We visited Cervantes Institute and learnt about Spanish and Latin America culture

On Thursday, 23 September, 2021, our students accompanied by their Spanish teachers Milica Ivanović and Anita Stanković, visited the Cervantes Institute, founded in 1991 by the Spanish Government in order to promote the Spanish language as well as the cultures of Spain and Latin America. With its 80,000 learners a year, the Cervantes Institute is the largest institution in the world committed to teaching Spanish.

The students visited the gallery and the current exhibition “Skeens” authored by an artist and a designer Elisa Cuesta from Madrid. The aim of this guided visit was to make students think about the importance of our digital identity and the consequences of sharing recklessly our personal details and images on the internet.

Afterwards we went to the Library “José Hierro” where the librarian Juan talked about the treasure we can find here: handbooks, literary works in Serbian and Spanish, materials for learning Spanish, then the works of Catalan, Galician and Basque literature, as well as the children’s collection (prose, poetry, music and films).

The library opened in 2004 and ever since it has been the centre for promoting the Spanish language and the literature of Spain and Hispano American culture in Serbia.
While talking to the lesson coordinator, our students wanted to know about the required language levels and the way to obtain a DELE Diploma, recognised in the world, with no expiry date.

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.