Eighth grade pupils had the task of making a poster or a PowerPoint presentation on the topic of sustainable development. The pupils showed interest in the offered topic, found the most important information and presented it to the rest of the class. The topics they investigated were: environmental protection, waste sorting, renewable energy and protected and endangered animals. We hope that our pupils will apply what was presented in practice!
Mr. Emir Komić held an interactive workshop/lecture on wild edible plants. The pupils made wax cream from St. John's wort oil, nettle smoothie and nettle spread. They got acquainted with wild edible plants, protected and poisonous plants, honey, bees and beekeeping. The pupils have actively participated, and their satisfaction with the workshop was visible on their faces!
Several important dates were marked this week: Day of people with Down syndrome, Day of Gifted Students, International Day against Racial Discrimination. On the occasion of the mentioned dates, the student council of our school designed the "We are all special" workshop, the goal of which is to promote diversity and tolerance, while respecting each person as unique. The students conducted the workshop in all classes of the school. Also, as a sign of support to the people with Down syndrome pupils wore different socks. Furthermore, the students attending Civic Education created a short puppet show on the topic of racial discrimination. In addition to the above, in order to pay special attention to the Day of the Gifted, the Biology teacher took fifth graders to a field lesson at the Marine Research Center, while eighth graders visited the Vocational Professions Festival in Pazin. Also, on Friday, the school held a “Kangaroo without borders” math competition!
Let's green our hall is the name of one of the activities of the BeGita Erasmus project. Namely, students who attend extracurricular activities Civic upbringing and education (CUE) and Italian cuisine joined forces and greened the school hall with herbs. In addition to the fact that the hall now smells nice, the CUE students thought about sustainable development and entrepreneurship through this activity, because the herbs will be pruned and used in the delicacies prepared by the students at the Italian kitchen. The students jokingly concluded that the situation is definitely profitable because even if the plants wither, all their parts can be used as spices! Among the herbs there was a bit of everything - sage, rosemary, thyme, mint, basil, lemon balm and oregano, which was used on the pizza the next day. Both teachers and all students are proud of this activity, especially those who will enjoy Italian dishes that are unimaginable without aromatic Mediterranean herbs.
Third graders participated in a cake-making workshop at the Domenico Pergolis Home for the Elderly. The users of the Home showed the students how to make the traditional Istrian Cukerančići cakes. Pupils participated in the preparation of cakes, asked questions and made cakes with smiles on their faces. Our pupils returned after a couple of days for the tasting and spent a pleasant time socializing with the users of the home. The cookies were very tasty!
As part of the Croatian language course and teaching unit entitled Poster as a transmitter of information; 5th grade students of our school made posters. By making posters, they actively participated in current events at our school - enrollment in the first grade of elementary school. The students showed their research, creative and entrepreneurial spirit and delighted with their carefully made posters! The students wrote everything that is important to them that a school offers and we can all be proud when we look at what they stated. They also conducted a survey (on a sample of 44 students) and came up with interesting results. We conclude that extracurricular activities are most important for students, followed by being seen on the Internet, food, good teachers and the school's professional service.
We recycle, learn, create and have a lot of fun! Through recycling workshops of old museum publications as part of the Paper Witnesses of Past Times exhibition, students from schools in Rovinj, including students from our school, create top-notch creations at MMC! Through cooperation with the local community, the students applied sustainable development and developed their creativity. Once again, they showed that art and sustainable development are a winning combination!
As part of Antonja 2024, we took part in a large exhibition of jugs “bukalete”. The students of our school made jugs “bukalete” from clay, the jugs “bukalete” were then baked and returned again to the hardworking hands of the students who imaginatively painted them! The creation of jugs “bukalete” is a commendable action of the Rovinj-Rovigno Public Open University, in which our school has been participating for 10 years. We hope that the tradition will continue!
The school pedagogue participated in the professional training We are all special, a six-day course organized by the Europass Teacher Academy. From the useful tips and knowledge gathered on the course, as well by researching additional professional literature, she created a short manual for teachers called "Inclusive Class". The goal of the manual is to enable teachers to quickly access the most common student difficulties they encounter in the classroom, as well to provide them with concrete advice on what they can do to help students achieve their full potential.
