A new school year brought about our 5th transnational meeting of teachers in the Erasmus project Career in Art. This time an ensemble of 22 teachers gathered in Ljubljana, Slovenia, at the Secondary School of Design and Photography to discuss the upcoming activities, the short-term exchange of students and other issues important to the project.
The meeting took place over 4 working days, during which we carried out two working sessions at the school, did a tour of the school, explained the typology of our studies, teaching approaches and artistic proficiency of students. Next, we carried out study visits to sights of national importance, such as the Church of the Holy Trinity in the village of Hrastovlje, the open house museum in Krkavče, the towns of Piran, Bled and Radovljica, where teachers got to know Slovenian history, culture, customs, art, architecture, crafts, folk tales and cuisine. We also visited the Beehive Museum, Plečnik’s House, the National Gallery, had a guided tour of the city of Ljubljana and ended our meeting at Metelkova by discussing art with the local painter, Apolonia Simon.
The meeting was a very pleasant one, since it brought together friends from 6 different European states. It allowed us to discuss and agree on the most important issues concerning our project and facilitate our future work. The meeting was an inspirational and creative one, since many new ideas were born during the 4 days of working together.
Next up is the short-term exchange of students to Ljubljana, Slovenia, which will be held in November 2016. See you there!
