Newsletter 9

March 2016 No. 9

Ljubljana & e-learning Highlights of Ljubljana

Inside this issue: Highlights of Ljubljana

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Visit the City Hall

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Czech Team Online

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Guided Tour of Ljubljana

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Union Brewery

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Postojna Cave

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Traditional Souvenirs

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Knowledge is Power

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 International teams outputs  All days impressions  All activities described

Slovenia's capital and largest city T he B utc hers ' B rid ge also happens to be one of Europe's fo o t b r i d g e c r o s s i n g t h e greenest and most liveable capitals.

Slovenia's master of early-modern, minimalist design, Jože Plečnik, gr aced Lj ubljana with b eautiful buildings and accoutrements , like the three bridges.

There is a legend that Jason was the founder of Ljubljana, and he and his Argonauts killed a dragon. This is one of the four dragon statues in the bridge. According to local legends, when a virgin crosses the bridge, the dragons will wag their tails. Some local people have nicknamed this structure "mother -in-law" because of its fiery nature. The bridge was built as part of a wider urban renovation of the town during the administration of the mayor Ivan Hribar. It replaced an old oak bridge named Butchers' Bridge, which was constructed in 1819 and damaged by a severe earthquake in 1895.

The Triple Bridge is a group of three bridges a c r o s s t h e Ljubljanica River.

It connects the Ljubljana's historical, medieval, to wn on one bank, and the modern city of Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, on the other.

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Ljubljanica in Ljubljana, the capital o f Slo venia. It co n nects the Ljubljana Central Market and the Petkovšek Embankment .The bridge was solemnly opened on 10 July 2010. Shortly after the opening of the bridge padlocks of couples in love started appearing on its steel wires, symbolizing declarations of eternal love, a phenomenon similar to the one on the Parisian Pont des Arts.

We saw great places and we had fun, so everyone should visit Ljubljana at least once…

The Green team

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Visit the City Hall Ljubljana Town Hall is the town hall in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is located at Town

„In 2007 Ljubljana introduced sustainable development vision until 2025, with 93 infrastructure projects that are important for their environment and quality of life”

Square in the city centre, close to Ljubljana Cathedral.

The original building was built in a Gothic style in 1484. Between 1717 and 1719, the building underwent a Baroque renovation with a Venetian inspiration. In the mid1920s, a monument to the Serbian and first Yugoslav king Peter I was erected in the entrance of Town Hall. The monument was removed and destroyed by the Fascist Italian occupation authorities of the Province of Ljubljana in April 1941. Outside the town hall stands a replica of the Baroque Robba Fountain, work of Francesco Robba. The original work, finished in 1751, is kept in the National Gallery.

In 2007 Ljubljana introduced sustainable development vision until 2025, with 93 infrastructure projects that are important for their environment and quality of life. They have adopted a package of sustainability documents and have so far implemented more than 650 larger and smaller investment projects,

each of which is aimed towards improving the quality of residents’ life in Ljubljana.

We are following the Green Europe path of sustainable development, which sets development trends in the following twelve areas: climate change, local transport, green urban areas incorporating sustainable land use, nature and biodiversity, quality of the local ambient air, quality of the acoustic environment, waste production and management, water consumption, waste water management, environmental innovation and sustainable employment, energy efficiency, environmental management by local authorities.

The Major of Ljubljana is Zoran Janković (since 25th of March 2012), he told us about the green project.

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Czech Team Online on twinspace

How we made a guide on ZEEmaps We were working on a project task named eNature to present you the beauty of our country. Groups of 2 or 3 people were made. Then we have chosen some interesting places in our country´s popular national park Sumava. Lake Lipno, glacial lakes of Sumava, Treetop trail and the river Vydra have been described. All of us collected information about the places and then uploaded it to ZEEmaps app.

Moreover, we found some videos and photos and also websites connected to this area. Finally the groups added all on the ZEEmaps and marked it (with different colours).

The app was easy to work with. We liked it just because it did what we wanted it to do. (by Anna and Jana)

How we introduced our town, Tábor, using the app ZEEmaps At first, we decided to shoot short videos on the places we like in Tábor.

Then we searched for some information about these spots. Most information was available on Tábor's website.

Then a script in Word was created.

When we finished making a story, another part of the group could use it to make a video. After school our team went to make shots about Tábor.

Our first stop was the river Lužnice, we made a few minutes of material and then we continued. After about 10 minutes of walk we came to Monastery Church at Klokoty and there we again made a few shots about it. Surprisingly, when we entered the Museum of chocolate and marzipan and asked if we could record some materials, they thought we are from a television channel or something like that. There were lots of chocolate figures, houses etc.

The biggest figure was an effigy of Jaromír Jágr which was over 2 meters high. And in the back they were making their own chocolate. After all of this we could finally start cutting the videos. Later the sound was added for these videos. It was weird to hear our own voice in the videos, but now it's fine. At the beginning it was quite hard to understand the program for editing the videos. But in the end it went easier than we thought. ENJOY OUR TÁBOR VIDEO TOUR on ZEEmaps. (by Filip, Jirka and Tonda)

“The app was easy to work with. We liked it just because it did what we wanted it to do.”

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Guided Tour of Ljubljana

„It was a very nice and interesting experience and we all believe it was not the last time that we visited it.“

On our first day we visited Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia. It was a rainy day but we still managed to see the beauty of it.

We met our guides at Prešeren square which is the center of the city. It has many tourist attractions like The Franciscan Church of the Annunciation and the statue of France Prešeren – the biggest poet of Slovenian history.

We than preceded across the Tipple bridge and walked in the direction of the Butchers’ Bridge.

It is a modern bridge and couples come and hang lochs around its steel wires to symbolize their love. We also saw the famous Dragon Bridge and learned about the legend of the dragon that lived in Ljubljana and was killed by Argonauts.

Then we walked to the Ljubljana puppet theatre and were told that every Slovenian child visited it at least 500 times – Slovenian team confirmed it. After that we passed the statue of Valentin Vodnik and the Town hall and reached the church of St. Nicolas. Its door represents the history of Slovenian people and many beautiful and expensive paintings.

We crossed the Shoemaker’s bridge, the old

wooden bridge, which was probably partly a drawbridge and was set up in the 13th century. We walked through the French revolution square and learned few interesting facts about the NUK library that has windows in the shape of a book.

We finished with the University of Ljubljana and then returned to Prešeren square.

It was a very nice and interesting experience and we all believe it was not the last time that we visited it.

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Union Brewery Mission The Union Brewery produces beer, refreshing non-alcoholic drinks (Sola, Zala, etc) and spring water, and thus meets the needs of consumers most of which are in Slovenia, and to a lesser extent also abroad. In fulfilling a market need and generating a profit through the sale of its products, the brewery continues to satisfy the needs of its employees and shareholders, as well as its customers and the broader social milieu.

Employees The Union Brewery employs nearly 350 people, and their education, skills and aptitudes have evolved in conjunction with the diversification of production and the introduction of new technologies. More than fifty percent of workers have college-equivalent qualifications, while one employee in eight has a university degree.

History 1864: The brewery was founded 1967: Start of Production 1909: Foundation about the shareholding brewery 1911: Incoperation of other brewerys 1923: Production of yeast and methylated spirits 1946: Nationalization of the brewery 1968: Modernization of brewery 1971: New packaging 1982: New brewing and storage plant 1986: Brewery Museum 1990: New incorporation 1991: Transformation into a shareholding company 2008: Innovation of the union trademark 2009: 145th anniversary of the brewerys existence 2014: Renovation of union brands

The Red team

„the brewery continues to satisfy the needs of its employees and shareholders, as well as its customers and the broader social milieu.“

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Postojna Cave

„you can experience an exciting train ride through a breathtaking underground landscape.“

Just a few kilometers from the highway lays a web of fantastic underground passages, surrounded by an immense nature park, which offers a full day of fun for everybody. It¢s 24 km of galleries, tunnels and magnificent halls make the Postojna Cave one of the world¢s best known tourist caves.

It¢s many unique, picturesque features have been enchanting visitors from all over the world for almost 200 years.

The Postojna Cave is the only one where you can experience an exciting train ride through a breathtaking underground landscape. Riding under magnificent arches is an experience you will never forget.

The Postojna Cave is the second longest cave system in the country. It was created by the Pivka river millions of years ago. The cave was first described in the 17th century by Johann Weikhard von Valvasor. In 1818 a new area of the cave was discovered accidentally by Luka Čeč. In 1819, Archduke Ferdinand visited the cave, this is when the caves became officially known as a tourist destination. Čeč became the first official tourist guide for the. Electric lighting was added in 1884, preceding even Ljubljana. In 1872 cave rails were laid along with first cave train for tourists.

Our group enjoyed a pleasant ride with the train which saved a lot of walking and time for us. The tour inside was really interesting and exciting because of the amazing sights of the cave. We also learned about the amazing live forms in it and its history.

After lunch we went to the local museum in which we learnt new exciting facts about the cave. We also saw some pre-historical creatures which were living in those conditions. It also included a collection of butterflies.

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Traditional Slovenian Souvenirs There are many things to buy in Slovenia. Here are some hints: painted panels from bee hives The most original Slovenian tourist souvenir is bee hive with traditional folklore images. The smooth wooden panels on the front of bee houses posed a challenge for many folk artists, and this gave rise to fascinating images that turned simple bee houses into veritable open-air art galleries. It's fascinating and reflects the priorities, beliefs and prejudices of the community in which the panels were painted. Slovenia’s museums have many of original paintings from which countless replicas have been made.

Slovenian honey Slovenia is home to a number of brilliant beekeepers, whose honey, mead and other apiary products are a significant part of Slovenia’s all-natural delicacies.

Prešeren Figs Slovenia poet Dr. France Prešeren inspired the top-quality confectionery product ‘Prešeren Figs’. It's said that the poet would often carry dried figs in his coat pocket and children, knowing this, would call after him ‘Doctor, figs, figs!’ Today you can relive the story with dried figs dipped in dark and white chocolate. They are very tasteful

souvenir which is hard to bring home intact.

Idrija lace There is a surprising variety of lace goods. From simple cloths, handkerchiefs to gloves, necklaces and even earrings Dragons Ljubljana's famous dragon comes with quite a pedigree, making its first historical appearance in the legend of Jason and the Golden Wool.

Unfortunately for the dragon it would also be its last, as it was slain by the sticky-fingered Greek and his crew of Argonauts on their trip to the Adriatic.

However, much like Marilyn Monroe or 2Pac in the 20th century, an untimely death turned out to be a great career move for the mythical beast, as he was eventually adopted as the symbol of Ljubljana and his image can now be found on all manner of trinkets, T-shirts and other souvenirs.

Schnapps It say more about Slovenian, but Slovenian schnapps is their gift of choice when visiting friends and family abroad. Slovenes swear by the affair, not only as a digestif but also as a cure all for most common ailments and pick them up on those cold dark winter mornings. The more popular varieties include borovnica (blueberry), medica (honey) and viljamovka (pear) - the latter often coming with an entire pear mysteriously inside the bottle.

The Blue team

„ an untimely death turned out to be a great career move for the mythical beast, as he was eventually adopted as the symbol of Ljubljana “

Knowledge is Power Knowledge is power, and power is unfortunately something that is hard to come by these days. Education is about far more than the marks you receive. It’s about understanding right from wrong and having the knowledge you need to stay afloat in today’s society. It helps to develop your perspective on the world around you and pushes you to think both creatively and conceptually about many different subjects. Without education, sensory information would simply be lost. Education allows us to process the information we receive on a daily basis and make conclusions and inferences based on what we already know.

These are the most important tips that our Psychology teacher also told us to follow.

At the end of January, our National College “Coriolan Brediceanu” was taking part in an optional course for the students, were they could learn about preparing the perfect CV. Even in this age of electronic application forms there is still a need to maintain an up to date curriculum vitae (CV). Your CV is a career road map that enables you to identify and deal with any gaps in your experience and to respond to opportunities that may arise unexpectedly.Whether you are applying for a new

With the support of the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union

position, your consultant has requested to review your experience and achievements to date, or a colleague would like to consider you for a committee position, your CV is the key that will unlock your future.

Students had been taught about the language that must be used for this important document , the importance of sincerity and electronic skills because the course was made on PCs. Was an interesting activity thank for the idea of the prefessor who gave the chance to each student to resume his own experience. They all seemed to be captivated and provided involvement.

Our school has once again proved interest in the future of the children. In a world without education, we would not be nearly as advanced as we are and all these things our teachers tell us day by day.

What do you want to do in life? Where do you see yourself in five years professionally? What about ten? Three of the most important questions students should ask themselves because lawyers ,doctors, scientists, farmers, artists, writers and full-time nomads all will work together to make this world a beautiful, diverse place.

Bianca Maghet, Romanian team

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