At the elementary school Milka Šobar – Nataša we are trying to keep up  with new learning strategies without limitations, we are establishing an open learning environment for independent learning, planning it responsibly,  looking for any technological environment that would best suit our specific group of students.
Recently, we decided to buy a 3D printer, which offers students additional opportunities for cognitive development, orientation and design skills for the purpose of carrying out their ideas, for entertainment…
The printing of unique, innovative products and learning accessories will help our students to get to know a whole new dimension of classroom creativity, but certainly it will also increase their work motivation and their interest in modeling and design.
In addition to the 3D printer the school also purchased a 3D scanner, which will further enrichen the school work. Using the 3D scanner a geometrical body or bodies can be transferred into a computer program.
Already in the first 14 days we got well acquainted with the 3D printer and 3D scanner and realized they offer many opportunities for students’ development. Thus, we have printed numerous pendants, a piano, toy cars, small plastic parts…
The purchase of the 3D printer and 3D reader enabled Krka Pharmaceuticals, d. d. Novo mesto and Tilia, d. d. Novo mesto, for which we thank them. Both have recognized the technological progress  schools lack to support the development of pupils’ responsibilities  for their own learning.