Savremena’s students visited the Vinča archaeological site

Every history, art, music and world literature textbook begins with a lesson on the culture of ancient civilisations. In the previous month Savremena’s students familiarised themselves with how human cultures and histories began developing.

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Wishing to make the acquired knowledge as memorable as possible, Savremena International School took its students onto an educational field trip. We were lucky in that we didn’t have to go far to find one of the oldest archeological sites namely the Vinča site located on the left bank of the Danube river about 15 kilometers southeast of Belgrade. This is where archaeologists found remnants of a neolithic settlement, one of the earliest in Europe, dating back to 5000 years B.C.

A student’s activities in a day

slika-7On Thursday, the 1st of October, in the morning hours, cheerful under the autumn sun, Savremena’s students visited the site that guards the secrets of one of Europe’s oldest civilisations.

While one group, just on the banks of the Danube, watched a film about what life was like in the ice age, another group looked around the exhibition and listened to the curator’s story on the perfect Vinča folk that had lived there in neolithic times. The third group was on a small hill, not far from the museum, reading an article about Ötzi the Iceman from the ice age who was discovered as a frozen mummy in the Alps.

Students began imagining the people living on the site that they were visiting. The groups rotated so that everyone had the chance to watch the movie, visit the museum and answer questions about our distant ancestor Ötzi.

Children, now it’s your turn

slika-17Now that our students had acquired a wealth of knowledge and information, what could they do with it? We decided to create a report on the Vinča archaeological site. The competition was opened and all the students competed in creating the best report.

They were divided into groups of three and ran off with their iPads to take pictures, record interviews and imitate real journalists. The knowledge they gained throughout that day became useful in the moment when they were asked to create something important and interesting with it.

We are confident that through such practical lessons, the knowledge students acquire in various subjects can become fully functional. And finally, the winning report will be published in the first issue of the School Newspaper. More on that in our next post.

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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.