Savremena’s students meet poet Simo Potkonjak
On Thursday, 27 October, Savremena International School’s students met poet, novelist, short story writer and playwright Simo Potkonjak at their school, and discussed various subjects with the writer.
Savremena International School students’ visit to the 61st International Book Fair in Belgrade
All book lovers would unanimously agree that the best place in Belgrade during the last days of October is definitely the International Book Fair. In order to experience the charm of this traditional event, Savremena International School students visited the 61st Belgrade Book Fair on Friday, October 28th, and thus became a part of the…
New Sporting Achievements by Savremena’s Students
Savremena’s football team returned with bronze medals, following the competition held on 26 October, in which Belgrade’s private schools competed in sporting events. A team that wins despite all obstacles Despite a severe competition, Savremena’s students, who participated in the competition for the first time, showed that they foster a true sporting spirit and have…
ISS students donate books to their peers in Gornja Toplica
Savremena’s students visited “Milan Rakić” Primary School in Gornja Toplica on Wednesday, 19 October, and donated books collected during the humanitarian campaign “A book for a friend” to the school’s library. School library at “Milan Rakić” receives hundreds of new books When they learned that the library at “Milan Rakić” was inadequate and that…
Savremena’s celebration of its School Day and its patron saint
On Sunday, 9 October, on the day of Saint John the Theologian, Savremena International School celebrated its School Day. At the school restaurant, Savremena received the priest’s blessing, followed by the bread-cutting ceremony. Jovan Popović, Savremena’s Year 11 student and this year’s host, cordially welcomed the guests, who included the teachers and the students who…
ISS band’s performance at LINK2job employment fair
Savremena takes pride in its students and their talents, and rightfully so, as was confirmed once more by the performance of the school’s band SG Team (vocals: Nikola Kuzmanović, guitar: Viktor Đurić, bass: Aleksandar Kosanović, drums: Petar Radenković-Živković) at this year’s LINK2job employment fair. On Friday, 14 October, Hotel Yugoslavia was the gathering spot for…
Savremena’s students pay an unforgettable visit to Vinča
The new generation of students had another chance to see that studying at Savremena International School is indeed truly different when they paid an educational visit to Vinča, the location of one of the oldest archaeological sites. On Wednesday, 5 October, the students got acquainted with the remains of one of the oldest inhabited places…
ISS students achieve notable results at the city swimming competition
Savremena’s sports team accomplished high rankings and notable results at the city swimming competition, which took place on 6 October at the 11 April Sports Centre. Our student Tara Ćulibrk won a silver medal and qualified for the state competition; Teodora Mitrić took the 5th place in the overall rankings, while Petar Stanković finished second…
An exciting Researchers’ Night for Savremena’s students
On Friday, 30 September, Savremena’s students and their teachers enjoyed the Researchers’ night, an event dedicated to the popularisation of science through a mix of learning and entertainment. In an interactive way, they met the scientists and got acquainted with their achievements, and found out how great discoveries are made. The current migrant crisis in…
Young ladies of Savremena third at the city table tennis tournament
At the city table tennis competition held last Thursday and Friday (29 and 30 September) at the Banjica Sports Centre, Savremena’s women’s team, comprising Lea Denić, Jovana Janković, Katarina Milenković and Sunčica Dragić, won the bronze medal.
ISS students visit Romania and perform at the international STAGE festival
The members of Savremena’s Drama Club spent the period from 20 September to 25 September in the Romanian city of Cluj, where they performed at the seventh STAGE Festival, an international theatre event that brings together acting troupes from the region to exchange experiences and demonstrate their acting skills.
Fun activities to set another successful school year in motion
Savremena International School made sure the beginning of the new school year was different and unforgettable for its students, just like it did last year. This September, Year 11 students had a wide variety of activities to mark their first week at school: they took a tour around the Serbian capital city and saw it…
The first school week outdoors – that’s the Savremena way
It has become a tradition for Savremena International School to begin the new school year outside the classrooms in which the students spend most of their year. In order to make the most of the last days of summer, Savremena’s teachers and students enjoyed the lovely weather and had their lessons outdoors, which made the…
A truly different beginning of the school year
This September, Savremena International School marked the beginning of a new school year in an even more exciting way than last year. New students, together with older and more experienced students, enjoyed the formal reception and interesting games, thus cheerfully starting the year ready for the quest for new academic achievements. At the entrance to…
New Savremena school year begins
After the summer spent unwinding and having fun, Savremena International School’s students are eagerly anticipating the beginning of a new school year at Savremena. The countdown to the launch of another Savremena school year is ending; the welcome reception for the students is scheduled for Thursday, 1 September, as follows: the first year of National…
Savremena’s Summer School – a fun and enlightening activity for primary school students
In order for primary school students to use their free time during the summer holiday in the best possible way, Savremena International School has organised a Summer School programme for students in Years V, VI, VII and VIII. At various kinds of interesting and interactive workshops, students were able to learn new things in different…
A visit to the Asylum Protection Centre
Savremena International School recently organsied an interdisciplinary day during which students were able to gain valuable insight into the refugee crisis through a number of discussions and workshops. While each subject looked at the topic from a different angle, in their Serbian language lesson students wrote letters of support and encouragement to the refugees passing…
A truly different end-of-year
Savremena International School students marked the end of the school year in a truly different way, instead of spending it at school they ventured out into the “classroom without walls”. To train their mind and body, just before the beginning of their summer holiday, our students embarked on an exciting trip to Avala, upon which…
Students visit the Shelter and donate the funds and resources raised in their charity campaign
On Thursday, the 16th of June, Savremena’s students visited the Shelter and donated all of the resources and funds they raised in their charity campaigns to the children who live and work on the streets of Belgrade. Students organise a charity campaign for children from the Shelter Savremena International School students set up the “Small…
The „All we need is love” end-of-year play at Dom omladine
On Wednesday, the 15th of June at Dom Omladine, Savremena International School students performed in their second original play entitled “All we need is love”. The end-of-year performance included a charity fundraiser as well, whereby funds were collected for the children at the Shelter and Savremena’s students were awarded scholarships for the following academic year.…
New achievements of Savremena’s students at national competitions
Savremena International School students achieved excellent results at national competitions. Tara Papić excelled at the national competition in the Serbian and English language and Aleksandar Zaplatić attained a highly impressive score at the geography competition. Aleksandar Zaplatić’s courageous performance at the Geography Olympiad At the end of May, with his geography teacher Aleksandar Zaplatić visited…
A truly different Global Perspectives class at the Čuburski park
Last week, Savremena International School students had a unique global perspectives course at the Čuburski park whereby they surveyed passers-by on the topic of urbanisation. Students conducted a survey in order to prepare for their “Effects and Consequences of Urbanisation in Belgrade” project which they will present on their own or with the help of…
The interactive mime workshop at Savremena International School
Last week, Savremena International School students had the opportunity to take part in a unique mime workshop and enjoy the „Driver du med mig” theatre adaptation of the Hensel and Gretel fairy tale, performed by Ana Stanišić, an actress from Sweden, upon which they got the chance to try their hand at mime themselves. An…
Marking the International Day of Immunology
In honour of the International Day of Immunology, which is celebrated all around the world through various fun and scientific activities, last week our students took part in an interactive workshop on immunology at our school’s amphitheatre. Learning about the human body in a fun way At this fun workshop, students found out how the…
An interdisciplinary day at Savremena: Understanding the refugee issue in Europe
The refugee crisis is an important topic around the world, especially in Europe and our students are able to see a glimpse of it in their city. That is why Savremena International School organised an interdisciplinary day to ensure that our students meet this important issue from a place of understanding and compassion as well…
Eco-workshop on carton recycling at Savremena International School
Savremena International School is a part of the international Eco-Schools project, whose activities involve all its students. Last week, the representatives of the Environmental Ambassadors for Sustainable Development association visited Savremena International School, to deliver a brief lecture and demonstrate the carton recycling process. From carton to paper Although already familiar with the concept of…
Tara Ćulibrk swam in Savremena’s colours at the national swimming championship
Savremena International School student, Tara Ćulibrk, represented our school at the national swimming championship. The competition was held on the 13th of May at the Čair sports centre in Niš, where demonstrated her excellent swimming skills and won fifth place. An excellent ranking despite the fierce competition Savremena’s representative swam in the freestyle category and…
Savremena’s students visit OSCE
Savremena’s students had a unique opportunity to be the guests of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE. During the visit, the students expanded their knowledge about environmental protection, tolerance, bilateral cooperation and human rights protection, as well as freedom of speech and of the media. Global topics from the perspective of world…
Savremena’s unforgettable visit to Rome
Savremena’s students have recently returned from their first study trip to the Eternal City of Rome, where they visited Lido di Jesolo, San Marino and Rimini. Although the trip to Italy was primarily educational, it was a great opportunity for the students and the teachers to get to know each other better and solidify their…
A literary guide through Belgrade: following the steps of Danilo Kiš
At another interesting Serbian language lesson, Savremena’s students learned about the life and work of Danilo Kiš. In order to learn more about the life of the famous Serbian author, students took part in a unique event called the “Literary guide through Belgrade”. A trip down memory lane Following the steps of Danilo Kiš, students…
Spending time with seniors from the Fenix retirement home at Savremena International School
As part of a philanthropic project that our students designed themselves, they invited seniors from the Fenix retirement home on Voždovac to be their guests at Savremena International School. By spending time with them, the students introduced their guests to new technologies and showed them how to use modern gadgets which will make everyday communication…
A lecture by Sam Yang and Kingdom Education scholarships for Savremena’s students
Sam Yang, the founder of the prestigious Kingdom Education organisation visited Savremena International School and told them about educational systems abroad and offered them a scholarship for the summer school organised by Kingdom Education. An inspiring lecture by Sam Yang The Success in Education, Work and Life lecture enabled students to learn more about educational…
Our students’ notable debut in the semi-finals of the rhetoric competition
Savremena International School’s students Mina Kovačević and Una Grzunov courageously spoke on Tuesday, 19 April and Wednesday, 20 April in the regional rhetoric competition’s semi-finals, and won the hearts of both the audience and the jury. Original and interesting topics Mina’s discourse was entitled “How We Escape from Reality”. Mina wanted to point out the…
Secondary School students from Gornji Milanovac visit Savremena International School
Last week, Savremena International School was a host to the young Secondary School students from Gornji Milanovac, who were eager to learn more about the way the school works, and the technology that Savremena’s students use in class every day. A warm welcome and a tour of the school The students from Gornji Milanovac were…
An exciting PE class at an obstacle course in nature
Last week, Savremena’s students took part in a unique PE class. This truly different lesson took place in the Bežanijska kosa forest, where students were able to showcase their skills on the exercise and obstacle course. Military-style aptitude exercises Some of the students tested their speed and agility using various pieces of equipment at the…
Savremena’s students at the Belgrade Marathon
Savremena International School students and their PE teacher Stefan Radojičić joined the large number of runners at the Fun Run on Saturday the 16th of April as part of the 29th Belgrade Marathon. Savremena’s running team in the Fun Run Ready and resolute to run the entire 5 kilometres of the Fun Run, Savremena’s students…
Making the Roman Empire come alive at interactive Latin lessons
What better way for the students to learn the official language of the Roman Empire than to re-enact the period in which it was in active use? This is why Savremena’s students set out on a voyage through time and made the Roman Empire come alive during two interactive Latin language lessons, to solidify what…
Sharing knowledge: New technologies in Religious Education
Savremena International School, in cooperation with the Council for Religious Education of the Serbian Orthodox Church, has organised training for all religious education teachers in order to encourage them to enhance their lessons with modern technologies. Modern technologies for interactive learning Through a series of lectures and workshops, Savremena’s teaching coordinator and learning support assistant…
A reprise of the Forgive me, Catherine play
Savremena International School students taking part in the drama club reprised their roles in the Forgive me, Catherine play on Wednesday the 30th of March, this time at the Lazar Savatić Primary School. Filling the stage with charisma in front of a large audience Even though the play is intended for students in their final…
The latest technology arrives to Savremena International School
One of Savremena International School’s most prominent characteristics is the Intelligent Classroom concept, which implies that the students use new technologies in class every day. Since this modern school never fails to keep the pace with global innovations, at Savremena’s Intelligent Classroom, its students, as well as the primary school students who visit the school…
Savremena International School presented with additional accreditation
Savremena International School was evaluated against global education standards and formally accredited by Cambridge International Examinations. Now, in addition to being a Cambridge International School, Savremena has now also become a Cambridge Primary School. Cambridge education and certification for primary school students Savremena International School is now authorised to teach primary school students within the Cambridge…
Savremena’s student won 4 medals in the national swimming championship
One of our students, namely Tara Ćulibrk achieved excellent results at the National Winter Swimming Championship, the most important swimming competition of the season which was hosted at the end of February. Her extraordinary skills have earned Tara the golden medal in the 100 metres freestyle category and three silver medals – one in 50m…
A truly modern Latin competition
At a time when English, German and French are taught as compulsory subjects, it is rare to find a student who enjoys studying Latin. Aiming to prove that Latin is neither a dead language nor a boring one, as it is often described by teenagers, Savremena’s students organised a truly modern Latin competition on Monday…
Multimedia lesson in honour of the Get Online Week
Students of Savremena International School assume an active role in a number of educational and social activities and campaigns. This time, as a part of the European digital campaign called the Get Online Week, Savremena’s students used Skype to conduct a conference lesson with the students of the ICT department of the Technical School in…
Savremena’s students at the Magnificent Worlds of Salvador Dali exhibition
Savremena’s students often enjoy their enlightening visits to different kinds of exhibitions and cultural events. As true art connoisseurs, they could not miss this unique opportunity to see the works of one of the greatest painters of the 20th century, Salvador Dali, which is why they visited the Magnificent Worlds of Salvador Dali exhibition last…
Savremena’s student aces the international English language competition
At the beginning of March, Savremena International School had the honour of hosting the English language competition organised by the HIPPO association within the Pearson group for international qualifications. In the competition, Savremena’s students were able to put their English skills to the test and one of them, Viktor Tomanovski graduated onto the semifinals which…
Simulating a job interview at an interactive business studies lesson
In order to find out what processes are necessary for a company to function, Savremena’s students visit famous businesses during their business studies classes, simulate real-life business scenarios and actively participate in the creative lessons. This time, Savremena’s students learned about the recruitment process by simulating a job interview. Employee recruitment For this task, students were divided…
Our orators qualify for the “Slavoslov” semi-finals
After their successful debut in the round leading to the quarter-finals, this week and last week students Mina Kovačević and Una Grzunov participated in the rhetoric competition’s quarter-finals. Our talented students were successful and qualified for the semi-finals of the competition. Mina and Una qualified among the best 18 at the interregional “Slavoslov” rhetoric competition;…
Savremena International School to have a representative at the national geography competition
On Sunday, the 19th of March, Savremena International School student Aleksandar Zaplatić achieved a huge success at the regional geography competition. Faced with fierce competition which included 180 participants from all over the country, Aleksandar attained 64 points and qualified for the national competition, which will take place in May. Success through hard work and…
Lecture by Kingdom Education at Savremena International School
To introduce and provide a detailed perspective into the foreign education system, representatives of the Kingdom Education organisation delivered a lecture in English to all students of the Combined and the Cambridge programme on Wednesday, 16 March. Important guidelines for the students Savremena’s guest was Mr Peter Chapple whose lecture Introduction to Critical Thinking provided…
