Our Qualifications

PONNY kindergarten has its own preschool educational program which is based on the RVP of the Ministry of Education and Culture and is expanded to include the NTC method, preschool preparation every day, speech therapy and English language.

The guarantor of the PONNY educational program is Mgr. Martina Drtílková MBA. She draws her knowledge and experience from her studies at the Masaryk University in Brno, then from her experience as a teacher at a primary school and teaching English for several years.

Martina Drtílková prepared special methodological courses accredited by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports for the teaching of pedagogues in the field of English. For the last few years she has been dealing with the proper development of children during a  preschool age, focused on a prevention of specific learning disorders. She is a qualified teacher in the field of neuro-developmental stimulation which deals with the diagnosis and inhibition of primary reflexes. She participates in professional lectures and conferences and tries to put the acquired knowledge into practice.

Martina Drtílková cooperated with MENSA CR and developed their basic NTC method into her own educational program for children of aged 2-6. The PONNY NTC method includes regular active movement (gymnastics, tennis, swimming), eye exercises, the development of logical and abstract thinking in the form of working on projects, working with flags, a map, a blank map, then with symbols, solving puzzles and playing logic games.

PONNY KIDS kindergarten has been preparing children for the 1st grade of primary schools since 2001. In 2017 it opened its second branch. Both branches have a total of 50 children, who are cared for by a team of 14 qualified teachers.

In 2023, PONNY KIDS opened its own professional counselling centre, THE MAGIC LAMP, where a team of special educators and psychologists work with children with special needs.