For foreigners

We provide comprehensive support that aims to facilitate the inclusion of children and young people with a different mother tongue into education as well as the development of their potential. Our services cover the following key areas of this process: familiarization with the system, access to adequate, relevant, and comprehensible information, communication with schools and other institutions, and social, language, and other educational support.

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We provide comprehensive support that aims to facilitate the inclusion of children and young people with a different mother tongue into education as well as the development of their potential. Our services cover the following key areas of this process: familiarization with the system, access to adequate, relevant, and comprehensible information, communication with schools and other institutions, and social, language, and other educational support.

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Let’s meet in person

Office hours:

Monday: 1pm to 7pm

Tuesday: 10am to 5pm

Wednesday: 10am to 5pm

Thursday: 10am to 5pm

Friday: closed

Educational counseling

We are a registered provider of professional social counseling and offer the following services:

  • advice on school selection and career counseling,
  • assistance with contacting a school,
  • assistance with high school, post-secondary vocational school, or university application submission,
  • help with kindergarten, elementary school, or high school enrolment,
  • information about entrance exams, preparatory courses, and other educational activities,
  • assistance with nostrification (recognition of a foreign degree),
  • interpreting during consultations (provided only to META’s clients as part of educational counseling),
  • support in finding one’s way around the administrative procedures related to education in the Czech Republic,
  • assistance with filling out forms and requests,
  • assistance with solving school problems,
  • assistance from a social worker at school or public authority office,
  • support during compulsory education,
  • support during studies termination,
  • assistance with bursary request submission,
  • support in social or financial hardship,
  • facilitating contact with schools or other institutions and organizations (e.g., pedagogical-psychological counseling centers, legal counseling services, sworn interpreters, intercultural workers, etc.).

The service includes follow-up support provided by META or other organizations, such as:

  • extra classes in Czech and other subjects,
  • Czech language courses,
  • specialized counseling,
  • psychological support.

The service is provided both at META’s offices and in the field, for example, when accompanying clients to schools or public authority offices.

For more information, please see the prerequisites of cooperation.

Help us improve our services

Have you already used our services? Your opinion and feedback are essential to us for the continuous improvement of our services. You can share your feedback via the online feedback form. We would also like to inform you that, as a client of META, o. p. s. you have the right to file a complaint regarding the organization’s activities or the conduct of a staff member.

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Social activation services for families with children SASKIA

We are a registered provider of this service which includes:

  • support for families in difficulty, especially taking into account the needs of endangered children,
  • close long-term cooperation with the family,
  • support in upbringing and education,
  • support in dealing with mental strain and stressful situations,
  • support in dealing with difficult social situations, running a household, etc.

The service includes coordinated cooperation between all the parties involved, such as the school, the Authority for Social and Legal Protection of Children (OSPOD), and other authorities and organizations communicating with the family. Our service facilitates communication and helps overcome disadvantages due to the cultural and language barrier.

The service is provided both at META’s offices and in the field, for example, when accompanying clients to schools, public authority offices, or their homes.

Service capacity: The service can be simultaneously used by up to 10 families during a specific period.

For more information, please see the prerequisites of cooperation.

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Extra classes

Extra classes are intended for META’s clients – students who are unable to fully engage in classes at school due to the language barrier and who use our counseling services in education.

Extra classes are provided by volunteers. The aim is to increase success in the Czech language and other school subjects.

The classes usually take place at META’s premises, at municipal libraries, or online, by individual agreement.

Volunteers can help clients prepare for exams, admission procedure, or the maturita exam.

Are you interested in taking our extra classes? If you use our professional social counseling in education, contact your social worker to learn more about the next steps.

First time here? Complete a simple form below, and we will get in touch with you!

Information support

Accessible and comprehensible information is essential to find one’s way around a new environment and education system, which is why we offer information support to immigrants.

Counseling application form

Do školy společně

Practical information about the Czech education system for parents of children with a different mother tongue, useful tips and tools to deal with real-life situations, important notices, and links to detailed information about the individual topics.

Visit the Do školy společně website

Practical guide

Bilingual sheets containing information about the most common situations that children with a different mother tongue and their parents face in education. Available in 11 languages.

View on the Do školy společně website