Healthy eating for better learning

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…

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New Savremena school year begins

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…

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Responsibility and assertive communication

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.…

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Working in groups

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…

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How to evaluate my work?

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…

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Decision-making skills

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…

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Overcoming procrastination

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…

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Efficient Time Management

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…

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A visit to the Asylum Protection Centre

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…

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A truly different end-of-year

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…

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New achievements of Savremena’s students at national competitions

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…

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Eco-workshop on carton recycling at Savremena International School

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…

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Tara Ćulibrk swam in Savremena’s colours at the national swimming championship

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…

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Savremena’s students visit OSCE

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…

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Spending time with seniors from the Fenix retirement home at Savremena International School

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…

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A lecture by Sam Yang and Kingdom Education scholarships for Savremena’s students

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…

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Our students’ notable debut in the semi-finals of the rhetoric competition

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…

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Sharing knowledge: New technologies in Religious Education

Savremena International School, in cooperation with the Council for Religious Education of the Serbian Orthodox Church, has organised training for all religious education teachers in order to encourage them to enhance their lessons with modern technologies. Modern technologies for interactive learning Through a series of lectures and workshops, Savremena’s teaching coordinator and learning support assistant…

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Savremena International School presented with additional accreditation

Savremena International School was evaluated against global education standards and formally accredited by Cambridge International Examinations. Now, in addition to being a Cambridge International School, Savremena has now also become a Cambridge Primary School. Cambridge education and certification for primary school students Savremena International School is now authorised to teach primary school students within the Cambridge…

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Savremena’s student aces the international English language competition

At the beginning of March, Savremena International School had the honour of hosting the English language competition organised by the HIPPO association within the Pearson group for international qualifications. In the competition, Savremena’s students were able to put their English skills to the test and one of them, Viktor Tomanovski graduated onto the semifinals which…

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Simulating a job interview at an interactive business studies lesson

In order to find out what processes are necessary for a company to function, Savremena’s students visit famous businesses during their business studies classes, simulate real-life business scenarios and actively participate in the creative lessons. This time, Savremena’s students learned about the recruitment process by simulating a job interview. Employee recruitment For this task, students were divided…

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Our orators qualify for the “Slavoslov” semi-finals

After their successful debut in the round leading to the quarter-finals, this week and last week students Mina Kovačević and Una Grzunov participated in the rhetoric competition’s quarter-finals. Our talented students were successful and qualified for the semi-finals of the competition. Mina and Una qualified among the best 18 at the interregional “Slavoslov” rhetoric competition;…

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Savremena International School to have a representative at the national geography competition

On Sunday, the 19th of March, Savremena International School student Aleksandar Zaplatić achieved a huge success at the regional geography competition. Faced with fierce competition which included 180 participants from all over the country, Aleksandar attained 64 points and qualified for the national competition, which will take place in May. Success through hard work and…

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