At the Faculty of Education of Charles University, we presented the topic of play work in children's palliative care and the possibilities of how to support children with serious illnesses through play. The lecture entitled Play work in children's palliative care: How to support seriously ill children through play explained to students why play is important for a sick child even when they are very weak, hospitalized, or at the end of their life.

If we were to write down what 2025 brought us, the first lines of a long list would belong to words like generosity or belonging. We were once again reminded of how great and helpful people and organizations Vlaštovka is surrounded by and how attentive the community is forming around it.

You will surely remember what you received for last Christmas. A book? Socks? A photo album? Whatever it was, you were certainly happy. We were also happy at the end of last year, because something amazing happened. Thanks to the students, we raised almost 400 thousand crowns for our activities!

On Tuesday, 4 November 2025, together with the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, we co-hosted a round table on the topic Exploring Ways to Introduce the Profession of Health Care Specialist into Healthcare . Speakers and Participants We presented what this profession entails, the impact that play has on sick children and their families, where around the world it is already a natural part of care, and the different forms it can take. During the meeting, we heard

Last week, two of our swallows took part in the ICPCN course – Introduction to Children’s Palliative Care . Both of them (Šárka on the left in the photo, Klára on the right) are happy to share their experiences: Šárka’s experience The course was very inspiring for me, both professionally and personally. I’m leaving mainly with a kind of manual for finding answers to difficult questions. It’s surprising how much impact a well-intentioned response can have. I also realized tha

When I left for an internship at a children’s hospital in St. Louis this year, I knew I would learn a lot of new things. But I had no...

At Vlaštovka, we know that art has the power to soothe, to bring joy, to nurture, and to let us experience deeply . We also know that...

At the end of May, two of our Swallows, Míša and Klárka, attended the Child Life Conference 2025 – a global gathering of child life...

The Distraction Cards were developed as a practical tool for working with children. They help initiate communication, provide...

As part of our pilot project focused on play-based work with children and their families in palliative care, we’ve held the very first...

Starting today, we are expanding our Vlaštovka team and launching a two-year pilot project focused on play-based work with children and...

Vojta is a great kid. He loves playing floorball and goofing around at home with his sister Ema and her rabbit. But when Ema gets...