Savremena’s students meet poet Simo Potkonjak

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.

An interesting interchange between the students and the writer

Simo Potkonjak’s bibliography is quite extensive, so the two-hour meeting was sufficient to cover only some of his works. The poet selected a number of his youth-oriented poems to read to the students; after the reading, the students talked about the school life and their reading habits, and presented Savremena International School, pointing out the advantages of modern learning.  

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In addition to his creative endeavours, Simo Potkonjak works at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia; he shared his impressions concerning education with Savremena’s students, and exchanged opinions on the importance of modern approaches to teaching with them.

The importance of poetry for enriching one’s vocabulary

With visits like this one, Savremena International School strives to bring contemporary authors closer to its students, providing opportunities for the students to meet writers in person and fully realise that poetry is not a thing of the past, but a part of their reality and their own times. Savremena’s students understand it, and welcome every chance to spend time with successful authors such as Simo Potkonjak.

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.