INTERNATIONAL ONLINE CONSULTATION OF MENTORS FOR THE S-FACTOR PROJECT

24. 2. 2021NerazvrščenoTina Č.

On Thursday, January 28, 2021, Elementary School Milke Šobar Nataše Črnomelj organized an introductory consultation for school mentors that will participate in the S-Factor 2021 International Video Festival. 30 mentors from five countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Austria and Great Britain) were briefed with the project in which schools produce short music videos. In the videos, students with special needs, with the cooperation of regular schools and kindergartens, perform and co-create them. A special guest, Paul Oxborough, a longtime collaborator an organizer of the S-Factor event in England, introduced us to the positive impact of the festival on participating students, teachers, volunteers, their personal growth and even their professional decisions. Lecture by Vojko Veršnik, music teacher at III. Slovenj Gradec Primary School and mentor of all previous winning videos educated us about simple and practical approaches to making videos and musical background as well as ways of including all students, regardless of their ability and disability, in the video. During the exchange of opinions and experiences of participating mentors if was confirmed that participation in such a project has an extremely positive impact on students and on life and work of schools. As all students, both those with special needs and regular primary school students can hardly wait every year to be involved in the making of the video. They also love to watch all the videos several time and time again- this was especially true during online schooling. Through many years of cooperation in S-Factor, the mentors gained new knowledge and experience in terms of students’ participation in various stages of the video production. This knowledge has proven to be valuable during the pandemic and online schooling. Through cooperation with other institutions, schools have also become more recognizable in their environment and have been presented on local and national TV programs. Among other things, some videos were shown at the annual charity Miklavž concert on Slovene national television RTV SLO. One of the main goals of S-Factor, to spread the inclusion of people with disabilities through the production and display of videos, is thus achieved.

We concluded the consultation full of inspiration and examples of good practices, which we will certainly use in our further work. We are thankful for the praise of the mentors for the excellent organization of all previous S-Factors that took place.

You can watch videos of the previous S-Factor on the website of the Milke Šobar – Nataše Elementary School and you too will become an ambassador for inclusion of people with special needs.

Along the path in memory of Milke Šobar – Nataše

27. 2. 2020NerazvrščenoTina Štrekelj

On Saturday, January 18^th, 2020, pupils of the Milka Šobar – Nataše Elementary School set out on a hike to Gornje Laze. The path led us from Rožni Dol to the monument dedicated to the fallen soldiers in Gornje Laze. We also visited the home of the national heroine Milke Šobar – Nataše, where her great – grandson, Mr. Dušan Šmajdek, was waiting for us. He showed the students Milka’s home and explained why the monument in her honor stands there. We then stopped at her grave and lit a candle in her memory.

Defectologist’s Days 2020 in Belgrade

27. 2. 2020NerazvrščenoTina Štrekelj

A group of teachers from Milke Šobar – Nataše Elementary School attended this year international meeting for special educators together with colleagues from Vipava and Grosuplje. The conference took place from 20^th until 23^rd of February in Belgrade.

At the three-day conference, we attended various lectures and workshops in the field of special pedagogy and were introduced to novelties and examples of good practice. We met again with some foreign experts and made some new contact. That is why we hope that we will continue to participate in similar lectures in the future as well.

Presentation of Milke Šobar-Nataše Inclusion Projects at an Internatinal Conference in Belgrade (Serbia)

12. 12. 2019NerazvrščenoTina Č.

At an International Conferences »Obrazovanje i socijalna zaštita dece i mladih iz socijalno osetljivih grupa« held last weekend in Belgrade, Matjaž Barič presented the school’s international inclusive projects (Video S-factor, Play with me, Video Inclusion, International Badminton Championships, Center for Professional AI, PDU Project…). During the presentation there was a lot of interests for cooperating with our school and excitement over the school’s cooperation with the regions primary schools in high school. We hope that we will continue to be so successful in our future projects.

Au revoir France, hello Slovenia!

27. 11. 2019NerazvrščenoTina Č.

On 22 November 2019, in the vicinity of Toulouse, France, an international project Erasmus + Dance Your Ability came to an end. Elementary School Milke Šobar – Nataše Črnomelj and schools from 8 other countries participated in an 11 daylong conference, in which the participants tried out different methods of dance therapy and learned the theory behind of all the different techniques. They also got to know the dishes, the dance culture of the participating country and the organizations they represent. Spending time and socializing with a blind participant and her guide dog gave everyone present an insight into the lives of the blind and the ways they adapt to an unfamiliar environment. During the conference a number of genuine friendships formed that we hope will further be upgraded with new international projects and student exchange.