Each year on 1 December, World AIDS Day events take place all over the globe; for this occasion, Savremena International School provided its students with an opportunity to become better informed about this, as well as numerous other sexually transmitted diseases. Being informed about HIV as the best protection Saša Božović, a doctor at the…
In honour of the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, the renowned English poet and dramatist, the National Theatre in Belgrade presented a selection of plays under the title In Honour of Shakespeare. Savremena’s students were part of this event on Saturday, 26 November, when they enjoyed a rendition of Romeo and Juliet,…
Among the participants at the Teen Talk conference held on 8 November at the Belgrade Youth Centre was our geography teacher, Ivan Matejić. During the panel, “Another brick in the wall: How to reduce the generation gap between teenagers and their parents and teachers”, the teacher proposed some constructive suggestions to teenagers from Belgrade and…
On Wednesday, 16 November, Savremena’s students performed their play ‘’All We Need Is Love’’ for their friends, the students of “Pavle Savić” Primary School in Belgrade. The show, which Savremena’s students brought to perfection through rehearsals and performances, received an excellent reaction from the audience. The talented students, members of the performing arts club and…
On 16 November, the national swimming competition was held at the “Park” Sports Centre in Kragujevac. Tara Ćulibrk, a Year 11 student at Savremena International School, won the bronze medal. Despite a strong competition, Tara managed to find her place on the winners’ podium thanks to her perseverance and hard work. With a remarkable time…
Savremena International School’s women’s volleyball team comprising Tamara Polić, Natalija Bulatović, Lea Denić, Anđela Adžić, Miona Tofilovski, Ana Jeremić, Ana Vujović, Ivana Todorović, Natalija Stanković and Tijana Vučetić, won the third place in the municipal competition on Friday, 4 November! A battle full of suspense Regardless of the strong competition from the Third Belgrade Gymnasium…
Students and teachers of Savremena International School and ITHS – Information Technology High School – celebrated Halloween together for the first time on 31 October, by throwing a great party at Bitef Art Cafe. Week of “horror” crowned by a “hellish” party Thanks to the creativity of our students and their teachers, Bitef Art Cafe…
On Thursday, 27 October, Savremena International School’s students met poet, novelist, short story writer and playwright Simo Potkonjak at their school, and discussed various subjects with the writer.
All book lovers would unanimously agree that the best place in Belgrade during the last days of October is definitely the International Book Fair. In order to experience the charm of this traditional event, Savremena International School students visited the 61st Belgrade Book Fair on Friday, October 28th, and thus became a part of the…
Savremena’s football team returned with bronze medals, following the competition held on 26 October, in which Belgrade’s private schools competed in sporting events. A team that wins despite all obstacles Despite a severe competition, Savremena’s students, who participated in the competition for the first time, showed that they foster a true sporting spirit and have…
Savremena’s students visited “Milan Rakić” Primary School in Gornja Toplica on Wednesday, 19 October, and donated books collected during the humanitarian campaign “A book for a friend” to the school’s library. School library at “Milan Rakić” receives hundreds of new books When they learned that the library at “Milan Rakić” was inadequate and that…
On Sunday, 9 October, on the day of Saint John the Theologian, Savremena International School celebrated its School Day. At the school restaurant, Savremena received the priest’s blessing, followed by the bread-cutting ceremony. Jovan Popović, Savremena’s Year 11 student and this year’s host, cordially welcomed the guests, who included the teachers and the students who…
Savremena takes pride in its students and their talents, and rightfully so, as was confirmed once more by the performance of the school’s band SG Team (vocals: Nikola Kuzmanović, guitar: Viktor Đurić, bass: Aleksandar Kosanović, drums: Petar Radenković-Živković) at this year’s LINK2job employment fair. On Friday, 14 October, Hotel Yugoslavia was the gathering spot for…
The new generation of students had another chance to see that studying at Savremena International School is indeed truly different when they paid an educational visit to Vinča, the location of one of the oldest archaeological sites. On Wednesday, 5 October, the students got acquainted with the remains of one of the oldest inhabited places…
Savremena’s sports team accomplished high rankings and notable results at the city swimming competition, which took place on 6 October at the 11 April Sports Centre. Our student Tara Ćulibrk won a silver medal and qualified for the state competition; Teodora Mitrić took the 5th place in the overall rankings, while Petar Stanković finished second…
On Friday, 30 September, Savremena’s students and their teachers enjoyed the Researchers’ night, an event dedicated to the popularisation of science through a mix of learning and entertainment. In an interactive way, they met the scientists and got acquainted with their achievements, and found out how great discoveries are made. The current migrant crisis in…
At the city table tennis competition held last Thursday and Friday (29 and 30 September) at the Banjica Sports Centre, Savremena’s women’s team, comprising Lea Denić, Jovana Janković, Katarina Milenković and Sunčica Dragić, won the bronze medal.
The members of Savremena’s Drama Club spent the period from 20 September to 25 September in the Romanian city of Cluj, where they performed at the seventh STAGE Festival, an international theatre event that brings together acting troupes from the region to exchange experiences and demonstrate their acting skills.
Savremena International School made sure the beginning of the new school year was different and unforgettable for its students, just like it did last year. This September, Year 11 students had a wide variety of activities to mark their first week at school: they took a tour around the Serbian capital city and saw it…
It has become a tradition for Savremena International School to begin the new school year outside the classrooms in which the students spend most of their year. In order to make the most of the last days of summer, Savremena’s teachers and students enjoyed the lovely weather and had their lessons outdoors, which made the…
This September, Savremena International School marked the beginning of a new school year in an even more exciting way than last year. New students, together with older and more experienced students, enjoyed the formal reception and interesting games, thus cheerfully starting the year ready for the quest for new academic achievements. At the entrance to…
Mental food, the researchers find, has a lot to do with real food. The strength of the evidence collected by the experts in children’s nutrition is quite convincing: beyond doubt, healthy eating positively affects not only the students’ academic success, but also their attitude towards learning, and their behaviour in general. Eating well brings about…
After the summer spent unwinding and having fun, Savremena International School’s students are eagerly anticipating the beginning of a new school year at Savremena. The countdown to the launch of another Savremena school year is ending; the welcome reception for the students is scheduled for Thursday, 1 September, as follows: the first year of National…
The English word love comes from the Old English word lufu meaning deep affection. The word lufu is linked to the Old Frisian word luve, Old German luba and the Gothic lubo. The Indo-European root comes from the Latin lubet meaning pleasant, and lubido meaning desire. In the beginning, in English-speaking areas, the word love…
The word assertive comes from English and it cannot be translated to Serbian as one word, because assertive means: self-confident, confident, determined. The closest translation would be samopouzdanost and the willingness to stand up for oneself. Assertiveness refers to the devotion to one’s rights in a way that respects others, their standpoint and their feelings.…
In modern society, people encounter various evaluative situations on a daily basis. With respect to the course of formal education, before enrolling in primary school, children are subjected to a school maturity assessment, followed by daily evaluations of their abilities, cognitive capacities, talents and acquired skills. As the children grow older, the number of requirements…
The competencies that students need today in order to successfully enter the world of further education and employment include much more than simply learning loads of facts. The education we receive at school is supposed to serve as a foundation for lifelong learning, which can only be achieved if students are actively included in the…
When thinking about teaching, the question that arises is how aware we are as to what we are actually doing in class and what kind of effect it has on the students? If we assume that we conveyed to the students exactly what we had planned, we approach our work in a non-critical manner. If…
Cheating and copying are quite frequent at schools. Despite all of the teachers’ efforts, students use various methods to cheat and it’s difficult to root out. Have you ever asked yourself why that is? Is our approach to the issue perhaps inadequate? If we supervise, forbid or punish it and fail to raise the awareness…
What profession should I choose? What university should I choose? A decision can be defined as a selection of an option from a set of possible options. When making decisions, we can either use logic or rely on intuition. When making important or complex decisions, we apply logic to analyse the current options and assess…
Do you ever find yourself in a situation where every other activity seems more interesting than usual, just when you need to prepare for an important school task scheduled for tomorrow? If the answer is yes, you’re experiencing the same organisational problems as most students. And not just students – research has shown that as…
Do you think you’ve got too many obligations and too little time? In a world where competition is becoming more and more important, it is necessary to constantly work on improving your productivity. The business environment requires more work and reduced costs, which means a greater load, longer working hours and increased pressure for employees. The…
In order for primary school students to use their free time during the summer holiday in the best possible way, Savremena International School has organised a Summer School programme for students in Years V, VI, VII and VIII. At various kinds of interesting and interactive workshops, students were able to learn new things in different…
Savremena International School recently organsied an interdisciplinary day during which students were able to gain valuable insight into the refugee crisis through a number of discussions and workshops. While each subject looked at the topic from a different angle, in their Serbian language lesson students wrote letters of support and encouragement to the refugees passing…
Savremena International School students marked the end of the school year in a truly different way, instead of spending it at school they ventured out into the “classroom without walls”. To train their mind and body, just before the beginning of their summer holiday, our students embarked on an exciting trip to Avala, upon which…
On Thursday, the 16th of June, Savremena’s students visited the Shelter and donated all of the resources and funds they raised in their charity campaigns to the children who live and work on the streets of Belgrade. Students organise a charity campaign for children from the Shelter Savremena International School students set up the “Small…
On Wednesday, the 15th of June at Dom Omladine, Savremena International School students performed in their second original play entitled “All we need is love”. The end-of-year performance included a charity fundraiser as well, whereby funds were collected for the children at the Shelter and Savremena’s students were awarded scholarships for the following academic year.…
Savremena International School students achieved excellent results at national competitions. Tara Papić excelled at the national competition in the Serbian and English language and Aleksandar Zaplatić attained a highly impressive score at the geography competition. Aleksandar Zaplatić’s courageous performance at the Geography Olympiad At the end of May, with his geography teacher Aleksandar Zaplatić visited…
Last week, Savremena International School students had a unique global perspectives course at the Čuburski park whereby they surveyed passers-by on the topic of urbanisation. Students conducted a survey in order to prepare for their “Effects and Consequences of Urbanisation in Belgrade” project which they will present on their own or with the help of…
Last week, Savremena International School students had the opportunity to take part in a unique mime workshop and enjoy the „Driver du med mig” theatre adaptation of the Hensel and Gretel fairy tale, performed by Ana Stanišić, an actress from Sweden, upon which they got the chance to try their hand at mime themselves. An…
In honour of the International Day of Immunology, which is celebrated all around the world through various fun and scientific activities, last week our students took part in an interactive workshop on immunology at our school’s amphitheatre. Learning about the human body in a fun way At this fun workshop, students found out how the…
The refugee crisis is an important topic around the world, especially in Europe and our students are able to see a glimpse of it in their city. That is why Savremena International School organised an interdisciplinary day to ensure that our students meet this important issue from a place of understanding and compassion as well…
Savremena International School is a part of the international Eco-Schools project, whose activities involve all its students. Last week, the representatives of the Environmental Ambassadors for Sustainable Development association visited Savremena International School, to deliver a brief lecture and demonstrate the carton recycling process. From carton to paper Although already familiar with the concept of…
Savremena International School student, Tara Ćulibrk, represented our school at the national swimming championship. The competition was held on the 13th of May at the Čair sports centre in Niš, where demonstrated her excellent swimming skills and won fifth place. An excellent ranking despite the fierce competition Savremena’s representative swam in the freestyle category and…
Savremena’s students had a unique opportunity to be the guests of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE. During the visit, the students expanded their knowledge about environmental protection, tolerance, bilateral cooperation and human rights protection, as well as freedom of speech and of the media. Global topics from the perspective of world…
Savremena’s students have recently returned from their first study trip to the Eternal City of Rome, where they visited Lido di Jesolo, San Marino and Rimini. Although the trip to Italy was primarily educational, it was a great opportunity for the students and the teachers to get to know each other better and solidify their…
At another interesting Serbian language lesson, Savremena’s students learned about the life and work of Danilo Kiš. In order to learn more about the life of the famous Serbian author, students took part in a unique event called the “Literary guide through Belgrade”. A trip down memory lane Following the steps of Danilo Kiš, students…
As part of a philanthropic project that our students designed themselves, they invited seniors from the Fenix retirement home on Voždovac to be their guests at Savremena International School. By spending time with them, the students introduced their guests to new technologies and showed them how to use modern gadgets which will make everyday communication…
Sam Yang, the founder of the prestigious Kingdom Education organisation visited Savremena International School and told them about educational systems abroad and offered them a scholarship for the summer school organised by Kingdom Education. An inspiring lecture by Sam Yang The Success in Education, Work and Life lecture enabled students to learn more about educational…
Savremena International School’s students Mina Kovačević and Una Grzunov courageously spoke on Tuesday, 19 April and Wednesday, 20 April in the regional rhetoric competition’s semi-finals, and won the hearts of both the audience and the jury. Original and interesting topics Mina’s discourse was entitled “How We Escape from Reality”. Mina wanted to point out the…
