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Today was a perfect postcard picture day. We visited the island of Noirmoutier by bus, where we tried brioche, oysters, played games on the beach Plage des Dames and enjoyed the city of Noirmoutier en Ile. We also saw the disappearing road which gets covered by the sea twice a day, so the inhabitants have to use a bridge to cross to the mainland. Our students are really exploring the French culture and habits and making new friends. 

Katarina Čepič

We started our journey to St Joseph College, Challans, France early in the morning. We took the coach to Milan and then flew to Nantes. We reached the French school at 16:00. The French students, teachers and parents warmly welcomed us with songs, dance and home-made goods. The students then joined their host families. It was a demanding day, but a successful one.

Katarina Čepič

On Wednesday, 20 March, all of our PYP students enjoyed a wonderful day of cave exploring and forest hiking. They visited the Mayor's cave (Županova jama) near Grosuplje and witnessed all the wonders and beautiful sights of the cave world. They learned a lot about the Kras area, how stalactites and stalagmites are formed, which animals live in the cave, including bats, and more. A hike through the surrounding forest was then had, observing diverse flowers and trees. 

The weather was beautiful and sunny so it really was a day to remember.

Oliver Frlić

On Monday 18 March, the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre invited the kindergarten pupils to come and see an adaptation of the picture book A Mouse Called Julian by prize-winning author and illustrator Joe Todd-Stanton. There are many themes raised in the play like acceptance, overcoming fear and the important of friendship, which the actors conveyed emphatically through their puppetry skills, delighting the young and animated audience.

In light of the holiday of St. Gregory, the beginning of spring in the old calendar and the Slovenian version of Valentine’s day, and its accompanying tradition of setting small handcrafted boats with lights inside so-called ‘barčice’ or ‘gregorčki’ into the water and burning them, the 6M students spent their homeroom lesson sharing their own family or national cultural traditions and celebrations. The pupils presented many different things. We learned about the Hungarian tradition of sprinkling water on maidens for good luck, making your own pencil and ensuring you use it until the end for good luck, traditional Slovenian handcrafting of lace, how to celebrate The Chinese New Year, Ukrainian traditional clothes, its money and flag, the Turkish symbol of good luck and about the Russian matryoshka,the Olympic games in Sochi and also about its traditional sweets. The students were excited about sharing their cultures with the class and we have all learned something new.

Tina Frelih

On Tuesday, March 5, the 4M students went on a tour of religious sites in the centre of Ljubljana. First, we visited the Kadam Meditation Centre, where they practice the Buddhist religion and its rituals. They taught us about Buddhism and the Buddha, and then we also participated in a short meditation session. After having breakfast in Prešeren Square, we visited the Franciscan Catholic Church, where we also explored the children's chapel and the baptistery. Continuing our journey, we arrived at the Orthodox church, where we were impressed by the wall paintings and the burning candles. The last stop was the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Primož Trubar, where the priest conveyed a lot of information about the sanctuary itself, and the rituals, and answered many questions. We had a great time.

Ms Anja Plut

March 6, 2024 saw the national skiing championships for primary schools taking place on Rogla mountain. Among the participants were some students from Danila Kumar International School, Taisiya Samokhina, Miha Posavec, and Neven Božović. Despite the challenging snow conditions and high starting numbers, they demonstrated excellent skiing skills and secured places among the top 40, out of a field comprising 280 competitors.

Special thanks go to Mr Posavec, who lent us a helping hand and put us at ease during our participation in the competition with his skiing expertise and good spirits.

Congratulations to the competitors!

Ms Jasna Laverenčič

On our final day of the exchange we had a little get-together in which all of our students shared their experiences. They were enriched by the past 5 days and were gifted something invaluable - a meeting of cultures, personalities, habits, and ways of life. The most beautiful to observe is how differences become something we appreciate about each other, which in turn helps us grow and mature. 

I would like to express gratitude to all host families, who graciously accepted a guest into your homes and gave them a proper welcome, not only to Slovenia, which for most of you is a second home, but to the true meaning of multiculturalism and diversity. 

I am also expressing gratitude to Mr Klemen Strmljan, who supported this project from day 1 and provided me with all the help and support I needed, but gave me all the freedom to shape and form it together with Ms Katarina Ule and Mr Nathan Hutchings. 

We are now looking forward to visiting England, and cannot wait to see each other again. 

Ms Mateja Kores

To commemorate International Mother Language Day, which was on the 21 February, the students of the MYP participated in various activities during their English lessons. The activities were all connected to the units they are currently covering in the subject. The MYP 1 students created a language appreciation gallery in which they presented excerpts from autobiographies and biographies written in their mother tongue. The MYP 2 pupils explored and read myths from their countries and wrote short summaries of the myths in their mother tongues. And, lastly, the MYP 3 students, together with the visiting pupils from the Wotton House International School, wrote imaginative fiction stories in which their mother tongues had magical powers. We have learnt that we can all contribute to ensuring that our mother languages continue to thrive by using the languages through reading, writing and speaking.

Tina Frelih

Today we had a great day in Bled. The castle and the printing press shop were a true attraction. The view from the castle was wonderful. We nearly, nearly saw some sun, too. 

After the tour we could satisfy our sweet tooth with some original Bled cream cake and tea. 
We took the 'pletne', the boats to the island on the famous lake and rang the wish bell in the church. 
Now, keeping our fingers crossed that our wishes come true!

Ms Mateja Kores