International School students visited art galleries in Belgrade
Last week, the International School and Art and Design teacher Nevena Nikolić organised a visit to galleries for Year 12 and Year 13 students.
Meet AlumnIS: International School alumni, who are now successful students around the world, have shared their experiences with us
On Friday, 23 April, the International School proudly organised Meet AlumnIS and welcomed some of the most promising former students who are studying at prestigious universities around the world.
Faculty of Economics students visited the International School
On Wednesday, 21 April 2021, International School students met with Aleksa and Filip, Faculty of Economics students who gave them insight and first-hand information on studying at said faculty. They also presented the Faculty of Economics international programme in cooperation with London School of Economics.
Internship programme for International School students
We’re sure you’ve wondered many times about your future professional career after you graduate from secondary school. Well, you don’t have to think about it anymore!
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Maša Mitić invited to attend an online lecture organised by Faculty of Economics alumni
Tuesday evening for Year 13 student Maša Mitić was reserved for an online lecture. But not just any online lecture – a lecture organised for University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Economics Alumni Club.
#EcoSchool: Students made creative posters about environmental protection
We are very proud of our students that are actively taking part in Eco-School projects. This time, students created and designed posters that are now located in the hallways of the International School, reminding every visitor about the importance of environmental protection.
“Strategic Analysis of Apple Inc.” lecture held online
International School students had an unique opportunity to attend an online lecture called “Strategic Analysis of Apple Inc” held exclusively for them. The lecture was organised in cooperation with Singidunum University and the lecturer was the tremendous Dr Miloš Petković.
International School team qualifies for Brainfinity 2021 finals
Did you know that International School has the most lit problem solvers? LITTerally! This weekend, International School’s team LITT participated in the Brainfinity competition, which encourages creativity, teamwork and logical thinking, where they used the knowledge gained at school in a real-life environment and qualified for the finals!
STUDY ABROAD mini FAIR held exclusively for International School students
On Monday, International School students attended STUDY ABROAD mini FAIR, an education fair held exclusively for them. The event was organised online, with the support of Via Academica, which specialises in education abroad and professional career orientation for students. Via Academica has a partner network of more than 100 universities abroad, and they cover all…
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Year 11 students presented their projects to younger schoolmates
Last Friday’s Global Perspectives lesson was a bit different than usual. Year 11 students Mila Šćepanović, Gala Milutinović and Rastko Savić joined the Year 10 online class and conducted projects for their younger schoolmates.
Great international honour: International School included among the best schools in the world!
A major milestone for the International School! The school has been selected to be presented at the World Education Summit as a “Cool School” – or, as the summit’s organisers put it, as an “incredible and unique school that advances education in a passionate and courageous way”.
Brainfinity – a unique problem solving competition for primary and high school students
Applications are underway for Brainfinity, a problem-solving and logical thinking competition for secondary school students and primary students in Years 5 through 8, which this spring will bring together young problem solvers from all over Europe including International School students.
International School students take part in the Entrepreneurship for Life project
International School students and students from Savremena Gimnazija participate in a joint eTwinning project together with their peers from Serbia and Croatia. The project, aimed at developing entrepreneurial competencies, brings together sixteen teachers and 59 students from different cities.
International School in an Erasmus+ project – empowering technology-based language learning for the classrooms of the future
After participating in the Erasmus project “Girls Go Circular”, the International School once again justifies its success! This time, we are empowering our teachers to go above and beyond and create new teaching strategies using technology.
Oh la la! The International School welcomed special guests to a French lesson as part of the eTwinning project
The International School decided to remove language barriers using French cuisine! We’re celebrating March, a month dedicated to the Francophonie.
Fun school day at Belgrade Zoo
International School’s Year 11 and Year 13 Biology and Chemistry students had an amazing Friday. The teachers took them to the Zoo, and instead of staying in the classroom, they enjoyed the sunny weather outdoors. The purpose of the visit was for the students to get to know different species and their distinctive characteristics and…
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Lecture on journalism as part of Parents Teach This Week project
Yet another interesting lecture was held at the International School as part of the Parents Teach This Week project led by Parent Support Coordinator, Ms Tatjana Koluvija. This week’s lecturer was Maja Žeželj, Lena’s mum and successful journalist, who talked about media content, collecting and checking information, the final product presented on TV, and journalism…
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International School’s students achieved great success in the Investment competition
International School’s students – Maša Mitić, Mia Van Doren, Uroš Jež and Luka Conolly – participated in the Wharton Global Youth contest and achieved great success among 1000 teams from 35 countries. The International School team was trading with shares on an online student platform, while learning how to analyse the stock market trends. The…
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Visit to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia
On Monday, 22 February, International School Year 10 and Year 11 students visited the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, the supreme representative body and the holder of constitutional and legislative power in the Republic of Serbia. A protected cultural monument Our guide showed us the inner workings of the assembly and the work…
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International School students show empathy and care
After collecting warm clothes back in December, International School Year 10 and Year 11 students joined forces to buy hygienic supplies for the children from the Drop-In Centre.
Mid-Year Report: 97% of students satisfied with teaching at IS, favourite school subject – English
After the first term, the International School published a Mid-Year Report – a document containing the most important information about the programmes offered at our school, overview of extracurricular activities, results of a student survey, as well as the most successful achievements of our students in the first term. As a Cambridge secondary school, the…
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Another educational lecture held as part of the “Parents Teach This Week” project
On Friday, the International School welcomed Svetlana Vrzić Petronijević, who held an informative lecture as part of the “Parents Teach This Week” project run by Parent Support Coordinator, Tatjana Koluvija. This time, the lecture was mainly about reproductive health. Svetlana Vrzić Petronijević, Milica and Milan’s mom, is a specialist in gynecology and obstetrics and a…
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Year 10 students in an exciting visit to Primary School Savremena
On Friday, a group of Year 10 students visited Primary School Savremena as part of their Global Perspectives group project called “Food and sports make us strong”. International School students delivered presentations to their younger peers in order to raise awareness about the importance of healthy eating habits and sports. The benefits of physical activity…
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New clubs at the International School: From Arts to Debate
Having in mind how much the students enjoy our long list of clubs, and knowing how important it is to de-stress and focus on something besides academics, we decided to add three more clubs. Art Club – Enhancing creativity For all those art lovers, we prepared the Art Club, where the students, together with their…
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Erasmus+ teacher training held at the International School
An interactive workshop on how to write European Erasmus+ projects took place at the International School during the last week of winter break. The training was held by the representatives of the Institute of Contemporary Education, Nina Stojanović and Aleksandra Borović. At the workshop, teachers learnt how to develop project ideas, analyse project problems using…
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An exciting visit to the Museum of African Art
School day on Wednesday ended quite interesting for Year 10 students. Accompanied by their Chemistry and Geography teachers, they visited the Museum of African Art and learnt about the traditional arts of a number of West African societies. In addition to the permanent display based on significant examples of primarily West African art, the students…
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Tea, Anja and Mina – International School’s golden girls
Is it fair to say that our Year 11 students Tea Ćulibrk and Anja and Mina Kaljević had plenty of success in December? Well, we would call twelve gold medals and nineteen in total super success. The State Championship of Serbia in swimming took place 17–20 December 2020 at the Milan Gale Muškatirović sports centre…
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Great acknowledgement: International School officially becomes a “Brainfinity Problem Solving School”
International School continues to push boundaries when it comes to modern education. This school has officially become a Brainfinity Problem Solving School, meaning that this unique institution implements an innovative problem solving approach to teaching that develops students’ cognitive capacities, critical and creative thinking, and teamwork skills. International School received this prestigious accolade by meeting…
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Petar Tomić collected a gold medal in the Global Hippo competition
Remember how proud we were of the fact that Y12 student Petar Tomić showed amazing results and qualified for the final round? Well, Petar achieved an amazing result in the final round and has obtained the Overall Examination Result: Pass with Merit. Global Hippo Association The Hippo English Without Borders competition is an international competition…
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International School students care for the kids from the Drop-In Centre
International School students once again showed their kindness and generosity by helping the children who need it the most. In the past few weeks they collected warm clothes and everything they thought could help them feel loved and cared for. Since the students attend the school online due to the epidemiological situation in our country,…
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Mina Pavlović won a gold medal at the Owlypia competition
The International School provided its students with an opportunity to express their knowledge and compete with their peers from around the world. Year 10 student Mina Pavlović took part in the Owlypia online competition and accomplished amazing results. Mina was ranked 3rd in the world in her age category, which means that she won a…
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International School’s students as marketing specialists
International School’s students know how important promotion is in the marketing mix and they decided to apply their knowledge of product positioning and repositioning of local brands with well-known advertisements. Business teacher, Tatjana Vilček, assigned a simple task – to create an advertisement for a local brand that our students are already familiar with. Each…
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International School selected for big European project “Girls Go Circular”
Among fierce competition, the International School has been selected to participate in the important European project “Girls Go Circular”, whose objective is to increase the number of women in the digital industry and entrepreneurship in general. The project is a part of the larger “Skills for the Future” initiative, under the auspices of EU’s “Horizon…
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Creative WW1 lesson at the International School
The International School has always nurtured creativity, innovations and student’s individuality. We know that our students have different learning techniques and approaches to the lessons. Nonetheless, the mutual agreement is that creative lessons are something that we all enjoy! 11 November is celebrated as Armistice Day, in memory of the day when armistice was signed…
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More triumph stories from our fantastic swimmers
The challenging health situation in the world did not stop our students from triumphing in international swimming competitions! In the city of Burgas, Bulgaria, Anja Kaljević entered the international swimming competition which lasted for three days 6–8 November. Despite the challenges – qualifying round in the morning and competition races in the afternoon – she…
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Global Education Week at the International School
The International School has taken part in Global Education Week (16-20 November) through numerous activities! With the help of their Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science teachers, students created a series of social media pages made specifically with the idea of spreading awareness about air pollution. International School’s students against air pollution During the week, students…
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Scary Halloween escape room workshop
We are all aware of this year’s unusual epidemiological situation. Nonetheless, the International School nurtures tradition and a Halloween party has always been a very important event at our school. This year, we waited after the half-term break to surprise our students! Something happened at our school! Students’ favourite, Computer Science teacher, has gone missing!…
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The winners of the Serbian Amateur League come from the International School
After five rounds held this year, the Serbian Amateur League came to a close. Once again, International School’s golf stars were the best. Did you expect it to be different?! This year has seen five rounds of the Serbian Amateur League, a series of tournaments that gives the best players an opportunity to place and…
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The first “Parents teach week” lecture held
The first lecture as part of the “Parents teach this week” project by Parent Support Coordinator, Ms Tatjana Koluvija, took place at the International School. The school’s guest was the mother of Year 11 student, Petar Janjanin, Ms Lidija Janjanin, a medical doctor and clinical research manager. This week’s topic was about drug testing and…
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International School students united in solving creative problems
International School students took part in the Brainfinity problem solving competition, where they used the knowledge gained at school in a real-life environment. Communication with aliens Supervised by the Physics teacher, Ms Ana Vlašić, and Mathematics teacher, Mr Andrej Bunjac, two teams from Year 10, the LITT team (Lana Lukić, Isidora Šušović, Teodora Beatović and…
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Creative business lesson: Creative revision at the International School
Business teacher, Tatjana Vilček, decided to bring a little bit of excitement to a regular revision lesson. They were revising Marketing but in a fun way. Yes, revision can be fun. What’s the odds of Marketing crossing your mind when we say trash cans? There isn’t one, right? Or maybe… Ms Tatjana divided Year 13…
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International School always one step ahead with Via Academica
On Friday, 16 October, International School’s executive manager and school counsellor were the guests of honour at an event organised by our partner institution Via Academica. This year, many universities have changed their practices and the entry requirements set for their future students. The International School was one step ahead of everyone – in cooperation…
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The bravest among the brave – The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Adventurous Journey
While most of the International School students enjoyed the beginning of the half term break, Maša Mitić, Luka and Dejana Trunić, Sara Čučaković, Aleksandra Ivanović, Iva Pavlović, Iva Jevtić, Anja Gajić and Luka Vortić stepped away from their parents, moved outside their comfort zones and faced new challenges and adventures. After the physical activities, the…
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An interesting visit to the National Museum of Serbia
Last week, as part of their Art & Design activities, Year 12 and Year 13 students visited the National Museum. The visit enabled the students to get a wider view of art throughout history, and see the greatness in the works of the best artists that is not easily notable on screens or in photos.…
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French food tasting at the International School? Count us in!
French teacher, Marija Panić, gathered Year 10 and Year 11 students who are taking French to talk about the delicious French cuisine. The talking wouldn’t do much without tasting it – and yes, Ms Marija thought that through. Since the UN International Day of the Eradication of Poverty was approaching (17 October), Ms Marija informed…
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Creative interdisciplinary lessons: Colourful chemical reactions
Yet another fun and interesting interdisciplinary lesson was held last week at the International School. Chemistry and Digital Media and Design teachers joined forces and gave Year 11 and Year 12 students a unique opportunity to explore the topic by testing cations and anions, as a part of an alternative to practical preparation for chemistry…
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A day dedicated to inclusion at the International School
Last Friday, Year 12 and Year 13 International School students participated in interesting activities dedicated to the inclusion of children. The students took part in the Children’s Week, an event organised by the humanitarian organisation Children’s Heart. Through cooperation and solidarity, students and activists of the humanitarian organisation showed once again that there is so…
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Students of the International School participated in BIMUN
The BIMUN 2020 conference was officially opened on Friday, 9 October, and, as you probably already know, the International School had its participants. The topic of the plenary discussion was “The future we want, the UN we need”. Despite the changed circumstances due to the pandemic, they’ve managed to find a way to organise BIMUN…
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The best golfers attend the International School
We have lost count of how many times the International School golfers made us proud. Have you? Insert happy emojis here because this time, we have even better news! On 5 and 6 October, the third round of the National Matchplay Qualifications was held and International School students shone. In the girls’ competitions, Year 12…
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Teaching at the International School aligned to global standards
The International School, a member of the LINK Educational Alliance, has adopted an education strategy. The strategy is based on the best educational and psychological practices implemented by globally renowned education systems that have proven to be highly successful in developing different teaching methods and solutions. In addition, a distinctive feature of the strategy is…
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