn how to respond when someone disagrees โ all under time pressure. Itโs competitive, itโs loud, and itโs fun. The goal? Get every student actively using English, pushing their limits, and discovering that they can say more than they think.
Prague โ where great ideas meet great teaching A 5-day teacher training week for English conversation teachers who want a real framework of game based learning- not just a bag of activities. You will experience the full Skills for Success programme yourself first, from teambuilding and critical thinking all the way to a competitive debate. Then you learn how to teach every step of it. You leave with 16 ready-to-use lessons and the confidence to run them. ๐ 17โ21 August 2026 ๐ Prague, Czech Republic ๐ฅ Maximum 14 participants ๐ถ โฌ550 per teacher โ Erasmus+ eligible ๐ Find out more