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Details go to the interest list first, before anywhere else. Questions about Primary? Write to office@handprints.sk or ask on any tour.
Handprints Primary · Years 1–4 · planned opening September 2027
Planning primary school at Handprints.
Handprints is planning an English-speaking primary programme for Years 1–4, beginning with a Year 1 cohort in September 2027. Join the interest list to receive updates on the plans and admissions.
- Years 1–4primary education in English
- Small classesplanned approach
- September 2027planned first Year 1 cohort
- Interest listdetails go to the list first
One school
From 18 Months to Age 10
Handprints families have always faced a goodbye at six, when Kindergarten ends and primary school begins somewhere else. The planned primary programme would offer a way to continue in the same building, with a familiar approach, through Years 1–4: play-informed, child-centered teaching, now applied to reading chapter books, writing real texts, and thinking like young scientists.
The programme is being developed for Handprints graduates and new Year 1 families. Joining the interest list does not reserve a school place.
Handprints Primary · 2027
What to expect
What Primary Keeps
The approach
The Teaching Continues
The same philosophy that runs the early years, grown up with the children: hands-on projects, two adults who know every child, and school days built around how children actually learn.
The scale
Small by Design
Small classes, in English, with the familiar rhythm of the house: our own kitchen downstairs, the gym, the garden, and the library all stay part of the day.
The path
Both Doors Stay Open
English-language education with Slovak continuing daily, so families can still choose the Slovak system or international schools after Year 4.
The road to 2027
How It Will Happen
01Now
The interest list is open. Joining is free, commits you to nothing, and takes one minute.
02Early 2027
Tuition, class sizes, and enrollment dates are shared with the interest list first, before anywhere else.
03September 2027
The planned first Year 1 cohort would welcome children progressing from Kindergarten.
Our aim is to offer families continuity from the early years into primary education. Join the interest list to follow the plans as they develop.