Creativity in teaching arts

Arts classes in Savremena are not meant only for the talented students. Each class is designed in a way that all students can take a peek into the world of arts and feel its beauty and significance. As true high school students, our students learn the history of arts in an original and interesting way, through discovery and creation.

That way, for example, our students learnt about the beginning of our civilisation’s art and the most significant prehistoric works of art using modern technology, as well as some of the oldest art techniques.

Completely different creativity

Instructed by their teacher story, the students imagined with their eyes closed that they wandered through the woods of south-western France, found one of the most significant caves which holds one of the most beautiful examples of cave paintings. When they opened their eyes, before them there was a virtual presentation of Lascaux cave, which is today closed to public in order to protect these masterpieces. Students could virtually visit the entire cave and go over the animal paintings on its walls, just like they were inside it.

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They had a feeling that they were standing before the works of the entire humanity’s ancestors that are about several tens of thousands of years old. They learnt where lies the significance of these original forms of art, and came to their own conclusions on how cavemen produced colours, drawings and paintings.

Students as authors

Later on, they had an opportunity to try out making clay sculptures, totems, and talismans, inspired by prehistoric art. Throughout their creative process they discovered their potentials, increased their imagination, connected knowledge from different areas, with evident results. Their literary works serve as examples of creative thinking, emotions, and manifestation of their personalities.

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All this was complemented by visiting archeological site in Vinca, where students directly encountered one of the oldest cultures in this area. Through different activities they could identify themselves with the lifestyle of people in Vinca and their culture.

Acquiring knowledge through practice

Students of Savremena learn about the past in order to acquire better understanding of the present and devise visions for the future.

Art is just one of the subjects through which our students develop critical thinking, spread nobleness, and acquire true values. And knowledge, as the greatest value in Savremena, exceeds the limits of books and classrooms, and translates into real life.

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.