Aim of the course
To explore the local environment and to begin to understand the values, attitudes and beliefs of people in
Sremski Karlovci, as a way of experiencing team work where students explore their own local area to deepen
their knowledge and understanding of their own culture and their skills in English.
From a national curriculum document of development objectives in English for students in Grade 10 (age of
16)
‘Pupils should be given a demonstration of the culture, civilization and unique values of the country of the
studied language, and comparing these to their own culture. Thereby they should also develop a more
complex notion of their own culture.’
‘Pupils should be able to establish new personal relationships through communicating in a foreign language,
and appreciate the people and culture of other countries.’
To experiences team work over a week in a new environment and to present the results of the team work at
the end of the course.
To reflect on and share our professional lives as teachers in a safe and supportive environment and to
identify areas we wish to develop in the future.
Themes: Intercultural Learning, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), Diversity, Critical media
skills, Working on and with the local, Mobile learning, Creating a peaceful world.
Techniques used: Presentations, Group Work, Fieldwork, Interviewing People, Research Skills.
Planned activities: Exploring the Local environment, Structured Discussions, Individual and Group
Presentations, Yoga.
Materials used: The Local Environment and its people, Methodology Articles, Digital Technologies,
Classroom Realia.
Visits and their integration into the aims of the course: Ethnographic field trips to an island in the
Danube, Novi Sad, a mountain hut, Zrenjanin, Belo Blato, to explore the local cultures and to consider ways
of integrating such visits in the teachers’ own classrooms.
Dates: 11th – 18th August 2016 Rivers, Ripples and Reflections
Venue: Eco-Center “Radulovački”
SO(U)L Camp : Refresh your Mind, Body and your Soul in Serbia. “A summer school with a difference”.
Schedule:
Date
Day
Time
Programme
Notes
11th August
Thursday
13.00
14.00
Gibanica
Introductions, geographical mapping of the course, Sanja and Vladica teach
Serbian class, Mike introduces course tasks, collecting sounds, settting up
blog.
Dinner at the Centre
Opening activities – Mark Vladica, Sanja, Branka, (By way of introduction Ts
tell us about their own rivers -HW) Mark introduces concept of course.
Danube by moonlight. Hallo mother hallo father. Singing Danube song.
Yoga
Breakfast
Initial Local Fieldwork to a panoramic view above the town. Introduction to
Fieldwork Techniques - (Mark), Activity (speaking ex. Vladica)
Group building
19.00
20..30
12th August
Friday
7.00 – 7.45
8.00 – 9.00
9.15 – 11.30
12.00 - 13.00
Lunch in Sremski Karlovci
13.30 – 14.30
Afternoon in the centre Exploring the Venue (Mark, Vladica, local host Buđa)
Coffee Break
About Vojvodina, and Novi Sad,
Vladica does session on coat of arms of the course, establishing of ground
rules
Break
14.30 - 15.00
15.00 – 15.30
15.30 – 17.00
17.00 – 18.00
18.00 – 19.30
Visit to the Peace Chapel Classroom Management/How we commemorate
historic events.
Viewing Green Lady’s Film in the Centre, (Ts interview her) with snacks
20.00- 20.40
13th August
Saturday
20.40
Dinner in Sremski Karlovci tasting our internationalism.
Taste of the flavours brought by the course participants. Group formation and
discussion of course assignments. Teachers sing a song from their country.
7.00 - 7.45
Yoga
Getting the wider
perspective. Broader
viewpoint, both
physically and
conceptually
Establishing the
principles of the
course and setting the
scene for the
accomplishment of
group tasks.
14th August
15th August
Sunday
Monday
8.00 – 9.00
Breakfast
9.30
12.30 – 14.00
Ferry to the Danube wetlands on the eastern bank of the river. (15 minutes)
Teachers spend time with local eco expert Ljilja
.
Fish stew barbecue al fresco on the island: smuđ, som, šaran.
14.00 – 15.00
15.00 - 17.00
17.00 – 18. 00
Mike on teacher Associations, developing skills through volunteering.
Danube beach, chill out afternoon and swimming
Ferry back to S. Karlovci
19.00 -20.00
Dinner in Sremski Karlovci
20.00 - 21.00
“Who Does Tomorrow Belong To?” (Mark and Vladica) Nationalist Media. Daily Mail
Song.
21.00
International Evening sharing presents
7.00 - 7.45
8.00 – 8.45
8.45 – 9.00
9.00 - 9.30
9.50
Yoga
Breakfast
English and Serbian language review
Introducing Mileva Marić - Vladica/Sanja
Bus to Petrovaradin
11.00 – 12.00
Petrovaradin Fortress sightseeing.
12.45 – 15.30
16.00 – 17.00
Packed lunch al fresco, swimming and free time
Meet up Vojvođanski museum (Museum pedagogy)
17.45 17.00 – 19.30
20.00 –
Bus back to Karlovci
Dinner in Sremski Karlovci
Vinarija Došen, A lovely Serbian country garden, wine tasting. Sharing
national/international songs
7.00 – 7.45
Yoga
Finding what
connects us as
seeing the river as a
symbol of that and
also as a resource
that we need to
nurture and cherish.
Experiencing both
local and international
cultures and seeing
how we identify
ourselves and what
identifies us.
16th August
Tuesday
8.00 – 8..45
8.45 - 9.00
9.00 - 10.30
10.30 -12.00
12.00 -13.00
13.15 – 14.45
Breakfast
Serbian and English Language Review
Visit to Karlovačka Gimnazija
Drama to Milan
Lunch
Optional wine tasting in historic wine cellar „Podrum Bajilo“- (to cool down ,
400 dinars per person for 4 kinds wines with expert insights into the local
viticulture)
14.45 - 17.00
Free Time
17.00 – 19.00
Creative writing with Nebojša
19.30 -21.00
Dinner in Sremski Karlovci in a restaurant in Karlovci.
21.00
Reflections on the day/ evening on the beach in Sremski Karlovci ( Ts throw
their stones into the Danube connecting it with the places the stones originate
from, watch the ripples and reflect on the ripples they make. Lighting of
candles for reflections.
Yoga
Breakfast
Review of English and Serbian language
Leaving for day visit to Zrenjanin including the Museum of Destruction
Packed lunch
7.00 - 7.45
8.00- 8.45
8.45 – 9.00
9.15
12.00
18.00
Revisiting how we
take students out of
the classroom and
structure experiences
which involve them,
help them to reflect
Visit multi-ethnic village and school in Belo Blato, Refreshments , visit to multi- and understand
cultural village cemetery.
without sitting behind
desks and absorbing
Leave Belo Blato
information.
20.00-21.00
Dinner in Sremski Karlovci
21.00
Reflections on the day / Book Swap, Free evening in Sremski Karlovci
7.00 - 8.00
Yoga
13.00 -17.00
17th
August
Wednesday
18th August
Thursday
8.00 – 8.45
8.45 – 9.00
9.00 – 11.00
11.30
12.30 – 13.30
Breakfast
Review of English and Serbian Language
Visit to Matches Museum
Ferry to Danube Island.
Coats of arms activity part 2 and swimming
13.00- 14.00
14.30 – 15.00
15.00 - 17.00
17.00
18.30 -19.30
20.00- 22.00
22.30
Barbecue at the Danube island
The origins of and work of SOL (Sanja and Mark)
Free beach time
Return to Karlovci on boat
Dinner
Project Presentations
Dancing into the night
7.00 - 8.00
8.00 - 8.45
8.45 - 9.15
9.15 - 11.00
11.00
Yoga
Breakfast
Group drawing of posters of the course and course evaluations and feedback
Homeward Bound
The role of SOL in
bringing us all
together and
opportunities for
future work with SOL
both with students
and teachers.