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Stunning Trees from Slovakian and Slovenian Students
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Where are these 2 Countries in Europe? What do you know about them?
Tucked away in Eastern Europe are these two beautiful and forward looking countries. Their schools are taking on board the need for Collaborative and Technological learning and the need for learning to extend beyond the classroom.
Slovenia
One of the smallest countries in Europe, Slovenia lies between the Alps and the Mediterranean. The country has a population of 2 million and a land area around 20,000 sq kilometres or roughly the same size as Wales or Israel. Slovenia has 32 kilometres of coastline along the Adriatic Sea. It has also the highest percentage of forest cover of any country in Europe. This can be seen from the stunning pictures of trees they've taken and the texts they've written.
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Slovenian Students Superb Art Work!
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You might need to translate these beautiful Slovenian stories and songs about trees.
Their pictures have used so many mediums, paper, clay, card, paint and computers.
What an amazing variety of art work.
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Tree Songs and Poems (1) by Zan and Armin
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Several of the students have written Songs and Poems about Trees and have turned themselves into the main focus of the trees as well....More
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Tree Songs and Poems (2) by Martina and Kaja
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Martina and Kaja make beautiful Slovenian Trees!
Tanke, dolge lase toci v potocku,
Ko pa veter zapihlja,
Se nagne se na drugo stran.
(vrba)....More
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Great Computer Art work from a pupil in Year 3b
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More poems about trees written by the students from 4a.
5. Liste srcaste ima,
poleti dozori, lepo cveti,
lepo disi in dober caj nam naredi. (lipa)
6.Hrapavo lubje na deblu stoji,
veje niso nic pocesane,
da vsak se ga boji. (hrast)
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The Olive Tree scuptured onto Clay
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The story of the olive tree, CE BI BIL DREVO, which grows so profusely in Slovenia is captured in clay.
Zivijo! Sem oljka. Imam zelo skrbne oskrbnike, saj sem v zemlji ze sto let.
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A forest trail near Triglav National Park in Slovenia.
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No wonder that the Slovenian students have created such beautiful pictures and poems of trees, they are surrounded by them in their tiny, green country.
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Nika writes about 'SEM DREVO' (Trees Everywhere)
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Drevo, is Slovenian for Trees and they are everywhere you look in Slovenia.
These youngsters are keen to preserve their forests and to ensure that they are continually re-planted for future generations.
This colourful painting reminds us of Autumn and that it is time for the trees to sleep.
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Slovakian Students
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Slovakia
Students from local schools in Piestany, waiting to perform traditional Slovakian dances to teachers from 20 countries, at the 21st ESP conference in March 2007.
Is Slovakia's reputation as a country of castles, mountains and caves true? It certainly has beautiful green countryside everywhere, with a rich collection of mountains, hills, valleys, rivers and forests. It's ski resorts and mountains are still unpsoilt and in the Karst region (by the Hungarian border) there are over 4,450 limestone caves.
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VITANY OD OKTAVA "Welcome to Class 8"
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Students from Year 8 at Gymnázium Milana Rastislava Štefánika have their pictures on their classroom door which is decorated in green, to represent the green of the forests surrounding their school, near Piestany.
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Pupils in Y6
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These youngsters at the Gymnazium are off to their games lesson outside, surrounded by fir trees.
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Conker Trees from Students in Zilina
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Horse Chestnut Trees seem to ubiquitous and these Slovakian students can't wait for the conkers to fall! More
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Huge Christmas Trees
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The students in Zilina prefer it went these fir trees are covered in snow, usually from December to March.More
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Gnarled Trunks from Zilina
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What has caused this to happen?
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Easter Shop Windows from Piestany
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Even the shop windows have leaves and flowers showing what a green and beautifu country Slovakia is. Can you see the hand painted Easter eggs?
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Global Trotting Friends look out at the Trees.
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These Furry friends from Czech Republic, England and Kenya , look out over the winter trees in the thermal park in Piestany. They are spending a week working with teachers from all over Europe and finding out about Slovakia at the same.
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Naiserian from Kenya
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The endangered white rhino from Peponi School in Nairobi, looks at this early morning, winter scene in amazement! Cold air, bare trees and hot steam rising from the warm natural thermal springs (36c) and turned into swimming pools.
Is there any chance that he could have a dip too? The trees also don't look anything like those he has seen in his country of Kenya. More
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