EQL 2025

 The eTwinning European Quality Labels (a total of 13313) for numerous projects carried out during the 2024/25 school year were awarded on 26 November 2025. I'm proud to say that one of the projects I collaborated on with my pupils is among them - Sustainable Future: Our Actions, Our Impact.

Exemplar Lesson Plan

 I am happy that the lesson plan on gender equality I carried out last year with my Class 7 pupils has been commended in the international competition organised by Eduka Publishing Company.

The promotion of the Collection of all winning and commended lesson plans was organised on 30 October at the Book Fair in Belgrade.

I Can School Challenge 2025

 On 19 October, our team joined the national celebration of the I Can School Challenge in New Belgrade. Eleven school teams from across Serbia presented creative projects focused on empathy, innovation, and making a difference. 

We were proud to share our story about responsible consumption and were invited on stage to share key highlights and take on a new challenge.

Later, we joined workshops led by volunteers and worked with students from other schools on fun and thoughtful tasks—lining up by birthdays without speaking, guessing who was leading group movements, writing funny poems about serious topics, and creating a sketch on gender equality.

Although we were not chosen to represent Serbia at the Be the Change conference in Japan, we returned home happy and inspired. The jury awarded us for golden hands and empathy, and shared encouraging feedback:

- Our project addresses an important global issue with clear, practical solutions.

- The Share phase stood out and made a strong impression.

We are thankful for the chance to learn, grow, and connect with others who care about change.

Pencil Holders

 My Class 2 had so much fun turning toilet paper tubes into unique, colourful pencil holders, some all by themselves, others with a little help from their friends.

European Day of Languages 2025

 This year, we marked the European Day of Languages with a variety of interactive and creative activities designed to spark curiosity, teamwork, and imagination.

My Class 2 pupils learned greetings and how to say “peace” in Italian, Greek, and Turkish with help from their peers across Europe. They also created a mini video dictionary of kind words, linking language and emotion in a playful way, and joined a memory game with flags. 

Older pupils went on a virtual journey across Europe, discovering fun facts about different countries. The most creative ones wrote poems in English and translated the song “Voices of Europe”, composed for this year’s celebration.

The main event took place on 2 October in the school canteen, where Class 5 pupils, divided into five mixed teams, took part in quizzes on general knowledge and languages. They performed a choreography to the song “Voices of Europe”, a scene from the musical “Letter by Letter”, and a short sketch about cases called “The Toreador and the Bull.”

This was our 15th celebration at school and the 25th across Europe — a joyful reminder of how languages enrich our world and bring people closer together. As always, the activity is part of the Council of Europe's Event Calendar.

Finger Family

 Introducing family members through finger puppets and a cheerful song always brings joy to our classroom. Drawing on a tried-and-true practice from previous years, I prepared printed puppets for each child. They cut them out—either on their own or with a friend’s help—then coloured them and tucked them into their puppet bags, ready to bring to every lesson.

We begin each lesson with our familiar tune, which not only helps the children remember the names of our characters, but also gives them a chance to practise a simple dialogue: 'How are you?' followed by 'I’m fine, thank you. And how are you?'

It’s a fun way to practise English and feel good about speaking.

SonS 2025

 On 13 September, our team took part in the third national Science on Stage festival, held at ITHS in New Belgrade. The event gathered 20 school teams from different parts of Serbia, each showcasing their creative STEAM projects. We were proud to be invited to the national finals with our eTwinning SDG story.

This was a fantastic opportunity to explore innovative approaches to STEAM education, practise public speaking in front of visitors and the jury, and enjoy a sunny day in New Belgrade. We also organised a short workshop to demonstrate how we use digital apps, such as ChatterPix Kids, in our project work.

The feedback from visitors truly made our day. Comments like 'I’ve never heard a teacher talk with so much enthusiasm about working with students before' and 'You’ve done amazing work for a primary school' were deeply encouraging, even though we were not selected to represent Serbia at the European finals in Lithuania next May.

The selection of national finalists was based on several criteria, including originality and creativity, scientific relevance, ease of implementation, financial sustainability, and contribution to education for sustainable development. Projects that inspired curiosity, encouraged student research, and could be easily adapted to different school contexts received additional recognition.