Viewing post categorized under: Blog
December full of success – Savremena students wrap up the year with a collection of medals
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / December 29, 2025
Filled with team spirit and positive energy, this event was the perfect way to wrap up a successful chapter of our students’ primary school journey.
Read More
Holiday Magic at Savremena
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / December 26, 2025
Throughout December, the school was filled with a festive atmosphere and the warmth created by shared activities, creative work and genuine children’s joy. Through a variety of activities, students had the opportunity to connect, express their imagination and take part in shaping an environment that nurtures care, solidarity and a sense of community. Each activity […]
Read More
Space as a Personal Expression – Three-Dimensional Projects
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / December 13, 2025
Students from the upper grades worked on projects involving the creation of three-dimensional models representing their bedrooms, as well as the spaces they imagine they might design for themselves in the future. The task was designed to encourage students to think about the spaces they live in—their purpose, organisation and the impact they have on […]
Read More
Festival of values with guests from OŠ “Sestre Ilić” in Valjevo
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / December 12, 2025
Savremena Primary School recently hosted the Festival of Values – “Children Are People, and People Need Love”, held as the final activity of a project dedicated to nurturing kindness, empathy, and a sense of community. The event brought together our students and guests from our mentor school, “Sestre Ilić” Primary School from Valjevo, creating a […]
Read More
The identity game – discovering the self through drawing
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / December 11, 2025
In an art class, first-grade students explored self-portraits in a creative and contemporary way that combined observation, imagination, and personal expression. Starting from their own photograph, students were asked to complete the second half of their portrait by drawing themselves as they see, imagine, or feel themselves to be. This unusual blend of reality and […]
Read More
When knowledge flows “from the top down” Older students teaching younger ones
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / December 10, 2025
At Savremena Primary School, we believe that knowledge is best acquired when it is shared and put into practice. That is why we actively nurture a learning model in which older students have the opportunity to step into the role of a teacher and pass their knowledge on to younger peers, in a safe and […]
Read More
Parents at Work: Visit to Elcom Trade
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog, Parents at Work / December 9, 2025
As part of the Parents at Work project, fourth-grade students had the opportunity to step outside the classroom and gain authentic insight into the world of work in a real business environment. This time, they visited Elcom Trade, a family-owned company run by the Arsenović family, which specialises in the import, export and distribution of […]
Read More
SMART DAY at Savremena – An Open Day for Young Explorers
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / December 9, 2025
SMART DAY at Savremena Primary School once again gathered children who signed up to experience a unique blend of learning, creativity and modern technology. From the very entrance, the school was filled with excitement, light and curiosity, and the first workshops immediately offered moments the children will remember for a long time. Their adventure began […]
Read More
Magic glasses for the world we imagine
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / December 8, 2025
This week, classrooms at Savremena Primary School turned into a space of imagination, colour, and big ideas. Through a creative art activity, students designed and coloured their own magic glasses – glasses through which they could see the ideal world they would like to live in. 😊 The task was simple, yet powerful: to imagine […]
Read More
Literature in a Modern Classroom Less Theory, More Creating
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / December 7, 2025
Students of class IV-3 wrapped up their thematic week dedicated to the novel White Mane in a modern and engaging way — by stepping into the roles of advertising designers and artists. Instead of a traditional literary analysis, students were encouraged to express their understanding of the novel through visual design, creative ideas, and teamwork. […]
Read More
Students in the Role of Teachers: Knowledge + Digital Skills = Modern Learning
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / December 5, 2025
This week, classrooms at Savremena Primary School took on a completely new dynamic — students stepped into the role of teachers. 👩🏼🏫🧑🏼🏫 During Nature and Society lessons, as part of a project dedicated to the homeland and Serbia’s national parks, students worked in pairs to prepare and deliver their own mini-lessons, presenting selected national parks […]
Read More
Learning About Serbia – Exploring Valjevo Through the project
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / December 4, 2025
Students of Savremena Primary School began a new research chapter within the project “Serbia Is My Vrlinoteka”, a programme that takes children on “journeys” through virtues, literature, culture, and the cities of Serbia. The theme of the week was the story “Mekan” from the book “Spring Party with Fairy Đurđica” by Željana Radojičić Lukić, and […]
Read More
Globetrotters – Every subject becomes an opportunity for a new language
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog, Erasmus+ / December 3, 2025
Students of Savremena Primary School continue to explore the European approach to developing language awareness — a method recognised as one of the most powerful contemporary strategies for understanding languages, cultures and communication. Instead of memorising isolated words and rules, this approach encourages students to explore, compare, discover and connect language with the world around […]
Read More
Life Skills Programme – Relax Kids Workshop
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / December 3, 2025
As part of the Life Skills programme, Savremena Primary School hosted a Relax Kids workshop focused on developing children’s emotional literacy, self-regulation and inner balance. Through carefully designed activities, students had the opportunity to learn how to recognise their own feelings, calm themselves and reconnect with their inner world. The workshop was dynamic, yet gentle […]
Read More
Globetrotters – Language Awareness at Savremena
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog, Erasmus+ / December 2, 2025
How Students Explore the European Approach to Language Learning Through the Globetrotters Project. As part of the international Globetrotters project, students of Savremena Primary School have begun a new chapter in learning foreign languages — exploring the concept of language awareness, one of the key pillars of modern European methodology. Inspired by the article “Language […]
Read More
Learning to Listen and Understand – a Workshop on Emotions
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / December 1, 2025
A workshop dedicated to understanding emotions and their role in children’s everyday lives was held for the students. The session was led by Ivana Gagić, the mother of one of the students, Pavle Gagić, with the aim of introducing basic concepts of psychotherapy in a way that was clear, approachable, and age-appropriate. Through discussion, practical […]
Read More
A Month of Gold — Savremena Students Shine in November Competitions!
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 30, 2025
To celebrate the end of the school year, eighth-grade students of Primary School Savremena took on their teachers in friendly basketball and volleyball matches. Filled with team spirit and positive energy, this event was the perfect way to wrap up a successful chapter of our students’ primary school journey.
Read More
Global Perspectives – School through children’s eyes
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 29, 2025
During their Global Perspectives lessons, students were given an unusual challenge — to imagine themselves as teachers, lesson creators and architects of the school of their dreams. As part of the module The Right to Learn, and through the topics “If I were a teacher”, “Schools now and then” and “Why is knowledge important?”, fourth-grade […]
Read More
Classroom Bazaar – Entrepreneurship in Savremena
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 28, 2025
Savremena Primary School held another colourful, lively, and wonderfully attended school bazaar — an event that turned classrooms into a small, cheerful marketplace filled with stands, scents, colours, laughter, and children’s energy. The bazaar is traditionally one of the most beloved days in our school, and once again it showed everything Savremena nurtures: community, creativity, […]
Read More
Visit from Preschool “Veseli brodić” – Young Guests Delighted by Savremena
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 27, 2025
We welcomed curious little visitors from the preschool “Veseli brodić”, who from the very first moment showed a great desire to explore, ask questions, and experience everything a modern school has to offer.From the moment they entered, the children were delighted by the warm atmosphere — but especially by the teacher who guided them through […]
Read More
Children’s Theatre, their way – How a kids’ performance comes to life
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 26, 2025
At Savremena Primary School, the lower-grade classroom has been transforming for weeks into a tiny theatre world—one where everything begins with a simple question: “How would your character tell this story?” During the drama and recitation club, our young performers are taking their first acting steps while preparing a play that blends creativity, playfulness and […]
Read More
Salvador Dalí The Persistence of Memory
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 25, 2025
For a moment, time stopped being a straight, rigid line and melted into a soft, fluid form — just like in Dalí’s iconic painting. Our third-grade students explored one of the most recognisable symbols of surrealism, The Persistence of Memory, and then tried to bring it to life in their own unique way. Instead of […]
Read More
Tom Sawyer Through a Google Earth Adventure
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 24, 2025
At an interdisciplinary lesson in class 5/1, Serbian language teacher Marina Gava and Geography teacher Petar Mihailović showed just how powerful learning becomes when two subjects meet on the same theme and students get the chance to see a literary world from multiple angles. Instead of a traditional discussion about the novel The Adventures of […]
Read More
“My Fear on Paper” – Learning to Understand Our Emotions
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 23, 2025
During an art class at Savremena Primary School, an entire gallery of unusual, colorful creatures came to life — some funny, some strange, some “scary,” but all equally unique. The students were given the task to use tempera paints, straws, and brushes to create a creature that represents their fear. The goal wasn’t to show […]
Read More
Business Plan & First Steps Into the World of Entrepreneurship
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 22, 2025
This week, the classroom of Savremena Primary School turned into a buzzing little entrepreneurial hub. Our students were given the task to create their own companies, design products, organise “production,” and develop their very first business plans — but along the way, they learned so much more than that. This project was not just a […]
Read More
Journey Through the Universe of Imagination
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 21, 2025
This week, the classroom at Savremena Primary School transformed into a small universe of creativity. Guided by a beautiful illustration of an astronaut holding planet-shaped balloons, students had the opportunity to create their own versions of the same theme. Even though they all started from the same motif, each artwork became completely unique — because […]
Read More
Kindergarten “Kuća malih stopala” Discover the Digital World of Savremena
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 20, 2025
One of the most thrilling moments of the day was meeting Pepper, the humanoid robot who serves as a daily digital assistant and friend to Savremena’s students. The children immediately adored him: they approached him confidently, pressed the buttons on the screen, played memory games and even tried to “outsmart” him in tic-tac-toe. Pepper guided […]
Read More
Empathy and Support – The Suitcase of Kind Words
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 19, 2025
A special atmosphere filled the classroom of Grade I-3 this week — gentle, warm, and full of joy. Our students took part in a creative and heartfelt activity called “The Suitcase of Kind Words,” designed to nurture empathy, mutual understanding, and the culture of speaking with kindness. On the table stood a small vintage wooden […]
Read More
Role Reversal Day: When Students Lead the Classroom
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 18, 2025
At Savremena Primary School, World Children’s Day was celebrated in a unique and playful way — by letting the students switch roles with their teachers. For an entire day, our young learners became teachers, activity leaders, assistants and class organisers, while the actual teachers took on the role of students — ready to listen, participate […]
Read More
A Step Toward Independence: Learning to Tie Shoelaces Through Play and Hands-On Practice
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 17, 2025
The classroom of Savremena Primary School was filled with joy, focus and plenty of pride this week, as our students had the opportunity to learn one of the first small but important life skills that lead to greater independence: tying shoelaces. The Civic Education class turned into a delightful blend of play, creativity and experiential […]
Read More
