Adult Classes - ONLINE
Registration is now open for our Spring 2022 online Czech and Slovak classes for ADULTS.
The classes are open to anyone in NC – motivated teenagers are certainly welcome to attend.
Please register as soon as possible as there are only 10 seats per class. If a class fills up, the registration form will show that a specific class is already full.
CZECH - Intermediate Students (2 separate courses)
CZECH - Beginners (1 course)
SLOVAK - Intermediate Students
SLOVAK - Continuing Beginners
Registration and tuition for ADULT classes:
The classes are open to anyone in NC – motivated teenagers are certainly welcome to attend.
Please register as soon as possible as there are only 10 seats per class. If a class fills up, the registration form will show that a specific class is already full.
CZECH - Intermediate Students (2 separate courses)
- Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:00 PM ET and 8:15 - 9:15 PM ET (students will be assigned to a group)
- Instructor: Alena Fry
- Textbook: Čeština expres 1 / Czech Express 1 (we can provide for $15, as compared to $43 on Amazon) and Čeština expres 2 / Czech Express 2 (we can provide for $15, as compared to $52 on Amazon)
- 20 weeks; one class per week; classes meet each week except for Wednesday Mar 30
- Class dates: Jan 19, 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar 2, 9, 16, 23, (no class Mar 30), Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25, Jun 1, 8
- Classes meet via Zoom (link will be provided upon registration)
- Each class to last 60 mins
CZECH - Beginners (1 course)
- Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30 PM ET
- Instructors: Renáta Tichá and Jan Šiška
- Textbook: Čeština expres 1 / Czech Express 1 (we can provide for $15, as compared to $43 on Amazon)
- 20 weeks; one class per week; classes meet each week except for Tuesday Mar 29
- Class dates: Jan 18, 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar 1, 8, 15, 22, (no class Mar 29), Apr 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Jun 7
- Classes meet via Zoom (link will be provided upon registration)
- Each class to last 60 mins
SLOVAK - Intermediate Students
- Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30 PM ET
- Instructor: Mirka Budlong
- Textbook: Krížom-krážom - Slovenčina A1 (we can provide for $15, as compared to $50 on Martinus - $24 textbook + $25 shipping)
- 20 weeks; one class per week; classes meet each week except for Wednesday Nov 24 (Thanksgiving)
- Class dates: Jan 20, 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, (no class Mar 31), Apr 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, Jun 2, 9
- Classes meet via Zoom (link will be provided upon registration)
- Each class to last 60 mins
SLOVAK - Continuing Beginners
- Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30 PM ET
- Instructor: Lenka Lamb
- Textbook: Krížom-krážom - Slovenčina A1 (we can provide for $15, as compared to $50 on Martinus - $24 textbook + $25 shipping)
- 20 weeks; one class per week; classes meet each week except for Tuesday Mar 29
- Class dates: Jan 18, 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar 1, 8, 15, 22, (no class Mar 29), Apr 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Jun 7
- Classes meet via Zoom (link will be provided upon registration)
- Each class to last 60 mins
Registration and tuition for ADULT classes:
- To register, fill out this online form
- Tuition: $200 per semester (20 weeks; 60 minutes per week) plus $15 textbook fee (if you need a textbook)
- Make a check payable to the "Czech and Slovak School of NC" and mail it to the following official address of our school (do NOT mail to the church where we hold our classes for children):
Czech and Slovak School of NC
Attn: Marta McCabe
6 Barrington Pl.
Durham, NC 27705
Attn: Marta McCabe
6 Barrington Pl.
Durham, NC 27705
Instructors:
Lenka Lamb (SLOVAK classes) – Lenka is from Kosice in the Slovak Republic. She graduated from Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences with Master's degree in Biology and Geography Education. She is married, has a son, and has been living in the US since 2010. She likes reading, hiking, travelling and spending time with children.
Dominika Turner (SLOVAK classes) – Dominika is from Oravska Jasenica, a small village in northern Slovakia. She received her MA degree in accounting and auditing from the University of Economics in Bratislava. Dominika is a certified real estate agent currently serving as a property manager with T Realty and Management. Dominika has experience teaching English to preschool children in Slovakia and she is a proud mother of two bilingual children. Dominika has served as an instructor at the Czech and Slovak School of NC since 2015; first in the lower elementary class and during the past two years in the class for adults.
Alena Fry (CZECH classes) – Alena grew up in a small village on the outskirts of Prague. She holds degrees in Czech Language & Literature and Translation Studies from Charles University in Prague. In 2011, she moved to the United States with her husband, Chris, and has since lived in South Dakota, California, Illinois and Texas. Alena is passionate about translation and teaching. She has translated several books of fiction and non-fiction from English into Czech and has experience conducting Czech classes for foreigners as well as courses in translation. Most recently, she served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Czech at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in South Korea. She loves nature, hiking, and traveling, and welcomes every opportunity to visit her family in the Czech Republic.
Mirka Budlong (SLOVAK classes) – Mirka is from Hlohovec, a city located in the southern part of Slovakia. She graduated with her MA in Education with emphasis on PE from Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre (Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra). After her studies, she moved to San Diego, CA where she became an elementary and middle school PE teacher. Mirka’s teaching experiences range from an early childhood education to high school setting. She joined the Czech and Slovak School of NC in 2018 to teach the lower elementary class and this year, she will also serve as the instructor of the Slovak adult class. Mirka is also a certified CrossFit coach who enjoys hiking and nature.
Lenka Lamb (SLOVAK classes) – Lenka is from Kosice in the Slovak Republic. She graduated from Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences with Master's degree in Biology and Geography Education. She is married, has a son, and has been living in the US since 2010. She likes reading, hiking, travelling and spending time with children.
Dominika Turner (SLOVAK classes) – Dominika is from Oravska Jasenica, a small village in northern Slovakia. She received her MA degree in accounting and auditing from the University of Economics in Bratislava. Dominika is a certified real estate agent currently serving as a property manager with T Realty and Management. Dominika has experience teaching English to preschool children in Slovakia and she is a proud mother of two bilingual children. Dominika has served as an instructor at the Czech and Slovak School of NC since 2015; first in the lower elementary class and during the past two years in the class for adults.
Alena Fry (CZECH classes) – Alena grew up in a small village on the outskirts of Prague. She holds degrees in Czech Language & Literature and Translation Studies from Charles University in Prague. In 2011, she moved to the United States with her husband, Chris, and has since lived in South Dakota, California, Illinois and Texas. Alena is passionate about translation and teaching. She has translated several books of fiction and non-fiction from English into Czech and has experience conducting Czech classes for foreigners as well as courses in translation. Most recently, she served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Czech at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in South Korea. She loves nature, hiking, and traveling, and welcomes every opportunity to visit her family in the Czech Republic.
Mirka Budlong (SLOVAK classes) – Mirka is from Hlohovec, a city located in the southern part of Slovakia. She graduated with her MA in Education with emphasis on PE from Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre (Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra). After her studies, she moved to San Diego, CA where she became an elementary and middle school PE teacher. Mirka’s teaching experiences range from an early childhood education to high school setting. She joined the Czech and Slovak School of NC in 2018 to teach the lower elementary class and this year, she will also serve as the instructor of the Slovak adult class. Mirka is also a certified CrossFit coach who enjoys hiking and nature.