At the municipal athletics competition, held on Wednesday, 10 May, at the “Rajko Mitić” stadium, Savremena’s students shone, achieving incredible results in numerous disciplines, and returned to school with as many as 10 medals. Through their great results, some of them secured their place in the city competition, held on Thursday, 11 May. Track and…
On Monday, 8 May, Savremena’s students set off for an adventure which led them from prehistory and dinosaurs to the modern time. They visited the Svilajnac Natural History Centre and the Pokajnica monastery, located about 90 kilometres from Belgrade. With an imaginary time-travelling machine to the dinosaur age Savremena’s students were delighted by the content…
On Thursday and Wednesday, 9 and 10 May, Savremena’s students visited the Museum of Science and Technology in Belgrade. During the guided tour, the students saw numerous inventions, static and interactive showpieces, which introduced them, in a fun way, to phenomena from the fields of astronomy, physics, mathematics, biology, psychology and logic. Cultural institution especially…
Savremena’s student Natalija Stanković won second place at the “Save the resources, don’t litter, recycle!” competition for students aged 15 to 18 within the international “Young Reporters for the Environment” programme. “Recycling is our future” – feature as a wake-up call “In Serbia, 15% of waste is recycled, compared to as much as 80% in…
On Friday, 28 April, a presentation of the Union of Secondary School Students of Serbia (UNSS) was held in the classrooms of Savremena International School, so as to introduce Savremena’s students to the union’s ideas, the possibilities the students have and enable them to discover new ways to exercise their rights. Creating a school to…
At the 16th regional research project contest for students, held on Sunday, 7 May at the Uroš Predić Secondary School in Pančevo, Savremena’s student Tara Papić accomplished a remarkable result and secured her place at the national competition. Paper in English – chance to demonstrate talent At the contest organised by the Mihajlo Pupin Regional…
On Friday, 5 May, Savremena’s students visited the Central Military Club of the Serbian Armed Forces in order to visit the exhibition “Serb Woman – Heroine in the Great War” by Dimitrije Vujadinović. Lesson from a different perspective The exhibition, which sheds light on the role of Serbian women as heroes, helped them view everything…
On Monday, 24 April, an interdisciplinary history and geography lesson was held in a very unusual location – in the hidden underground parts of Belgrade. Walking below the streets of the Serbian capital, Savremena’s students discovered its past and listened to stories about important historical events that took place at the very location. When capital…
At the intercity tournament of private secondary schools, held in Novi Sad on Friday, 21 April, Savremena’s football team won the bronze medal. Sava Pavlović, Boško Meštrović, Goran Lončar, Bogdan Veličković, Ognjen Tadić, Đorđe Taševski, Filip Simić, Pavle Stanić and the captain Karim Faris, led by PE teacher Stefan Radojičić, proudly brought yet another trophy…
On Tuesday, 23 April, Savremena’s Year 10 students visited the Cervantes Institute where they participated in the public reading of what is considered the greatest work of Spanish literature, the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. The Spanish institution, present in 86 countries all over the world, promotes the Spanish language and Spanish and…
On 25, 26 and 27 April, a sports Latiniad under the slogan Mens sana in corpore sano was organised for Savremena’s students at the sports fields and courts at Ada Ciganlija. The beautiful weather allowed Year 10 and Year 11 students to compete in unusual and original disciplines and, apart from practicing the “dead” language,…
Savremena International School devotes a lot of attention to developing awareness about environmental protection, which is why it joined a global awareness-raising campaign by celebrating Earth Day on 24 April with a series of fun and educational lectures and workshops. Savremena’s contribution to the fight for environmental protection In 1970, the United Nations stipulated 22…
With a visit to Dadov Theatre on 21 April, when Savremena’s students saw the play “Violence”, Savremena International School continued a series of activities regarding the fight against violence, with the aim of educating students about this important topic. Savremena’s students stunned at the reality that life brings The play by Kokan Mladenović depicts the…
“Reaching Out to Planet Earth”, an event organised on 21 April by the Faculty of Geography to celebrate Earth Day, was attended by Savremena’s students who proved that their school is a real epitome of an Eco-school in Serbia. The richer the knowledge, the healthier the environment For this occasion, the Faculty of Geography hosted…
On Thursday, 20 April, Savremena’s students visited Goethe Institute, the German Cultural Centre, to attend Board Games Day organised by the Institute’s library and language learning department. This event was held as part of the activities which mark the celebration of World Book Day, and Savremena’s students were among those who had the honour of…
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On Saturday, 22 April, Savremena’s students joined leisure-time runners and running aficionados at the 30th Belgrade Marathon, where they supported each other all the way to the finish line proving that, along with physical strength and endurance, they possess a strong sporting spirit, as well. Important date in sports calendar The Belgrade Marathon, both a…
On Wednesday, 19 April, Savremena’s students had the chance to actively participate in a lecture on “Peer violence and juvenile delinquency”, held by juvenile delinquency police inspector Marija Stanković on behalf of the Criminal Investigations Directorate. On this occasion, the students learned valuable information about how the law treats juvenile criminal offenses and how they…
For Savremena’s student Tara Ćulibrk the past period has brought new medals and even greater accomplishments in swimming, the sport she trains laboriously, yet with joy. At the state championship held on 17 and 19 March, Tara won the silver medal in the 50 metre and 200 metre crawl and bronze in the 100 metre…
On Saturday, 25 March, Savremena International School was a guest participant at this year’s “Star Games” event, based on the collaboration established with the Red Star Athletics Club. At the charity competition held at the Faculty of Applied Management, Economics and Finance (MES), Savremena’s students proved they were talented for chess, too. Strengthening sporting spirit…
At the 19th International Guitar Festival held in the city of Rust in Austria, Savremena’s student Nikola Milosavljević won a special award for the best rendition of Venezuelan music in all categories within the “Alirio Diaz” competition. Venezuelan spirit in the notes of Savremena’s guitarist The jury consisted of guests from Venezuela, who recognised Nikola’s…
On Tuesday, 4 April, Savremena’s year 11 students visited the Public Aquarium and Tropicarium. In this unusual and unique oasis in Belgrade, the students encountered organisms which they only learnt about in biology lessons.
At the national research project contest which gathered secondary school students in Serbia, held on Saturday, 1 April, Savremena’s student Katarina Milenković achieved a notable result. In addition to substantial praise, she received a certificate for her scientific paper on the impact of onion on cancer cells, showing that her efforts paid off.
At this year’s “Misliša 2017“ mathematical contest, Savremena’s students displayed excellent knowledge and became part of the top 78 maths students in Serbia.
On Thursday, 16 March, Savremena’s students participated in the International Mathematical Kangaroo Contest where they achieved notable results. On that day, mathematics brought students from over 60 countries together, as they pondered and solved the same maths problems at their schools. Maths erasing borders Owing to their great logical and combinatorial thinking, an excellent understanding…
Throughout the world, March is traditionally the month of the Francophonie, which is why on Friday, 31 March, Savremena’s students organised an interesting event to join the devotees of the French language, culture and art.
On Monday, 27 March, Savremena’s students participated in the interactive art event, Days of Fine Arts and Multimedia at the Studentski grad Cultural Centre. In addition to the formal opening ceremony, the students attended the play “To Be, or Not To Be”, which officially marked the beginning of this Belgrade “art week”. Creative and inspiring…
Aleksandar Zaplatić, Savremena’s year 11 student, secured his place at the next, state round of competition by achieving remarkable results at this year’s regional geography competition. In a tough competition of more than a hundred students, Aleksandar managed to earn 73 points and find his place among the best young geographers in Serbia. Competition host…
On Wednesday, 29 March, Savremena’s students enjoyed the new film by the Spanish director Fernando Trueba, “The Queen of Spain”, at the Cineplexx cinema. This was an excellent opportunity for those who study Spanish at school to improve their skills, while the rest enjoyed experiencing history in a different way, first-class acting and the beauty…
On Tuesday, 28 March, Savremena’s students visited the Heritage House so as to enjoy the exhibition of etchings created between 1930 and 1937 by Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest artists of all time. Young aficionados of this renowned Spanish painter and sculptor had the chance to witness his unmeasurable talent and style that made…
On Saturday, 4 March, Savremena’s students participated in the International HIPPO English Language Competition. Particularly remarkable were the results of Selena Žarković, Teodora Jovanović, Tijana Vučetić, Victoria Belušević and Vuk Kovačević, who showed excellent knowledge of English and qualified for the semi-finals of the competition. Fantastic Five for the semi-finals In a tough competition where…
On Saturday, 25 March, Savremena International School hosted the Regional geography competition organised by the Regional Talent Centre and the Faculty of Geography. Meeting place of young geography lovers in Belgrade Apart from Belgrade, where the honour of hosting the competitors and their teachers was given to Savremena International School, the competition was also held…
Nikola Milosavljević, Savremena’s student and a successful young guitarist, secured his participation in one of the top five guitar festivals in the world – Belgrade Guitar Art Festival. Music event worth the attention The 18th Guitar Art Festival was held 20 – 25 March in Belgrade and was the epicentre of music events in Europe.…
Savremena’s student Nikola Milosavljević has once again showed his musical gift by accomplishing great results in recent competitions. At the “Dušan Protić” Memorial in Belgrade the talented guitarist won two first prizes – in the solo and chamber competitions – continuing his success further at the international biennial in Leskovac, where he won second place…
For Savremena’s students, the end of February passed in celebration of remarkable sporting achievements. The students from I-4, Elena Radojković and Goran Lončar, showed their sports talents, hard work and dedication, bringing new medals and reasons for joy to Savremena International School. A medal in the very first rowing competition of the season The beginning…
On Saturday, 25 February, seven Savremena’s students participated in the municipal Geography competition, and each of them managed to pass to the regional competition, once again making Savremena International School proud. Devotion and support as the tickets for success Geography teacher Ivan Matejić continuously motivated the students during the preparation period and was their biggest…
The characters of Shakespeare’s plays came to life thanks to a performance given by Savremena’s students. Romeo, Juliet, Hamlet, Ophelia, Othello, Iago, Desdemona, Puck, fairies and witches stepped on the stage of the “United Nations” elementary school on Thursday, 23 February, and left its students speechless. Savremena’s students had been practising diligently for months in…
Valentine’s Day, marked by people in love all around the world, was also celebrated on 14 February by Savremena’s students who participated in various activities. After two days of interesting lectures and discussions about love, we organised truly different classes on 14 February. On the very first day of school after the holiday, students were…
On Friday, 15 February, a geography lesson took place outside the classroom, in the village of Pudarci, some 40 kilometres away from Belgrade, proving that lessons at Savremena are truly different. On this occasion, Savremena’s students got the chance to get to know the local residents and hear interesting stories about the history of the…
On 24 January, Savremena’s futsal team took part in the municipal football championship, held at the “Vračar” Sports Centre, and, despite tough competition secured its place in the semifinals. The team consisting of Boško Meštrović, Andrija Džambazović, Goran Lončar, Ognjen Tadić, Bogdan Veličković, Jovan Maksimović, Filip Simić, Đorđe Taševski, Pavle Stanić and Luka Ljubiša, once…
This year, too, Savremena joined in the celebration of Saint Sava’s Day, observed in Serbian schools since 1840. In an interesting, truly different way, the students recounted the values promoted by the first Serbian archbishop, a saint and an enlightener, the youngest son of Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja – Saint Sava. “Saint Sava’s Day Puzzle”…
On Thursday, 26 January, Savremena’s students surprised the children from the two Drop-in centres in Belgrade and brought them gifts they had previously collected at their school during the humanitarian campaign A small gift for a great joy. Personal hygiene products, warm winter clothes and footwear made the little ones happier during the cold winter…
Jana Marinović, a young Serbian golfer and student of Savremena’s Cambridge International Programme, achieved great success and finished third at the Junior Honda Classic, one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the world. We would like to congratulate Jana and hopefully see her participate in many more world-renowned competitions in 2017, where she will…
On Friday, 23 December, Savremena opened its doors to all the students who wanted to find out what makes this secondary school truly different and learn about a typical school day at Savremena. Creative, interesting and modern classes The interested students had the opportunity to experience a different approach to education. During the classes, they…
The last school day of the previous year was truly different for Savremena’s students. Together with their teachers, they participated in some unusual activities to mark the ending of 2016 and welcomed the eagerly awaited holidays. The day began with a conversation between the students and their class teachers. They summed up their views of…
On Wednesday, 28 December, students from Savremena International School and the Information Technology High School had a great time at a New Year’s party at the “Uzbuna” raft. This way, they celebrated their achievements in 2016, while looking forward to those that await them. An unforgettable party for a new beginning With good music and…
On Thursday, 22 December, a New Year’s basketball match between Savremena’s teachers and students was held at the “Dynamic” Sport and Health Club. Although the students displayed their talent and abilities, the teachers surprised everyone with their skills and eventually won. Still, the fact that they won by a single point shows that the teams…
On Wednesday, 21 December, the “Vlada Divljan” Cultural Centre was the venue where, through a New Year’s charity performance, Savremena’s students and employees gave a warm welcome to numerous guests and wished them luck in the new year. The attendees had a wonderful time and enjoyed the unforgettable “A New Year Night’s Dream” performed by…
On Saturday, 17 December, Savremena’s students had the opportunity to explore new worlds and witness mysteries being revealed at this year’s Science Festival, held under the slogan Čista desetka (Serbian for top-notch, A1). This year, the Science Festival once again took place at Belgrade Fair, where visitors experienced real magic of science. Plenty of opportunities…
