Savremena Gimnazija Students at a Media Literacy Workshop at the

Second-grade students from Savremena Gimnazija who were attending the elective subject Language, Media, and Culture, participated in a workshop organized by the "EU Info Center." The topic of this inspiring workshop was "How to consume media—how to truly know what is being advertised to us," and the lecturer was a journalism professor, Nemanja Rašić. In an interesting manner, with numerous examples and advice, Professor Rašić pointed out to the students all the pitfalls into which we can fall as everyday media users, primarily in the context of modern media (social networks, portals, platforms, etc.).

What Individuals Can do to Guide the Media Towards its Role

Our students actively participated in the workshop, asking questions and discussing the role of media in our lives. They gained knowledge about how the media functions, the impact of media on daily life, but, most importantly, they understood what individuals can do to guide the media towards its role—providing objective, accurate, and timely information. Professor Rašić also spoke to them about media manipulations and how to recognize them, so that they can always distinguish between information and misinformation.

As this is just one in a series of lectures on media literacy organized by the "EU Info Center," we believe that attending any future workshop will be equally inspiring and beneficial for our high school students, just as this one was.

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.