Innovative Approaches to Education in Natural Sciences at the Charles University in Prague

Number of students in natural sciences in the Czech Republic decreases steadily each year. Without proper intervention this trend would soon despoil the pool of human resources necessary for sustaining and further enhancing country technological competitiveness. To reverse this unfavourable trend, Charles University in Prague implements various methods of collaboration with both basic and high schools. The paper presents some innovative approaches focused on raising pupilś interest in natural sciences and on change of teacherś attitude in order to teach both in an understandable and attractive way.