No. 9

March 2016

Ljubljana & e-learning

Inside this issue:

Highlights of Ljubljana 1

Visit the City Hall 2

Czech Team Online 3

Guided Tour of Ljubljana 4

Union Brewery 5

Postojna Cave 6

Traditional Souvenirs 7

Highlights of Ljubljana

Slovenia's capital and largest city also happens to be one of Europe's greenest and most liveable capitals. Slovenia's master of early-modern, minimalist design, Jože Plečnik, graced Ljubljana with beautiful 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. I t replaced an

old oak bridge named Butchers'

Bridge, which was

constructed in 1819

and damaged by a

severe earthquake

in 1895.

T h e T r i p l e

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, town

on one bank, and the modern city of

Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, on the

other.

The Butchers ' Bridge i s a

foo tbr idge cross ing the r iver

Ljubljanica in Ljubljana, the capital

of Slovenia. I t connects 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

p h e n o me n o n

similar to the

one on the

Parisian Pont

des Arts.

W e s a w

great places

and we had

f u n , s o

everyone should visit Ljubljana at

least once…

The Green team

Knowledge is Power 8

International teams outputs

All days impressions

All activities described

P a g e 2 E S C A P E N E W S L E T T E R

„In 2007 Ljubljana

introduced

sustainable

development vision

until 2025, with 93

infrastructure projects

that are important for

their environment and

quality of life”

Visit the City Hall

Ljubljana Town Hall is the town

hall in Ljubljana, the capital

of Slovenia. It is located at Town

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 under-

went a Baroque renovation with a

Venetian inspiration. In the mid-

1920s, a monument to

the Serbian and first Yugo-

slav king Peter I was erected in the

entrance of Town Hall. The monu-

ment was removed and destroyed

by the Fascist Italian occupation

authorities of the Province of Ljubl-

jana in April 1941. Outside the

town hall stands a replica of the Ba-

roque Robba Fountain, work

of Francesco Robba. The original

work, finished in 1751, is kept in

the National Gallery.

In 2007 Ljubljana introduced sus-

tainable development vision until

2025, with 93 infrastructure pro-

jects that are important for their en-

vironment and quality of life. They

have adopted a package of sustain-

ability documents and have so far

implemented more than 650 larger

and smaller investment projects,

each of which is aimed towards im-

proving the quality of residents’ life

in Ljubljana.

We are following the Green

Europe path of sustainable develop-

ment, which sets development

trends in the following twelve ar-

eas: 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, environ-

mental innovation and sustainable

employment, energy efficiency, en-

vironmental management by local

authorities.

The Major of Ljubljana is Zoran

Janković (since 25th of March

2012), he told us about the green

project.

The Orange team

N O . 9 / M a r c h 2 0 1 6 P a g e 3

“The app was easy

to work with. We

liked it just

because it did what

we wanted it to

do.”

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 Su-mava. Lake Lipno, glacial lakes of Sumava, Treetop trail and the river Vydra have been described. All of us collected in-formation about the places and then uploaded it to ZEEmaps app. Moreover, we found some vid-eos and photos and also web-sites 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 informa-tion about these spots. Most informa-tion 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 Monas-tery Church at Klokoty and there we again made a few shots about it. Sur-prisingly, when we entered the Mu-

seum of choco-late and marzi-pan and asked if we could record some materials, they thought we are from a tele-vision channel or something like that. There were lots of chocolate fig-ures, houses etc.

The biggest figure was an effigy of Jaromír Jágr which was over 2 meters high. And in the back they were mak-ing 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)

P a g e 4 E S C A P E N E W S L E T T E R

„It was a very nice

and interesting

experience and we

all believe it was

not the last time

that we visited it.“

Guided Tour of Ljubljana

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 Slove-

nian 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 pup-

pet 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 Valen-

tin 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 Shoe-

maker’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 fin-

i s h e d

with the

Univer-

sity of

L j u b l -

jana and

then re-

turned to

Prešeren

square.

It was a very nice and interesting ex-

perience and we all believe it was not

the last time that we visited it.

The Yellow team

P a g e 5 N O . 9 / M a r c h 2 0 1 6

„the brewery

continues to satisfy

the needs of its

employees and

shareholders, as

well as its customers

and the broader

social milieu.“

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

P a g e 6 E S C A P E N E W S L E T T E R

„you can

experience an

exciting train ride

through a

breathtaking

underground

landscape.“

Postojna Cave

Just a few kilometers from the high-way lays a web of fantastic under-ground passages, surrounded by an im-

mense nature park, which offers a full day of fun for everybody. It¢s 24 km of gal-leries, tunnels and magnifi-cent 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 experi-ence an exciting train ride through a breathtak-ing underground land-scape. 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 de-scribed in the 17th century by Johann Weikhard von Valvasor. In 1818 a new area of the cave was discovered acci-dentally by Luka Čeč. In 1819, Arch-duke Ferdinand visited the cave, this is when the caves became officially known as a tourist destination. Čeč be-came 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 walk-ing 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 mu-seum in which we learnt new exciting facts about the cave. We also saw some pre-historical creatures which were liv-

ing in those conditions. It also included a collection

of butterflies.

The Purple team

P a g e 7 N O . 9 / M a r c h 2 0 1 6

„ 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 “

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

Knowledge is Power

With the support of the Erasmus+

programme of the European Union

The European Commission support for the produc-tion of this publication does not constitute an en-dorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of

the information contained therein.

Knowledge is power, and power is unfortunately some-

thing that is hard to come by these days. Education is about

far more than the marks you receive. It’s about understand-

ing 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 informa-

tion 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 ca-

reer road map that enables you to identify and

deal with any gaps in your experience and to

respond to opportunities that may arise unex-

pectedly.Whether you are applying for a new

position, your consultant has requested to review your ex-

perience 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 sincer-

ity 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 pro-

vided 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 teach-

ers tell us day by day.

What do you want to do in life? Where do you see your-

self in five years professionally? What about ten? Three of

the most important questions students

should ask themselves because law-

yers ,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