Our team

Pre-school management

Martina Olivová

Founder, Managing Director

Motto: „Don´t wait for someone to guide you. Do it yourself!”

She graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the Technical University of Ostrava, majoring in marketing and business. She was working for more than 10 years in marketing and sociological research and consulting for large multinational companies. In 2004 she founded first a Magic Hill pre-school and in 2006 an elementary school. She has attended numerous personal development seminars and professional courses in pedagogy, psychology, critical thinking academy, leadership and management training. She is involved in charity projects and is a partner in the patient organization for Cystic Fibrosis (Klub nemocných cystickou fibrózou).

Alena Miklová

School principal

Motto: „Do not seek to be a person, who is famous, but rather seek to be a person, who has his worth.”Albert Einstein

She is a graduate of the Faculty of Education at Palacký University, majoring in Teaching for Grade 1 and Akcent College , majoring in Teaching AJ for Grade 1. In her many years of experience she has taught at both 1st and 2nd level of primary school. For a long time she has also been involved in special education, she has completed a number of courses focused on the correction of specific learning disabilities. She is a graduate of many seminars such as Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking, Respect and Be Respected, Professor Hejný’s Mathematics, Montessori Pedagogy. In 2023, she completed a one-year mentoring course for teachers at Libchavy Academy and also successfully completed her MBA. Her current focus is on innovative teaching activities that promote learning for the 21st century, incorporating soft skills into the classroom, as well as mentoring and leadership. She has been at Magic Hill since 2018, as a senior teacher since 2021 and as a deputy principal since 2023, as school principal since 2024.
Elham Parsian

Head of preschool teachers

Motto: „Follow your dreams, transform your life.”

Elham is originally from Iran, where she graduated from the University of Art, then she studied Czech language at Charles University and further expanded her expertise in pre-school pedagogy. Her experience includes teaching art to children from pre-schools, up to University students, 3 years of teaching art in an elementary school in Iran, 2 years working in a pre-school in Montreal and teaching a course in creative writing. She has been working in our pre-school since 2017 with a break for maternity leave. Since 2023 she has been in the position of Head of preschool teachers.

Teachers staff

Anna Elgeabary

Motto: „Teaching means touching lives forever.”

Anna is a graduate of the Faculty of Education at Charles University, where she earned a master’s degree in special education with a focus on speech therapy. During her studies, she completed internships at special schools, working with children with visual and hearing impairments, and at the same time she also worked with young people with multiple disabilities at the Jedlička Institute in Prague. She worked as a teacher at a Czech-English kindergarten in Prague and also served as a school speech therapist. She has been working at Magic Hill since 2023, focusing mainly on speech therapy.

Micaela Gacusan

Motto: „When a career and a passion come together, it creates a beautiful and happy life.”

Originally from the Philippines, she holds a Bachelor of Education degree from Tarlac State University and is also a TESOL certified teacher. She has been working as an English teacher since 2012, first in elementary schools in the Philippines where she worked as a Head teacher in an international school. Between 2014 and 2018, she worked as a Head Teacher in a pre-school in Jakarta. Since 2018, she has been living in the Czech Republic and working as a teacher first in elementary school and since 2020 in our pre-school. She is also a graduate of many courses such as Speech and drama to young learners or Basic principles of story telling.
Šárka Gomaa

Motto: „Being able to make others happy without expecting anything in return makes not only others rich, but also ourselves.”

Šárka graduated from a secondary school of economics in Zlín and worked as an au pair in Great Britain. Subsequently, her experience with her own two unique children led her to the idea of working with young children. She completed her studies to become a teaching assistant and joined our kindergarten in 2025. As part of her practical training, she also worked in private kindergartens in Prague.
Klára Chamula Gajdová

Motto: „That what is right can be seen only through our heart. That what is important, cannot be seen by our eyes.”Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

She graduated from secondary school of education with a specialization in live languages. She graduated from the University of Ostrava with a degree in pre-school teaching. She taught in a pre-school for four years and then spent several years in the Netherlands as an au pair. She has worked at Magic Hill since 2015, with a two-year break for maternity leave, during which she also did private English language lessons for young children. During her teaching experience, she has attended a number of training seminars focused on targeted development of preschool children and non-violent communication. She runs a flute club at Magic Hill.
Viktorie Chamradová

Motto: “Go your own way and let people talk.”

Viktorie is a graduate of a business academy and a language school and is currently a student of the Higher School of Social and Law, majoring in social pedagogy. As part of her study practice, she worked in social services, a retirement home and as an assistant in an elementary school. Viktorie also worked as an au-pair in the UK. He has been with the Magic Hill team since 2022.
Veronica Chishimba

Motto: „Every child is gifted. They just unwrap their gifts at different times.”

Veronica studied journalism at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia, and holds a TEFL certificate for teaching English. She has been teaching English for almost ten years. She has lived in the Czech Republic for more than 10 years and worked for eight years at the Meluzínek nursery school, where, in addition to teaching English, she also became familiar with Montessori pedagogy. She has also worked as an afternoon teacher at a language school and for many years as a leader of summer scout and art camps. She has been with Magic Hill since 2025.
Martina Kynclová

Motto: „What you begin with, is not important. What you end up with, is what matters.”

Martina graduated from a secondary industrial school and worked in commercial companies. She also worked as an au pair with young children in Germany. She joined Magic Hill in 2019 as an assistant in the after-school programme, where she also completed a training course for educative carers for children up to the start of compulsory schooling. She then moved to our pre-school and successfully completed her teaching qualification by studying pre-school and after-school pedagogy at secondary school.
Iurii Pakhtusov

School psychologist

Motto: „Be he change, you strive to see in the world.“ Mahátma Gándhí

Iurii graduated from the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Psychology, specializing in child and school psychology. During his studies he had the opportunity to complete several professional courses in Germany, where he was introduced to the international perspective on psychology in education. After graduation, Iurii gained long-term experience as a school psychologist at private primary school in Prague, where he was actively involved in supporting and development of children with special needs. Iurii completed a number of internships at elementary schools, in educational-psychological counseling centers and psychiatry clinics. In addition, he is a supporter of the concept of Mindfulness and its application in the context of education. He uses it in his work with children and young people to help them develop attention, emotional intelligence and self-awareness.
Jana Pátková

Motto: „If you can help others, do so!“”

Jana graduated from the secondary school of education and has been working in pre-schools for her entire professional life, which is more than 30 years. Before our pre-school she worked in the pre-school Čtyřlístek Říčany. Here she also led the children’s music ensemble Mikeš, Jana plays the violin and participated in the creation of the nature garden. She has been working in our pre-school since 2016. She has attended a number of seminars, for example, in the field of non-violent communication, Mindfulness for children. During our school events she is the medical assistant for our students.