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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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“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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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“Vukobratović Robotics Days”: A Remarkable Performance by Our Savremenci
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 15, 2025
Our students — Alisa, Marko, and Konstantin — took part in the KIDS category of the “Vukobratović Robotics Days”, an event that gathers young talents from across Serbia and encourages them to explore robotics, programming, and engineering. The manifestation is dedicated to Professor Miomir Vukobratović, one of the world’s most influential robotics pioneers, whose work […]
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Recognised for Quality Savremena as an Example of Good Practice
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 15, 2025
This recognition once again confirms that Savremena remains committed to an approach to education that goes far beyond memorising facts. Our focus is on understanding, practical application, and the development of broader competencies that children need for the future.Participation in projects such as “Čarobno selo” gives students the opportunity to explore, collaborate, and draw conclusions, […]
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Bridges of Kindness at Savremena – A week of empathy and compassion
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 14, 2025
As part of the Vrlinoteka programme, students read two inspiring stories from Željana Radojičić Lukić’s book “Summer Buzz with the Fairy Sunčica” — “The Teleport Token” and “Vera’s Faith.” These stories served as a starting point for discussions on what it means to truly understand another person, how to recognize someone’s emotions, and the many […]
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Visit of the Montesori Kindergarten – First Steps into a Digital Adventure
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 14, 2025
Once again in Savremena Primary School opened its doors to curious little minds — this time to the children from Montessori Kindergarten, who spent an unforgettable day discovering how fun and exciting learning can be. Their visit turned into a true educational adventure filled with creativity, innovation, and smiles. From the moment they entered the […]
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Savremena Primary Students celebrate Teacher’s Day with gratitude
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 8, 2025
To mark Teacher’s Day, students of Savremena Primary School decided to surprise their teachers in the most sincere and meaningful way — with personal, heartfelt presentations created entirely by them. Throughout the week, they worked on choosing photos, writing messages and shaping their ideas about what they wanted to say. The classrooms were filled with […]
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Letter of Appreciation from Zlatibor – Praise for the Behaviour and Culture of Savremena Primary Students
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 7, 2025
During their recent excursion to Zlatibor and the Šargan Eight, students of Savremena Primary School once again showed that knowledge and culture go hand in hand. Throughout the three days filled with learning, laughter, and exploring the natural beauty of western Serbia, Savremena students proved to be recognisable for their respect, politeness, and the warmth […]
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Globetrotters – Digital Applications That Transform the Way Children Learn Languages
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 6, 2025
How Savremena Students Use Play, Technology and Digital Tools to Master New Languages As part of the international Globetrotters Project, students of Savremena Primary School have been exploring how digital applications can support language learning in a creative, playful and completely new way. Inspired by the article “Digital Applications to Support Role-Play and the Development […]
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“The Feelings Box”- Joint creation of mothers and students
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 6, 2025
Students of Grade II3 at Savremena Primary School experienced an art class that turned into a true journey through emotions, creativity, and togetherness. On the initiative of their mothers, a special project was created – “My Feelings Box”, through which children learned in a creative way how to recognise, express, and share what they feel. […]
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Open Class: “Our Solar System Journey” – a creative blend of English and Geography
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 6, 2025
A specially designed open class led jointly by English teacher Tanja and Geography teacher Petar, centred around the theme “Our Solar System Journey.” The goal was to connect natural sciences and English in a meaningful way, allowing students to explore planets while developing language skills through real content. The classroom was transformed into a small […]
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Globetrotters – A Language Adventure Through Role-Play
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog, Erasmus+ / November 5, 2025
How Savremena students explore the world of language “in someone else’s shoes” As part of the international Globetrotters project, students of Savremena Primary School embarked on a new chapter of language learning — through role-play, creative simulations and real-life scenarios. This method, inspired by modern pedagogical practices and the article “In Their Shoes: Role-Play in […]
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Visit from Kindergarten Bajka – A Day Full of Play and Discovery for Our Little Guests
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 5, 2025
Savremena Primary School once again opened its doors to cheerful little visitors — this time to the children from “Bajka” Kindergarten, who spent an unforgettable day filled with play, exploration and learning. Their visit was a true adventure that combined creativity, curiosity and the magic of modern technology, allowing the children to experience what it […]
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Savremena Preschoolers Visit the “Igralište” Kindergarten
Violeta Nincetovic / Blog / November 5, 2025
During their visit to the “Igralište” kindergarten, Savremena preschoolers took part in a thoughtfully designed workshop inspired by the world of plants. Surrounded by natural materials, photos and textures, children explored different types of flowers, leaves and houseplants, comparing their shapes, colours and unique characteristics. The highlight of the workshop was creating imaginative frames made […]
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