Adult School

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR ALL LANGUAGE CLASSES:
Registration Form - Fall 2025

The Czech and Slovak Language School for Adults
Škola češtiny a slovenštiny pro dospělé
Škola češtiny a slovenčiny pre dospelých

Welcome to our language school. We wish you a fantastic school year, many new friends and Czech and Slovak connections, and fun not only in class, but also at our other events.

We strive to meet the requirements of the Common European Reference Framework for Languages. Our School for Adults offers Czech and Slovak language classes for beginning (A1), intermediate (A2) and advanced (conversation level) students. Classes typically meet online on Saturday mornings. Please inquire about our special weekday options. 

To register or ask questions, please contact Lois Hybl at 410-428-6012 or e-mail info@cshamaryland.org. You can also download the registration form at the link above and mail it to: Language School, CSHA, P.O. Box 20261, Baltimore, MD 21284-0261.

Natalia Karlinsky, who has a PhD in Comparative Linguistics and a Master’s Degree in Slavic languages, teaches Slovak beginners and intermediate students. She is also interested in teaching the Art of Interpretation to individual advanced Slovak speakers on a weekday evening.

Iva Zichová, a Czech native, teaches 2nd Year Czech (A1 continued).and challenges our students in Advanced Czech Conversation. She also tutors adults and will teach Czech to diplomats at DLS (Diplomatic Language Services, Arlington). She also would be willing to teach one of her classes on a weekday evening.

Andrea Kletetschková is a native Czech. She taught math at the Czech Technical University in Prague. She teaches Czech at the International Center for Language Studies (ICLS) and provides individual tutoring. She teaches Intermediate Czech (EU Level A2) and Beginning Czech (EU Level A1).

Our Language School is subsidized by CSHA and we encourage you to join our Association. Annual membership dues are only $25 per household.

The Czech and Slovak Language School was founded in 1989 to preserve the Czech and Slovak heritage. We will forever feel grateful to the late Dolores Zajičková Gentes who taught first-year Czech beginning in 1990 and was instrumental in publicizing the school and answering phone inquiries. The late Milada Vanicek was our first Czech language teacher.

The school is open to all those interested in studying Czech and Slovak language, history and culture. If you cannot attend Saturday classes but are interested in receiving tutoring or translation help, we can recommend people.