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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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…
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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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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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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…
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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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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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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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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…
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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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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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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…
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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.…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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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 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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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…
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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…
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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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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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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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Last week, Savremena International School was a host to the young Secondary School students from Gornji Milanovac, who were eager to learn more about the way the school works, and the technology that Savremena’s students use in class every day. A warm welcome and a tour of the school The students from Gornji Milanovac were…
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Last week, Savremena’s students took part in a unique PE class. This truly different lesson took place in the Bežanijska kosa forest, where students were able to showcase their skills on the exercise and obstacle course. Military-style aptitude exercises Some of the students tested their speed and agility using various pieces of equipment at the…
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Savremena International School students and their PE teacher Stefan Radojičić joined the large number of runners at the Fun Run on Saturday the 16th of April as part of the 29th Belgrade Marathon. Savremena’s running team in the Fun Run Ready and resolute to run the entire 5 kilometres of the Fun Run, Savremena’s students…
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What better way for the students to learn the official language of the Roman Empire than to re-enact the period in which it was in active use? This is why Savremena’s students set out on a voyage through time and made the Roman Empire come alive during two interactive Latin language lessons, to solidify what…
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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 students taking part in the drama club reprised their roles in the Forgive me, Catherine play on Wednesday the 30th of March, this time at the Lazar Savatić Primary School. Filling the stage with charisma in front of a large audience Even though the play is intended for students in their final…
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One of Savremena International School’s most prominent characteristics is the Intelligent Classroom concept, which implies that the students use new technologies in class every day. Since this modern school never fails to keep the pace with global innovations, at Savremena’s Intelligent Classroom, its students, as well as the primary school students who visit the school…
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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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One of our students, namely Tara Ćulibrk achieved excellent results at the National Winter Swimming Championship, the most important swimming competition of the season which was hosted at the end of February. Her extraordinary skills have earned Tara the golden medal in the 100 metres freestyle category and three silver medals – one in 50m…
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At a time when English, German and French are taught as compulsory subjects, it is rare to find a student who enjoys studying Latin. Aiming to prove that Latin is neither a dead language nor a boring one, as it is often described by teenagers, Savremena’s students organised a truly modern Latin competition on Monday…
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Students of Savremena International School assume an active role in a number of educational and social activities and campaigns. This time, as a part of the European digital campaign called the Get Online Week, Savremena’s students used Skype to conduct a conference lesson with the students of the ICT department of the Technical School in…
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Savremena’s students often enjoy their enlightening visits to different kinds of exhibitions and cultural events. As true art connoisseurs, they could not miss this unique opportunity to see the works of one of the greatest painters of the 20th century, Salvador Dali, which is why they visited the Magnificent Worlds of Salvador Dali exhibition last…
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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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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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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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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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To introduce and provide a detailed perspective into the foreign education system, representatives of the Kingdom Education organisation delivered a lecture in English to all students of the Combined and the Cambridge programme on Wednesday, 16 March. Important guidelines for the students Savremena’s guest was Mr Peter Chapple whose lecture Introduction to Critical Thinking provided…
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On Saturday the 12th of March Savremena’s students Tijana Kostić and Dunja Nešković took part in the Literature Olympiad focused on Serbian and world literature as well as the theory of literature. A praiseworthy initiative Tijana and Dunja have already shown a great interest in literature as they thoroughly enjoy every moment of their Serbian…
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After the “Little School of DNAology”, Savremena’s students who eagerly awaited their next scientific adventure, made their way towards the Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering on the 11th of March. This time, the purpose of their visit was to take part in the ceremony marking the UniStem Day. Through a series of lectures,…
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The interdisciplinary class entitled “Clouds and Creations” fused the ideas of geography teacher Ivan Matejić and art teacher Ana Manojlović, thus allowing Savremena’s students to express both their knowledge and creativity through a unique blend of geography and art. Even though the lesson focused on cloud and fog formation which may remind some of gloomy…
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Instead of learning about solutions and solvents through a presentation, Savremena’s students rolled up their sleeves, put on their lab gear and protective gloves and learned about a new kind of substance – solvents. „Chemical coktail masters” mix a colourful display of solutions In the introductory part of the class, students familiarised themselves with the…
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In order to revise what they have learned in history in the best possible way, Savremena’s students stepped into the shoes of different personalities from the 1920s. As German citizens of that time, they explored and learned about the ways in which economic and political factors intertwine and influence each other. The Weimar Republic in…
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Savremena International School, as a part of LINK group, participated at the biggest regional conference and fair on “New Technologies in Education”, held on 26 and 27 Februrary at the Belexpocentar. The topic of this year’s fair was the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in education; Savremena International School presented the latest technology…
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Numerous chemical formulas and symbols become easy to remember and usable in everyday environment when the essence of their meaning and purpose is understood through practical, interactive teaching. Therefore, for the purpose of understanding of the concept of substance in chemistry, Savremena International School’s students learned about the unit for quantity in an interesting chemistry…
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