MOBILITY IN SLOVENIA – The visit of partner countries in the ERASMUS+ project at Primary School Dolenjske Toplice
From 12. 3. to 16. 3. 2018 we at Primary school Dolenjske Toplice hosted partner schools which cooperate in the Erasmus+ project. We were visited by the teachers and students from Poland, Croatia, Greece and Italy. The main goal of the project was to boost the students entrepreneurship skills which were developed by lots of activities that were executed in all the partner schools. At our school we had already founded a mini school company, organized different kinds of workshops, the main theme being business and business ideas. We also organized a business day, where every student took a part in. We created, developed, made and later sold (at a school fair) different products. We visited a lot of local entrepreneurs and their companies. At school, we had a lot of workshops regarding business. With these activities the students learned how to manage their money, the meaning of advertising, preparation of the offer for the market and numerous ways to sell the products. In the meantime, the Erasmus+ project is giving us the ability of mobility to every of the partner countries, where we exchange our knowledge and ideas.
Every mobility is executed for students and teachers and it lasts for a whole working week. In the time before the arrival, the hosting school prepares a learning program, which also includes learning about the country the mobility is taking place in. The most special experience for students is in the week of mobility, when they stay at homes of foreign friends and their families. The best feedback our guests gave was, that we had prepared our program exemplary.
On Monday, the mayor, Mr. Jože Muhič, welcomed us at the premises of the municipality.
After a friendly welcome, the guests were briefly presented. They told what their expectations were and from what kind of schools and countries they come from. Then Primož Primec took us on a guided tour through the town, where he also told us about the history of the place. Our school theatre group performed a theatre play Pekarna Mišmaš for our guests, and then we went to school. At a social gathering we started to break the ice, we took part in team building workshops. Then we organised an event as part of the open school day, where all guest countries also prepared short presentations for us. After the event, we had a bazaar where each country involved in the project had to prepare stands for the sale of products of their school companies. Every school will give money for a charity, which is also one of the objectives of this project.
On Tuesday we visited the Krka factory and their Notol II facility, including production, warehouse and packaging. After that, a visit to the Secondary School of Economics followed, where we took part in workshops on entrepreneurship, photography and film. We took a short stroll through Marof and enjoyed a wonderful view of the river Krka. In the entrepreneurial incubator Podbreznik they presented their offer, and students presented themselves with a short motivational speech for selling their products, called a pitch.
We were greeted with a nice weather for a trip in Slovenia. We visited the ski center Krvavec, which was presented to us in its full size. All guests were very enthusiastic about the winter idyll and many visited a ski resort for the very first time. The next visiting point was, of course, one of Slovenia's greatest attractions, the Postojna Cave. On the way to Ljubljana, we stopped at Brezovica, in the Pr'Kopač Inn, where we made sure that our stomachs were not empty. Because of the rain, we were unfortunately only able to look at Ljubljana from the bus.
On Thursday we planned to visit the Honey road (Medena pot). The path first led us to Šercelj Beekeeping. Beekeeper Blaž presented his job as a beekeeper and prepared a rich experience of different kind of honey products. In cold weather conditions, he made us honey tea. We proceeded to the distillery in the Berryschka chocolate bar. Samo and Jože Kenda, the leaders presented us the history of their company and showed us how they produce their products. We learned about the process of making brine spirits and essential oils, and our mounth began watering when looking at their delicious chocolate shop. And we also tried their chocolate. After the tour, we went to the guesthouse Kolesar for a tasty lunch.
On Friday, we returned to the school premises, where we played business games that pupils made in the framework of activities at their schools and finally chose our favourite one. We were happy to announce that Slovenian game was chosen for the most interesting game - Enterprise Activity. In the afternoon, we took part in cooking workshops, with which we wanted our guests to come closer to the way of preparing Slovenian dishes. The association of rural women showed the preparation of an apple cake and braids. Chef Robert Gregorčič from Oštarija cooked a buckwheat porridge with mushroom sauce and cracklings, while Berta Grmek cooked a bovine goulash. Somewhat hungry from delicious scents, and excited from a pleasant gathering, we just barely expected a deserved feast. At the end of the mobility, the headmistress gave us certificates of attendance and presented gifts to each guest. As a conclusion of the gathering, we organized a dance for the students involved in the project at the school gym. Then tears of farewell flowed, as such events make everlasting friendships, unforgettable experiences and leave memories.
We would like to thank everyone that helped us to execute this mobility. We thank the chocolate factory Berryschka for a tour and a rich donation for the guest teachers. Beekeeper Blaž Šercelj for a presentation of beekeeping and product tasting, Robert Gregorčič for a delicious porrige. Berta Grmek for a tasty goulash and Society of countryside women. We would also like to thank the company Adria mobil and municipality Dolenjske Toplice for donations for the guests. A special thanks goes to the families that have hosted the guests in their homes.
We would also like to tell that in our school everyone is included in the project and in the spirit of business, every teacher and even the technical staff.
From 12. 3. to 16. 3. 2018 we at Primary school Dolenjske Toplice hosted partner schools which cooperate in the Erasmus+ project. We were visited by the teachers and students from Poland, Croatia, Greece and Italy. The main goal of the project was to boost the students entrepreneurship skills which were developed by lots of activities that were executed in all the partner schools. At our school we had already founded a mini school company, organized different kinds of workshops, the main theme being business and business ideas. We also organized a business day, where every student took a part in. We created, developed, made and later sold (at a school fair) different products. We visited a lot of local entrepreneurs and their companies. At school, we had a lot of workshops regarding business. With these activities the students learned how to manage their money, the meaning of advertising, preparation of the offer for the market and numerous ways to sell the products. In the meantime, the Erasmus+ project is giving us the ability of mobility to every of the partner countries, where we exchange our knowledge and ideas.
Every mobility is executed for students and teachers and it lasts for a whole working week. In the time before the arrival, the hosting school prepares a learning program, which also includes learning about the country the mobility is taking place in. The most special experience for students is in the week of mobility, when they stay at homes of foreign friends and their families. The best feedback our guests gave was, that we had prepared our program exemplary.
On Monday, the mayor, Mr. Jože Muhič, welcomed us at the premises of the municipality.
After a friendly welcome, the guests were briefly presented. They told what their expectations were and from what kind of schools and countries they come from. Then Primož Primec took us on a guided tour through the town, where he also told us about the history of the place. Our school theatre group performed a theatre play Pekarna Mišmaš for our guests, and then we went to school. At a social gathering we started to break the ice, we took part in team building workshops. Then we organised an event as part of the open school day, where all guest countries also prepared short presentations for us. After the event, we had a bazaar where each country involved in the project had to prepare stands for the sale of products of their school companies. Every school will give money for a charity, which is also one of the objectives of this project.
On Tuesday we visited the Krka factory and their Notol II facility, including production, warehouse and packaging. After that, a visit to the Secondary School of Economics followed, where we took part in workshops on entrepreneurship, photography and film. We took a short stroll through Marof and enjoyed a wonderful view of the river Krka. In the entrepreneurial incubator Podbreznik they presented their offer, and students presented themselves with a short motivational speech for selling their products, called a pitch.
We were greeted with a nice weather for a trip in Slovenia. We visited the ski center Krvavec, which was presented to us in its full size. All guests were very enthusiastic about the winter idyll and many visited a ski resort for the very first time. The next visiting point was, of course, one of Slovenia's greatest attractions, the Postojna Cave. On the way to Ljubljana, we stopped at Brezovica, in the Pr'Kopač Inn, where we made sure that our stomachs were not empty. Because of the rain, we were unfortunately only able to look at Ljubljana from the bus.
On Thursday we planned to visit the Honey road (Medena pot). The path first led us to Šercelj Beekeeping. Beekeeper Blaž presented his job as a beekeeper and prepared a rich experience of different kind of honey products. In cold weather conditions, he made us honey tea. We proceeded to the distillery in the Berryschka chocolate bar. Samo and Jože Kenda, the leaders presented us the history of their company and showed us how they produce their products. We learned about the process of making brine spirits and essential oils, and our mounth began watering when looking at their delicious chocolate shop. And we also tried their chocolate. After the tour, we went to the guesthouse Kolesar for a tasty lunch.
On Friday, we returned to the school premises, where we played business games that pupils made in the framework of activities at their schools and finally chose our favourite one. We were happy to announce that Slovenian game was chosen for the most interesting game - Enterprise Activity. In the afternoon, we took part in cooking workshops, with which we wanted our guests to come closer to the way of preparing Slovenian dishes. The association of rural women showed the preparation of an apple cake and braids. Chef Robert Gregorčič from Oštarija cooked a buckwheat porridge with mushroom sauce and cracklings, while Berta Grmek cooked a bovine goulash. Somewhat hungry from delicious scents, and excited from a pleasant gathering, we just barely expected a deserved feast. At the end of the mobility, the headmistress gave us certificates of attendance and presented gifts to each guest. As a conclusion of the gathering, we organized a dance for the students involved in the project at the school gym. Then tears of farewell flowed, as such events make everlasting friendships, unforgettable experiences and leave memories.
We would like to thank everyone that helped us to execute this mobility. We thank the chocolate factory Berryschka for a tour and a rich donation for the guest teachers. Beekeeper Blaž Šercelj for a presentation of beekeeping and product tasting, Robert Gregorčič for a delicious porrige. Berta Grmek for a tasty goulash and Society of countryside women. We would also like to thank the company Adria mobil and municipality Dolenjske Toplice for donations for the guests. A special thanks goes to the families that have hosted the guests in their homes.
We would also like to tell that in our school everyone is included in the project and in the spirit of business, every teacher and even the technical staff.