At the international conference in Novi Sad titled CHALLENGES OF SOCIAL INCLUSION, our school was recognized for its work to promote tolerance and inclusion of students with special needs. The jury was impressed by a number of school projects, such as the Center for Professional Support and Support for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs and Their Families, Video S-Factor and others that promote inclusion.

At the international conference, the principle, Matjaž Barič, participated as a lecturer presenting his view of inclusion in Slovenia and managed to impress over 200 participants in the conference from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.

https://www.kurir.rs/vesti/srbija/3155597/okupili-preko-200-ucesnika-vitezovi-osmeha-organizovali-medjunarodnu-konferenciju-izazovi-socijalne-inkluzije

This school year, our school became a part of an international project RISE (Roma Inclusive School Experiences). The participating partners in the project are the University of Bologna (Italy), Instituto Degli (Italy), the University of Minho (Portugal) and RIC Novo mesto. The project’s main goal is to provide an inclusive school for Roma children in order to prevent discrimination in education and to reduce the number of Roma children leaving the school system in Slovenia, Italy and Portugal. Involvement in the project will bring us new knowledge and competences, since within the project we will participate in trainings and different activities for education workers, parents and pupils. In December, we will also attend a two-day meeting of partners in Portugal, where we will present our examples of good practice.

We thank RIC Novo mesto for inviting us to join the project.