Savremena’s students pay an unforgettable visit to Vinča

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 in Europe, which dates as far back as 5000 BC.

This way, they connected their knowledge from their first history, art and science lessons, and had a good time together.  

On-the-spot learning

Not too far from Belgrade, on the right bank of the Danube, one of the oldest archaeological sites still preserving the remains of a Neolithic settlement served as an unusual classroom in which Savremena’s students learned about what used to be there a long time ago. Divided into groups, the students were able to discover the secrets of one of the oldest European civilisations on the spot.

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While one group was watching a film about the life of the people from the ice age, another group was viewing the exhibits and listening to the curator’s vivid explanations about the magnificent Vinča people from the Neolithic age. Meanwhile, in a field not far away from the museum, the third group was using their iPads to read articles about the ice age man called Ötzi, whose frozen mummy was discovered in the Alps.

Each group’s activity was a different opportunity to make the pictures of the people who used to live there so long ago come alive in the students’ imagination.

Knowledge with staying power

Through a number of activities, the students could further grasp the extent to which knowledge from different subjects can be intertwined. They learned how natural sciences can help us discover history and how art can help us understand the early days of humankind, and got a better understanding of whether the people of today are indeed more advanced than their ancestors. These were only some of the questions that our students learned the answers to during their visit to Vinča.

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Considering that the teaching of theory always benefits from activities such as these, the visit to Vinča surely was the right way to render the knowledge from different subjects functional. With this in mind, Savremena will continue to provide such activities, as it has in the past.

 

I am extremely pleased and proud to be the parent of a Savremena student. During my first encounter with the school management, when I asked about my child’s potential enrolment, I saw how much love, enthusiasm and professionalism you put in your work. I was impressed by your approach, ideas and methods. I couldn’t believe something like this existed in our country! It doesn’t take long to realise that this is a school you would recommend to everyone. Creativity, modern technology, top-quality education, and most of all, the humaneness that can be seen throughout the school, make it truly different and worthy of its name – Savremena Gimnazija. With such an approach, the success of this school and, consequently, our children’s success, is unavoidable. Congratulations! Jelena Đorđević, Andrija’s mum
Contemporary in any sense of the word, our school offers functional knowledge and quality preparation for tertiary education in Serbia and abroad. Implementing modern and creative teaching in the classroom, where the teachers’ pedagogy and students’ performance are aligned with the highest academic standards for the high-school finals, our school develops linguistic, mathematical, scientific, artistic, cultural, technical and ICT competence, which is a prerequisite for further education and professional development. Teaching is supported by the interactive whiteboards and educational software, whereas practice exercises research and critical thinking.