Sessions
THIS YEAR WE ARE ORGANIZING the FOLLOWING SESSIONS
In the summer of 2024, 5 unique sessions will take place in 4 beautiful areas in the Czech Republic (Svatý Ján pod Skalou and Hostačov) and Slovakia (Turistický raj and Javorina).
INTERNATIONAL SESSION #D (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
Sv. Jan pod Skalou (CZ) 11/8 – 18/8/2024
As per tradition, the international session will take place in sv. Jan pod Skalou about 20 km outside of Prague in the Czech Republic. The session’s programme as well as all courses are delivered in English, which in the past has allowed participants (students, tutors, as well as organisers) from all around the world to come together for a week.
Coordinators: Jana Lohrová, Majka Zelmanová & Sára Bánovská
INTERNATIONAL SESSION #E (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
Hostačov (CZ) 18/8 – 25/8/2024
For the first time this year we are hosting a second international session at a new venue – a beautiful chateau Hostačov. In this session, the program, as well as all courses, are delivered also in English, which in the past has allowed participants (students, tutors, as well as organizers) from all around the world to come together for a week.
Session E is not only international but also thematic – exploring the topic of“Home”.
Home is our anchor in a world of chaos. It’s not only the place where we live. Home can also be understood more metaphorically – it’s the place where things make sense for us, where we draw our strength.
Where is your – real, imagined, cultural, social – home?
Where are you finding your sources?
How can you share it with others and care for it?
Explore it with us this summer!
All the games and experiences through which we will explore our “homes” will be embedded into the classic Discover program. This way you can also enjoy your favorites, such as workshops, the life fair, or endless discussions around the fire (and elsewhere).
Coordinators: Petra Karlová & Katka Kováčová
CZ/SK SESSIONS
Turistický ráj (SK) 21/7 – 27/7/2024
Session A is a classic Czecho-Slovak session, which will be taking place in Turistický ráj in Slovakia. This session will bring students a tried-and-tested, thought-through and well-rounded Discover programme. Session A welcomes any student: each will be able to find their own there. This session is taking place in Czech/Slovak.
Coordinators: Martina Kavanová & Eva Novotná
Svatý Jan pod Skalou (CZ) 4/8 – 11/8/2024
Session B is a classic Czecho-Slovak session, which will be taking place in Svatý Jan pod Skalou in the Czech Republic. This session will bring students a tried-and-tested, thought-through and well-rounded Discover programme. Session B welcomes any student: each will be able to find their own there. This session is taking place in Czech/Slovak.
Coordinators: Kristina Králová & Kristýna Bajgarová
PT Javorina (SK) 11/8 – 18/8/2024
Session C is a classic Czecho-Slovak session, which will be taking place in Javorina in Slovakia. This session will bring students a tried-and-tested, thought-through and well-rounded Discover programme. This session stands out in one way: we will prepare breakfast together and the rest of the food will be secured from a local restaurant. Session C welcomes any student: each will be able to find their own there. This session is taking place in Czech/Slovak.
Coordinators: Františka Tranová & Ľubo Perniš
WHAT DOES THE ACCOMMODATION AT DISCOVER LOOK LIKE?
Sessions are taking place in one of 4 locations. In the Czech Republic, our venues are located in Svatý Jan pod Skalou and Hostačov. In Slovakia, our venues are Turistický raj and PT Javorina. All our venues have some phone signal, close access to nature and some sports facilities, such as outdoor fields or indoor courts. Meals are provided 5 times a day at all venues.
Accommodation is provided in a former Benedictine monastery, which is now a pedagogical college. Thanks to its age and strong walls, the monastery is pleasantly cool even in the summer, and all rooms, including classrooms and dining hall, are in very close proximity to one another. Participants are accommodated in multi-bedded rooms and shared sanitary facilities are located on each floor. Bedrooms and bathrooms are gender-segregated, and there are gender-neutral toilets. A few steps away from the main building is a large garden that belongs to the monastery, where you can relax, play various games or try slacklining. St. John’s Cliff towers over the whole area and offers a beautiful view of the surroundings. Not too far from the monastery lie the Nová Amerika quarry and Karlštejn Castle, where you can go on a trip.
Hostačov is a picturesque former estate from the 17th century, located in the middle of a beautiful forest park on the road between Prague and Brno. Accommodation for tutors, organisers and students is provided in the manor house and the surrounding area offers a park for playing frisbee, football, volleyball, running, as well as a swimming pool. This area is ideal for those who want to enjoy a week in a cultural monument in the tranquility of nature.
Turistický raj recreational centre is located on the northern edge of Slovak Paradise National Park and at the crossroads of attractive hiking trails. The surroundings are quiet, and you can enjoy the car-free forest environment of the national park with its resin scent and fresh air. In the area, you will also find the UNESCO cultural monuments of Levoča, Spišská Nová Ves, Spišský hrad, Spišská Sobota, as well as the High Tatra Mountains, Kráľova hoľa moutain, Dobšinská ice cave, Palcmanská Maša dam, and aquaparks in Poprad and Vrbov.
Lying in the heart of the Kopaničářský region in the beautiful White Carpathians, the cottage complex of PT Javorina is located behind the village of Stará Myjava in a quiet environment among the trees. Next to the cottages you will find a large social hall with a kitchen. There is a beautiful reservoir for swimming nearby, along with hiking trails, cycling routes, beach-volleyball court and grass football pitches.
