PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK Univerza v Ljubljani Pedagoška fakulteta

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1 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK Univerza v Ljubljani Pedagoška fakulteta

2 POROČILO O IZBORU EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE V OKVIRU EVROPSKEGA CENTRA ZA NADARJENE PRI CRSN Komisija za izbor Evropskih točk za nadarjene pri Centru za raziskovanje in spodbujanje nadarjenosti (CRSN) na Pedagoški fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani je delovala v sestavi: izr. prof. dr. Mojca Juriševič (članica) red. prof. dr. Mojca Čepič (članica) doc. dr. Maja Umek (članica) izr. prof. dr. Vesna Ferk Savec (predsednica) Na osnovi poziva akreditiranih Evropskih centrov za nadarjene k sodelovanju, so zainteresirane inštitucije do 31. januarja 2016 oddale vloge za registracijo za Evropsko točko za nadarjene. Vloge, ki smo jih prejeli na CRSN, so bile pregledane in ovrednotene glede na razpisne kriterije, ki so bili naslednji: Opis vizije in načrta za delo z nadarjenimi; Izkušnje inštitucije pri delu z nadarjenimi; Izkušnje s sodelovanjem za drugimi inštitucijami na področju dela z nadarjenimi. Komisija je ugotovila, da razpisnim kriterijem ustreza 28 vlog in jih predlagala v potrditev. Na osnovi predloga komisije je CRSN marca 2016 potrdil predlaganih 28 inštitucij, od tega: 17 inštitucij iz Slovenije, 8 inštitucij iz Hrvaške, ter po 1 inštitucijo iz Srbije, Makedonije in Kosova. Vsem inštitucijam, ki so potrjene kot nove Evropske točke za nadarjene, iskreno čestitamo!

3 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE V Centru za raziskovanje in spodbujanje nadarjenosti (CRSN) na Pedagoški fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani povezujemo znanja, izkušnje in ideje raziskovalcev in praktikov s področja nadarjenosti, izvajamo različne razvojno-raziskovalne, izobraževalne in svetovalne dejavnosti ter si s svojim delom prizadevamo za promocijo nadarjenosti v smislu spodbujanja kakovosti življenja nadarjenih ter v skladu z vizijo Strategije razvoja Slovenije. Pomemben del promocije skrbi za nadarjene CRSN izvaja na mednarodni ravni. V tem okviru je julija 2015 CRSN prejel pomembno evropsko akreditacijo, s katero je skupaj še s trinajstimi podobnimi evropskimi centri v Avstriji, Belgiji, Italiji, Litvi, Nemčiji, Švici in Turčiji ter na Češkem, Irskem, Madžarskem, Nizozemskem in na Slovaškem postal eden od centrov European Talent Support Network EUROPEAN TALENT CENTRE SLOVENIA. Akreditacija predstavlja inovativno iniciativo Evropskega odbora za visoko sposobne (ECHA), da na evropski ravni v mednarodno sodelovanje poveže ljudi in ustanove, ki se na različne načine raziskovalno, strokovno, družbeno ukvarjajo s problematiko nadarjenih oziroma talentiranih. Koristi, ki izhajajo iz te akreditacije, so večplastne: hitrejše in učinkovitejše informiranje, tematsko povezovanje, strokovno delovanje in znanstveno raziskovanje ter optimizacija intelektualnih in finančnih virov znotraj posamezne države in na mednarodnem nivoju. Poudariti velja, da je letos opisana akreditacija potekala prvič in da se je s tem pomembnim priznanjem CRSN oziroma Pedagoška fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani uvrstila med mednarodno prepoznane pobudnike zagovorništva nadarjenih. Temeljni namen mreženja v okviru European Talent Support Network je sodelovanje in spodbujanje nadarjenih državljanov Evrope v skupno dobro na različnih področjih družbenega udejstvovanja, od skrbi za duševno zdravje do umetnostnih in znanstvenih presežkov ter razvoja, in sicer med akreditiranimi centri (European Talent Centres) ter z vključevanjem novih inštitucij oziroma Točk za nadarjene (European Talent Points) preko posameznih centrov. Po prvem razpisu za vključevanje novih inštitucij je CRSN marca 2016 potrdil 28 inštitucij iz Slovenije in še nekaterih držav bivše Jugoslavije za nove Točke za nadarjene. Te so: 1. ATOMI Instituti Ndërkombëtar për Inteligjencë të Jashtëzakonshme (Kosovo) 2. Centar za poticanje darovitosti (Hrvaška) 3. Centar za poticanje darovitosti djeteta Bistrić (Hrvaška) 4. Dječji vrtić»cvit Mediterana«Split (Hrvaška) 5. Društvo za opazovanje in proučevanje ptic Slovenije (DOPPS) (Slovenija) 6. e-hiša, novogoriška hiša poskusov, Nova Gorica (Slovenija) 7. Fakultet za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku (Hrvaška) 8. Gimnazija Bežigrad (Slovenija) 9. Gimnazija Brežice (Slovenija) 10. Gimnazija Jurija Vege Idrija (Slovenija) 11. Majsai Úti Áltlános Iskola (Srbija) 12. Makedonska asocijacija za nadareni i talentirani (Makedonija) 13. Osnovna šola Antona Ukmarja, Koper (Slovenija) 14. Osnovna šola Črenšovci (Slovenija) 15. Svetovalni center za otroke, mladostnike in starše v Kopru (Slovenija) 16. Center za psihodiagnostična sredstva (Slovenija) 3

4 17. Udruga Klikeraj, Osijek (Hrvaška) 18. Udruga»Vjetar u leđa«, Zagreb (Hrvaška) 19. UMMI, Zavod za izobraževanje Koper (Slovenija) 20. Akademija za glasbo, UL (Slovenija) 21. Pedagoška fakulteta, UP (Slovenija) 22. Ustanovna Slovenska znanstvena fundacija (Slovenija) 23. Vrtec Morje Lucija (Slovenija) 24. Vrtec Rogaška Slatina (Slovenija) 25. Univerza v Novi Gorici (Slovenija) 26. XV. gimnazija Zagreb (Hrvaška) 27. Znanstveno edukacijski centar Višnjan (Hrvaška) 28. Zveza za tehnično kulturo Slovenije (Slovenija) Center za raziskovanje in spodbujanje nadarjenosti na Pedagoški fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani (CRSN) je bil ustanovljen leta 2010 z namenom, da bi dopolnil in razširil izobraževalno, raziskovalno in strokovno vizijo, ki ji sledi Pedagoška fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani na področju spodbujanja razvoja učnih potencialov in zdravega osebnostnega razvoja otrok, mladostnikov in odraslih v okviru vzgojno-izobraževalnega procesa in uresničevanja koncepta vseživljenjskega učenja. Člani so visokošolski učitelji in sodelavci, ki svoje znanje prostovoljno delijo in izmenjujejo na različnih področjih svojega delovanja ter tako prispevajo k večplastnemu uresničevanju ciljev CRSN. V prvih petih letih delovanja je CRSN tako postal prepoznavna inštitucija na področju raziskovanja nadarjenosti in obravnave nadarjenih v domačem in mednarodnem prostoru; njegovi prispevki so vidni na naslednjih področjih: raziskovalno: prispeva k razumevanju nadarjenosti in dela z nadarjenimi učenci z izvajanjem samostojnih raziskav (stališča do izobraževanja nadarjenih, socialne kognicije nadarjenih, prepoznavanje nadarjenih, poučevanje nadarjenih, odnos do ustvarjalnosti v vzgoji in izobraževanju) in v sodelovanju z mednarodnimi raziskovalnimi timi (pričakovanja in stereotipi učiteljev, koncepti tekmovalnosti); spodbuja raziskovalno dejavnost študentov v obliki diplomskih nalog na različnih stopnjah študija, izobraževalno: člani CRSN, visokošolski učitelji in sodelavci, sproti vključujejo sodobna spoznanja z različnih področij obravnave nadarjenih v izvajanje študijskega procesa na fakulteti ter organizirajo izobraževalne seminarje v okviru stalnega strokovnega spopolnjevanja strokovnih delavcev v vzgoji in izobraževanju; CRSN občasno organizira predavanja mednarodno uveljavljenih strokovnjakov z različnih področij obravnave nadarjenosti za strokovno javnost in študente (Tracy Cross, Jasna Cvetković Lay, Kimberley Chandler, Csilla Fuszek, Norbert Jauševec, Korado Korlević, Diane Montgomery, Margaret Sutherland, idr.), strokovno: ustvarja strokovno učečo se skupnost z organizacijo različnih domačih in mednarodnih strokovnih in znanstvenih srečanj (med njimi imata vidnejše mesto mednarodna ECHA konferenca leta 2014 in 1. mednarodna strokovna konferenca CRSN leta 2015), ki se jih je udeležilo več kot 1500 učiteljev in drugih strokovnih delancev na področju vzgoje in izobraževanja ter širše, ter z izdajanjem strokovnih publikacij v sodelovanju u Založbo PeF UL (originalna dela in prevodi, tematske številke revij), politično: CRSN se aktivno vključuje v razvijanje vzgojno-izobraževalnih politik na področju nadarjenih (Bela knjiga na področju vzgoje in izobraževanja 2011; sodelovanje v Medresorski skupini za pripravo nacionalne strategije za nadarjene, sodelovanje v mednarodnih organizacijah, npr. World Council for Gifted and Talented children, European Council for High Ability in iniciativah, npr. Written declaration on the support of talents in the European Union, 2013). 4 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

5 Več o delu CRSN: Več o mreži ETSN: EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK PROMOTION The Centre for Research and Promotion of Giftedness (hereinafter: CRSN) at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, integrates knowledge, experience and ideas of researchers and practitioners in the field of giftedness, pursues a variety of research and development, training and consultancy activities, thus striving for the promotion of giftedness by fostering the quality life of the gifted and talented in accordance with the vision of the Slovenia s Development Strategy. An important part of promotion activities in terms of care for the gifted and talented is being implemented internationally by CRSN. In this context, in July 2015 CRSN received an important European accreditation, thus joining thirteen similar European centres in Austria, Belgium, Italy, Lithuania, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey and the Czech Republic, Ireland, Hungary, the Netherlands and Slovakia in becoming one of the centres of the European Talent Support Network EUROPEAN TALENT CENTRE SLOVENIA. The mentioned accreditation is an innovative initiative of the European Council for High Ability (ECHA) for the international cooperation at the European level of the people and institutions that address the issues of giftedness and talent in various ways, e.g. through research, professionally and socially. The benefits arising from this accreditation are manifold: Rapid and effective information provision, thematic integration, professional operation, conducting scientific research, and optimization of intellectual and financial resources within each country and internationally. It should be noted that the accreditation process was applied for the first time this year, and that the accreditation award ranked CRSN and the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, among the internationally identified promoters of gifted advocacy. The basic purpose of networking within the European Talent Support Network is cooperation and promotion of talented European citizens for the common good in various areas of social engagement, from mental health care to artistic and scientific outstanding achievements and development, among the accredited centres (European Talent Centres) and by the involvement of new institutions or the European Talent Points through individual centres. After the first call for inclusion of new institutions in March 2016 CRSN approved 28 institutions from Slovenia and from some other ex-yugoslav countries as new Talent Points. These are as follows: 1. ATOMI Instituti Ndërkombëtar për Inteligjencë të Jashtëzakonshme (Kosovo) 2. Centar za poticanje darovitosti (Hrvaška) 3. Centar za poticanje darovitosti djeteta Bistrić (Hrvaška) 4. Dječji vrtić»cvit Mediterana«Split (Hrvaška) EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 5

6 5. Društvo za opazovanje in proučevanje ptic Slovenije (DOPPS) (Slovenija) 6. e-hiša, novogoriška hiša poskusov, Nova Gorica (Slovenija) 7. Fakultet za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku (Hrvaška) 8. Gimnazija Bežigrad (Slovenija) 9. Gimnazija Brežice (Slovenija) 10. Gimnazija Jurija Vege Idrija (Slovenija) 11. Majsai Úti Áltlános Iskola (Srbija) 12. Makedonska asocijacija za nadareni i talentirani (Makedonija) 13. Osnovna šola Antona Ukmarja, Koper (Slovenija) 14. Osnovna šola Črenšovci (Slovenija) 15. Svetovalni center za otroke, mladostnike in starše v Kopru (Slovenija) 16. Center za psihodiagnostična sredstva (Slovenija) 17. Udruga Klikeraj, Osijek (Hrvaška) 18. Udruga»Vjetar u leđa«, Zagreb (Hrvaška) 19. UMMI, Zavod za izobraževanje Koper (Slovenija) 20. Akademija za glasbo, UL (Slovenija) 21. Pedagoška fakulteta, UP (Slovenija) 22. Ustanovna Slovenska znanstvena fundacija (Slovenija) 23. Vrtec Morje Lucija (Slovenija) 24. Vrtec Rogaška Slatina (Slovenija) 25. Univerza v Novi Gorici (Slovenija) 26. XV. gimnazija Zagreb (Hrvaška) 27. Znanstveno edukacijski centar Višnjan (Hrvaška) 28. Zveza za tehnično kulturo Slovenije (Slovenija) The Centre for Research and Promotion of Giftedness at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana (CRSN) was established in 2010 with a view to complement and extend the educational, research and professional vision, followed by the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, of promoting the learning potential and healthy personality development of children, adolescents and adults within the educational process, and, of implementing the concept of lifelong learning. CRSN is composed of the academic staff members who volunteer to share and exchange their knowledge in various areas of their activities, thus contributing to achieving the multi-layered objectives of CRSN. In the first five years of its operation, CRSN became a recognized institution in the field of talent research and treatment in the domestic and international arena; its contributions can be seen in the following domains: Research: CRSN contributes to the understanding of giftedness and work with gifted students by conducting independent studies (attitudes towards the education of the gifted, social cognitions of the gifted, identifying talent, the gifted education, and the attitude towards creativity in education) and in cooperation with international research teams (expectations and stereotypes of teachers, competition concepts); it promotes research activities of students in the form of diploma theses at various study levels. Education: Academic staff members of CRSN regularly integrate modern knowledge from different fields of talent treatment in the teaching process at the Faculty, and organize training seminars in the scope of continuous professional training of education professionals; CRSN occasionally or- 6 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

7 ganizes lectures of internationally renowned experts from various fields of talent treatment for the professional public and students (Tracy Cross, Jasna Cvetković Lay, Kimberley Chandler, Csilla Fuszek, Norbert Jauševec, Korado Korlević Diane Montgomery, Margaret Sutherland, et al.). Political: CRSN is actively involved in developing educational policies in the field of talent (White Paper on Education in the Republic of Slovenia in 2011; it participates in the intersectoral group for drawing up the National Strategy in Gifted Education, in international organizations, e.g. World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, the European Council for High Ability, and in initiatives, e.g. Written declaration on talent support in the European Union, 2013). More info on the work of CRSN: More info on ETSN: Profession: CRSN creates a learning community through the organization of various national and international professional and scientific meetings (the most prominent events were the ECHA International Conference in 2014 and the first International Scientific Conference of CRSN in 2015), which were attended by more than 1,500 teachers, education professionals and others, and by issuing of the professional publications in cooperation with the Faculty of Education Publishing House of the University of Ljubljana (original works and translations, thematic issues of the journals). EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 7

8 »ATOMI Instituti Ndërkombëtar për Inteligjencë të Jashtëzakonshme«(Kosovo)»ATOMI International Institute for Extraordinary Intelligence«Address: Rexhep Luci Str., No. 20/7, Prishtina, Kosovo Webpage: Contact person: Jusuf Thaci Contact: facebook: Projekt ATOMI se je začel na Kosovu leta 2011 in se je do sedaj osredotočal na vse učence osnovnih šol in dijake srednjih šol od razreda, v prihodnjih letih bo zajel vse pred-univerzitetne stopnje. Projekt ATOMI je bil prvi projekt, katerega cilj je bil prepoznavanje nadarjenih mladih in nudenje različnih za te učence in s temi učenci. V preteklosti nadarjenih učencev in dijakov na Kosovu njihova neposredna okolica (družina, šola, skupnost, itd) ni cenila zaradi njihovega intelektualnega potenciala, ko pa jim je bila nadarjenost priznana v okviru projekta ATOMI, je večina poročala o pozitivni spremembi odnosa do njih (družina, učitelji, skupnost, itd.). Družbeno okolje je začelo dojemati te učence in dijake kot družbeni potencial. Poleg tega so bile dejavnosti projekta ATOMI objavljene v medijih; lahko rečemo, da se je odnos javnosti do te družbene skupine bistveno izboljšal, prav tako pa narašča splošno ozaveščanje o pomenu te družbene kategorije. Sprva je projekt ATOMI potekal pod okriljem centra ENCOMPASS Center za psihološke in družbene študije in storitve; leta 2016 je ATOMI zapustil center ENCOMPASS in se preoblikoval v neodvisno institucijo, v zavod ATOMI (Mednarodni inštitut za izjemno inteligenco), ki ima status nevladne organizacije. Zavod ATOMI namerava tudi ustanoviti neprofitno visoko šolo za nadarjene študente. Cilji organizacije so promocija in spodbujanje uma, razuma, nadarjenosti, ustvarjalnosti in inovativnosti na vseh področjih, prepoznavanje in podpora posameznikom z izjemno inteligenco in nadarjenim ljudem v vseh možnih oblikah in načinih, spodbujanje psiholoških ocen, ter storitve in objave v skladu z najvišjimi znanstvenimi, strokovnimi in etičnimi merili. Za»atomike«ponuja ATOMI obsežen nabor storitev, na primer: psihološko svetovanje za učence / dijake in njihove starše, karierno svetovanje, individualno mentorstvo področnih strokovnjakov, srečanja z znanimi in uspešnimi osebami, dostop do moderne literature, dvotedenski izobraževalno rekreacijski poletni tabor, obogatitveni program, ki traja 30 sobot (šola +) z nadaljevalnimi tečaji, posredovanje za šolsko napredovanje, različne študijske obiske, znanstveno in laboratorijsko delo, posredovanje za študij in štipendije, itd. ATOMI Project started in Kosovo in 2011, and has so far targeted all the primary and high school students from 8 12th grade of Kosovo, and in the coming years it will cover all pre-university grades in Kosovo. ATOMI project was the first project aiming at the identification of the gifted youth and the provision of various activities for/with these students. In the past the gifted students of Kosovo were not acknowledged for their intellectual potential by their immediate environment (family, school, community, etc.), whereas after being identifies as gifted students by the ATOMI project, most of them reported of the positive change of the attitude towards them (family, teachers, community, etc.). They all started to view these students as having the potential for the society. Also, the ATOMI project activities were published in the media; thus, it can be stated that the attitude of the general public towards this social category has significantly improved, and the public awareness about the importance of this social category is rising. At first the ATOMI project was conducted within the ENCOMPASS Centre Centre for Psychological and Social Studies and Services; in 2016 ATOMI left the ENCOMPASS Centre and transformed into an independent institution, i.e. the ATOMI Institute (International Institute for Extraordinary Intelligence), which holds an NGO status. The ATOMI Institute is also going to establish a non-profitable high school for gifted students. The organization s aims are promotion and stimulation of the mind, intellect, giftedness, talent, creativity and innovation in all fields, identifying and supporting individuals with extraordinary intelligence, gifted and talented people in all available forms and ways, and promotion of psychological assessments, services and publications in compliance with the highest scientific, professional and ethic criteria. For the atomists, ATOMI offers a wide range of services, e.g.: psychological counselling for the pupils/students and their parents, career counselling, individual mentoring by field professionals, meetings with famous and successful persons, access to advanced literature, a 2-week educative and recreational summer camp, a 30-Saturday enrichment programme (School+) with advanced courses, mediating for school advancement/promotion, various study visits, scientific and laboratory work, mediating for studies and scholarships, etc. 8 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

9 Centar za poticanje darovitosti (Hrvaška) Center for gifted children Address: A.B.Šimića 2/5, Rijeka, Croatia Webpage: Contact person: Jasna Arrigoni Contact: Facebook: Center za nadarjene otroke je organizacija, ki se osredotoča predvsem na podporo nadarjenosti: raziskave, prepoznava, razvoj visoko sposobnih mladih (in / ali starejših) oseb (npr. šole, univerzitetni oddelki, centri za nadarjene, centri odličnosti, umetnostne ali športne organizacije s poudarkom na razvoju talentov, nevladne organizacije, itd). Osnovno poslanstvo Združenja je: ozaveščati in izobraževati skupnost o njenih nadarjenih posameznikih in o njihovih potrebah s pomočjo različnih dejavnosti (obveščanje, usposabljanje, razprave, organizacija delavnic, okroglih miz, simpozijev, srečanj, itd.) z namenom ozaveščanja o pomembni vlogi nadarjenih posameznikov v vsaki družbi. Akcijski načrt Centra vključuje: prepoznavo, razvoj talentov (delavnice, predavanja, obiski posebnih institucij), zadovoljevanje socialno-čustvenih potreb (podporne skupine), izobraževanje, mreženje izobraževalnega osebja, svetovanje in nudenje podpornih skupin staršem, sodelovanje z lokalnimi izobraževalnimi organi, organizacijo predavanj, delavnic in drugih oblik dejavnosti, ozaveščanje skupnosti, ter nenazandje promocijo Združenja. Center za nadarjene otroke že sodeluje s Pedagoško fakulteto na Reki, s Filozofsko fakulteto na Reki, z Medicinsko fakulteto, z Združenjem staršev nadarjenih otrok»lodur«, z otroško knjižnico»stribor«, z muzeji (Zgodovinski in pomorski muzej, Naravno-zgodovinski muzej), s Centrom za raziskovanje in spodbujanje nadarjenosti na Pedagoški fakulteti v Ljubljani (Slovenija), ter z vrtci in osnovnimi šolami. Center je tudi že začel strokovno sodelovati z ostalimi potencialnimi Evropskimi točkami za nadarjene, kot so Univerza Josip Juraj Strossmayer v Osijeku, Pedagoška fakulteta (dr. Željko Rački, psiholog, specialist Evropskega sveta za visoko sposobne /ECHA/ za izobraževanje nadarjenih) in Center nevladnih organizacij za razvoj nadarjenih otrok»bistrić«zagreb (Jasna Cvetković-Lay, psihologinja, specialistka Evropskega sveta za visoko sposobne /ECHA/, koordinatorica projekta in programa), ter Znanstveno-izobraževalni center Višnjan (prof Korado Korlević). Center za nadarjene otroke organizira in sodeluje pri različnih dogodkih: KLIK (Klub/tabor za ustvarjalnost, logiko, raziskave),dan nadarjenih (ki ga praznujemo 21. marca), svetovanje staršem enkrat mesečno z namenom zagotovitve strokovne in svetovalne podpore staršem poten cialno nadarjenih otrok, znanstvene in strokovne raziskave, ki jih izvajajo člani Centra, sodelovanje z Združenjem staršev potencialno nadarjenih otrok pri organizaciji različnih dogodkov, itd. Centre for Gifted Children is an organisation focusing mainly on talent support: research, identification, development of highly able young (and/or older) people (e. g: schools, university departments, talent centres, excellence centres, art, or sport organizations focusing on talent development, NGOs, etc.). The basic mission of the Association is to: raise awareness and educate the community about its talented individuals and their needs through various activities (information provision, training, debates, organizing workshops, round tables and panel discussions, symposiums, meetings, etc.) with a view to raise awareness of the important role of talented individuals in every society. The Centre s action plan includes: identification, development of talents (workshops, lectures, visits to special institutions), meeting social-emotional needs (support groups), education and networking for educational staff, counselling and support groups for parents, cooperation with LEA, joint organization of lectures, workshops and other forms of activi ties, sensitization of the community, Association promotion. Centre for Gifted Children has been collaborating with the Faculty of Teacher Education of Rijeka, the Faculty of Philosophy of Rijeka, the Faculty of Medicine, the Association of Parents of Gifted Children»Lodur«, with the children s library»stribor«, museums (Historical and Maritime Museum, Natural History Museum), the Centre for Research and Promotion of Giftedness at the Faculty of Education in Ljubljana (Slovenia), and with kindergartens and primary schools, so far. We have already established professional collaboration with other potential EU Talent Points such as the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, the Faculty of Education (Dr. Željko Rački, psychologist, ECHA Specialist in Gifted Education), and the NGO Centre for Gifted Child Development»Bistrić«Zagreb (Jasna Cvetković-Lay, psychologist, ECHA specialist; project& programme coordinator), as well with Science and Education Centre Višnjan (Prof. Korado Korlevic). Centre for Gifted Children organizes and participates in various events: CLICK (Creative-Logic-Research Club / Camp), Day of the Gifted, which is celebrated on 21 March, Parental counselling, which is organized once a month, with a view to provide professional and advisory sup port to parents of potentially gifted children, Research members of the Centre conduct scientific and expert research, Cooperation with the Association of Parents of Potentially Gifted Children in organizing various events, etc. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 9

10 Centar za poticanje darovitosti djeteta»bistrić«(hrvaška) Centre for Gifted Child Development»Bistric«Address: Nikole Pavica 5, Zagreb, Croatia Webpage: Contact person: Jasna Cvetković-Lay Contact: Facebook: Center za razvoj nadarjenih otrok»bistrić«je bil ustanovljen leta 1995 kot nevladna organizacija, ki deluje na področju posebnih izobraževalnih potreb. Njegov namen je načrtovanje in reševanje učnih izzivov, kar zadeva obogatitve, neodvisne projekte ter spodbujanje razlikovalnih interesov glede na raven fizičnega in kognitivnega razvoja nadarjenega otroka. Center organizira uporabne dejavnosti in projekte ob podpori nacionalnih in lokalnih izobraževalnih institucij ter spodbuja mednarodno sodelovanje z Evropskimi centri za nadarjene. Naš glavni cilj je ozaveščanje o pomenu zgodnjega izobraževanja nadarjenih in zagotavljanje le-tega. Na področju izobraževanja nadarjenih si prizadevamo za zgodnjo prepoznavo in nudenje izobraževanja s pomočjo obogatitve, izobraževanja, usposabljanja in sodelovanja. Naše dejavnosti so usmerjene v strokovno izpopolnjevanje in izobraževanje učiteljev ob delu, v igralne skupine in delavnice za nadarjene otroke, v delavnice in individualno svetovanje za starše, v podporo nadarjenim otrokom iz socialno ogroženih družin, v sodelovanje z nacionalnimi izobraževalnimi institucijami pri različnih projektih in v uporabne raziskave. V letu 2009 je bil Center kot eden ključnih institucionalnih virov na področju zgodnjega razvoja in izobraževanja otrok na Hrvaškem povabljen k vključitvi v Imenik človeških, institucionalnih in tehničnih virov v državah Srednje in Vzhodne Evrope in nekdanje Sovjetske Zveze (UNICEF-projekt ISSA). Poleg tega je leta 2003 Združenje hrvaških psihologov podelilo Jasni Cvetković-Lay, koordinatorki projekta in programa Centra LETNO NAGRADO S PODROČJA PSIHOLOGIJE Marko Marulić za njen izjemno dragocen prispevek k uporabni psihologiji. Na Hrvaškem smo že vzpostavili mrežo vrtcev, ki uporabljajo programe za zgodnje izobraževanje nadarjenih, ter strokovno sodelovanje z ostalimi potencialnimi Evropskimi točkami za nadarjene; morda smo na ta način položili temelj za bodočo mrežo v naši državi v okviru Evropske mreže za podporo nadarjenih. Našemu Centru nudijo Agencije za spodbujanje regionalnega razvoja strokovno podporo in svetovanje pri pripravi in izvajanju projektov za nadarjene, ki se lahko financirajo iz EU. Člani Centra aktivno sodelujejo na svojem področju, Koordinatorica programa in projekta nevladne organizacije, gospa J.C.Lay, sodeluje pri pripravi novega hrvaškega dokumenta izobraževalne politike za nadarjene; ostali člani naše nevladne organizacije pa posedujejo specifično znanje na strokovnem področju. Koordinator programa in projekta nevladne organizacije, gospa J.C.Lay, sodeluje pri pripravi novega hrvaškega dokumenta izobraževalne politike za nadarjene. Ostali člani naše nevladne organizacije imajo tudi specifično znanje na strokovnem področju za izmenjavo. Centre for Gifted Child Development»Bistric«was established in 1995 as an NGO which operates in the field of special educational needs. Its aim is to plan and address the teaching challenges in terms of enrichment, independent projects, and promotion of distinctive interests according to the level of psychological and cognitive development of the gifted child. The Centre has been organizing applicative activities and projects supported by national & local educational institutions, and promoting international cooperation with EU Talent Centres. Our prime mission is to raise awareness of the importance of early gifted education and provision. In the field of gifted education we work towards early identification and provision through enrichment, education, trainings, and collaboration. Our activities are aimed at in service teacher training and teacher education, playgroups and workshops for gifted children, workshops and individual counselling for parents, supporting gifted children from socially deprived families, co-operation with national educational institutions on various projects, and at applied research. In 2009 the Centre was invited, as one of the key institutional resources in the field of early child development and education in Croatia, to be included in the Directory of Human, Institutional and Technical Recourses in the countries of Middle and East Europe and former Soviet Union (UNICEF & ISSA project). Furthermore, in 2003 Jasna Cvetković-Lay project& programme coordinator of the Centre was awarded the ANNUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AWARD Marko Marulić for her remarkably valuable contribution to applied psychology by the Croatian Psychological Association. 10 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

11 We have already established a network of kindergartens in Croatia that have been applying programmes for early gifted education, as well as professional collaboration with other potential EU Talent Points in Croatia; thus, the foundation for the future network in our country as part of the European Talent Support Network may have been laid. Our Centre obtains the professional support and counselling in preparing and implementing projects for the gifted that can be funded by the EU by the Agencies for Promoting Regional Development. This can also be the way of establishing more complex and diverse collaboration with other EU Talent Points. The programme& project coordinator of the NGO, Ms. J.C.Lay, is involved in drawing up a new Croatian educational policy document for the gifted education. Other members of our NGO also have specific knowledge in the professional area to share. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 11

12 Dječji vrtić»cvit Mediterana«(Hrvaška) Kindergarten»Mediterranean Flower«Address: Tršćanska 29, Split, Croatia Webpage: Contact person: Mirjana Bakotić Contact: Vrtec»Cvit Mediterana«je organizacija, ki se osredotoča predvsem na podporo nadarjenosti: opredelitev in razvoj visoko sposobne mlade populacije. V zadnjih 18 letih si je vrtec»cvit Mediterana«nenehno prizadeval za spodbujanje razvoja potencialno nadarjenih in sposobnih otrok, kar je ena od pomembnih izobraževalnih nalog v programu te javne ustanove za predšolsko vzgojo. Naše poslanstvo zajema: zgodnje odkrivanje in spodbujanje razvoja nadarjenih in sposobnih predšolskih otrok v okviru tega javnega zavoda za zgodnje poučevanje; širitev znanja učiteljev o nadarjenosti; ozaveščanje učiteljev o posebnih izobraževalnih potrebah nadarjenih in sposobnih otrok; oblikovanje raznovrstnih programov; projektno delo in izvajanje kompleksnih dejavnosti; oblikovanje pozitivnega odnosa širše skupnosti do izobraževalne potrebe po zagotovitvi posebne pozornosti nadarjenim in sposobnim otrokom; ustanovitev razvojnega centra, ki bo zagotavljal raznovrstno izobraževalno podporo učiteljem, članom strokovnih skupin in študentom pri obravnavanju nadarjenosti (seminarji, delavnice, predavanja, nastopi v razredu, skupinska refleksija); oblikovanje in izvajanje strategij za posebne in nadaljevalne programe, sledenje nadarjenim in sposobnim otrokom in beleženje njihovega izobraževanja. Intenzivno sodelujemo s starši nadarjenih otrok, z namenom, da spodbudimo njihovo dovzetnost za prepoznavanje potreb njihovih otrok in da zagotavljamo kakovostno stimulacijo za razvoj teh otrok z individualnim in skupinskim svetovanjem, s predavanji, delavnicami, z napotitvami k strokovnjakom, z literaturo... V zavodu smo uvedli različne programe, ki se jih otroci lahko udeležijo za namen spodbujanja talentov (npr: program za angleški jezik, glasbeni program, umetniški program in športni program). Projekt je bil razširjen s prenosom znanja in izkušenj znotraj institucije in izven nje. V sodelovanju z Ministrstvom za šolstvo in šport smo organizirali številne izobraževalne seminarje za učitelje in izobraževalne strokovnjake v vrtcih po vsej Sloveniji. Izobraževanja izvajamo z namenom spoznavanja in obvladanja še boljših strategij podpore celostnega razvoja nadarjenih in sposobnih otrok. Z našim delom pozitivno vplivamo na širšo skupnost, kar zadeva potrebo po posebni skrbi za nadarjene in sposobne otroke. Naš namen je spodbujati druge javne ustanove za predšolsko vzgojo, da delajo več in na boljši način z nadarjenimi otroki, kar je tudi stalna naloga našega zavoda. Kindergarten»Mediterranean Flower«is an organization focusing mainly on talent support: the identification and development of highly able young population. In the past 18 years the Kindergarten»Mediterranean Flower«was continuously working on encouraging the development of potentially gifted and talented children, which is one of the significant educational tasks in the programme of this public preschool institution. Our mission is as follows: early identification and fostering the development of gifted and talented preschool children within the public institution of early childhood and preschool education; expansion of teacher s knowledge about giftedness; sensitizing teachers about specific educational needs of gifted and talented children; creating differentiated programmes; working on projects and conducting sophisticated activities; forming positive attitudes of the wider community towards the educational need for special care of gifted and talented children; setting up a developmental centre that would provide various kinds of educational support for teachers, members of expert teams and students at addressing giftedness (seminars, workshops, lectures, demonstration classes, joint reflections); designing and implementing strategies of special and advanced programmes, tracking gifted and talented children and keeping records during their education. We cooperate intensively with parents of the gifted children with the goal to sensitize them about recognizing the needs of their children and provide quality stimulation for their development through individual and group counselling, lectures, workshops, referral to experts, literature Within the institution we have initiated different programmes that children can undertake to cultivate their talents (e.g: the English programme, the music programme, the art programme and the sports programme). The project has been extended through the transfer of knowledge and experience within the institution and beyond. In cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Sport we have organized many educational seminars for 12 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

13 teachers and educational experts of kindergartens all over Croatia. We have undertaken the education with a goal to learn and master even better strategies of supporting the holistic development of gifted and talented children. Through our work we have been positively influencing the wider community as regards the need for special care of gifted and talented children. Our intention is to encourage other public preschool institutions to work more and in a better way with gifted and talented children, which is the permanent goal of our institution, as well. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 13

14 Društvo za opazovanje in proučevanje ptic Slovenije (DOPPS) (Slovenija) DOPPS BirdLife Slovenia Address: Tržaška cesta 2, p.p. 2990, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Damijan Denac Contact: Facebook: Društvo za opazovanje in proučevanje ptic Slovenije (DOPPS) (Slovenija) je neprofitna, nevladna organizacija, ustanovljena leta Delamo v javnem interesu in se ukvarjamo z ohranjanjem narave, varstvom okolja in raziskavami. Naših dejavnosti se udeležuje nad 1000 članov in prostovoljcev. DOPPS zaposluje 23 strokovnjakov. Ukvarjamo se z varovanjem ptic in njihovih habitatov, kar prispeva k ohranjanju narave in dobrobiti širše skupnosti. Ob podpori vladnih in nevladnih organizacij si prizadevamo za uresničitev našega poslanstva z znanstvenimi raziskavami, z delovanjem na področju ohranjanja narave, z izobraževanjem in z novinarskim delom. Delamo z nadarjenimi in nadarjenimi in sposobnimi osnovnošolci in srednješolci, še posebej na področju ornitologije in ohranjanju narave. Naša strategija je ponuditi visoko zahtevne praktične priložnosti za razvoj znanja in spretnosti mladih talentov. Mlade talente tako vključujemo v nabor zahtevnih nalog, kot so nadzor na terenu, analiza podatkov, načrtovanje, odnosi z javnostjo, delo s prostovoljci, pisanje, razvoj novih komunikacijskih tehnologij, itd. Izbrani mentorji so predani strokovnjaki, ki prostovoljno nudijo nadarjenih učencem / dijakom svoje izkušnje med samim delom. Poseben poudarek je na razvoju družbene in javne odgovornosti nadarjenih ljudi, ki bi morali uporabiti znanje za kritičen odziv v javnosti v primeru napačnih praks. Poleg neposrednega mentorstva vsako leto organiziramo posebne raziskovalne tabore in druge dogodke. Med naše dejavnosti, povezane z nadarjenostjo, sodijo na splošno raziskovalni tabori za mlade ornitologe, v katerih nadarjeni otroci predvsem razvijajo metodološke raziskovalne sposobnosti in pisno izražanje ter vzpostavljajo medsebojne stike, nacionalna tekmovanja za mlade ornitologe iz Slovenije, ornitološka šola, vodenje in mentorstvo mladih ornitologov pri pripravah raziskovalnih del, izdaja znanstvene ornitološke revije Acrocephalus s posebno rubriko»ornitološki zapisi«, v kateri sistematično spodbujamo mlade nadarjene učence-raziskovalce k pisanju člankov. Do sedaj je bilo naše sodelovanje na področju nadarjenosti v splošnem omejeno na delovanje na nacionalni ravni, v nekaterih letih pa so naši raziskovalni tabori izkazovali tudi mednarodno udeležbo. V prihodnje bi želeli okrepiti sodelovanje s podobnimi organizacijami, s splošnim ciljem izboljšanja in učinkovitejšega dela z nadarjenimi učenci. DOPPS-Birdlife Slovenia is a non-profit, non-government organisation established in We work in the public interest and address nature conservation, environmental protection and research. Our activities attract the participation of over 1000 members and volunteers. DOPPS employs 23 professionals. We indulge in the protection of birds and their habitats, thus contributing to nature conservation and the welfare of the wider community. Aided by government and non-government organisations we strive to realize our mission through the conduct of scientific research, addressing nature conservation, education and journalistic work. We work with talented and gifted primary school pupils and secondary school students, especially in the field of ornithology and nature conservation. Our strategy is to offer high-level demanding real hands-on opportunities where both, knowledge and skills, of young talents can be developed. Therefore, we include young talents into a spectre of challenging tasks, like field monitoring, data analysis, project planning, PR, working with volunteers, writing, developing new communication techniques, etc. The selected mentors are dedicated experts who voluntarily offer their experience during work to talented pupils/students. Our special focus is to develop social and public responsibility of talented people in a sense that they should use knowledge to critically respond in public when incorrect practices are recognized. Besides direct mentorship, special research camps and other events are organized annually. Our talent-related activities, in general, are represented by research camps for young ornithologists, where talented children mainly develop methodological research skills, writing skills and establish contacts among themselves; national competitions for young ornithologists from Slovenia; Ornithological school; Guiding and mentoring young ornithologists in preparation of their research works; scientific ornithological journal Acrocephalus with a special rubric»ornithological notes«where we systematically stimulate young talented pupils-researchers to write their own articles. So far our cooperation in talent-related field was generally nationally limited. However, in some years we hosted international participants at our research camps. 14 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

15 In future we would like to strengthen our cooperation with similar organisations, with the general aim to improve and more effectively work with talented pupils. We are ready to share all our knowledge and experience, plans, data, etc., and would like to cooperate in common networking programmes. In one of our 3 nature reserves we can offer full research capacities (dormitory, lab, bird monitoring equipment, etc.) for a smaller group of talented pupils. The area is ideal to transfer theoretical knowledge into practical nature-conservation management. Our mentors are recognized experts in nature-conservation management and we can offer this knowledge to the network, as well. In the field of biodiversity and specifically ornithology we know how to guide talented pupils to focusing on their interests, developing cutting edge skills and using them for the society. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 15

16 e-hiša, novogoriška hiša poskusov, Mladinski center Nova Gorica (Slovenija) e-hiša, science center Nova Gorica Address: Bevkov trg 8, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Lea Kosmač Contact: Facebook: Twitter: E-Hiša, novogoriška hiša poskusov, ki deluje pod okriljem Mladinskega centra Nova Gorica, je izobraževalno središče, ki z namenom izkustvenega učenja organizira delavnice za otroke, mlade in odrasle v obliki interaktivnih poskusov, s katerimi spodbujamo vedoželjnost, željo po učenju ter kritično razmišljanje. Vse naše dejavnosti, kot so ogled poskusov v e-hiši, eksperimentalnice, delavnice za razvoj ustvarjalnosti in inovativnosti, tečaji robotike WeDo in Mindstorms, priprave in udeležba na tekmovanjiu First Lego League, na Dnevih tehnike, Festivalu znanosti, rojstnodneve zabave v znamenju znanosti in tehnike, Tehniški in naravoslovni dnevi, omogočajo udeležencem, da se skozi zabavno izkustveno učenje učijo reševati probleme, obvladovati kompleksnost problemov in iskati inovativne rešitve. Stopnjo zahtevnosti pridobljenega znanja prilagajamo predznanju in izraženemu interesu ciljne skupine. O veliki prepoznavnosti e-hiše, novogoriške hiše poskusov, priča razširjenost delovanja v številnih krajih po Sloveniji. Dejavnosti, ki jih e-hiša ponuja nadarjenim posameznikom, predstavljajo enega od stebrov delovanja našega centra. O prepoznavnosti in uspešnosti priča podatek, da se programov e-hiše letno udeleži skupaj 7600 udeležencev, skupaj s programi Mladinskega centra Nova gorica pa dosegamo posameznikov. Kot Evropska točka za nadarjene e-hiša sodeluje pri prepoznavi nadarjenih posameznikov, ponuja širok nabor dejavnosti za nadarjene, spodbuja k udejstvovanju na tekmovanjih, natečajih in projektih s področja naravoslovja in tehnike, razvija in izvaja kurikul namenjen ciljni skupini nadarjenih, izvaja samostojne analize potreb in preučuje druge raziskave s področja nadarjenih, spodbuja karierno načrtovanje udeležencev v smeri študija naravoslovja in tehnike ter z obveščanjem in promocijo skrbi za informiranje o možnostih mladinskih in študijskih izmenjav s tega področja. Kot Evropska točka za nadarjene si želimo sodelovanja v skupnih programih, projektih, študijskih izmenjavah dobrih praks, informacij ter organizacijo in udeležbo na dogodkih, ki so posebej namenjeni nadarjenim otrokom in/ali predstavnikom, strokovnjakom in/ali nadarjenim mladim in starejšim iz drugih Evropskih točk in centrov za nadarjene. E-House, a house of experiments from Nova Gorica, which operates under the auspices of the Youth Centre Nova Gorica, is an educational centre that promotes learning through experience, and to this end develops workshops for children, young people and adults, in the form of interactive experiments that encourage curiosity, the quest for learning, and critical thinking. All our activities, e.g. observing experiments in the e-house, experimental workshops, workshops for the development of creativity and innovation WEDO and Mindstorms robotic courses, preparation for and participation in the competition First Lego League, in the Days of Technical Science, in the Festival of Science, birthday parties devoted to science and technology, Engineering and Science Days provide the opportunity for the participants to learn to solve problems, cope with the complexity of the problems and seek innovative solutions through entertaining experiential learning. The level of complexity of the knowledge acquired is adapted to the existing knowledge and the expressed interest of the target group. A widespread operation in a number of towns in Slovenia attests to the increased recognition of the e-house of Nova Gorica. The activities offered by the e-house to gifted individuals form one of the pillars of the functioning of our centre, the recognition and effectiveness of which are demonstrated by the fact that the e-house programmes are annually attended by 7600 participants in total, whereas together with the programmes of the Youth Centre in Nova Gorica individuals are reached. As a European Talent Point the e-house participates in the identification of gifted individuals, offers an extensive range of activities for the talented, encourages involvement in competitions, contests and projects in the field of science and technology, develops and implements the curriculum for the target group of the gifted, carries out independent analyses of the needs, and examines other research in the field of the gifted, encourages career development of the participants, gearing towards the study of science and technology, and through information and promotion informs on the possibilities of youth and student exchanges in the field. As a European Talent Point, we would like to participate in joint programmes, projects, student exchanges of good practices, exchanging information, and in the organization and participation in the events that are specifically designed for the gifted children and / or representatives, experts and / or the gifted youth and the elderly of other European Talent Points and Centres. 16 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

17 Fakultet za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku (Hrvaška) Faculty of education, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Address: Cara Hadrijana 10, Osijek, Croatia Webpage: Contact person: Damir Matanović Contact: helpdesk@foozos.hr; Pedagoška fakulteta Univerze Josip Juraj Strossmayer v Osijeku je visokošolski zavod, ki se osredotoča na splošno predšolsko in osnovnošolsko izobraževanje, ter na raziskave s področja nadarjenosti in izobraževanja nadarjenih, na prepoznavo in razvoj tovrstnih učencev in študentov. Pedagoška fakulteta strokovno sodeluje z državno Agencijo za usposabljanje učiteljev in z drugimi potencialnimi Evropskimi točkami za nadarjene, kot so nevladna organizacija Bistrić v Zagrebu, nevladna organizacija Center za nadarjene na Reki, ter s Centrom za znanost in izobraževanje Višnjan. S sodelovanjem osebja Fakultete pri delu Šole ustvarjalnosti v Novigradu in ZECV prispeva Fakulteta k teoretičnemu napredku, k praktičnemu izvajanju in k izobraževanju na področju nadarjenosti. Poslanstvo Pedagoške fakultete je nenehno prispevati k družbi z izboljšanjem znanja o izobraževanju s pedagoškimi raziskavami in zagotavljanjem odličnosti izobraževanja študentov, učiteljev praktikov, ravnateljev in drugih delavcev v vzgoji in izobraževanju. Pedagoška fakulteta nenehno načrtuje in objavlja raziskave o izobraževanju nadarjenih, razvija učni načrt za nadarjene ter zagotavlja usposabljanje o izobraževanju nadarjenih zaposlenim učiteljem (na lokalni, nacionalni in mednarodni ravni). Poleg raziskav nudi Pedagoška fakulteta stalno podporo osnovnošolcem, ki jih zanima matematika, preko obogatitvenih interesnih dejavnosti v obliki tedenskih ur matematike v organizaciji osebja Fakultete in študentov Univerze za pedagoške študije. Pedagoška fakulteta namerava ustanoviti Center za raziskave nadarjenosti in podporo pri izobraževanju z namenom, da se oblikuje posebej usmerjeno, izobraževalno središče o nadarjenosti in izobraževanju nadarjenih, ki bo stalno na voljo učencem in delavcem v vzgoji in izobraževanju na Hrvaškem, in ki se bo nenehno razvijalo. Vloga Centra bo izobraževanje, izdajanje publikacij o nadarjenosti in izobraževanju nadarjenih, in zagotavljanje stalne učne podpore preko dejavnosti za prepoznavo nadarjenosti, kot tudi nudenje raznovrstnih oblik pomoči, vključno s kompleksnimi programi, obogatitvami, tekmovanji in kariernim načrtovanjem, ter z uveljavljenimi raziskavami, izobraževanjem, usposabljanjem in razvojem učnega načrta za nadarjene učence in njihove učitelje. Pedagoška fakulteta je vključena v interdisciplinarne raziskave in v splošno predšolsko in osnovnošolsko izobraževanje, in se ne osredotoča izključno ali selektivno zgolj na izobraževanje nadarjenih, temveč tudi na dejavnosti, povezane s podporo nadarjenim. V primerjavi z vsemi dejavnostmi Pedagoške fakultete je to ena izmed njenih najpomembnejših razvojnih vej. Z ustanovitvijo načrtovanega Centra za raziskave nadarjenosti in podporo pri izobraževanju na Pedagoški fakulteti se bodo strokovnjaki s svojim strokovnim znanjem o nadarjenosti in izobraževanju nadarjenih ter z nadaljnjimi dejavnostmi v celoti osredotočali na pomoč učencem in učiteljem pri razvoju nadarjenosti na raznih področjih človekovih prizadevanj. The Faculty of Education of the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek is a higher education institution focused on general preschool and primary education, including giftedness and the gifted education research, identification, and development of pupils and university students. The Faculty of Education collaborates professionally with the state Teacher Training Agency, and other potential EU Talent Points, such as the NGO Bistrić in Zagreb, the NGO Centre for the Gifted in Rijeka, as well with the Science and Education Centre Višnjan. Through the involvement of the Faculty staff in the work of the School of Creativity in Novigrad and ZECV, the Faculty contributes both to the theoretical advancement, as well as to the practical implementation and educational training in gifted education. The mission of the Faculty of Education is continuous contribution to the society by improving knowledge on education through educational research, and the provision of excellent education to the university students, practicing teachers, principals and other educators. The Faculty of Education continuously plans and publishes research on gifted education, develops the gifted curriculum, and provides in-service training on gifted education (locally, nationally and internationally). Besides research, the Faculty of Education provides constant support to elementary school students interested in mathematics, by providing extracurricular enrichment activities in the form of weekly mathematics classes organized by the Faculty staff and senior students of the University Teacher Studies. The Faculty of Education intends to set up the Centre for Talent Research and Support in Education, with a view to form a specifically focused, educational hub on giftedness and gifted education to be permanently available to pupils and education practitioners in Croatia, which shall constantly develop. The role of the Centre will be to educate, issue publications on giftedness and gifted education, and to provide continuous educational support EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 17

18 through activities of identification of giftedness, as well as to offer various forms of support, including complex programmes, enrichment, competitions, and career planning, along with the established research, education, training, and the curriculum development for the gifted pupils and their teachers. The Faculty of Education is involved in interdisciplinary research and in general preschool and primary education, and does not focus exclusively or selectively only on gifted education, but on the talent support-related activities, too. In comparison to all activities of the Faculty of Education this is one of its most important developing branches. By establishing the planned Centre for Talent Research and Support in Education at the Faculty of Education, the experts, their expertise on giftedness and gifted education, and the activities offered further on will be fully focused on assisting the pupils and teachers in talent development of various areas of human endeavours. 18 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

19 Gimnazija Bežigrad (Slovenija) Gymnasium Bežigrad Address: Peričeva 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Marija Dominko and Špela Ševerkar (eng) Contact: (eng); Facebook: Twitter: Na Gimnaziji Bežigrad gradimo svoje delo na dobri tradiciji. Mladim omogočamo udejstvovanje na raziskovalnem področju, tekmovanjih iz znanja, dramskem, literarnem, plesno glasbenem, umetniškem, športnem področju in na področju prostovoljnega socialnega dela. Vsako leto organiziramo medpredmetne in strokovne ekskurzije ter naravoslovne in športne tabore. Na šoli imamo zelo veliko nadarjenih na različnih področjih, zato delu s temi dijaki posvečamo veliko pozornost. Večina naših dijakov je bila prepoznanih za nadarjene že v OŠ, največkrat gre za intelektualno nadarjenost. V šolskem letu 2014/15 je bilo vpisanih 905 dijakov, od tega jih je 812 predložilo poročilo o prepoznani nadarjenosti iz OŠ. Izmed njih je 680 dijakov podpisalo Program dela z nadarjenimi. Z nadarjenimi dijaki delamo tako med poukom kot izven njega, pri čemer upoštevamo tudi individualne osebnostne razlike. Želimo si, da bi se dijaki v šoli dobro počutili. Ker menimo, da je treba dati možnost razvijanja potenciala vsakemu dijaku, ne glede na to, ali smo ga prepoznali in evidentirali za nadarjenega ali ne, dejavnosti ponujamo vsem, ne samo pepoznanim nadarjenim. Vsak mladostnik mora imeti možnost, da razvija svoja močna področja, hkrati pa tudi možnost lastnega osebnostnega razvoja. Omogočamo več načinov dela, s pomočjo katerih lahko dijaki razvijajo svojo nadarjenost: izbira oddelka glede na želje in interese; prilagajanje pouka in opravljanja obveznosti, aktivne oblike dela, medpredmetno povezovanje, timsko delo in projektno učenje, izvedba raznovrstnih dejavnosti. Do sedaj smo sodelovali s strokovnjaki z različnih fakultet in inštitucij v Sloveniji, sodelujemo z Raziskovalnim centrom Petnica v Republiki Srbiji in s Centrom za raziskovanje in spodbujanje nadarjenosti na Pedagoški fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani ter z ZRSŠ, kar si želimo tudi v prihodnje. Tako kot do sedaj, bomo tudi v prihodnje stremeli h kvalitetnemu izvajanju vseh šoli zaupanih programov, skrbeli za zadovoljevanje interesov dijakov v izvenkurikularnih dejavnostih, skrbeli za zdravje, zdravo okolje ter socialno osveščenost, skrbeli za varnost in razvoj ugodne notranje organizacijske kulture, pozitivne samopodobe ter pozitivnih odnosov med učitelji in dijaki. Na šoli omogočamo učiteljem stalen stik s stroko tako doma kot v tujini in skrbimo za to, da dijaki v šolo prihajajo po znanje, se v šoli dobro počutijo. Vseskozi se namreč zavedamo, da šola obstaja zaradi otrok. Gimnazija Bežigrad is a school whose students are very gifted and talented in various fields. Therefore, we dedicate a lot of time and attention to working with them. Many of our students have been already identified as gifted in primary school. In the school year 2014/15, 812 students submitted primary school reports identifying them as gifted. Out of 905 students of our school 680 of them were enrolled in the»programme of Work with Gifted Students«. We work with gifted students in many different ways, taking also their personality differences into account. We offer various activities to all our students, not just to the ones who have been identified as gifted. Young people should have the opportunity to develop their strengths, but also the possibility of their own personal development. We enable the students to choose a class according to their interests and talents. They can choose a second foreign language (various levels of proficiency), a higher level of complexity or in-depth work in mathematics and physics, as well as different levels of complexity of their elective courses. Our teachers support interdisciplinary practice, teamwork and project-based learning. In addition to our curriculum, we carry out school field trips. We organize extracurricular activities, clubs, undertake preparations for various competitions and conduct individual research. At our school, we build our work on good tradition that has for decades characterized our school, and clearly outlines its mission. We enable our young students to participate in research as well as in various competitions. Our students are fostered to indulge in different drama and literary activities, as well as in dance and music; they can commit themselves to arts, they can join many different sport activities, or explore the option of voluntary social work. Every year we organize cross-curricular field trips as well as science and sports camps. So far, we have cooperated with experts from various Faculties and institutions in Slovenia as well as with the Research Centre Petnica from the Republic of Serbia and the Centre for Research and Promotion of Giftedness at EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 19

20 the Faculty of the Education of the University of Ljubljana. In the future, we shall continue to strive for the quality execution of all school programmes, consider all the various extracurricular interests of our students, and take care of their health. We are going to try to establish supportive and healthy environment for the development of social awareness, positive self-esteem and good relations between teachers and students. We shall continue to monitor our gifted students within their schoolwork, and track their achievements outside school (at the school, regional, national or international level). 20 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

21 Gimnazija Brežice (Slovenija) Gymnasium Brežice Address: Trg izgnancev 14, 8250 Brežice, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Gordana Rostohar Contact: , Facebook: Twitter: Veliko učencev, ki se vpiše na Gimnazijo Brežice, je bilo prepoznanih za nadarjene na različnih področjih v osnovni šoli, nadaljnja prepoznava pa lahko poteka tudi po njihovem vpisu na našo šolo. S prepoznavo in razvojem nadarjenosti imamo dolgoletne izkušnje, na podlagi katerih smo razvili številne dejavnosti, ki so na voljo tem dijakom. Najprej naj omenimo tedenske interesne dejavnosti, v katerih dijaki širijo in poglobijo znanje z različnih predmetnih področij, raziskovalni tabore ob koncu tedna, izlete v razne evropske države, priprave in sodelovanje na akademskih in športnih tekmovanjih. Dijakom nudimo mentorstvo pri njihovem raziskovalnem in projektnem delu, najbolj sposobni med njimi imajo možnost, da se pripravljajo za Olimpijade znanja v sodelovanju s fakultetami. Vsako leto povabimo nadarjene osnovnošolce, da obiščejo našo šolo in da sodelujejo pri nekaterih izmed številnih delavnic s področja znanosti, jezika, IKT, zgodovine, etnografije, podjetništva, športa. Nadarjenim nudimo psihološko svetovanje in karierno usmerjanje in zagotavljamo psihološko svetovanje za učitelje in starše nadarjenih dijakov. Prav tako imamo nekaj izkušenj z izvedbo učnega načrta. Že tretje leto zapored izvajamo projekt organiziranih športnih skupin, namenjen dijakom z visoko razvitimi psihomotoričnimi sposobnostmi. Šolski program za uspešne športnike je prilagojen njihovim potrebam, da lahko usklajujejo izobraževanje in treninge z namenom nadaljnjega razvoja njihovih športnih spretnosti in sposobnosti. Dijaki, ki so nadarjeni za jezike, vizualne in uprizoritvene umetnosti, imajo veliko možnosti za izražanje svoje ustvarjalnosti, npr. v okviru šolske televizijske ekipe, v uredništvu šolskega časopisa, v različnih odrskih predstavah in na kulturnih dogodkih, v šolskem zboru, itd. V okviru Evropske mreže za podporo nadarjenih pozdravljamo obiske predstavnikov drugih Točk za nadarjene. Pripravljeni smo sodelovati z drugimi šolami pri načrtovanju in izvajanju dejavnosti obogatitve za nadarjene dijake in se veselimo skupnih dejavnosti, npr. razvoja programa usposabljanja učiteljev ter vzpostavitvi načinov sodelovanja s starši. Kot Evropska točka za nadarjene želimo organizirati delavnice za nadarjene. Many students who enrol in the upper secondary school Gimnazija Brežice were identified in primary school as gifted and talented in various areas, and some more may be identified as such after their enrolment in our school. We have had many years of experience in talent identification and development, which has resulted in a wide range of activities offered to these students. First of all, there are extracurricular activities in which students expand and deepen their knowledge of different subject areas, such as classes on a weekly basis, weekend research camps, excursions to various European countries, preparations for and participation in academic contests, as well as sport competitions. Mentorship is provided for the research and project work of students, and the most able students are given the opportunity to prepare for Knowledge Olympics in collaboration with Faculties. Each year we invite gifted and talented primary school pupils to visit our school and to take part in some of the many workshops we organize of science, language, ICT, history, ethnography, entrepreneurship, sports. We offer psychological counselling and career orientation for the gifted and provide psychological counselling for teachers and parents of the gifted pupils. We also have had some experience with the curriculum application. We have implemented the project of organized sports groups, intended for the students with highly developed psychomotor abilities for the third time now. The school programme for successful athletes is tailored to their needs, so that they can balance their education and training, with a view to develop their sporting skills and abilities. The students who are talented for languages, visual or performing arts, have many opportunities to express their creativity, e.g. in the school television crew, in the school newspaper editorial board, in a variety of stage performances and cultural events, the school choir, etc. As part of the European Talent Support Network we shall welcome visits of representatives of other Talent Points. We are willing to cooperate with other schools in planning and implementing enrichment activities for the gifted students, and look forward to joint activities, e.g. to develop teacher training programmes and to establish ways of cooperation with parents. As a European Talent Point we would like to offer workshops for the gifted. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 21

22 Gimnazija Jurija Vege Idrija (Slovenija) Jurij Vega Grammar School Idrija Address: Študentovska 16, 5280 Idrija, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Jasmina Velikanje Contact: Facebook: Twitter: Gimnazija Jurija Vege Idrija je naslednik prve slovenske ne-klasične srednje šole, ki je bila ustanovljena leta 1901, in na kateri se je pouk izvajal večinoma v slovenskem jeziku. Izjemni učitelji in odlični delovni pogoji so bili vedno zagotovilo za uspeh. Kot Evropska točka za nadarjene želimo ne le prepoznati nadarjene učence, temveč tudi spodbujati razvoj vseh njihovih potencialov. Nudimo jim zahtevne programe (vključno z INDEP), prilagojene njihovim potrebam. Zagotavljamo obogatitvene interesne dejavnosti, ki omogočajo intelektualen, umetniški, družben, čustven in telesni razvoj vsakega posameznika. Izvajamo priprave za tekmovanja z vseh predmetnih področij, npr. s področja umetnosti, kot so slikarstvo, književnost, film; prav tako omogočamo sodelovanje pri drugih dejavnostih, kot so drama, športne aktivnosti in podpiramo raziskovalno delo. Za namene obogatitvenih programov že in še bomo sodelovali z institucijami lokalne in širše skupnosti, s fakultetami Univerz v Ljubljani in Novi Gorici, in z raziskovalnima centroma v Kolektorju in Hidriji. Sodelovali bomo z Mladinskim centrom, s Študentsko organizacijo, z Zvezo za tehnično kulturo Slovenije, z Zavodom RS za šolstvo, in z drugimi. Gimnazija Idrija je bila vedno uspešna pri podpori nadarjenih dijakov. V letu 2007 smo se prijavili za razvojni projekt Izvajanje koncepta za izobraževanje nadarjenih v srednjih šolah pod okriljem Zavoda RS za šolstvo. Kot ena izmed petih srednjih šol v Sloveniji smo začeli sodelovati z Zavodom RS za šolstvo, in posledično s sistematičnim izobraževalnim delom z nadarjeni, pri čemer je bil poseben poudarek namenjen spodbujanju ustvarjalnosti dijakov. Kot Evropska točka za nadarjene nudimo številne raznolike in zanimive dejavnosti, ne zgolj za naše dijake, temveč tudi za druge udeležence predšolske otroke in osnovnošolske otroke, ki so bili opredeljeni kot nadarjeni, ali pa le želijo razviti svoje potenciale in interese. Nudimo obogatitvene programe za nadarjene dijake drugih srednjih šol v Sloveniji in iz tujine, kakor tudi za nadarjene odrasle posameznike v lokalni skupnosti. Starejši ljudje, ki želijo ostati aktivni in razvijati svoje talente, in s tem izboljšati kakovost svojega življenja, ter prispevati k življenju v skupnosti, lahko izbirajo med številnimi možnostmi, ki jih ponuja naša organizacija. Želimo nadgraditi in razširiti sodelovanje z drugimi organizacijami, kar menimo, da je dodana vrednost našega programa in naših dejavnosti. Načrtujemo, da se bomo pogovorili in dogovorili z organizacijami, da bodo vključile v svoje dejavnosti tudi dijake drugih srednjih šol v Sloveniji in iz tujine. Gimnazija Jurij Vega Idrija is the successor of the first Slovene non-classical secondary school, established in 1901, where lessons were conducted mainly in Slovene. It is remarkable teachers and excellent working conditions that have always been a guarantee for success. As a European Talent Point we wish not only to identify the gifted students, but to promote the development of all their potentials, as well. They will be offered demanding programmes, (including INDEP), tailored to their needs. We shall provide extracurricular enrichment programmes, allowing for each individual s intellectual, artistic, social, emotional and physical development. We are going to undertake preparations for competitions in all subject areas, e.g. for art competitions, such as painting, literature, film, as well as enable participation in other activities, such as drama, sports activities, and support research work. In order to enable the enrichment programmes, we are going to collaborate with institutions of local and wider community, the Faculties of the Universities of Ljubljana and Nova Gorica, and the Research Centres in Kolektor and Hidria. We are going to collaborate with the Youth Centre, the Students Association, the Association for Technical Culture of Slovenia, the National Education Institute, and others. The Gimnazija Idrija has always been successful at supporting gifted students. In 2007 we applied for the development project Implementation of the Concept of Gifted Education in Secondary Schools, conducted by the National Education Institute. As one of five secondary schools in Slovenia we started our cooperation with the National Institute, and, consequently, the systematic educational work with the gifted, whereby special emphasis was given to fostering the students creativity. As a European Talent Point we can offer a number of diversified and interesting activities, not only to our students but also to other participants preschool children and primary school children who have been identified as gifted, or would simply like to develop their potentials and interests. We can offer enrichment programmes to the gifted students from other secondary schools in Slovenia and from abroad, as well as to the gifted adults 22 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

23 from the local community. Elderly people who want to stay active and cultivate their talents, and thus improve their quality of life, as well as contribute to the life of the community, are also presented with many opportunities offered by our organisation. We intend to upgrade and extend collaboration with other organisations, which we believe is the added value of our programme and activities. We plan to discuss and reach an agreement with the organisations to involve also the students from other secondary schools in Slovenia and abroad in their activities. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 23

24 Majsai Úti Áltlános Iskola (Srbija)»Majsai Uti«Elementary School, Subotica Address: Majsai út 87, Subotica, Serbia Webpage: Contact person: Dejan Vicai Contact: ; Facebook: OŠ»Majšanski put«/ Majsai Úti Általános Iskola Osnovna šola»majsai Uti«je organizacija, ki se osredotoča predvsem na podporo nadarjenih z raziskavami, prepoznavo, razvojem visoko sposobnih mladih (in / ali starejših) oseb (npr. na šolah, na univerzitetnih oddelkih, Centrih za nadarjene, v Centrih odličnosti, v umetnostih ali športnih organizacijah, ki se osredotočajo na razvoj nadarjenih, v nevladnih organizacijah, itd). Naša naloga je, da prepoznamo in poskrbimo za nadarjene. Več let je osnovna šola»majsai uti«skrbela za nadarjene v okviru osnovnošolskega izobraževanja med tednom in ob koncu tedna: poučevali smo predmete, kot so madžarščina, angleščina, francoščina in srbščina (jezik okolja), kemija, zgodovina, biologija, fizika, glasba, umetnost in telesna vzgoja na višjih ravneh in z izobraževalnimi delavnicami. Menimo, da je naša dolžnost, da tudi v bodoče prijavljamo nadarjene in izjemne učence na kvize in tekmovanja, da jim omogočimo tekmovanje tudi z izjemnimi učenci z drugih šol. Posvečamo se kariernemu usmerjanju nadarjenih učencev (pomoč pri izbiri / vpisu v ustrezno srednjo šolo). Učitelji in strokovnjaki skrbijo za razvoj nadarjenih na osnovni šoli»majsai uti«s pomočjo šolskega psihologa in strokovnjaka za razvoj nadarjenosti. Naši vzgojno-izobraževalni delavci sodelujejo v programih usposabljanja za razvoj nadarjenosti. Konkurenčni rezultati potrjujejo učinkovitost našega dela. Osnovna šola»majsai Uti«organizira številne dejavnosti: Razvojni program nadarjenosti (vključuje prepoznavo nadar jenosti, vodenje, spopadanje z učnimi težavami, strahom pred neuspehom, vedenjskimi težavami, reševanje sporov, razvoj osebnosti, poklicno usmeritev); Dan nadarjenosti, usposabljanje učiteljev o komponentah nadarjenosti; predstavitev za starše o tem, kako prepoznati in razvijati talent; prav tako pa sodelujemo z drugimi Točkami za na darjene. Svoje izkušnje in znanje lahko delimo z ostalimi Evropskimi točkami za nadarjene in s Centri za nadarjene. Pripravljeni smo tudi izmenjavati praktične izkušnje preko interneta, in bi želeli izvedeti rezultate in izkušnje ost alih Evropskih točk za nadarjene. Udeleževali se bomo skupnih Dnevov nadarjenosti in konferenc v korist učencev in učiteljev.»majsai Uti«Elementary School is the organisation focusing mainly on talent support: research, identification, development of highly able young (and/or older) people (e. g: schools, university departments, talent centres, excellence centres, art, or sport organizations focusing on talent development, NGOs, etc.). Our mission is to identify and take care of talents. For years the»majsai Úti«elementary school has been taking care of talents within primary education, during the workdays and at weekends: subjects such as Hungarian, English, French, and Serbian (environment language), chemistry, history, biology, physics, music, art, and physical education, (at advanced levels and education workshops) have been taught. We consider it our duty to continue applying the talented and exceptional students for quizzes and competitions, so that they can compete with other outstanding students from other schools, as well. It is important for us to monitor the competitions. We pay attention to career orientation of our talented students (assistance in choosing/ enrolling in the appropriate high school). Teachers and specialists are tending to talent development at»majsai Úti«elementary school, with the help of the school psychologist and the talent development expert. Our educators take part in training courses for talent development. Competition results confirm the effectiveness of our work.»majsai Uti«Elementary School organizes many activities: Talent development programme (talent identification, management, learning problems, fear of failure, behavioural problems, conflict management, personality development, career orientation.); Talent Day, teacher training on talent components, development methods; presentation for parents on how to identify and cultivate talents, and we also collaborate with other Talent Points. We can offer to share our experience and knowledge with other European Talent Points and Talent Centres. We are open to good practical experience sharing via the Internet as well, and would like to get to know the results and experience of other European Talent Points. We are going to take part in joint Talent Days and conferences for the benefit of students and teachers. 24 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

25 Makedonska asocijacija za nadareni i talentirani (Makedonija) Маcedonian association for gifted and talented Address: Leninova 39, Bitola, 7000 Bitola, Macedonia Contact person: Ljupco Kevereski Contact: kever@mt.net.mk; Маkedonsko Združenje za nadarjene in sposobne je organizacija, ki se osredotoča predvsem na podporo nadarjenih z raziskavami, prepoznavo, razvojem visoko sposobnih mladih (in / ali starejših) oseb (npr. na šolah, na univerzitetnih oddelkih, Centrih za nadarjene, v Centrih odličnosti, v umetnostih ali športnih organizacijah, ki se osredotočajo na razvoj nadarjenih, v nevladnih organizacijah, itd). Glavni cilj in naloga Združenja je poudarjanje pomena, potreb in problemov razvoja talentov ter spodbujanje, razvoj, izobraževanje in spremljanje razvoja nadarjenih in sposobnih v Republiki Makedoniji na vseh institucionalnih ravneh, kar urejajo pravni odloki najvišjih državnih organov ter drugi strateški dokumenti. Zagotavljamo strokovno vodenje, pri čemer koristimo lastne in mednarodne izkušnje, in visoko kakovostne pedagoške storitve, prakse in politike, ki ustvarjajo pogoje in možnosti za zadovoljevanje intelektualnih, socialno-čustvenih in drugih potreb, ki bodo pospešili osebni razvoj nadarjenih in sposobnih. Naša vizija je biti sinonim in referenčno organizacija, ki nenehno nadgrajuje standarde na področju promocije, izobraževanja, podpore in razvoja kompetenc interesnih skupin v procesu obravnave nadarjenih in sposobnih, skupaj z drugimi pomembnimi dejavniki, ki prispevajo k dvigu družbene, institucionalne in individualne zavesti za zagotavljanje pogojev, možnosti in perspektive za razvoj nadarjenih in sposobnih v Republiki Makedoniji. Nadarjeni in sposobni so naša prihodnost in prihodnost je naš izziv, naš prihodnji izziv. Leta 2016 je Republika Makedonija začela intenziven proces zanimanja za družbeno, institucionalno in individualno promocijo spodbujanja nadarjenosti in sposobnosti. Glavni poudarek programa makedonskega Združenja za nadarjene in sposobne Manta, je na izobraževanju vodstvenih delavcev, učiteljev in drugih strokovnih delavcev (psihologi, sociologi) v osnovnih in srednjih šolah, kar zadeva postopek prepoznave in dela z nadarjenimi in sposobnimi učenci in dijaki. Na podlagi prepoznanih potreb se je pričelo z izvajanjem bolj usmerjenega usposabljanja za različne ciljne skupine in s posameznih tematskih področij nadarjenosti. Маcedonian Association for Gifted and Talented is an organisation focusing mainly on talent support: research, identification, development of highly able young (and/or older) people (e. g: schools, university departments, talent centres, excellence centres, art, or sport-organizations focusing on talent development, NGOs, etc.) The main goal and task of the Association is stressing the importance, needs and problems of the talent development, and promotion, development, education and monitoring of the development of the gifted and talented in the Republic of Macedonia at all institutional levels, regulated by the legal decisions of the highest state authorities and by other strategic documents. We offer professional management and avail ourselves of our own and international experience, and of high quality pedagogical services, practices and policies, which create conditions and opportunities to meet the intellectual, socio-emotional and other needs that will foster personal development of the gifted and talented. Our vision is to be a synonym for and a referential organization that constantly sets higher standards in terms of promotion, education, support and development of competencies of stakeholders in the process of treating the gifted and talented, along with other relevant factors that contribute to the raising of social, institutional and individual awareness for providing conditions, opportunities and perspectives for the development of the gifted and talented in the Republic of Macedonia. The gifted and talented are our future, and the future is our challenge, our future challenge. In 2016 the Republic of Macedonia initiated an intensive process of social, institutional and individual interest in promoting the issue of giftedness and talent. The main focus of the programme of the Macedonian Association for Gifted and Talented Manta is on the education of the management, teachers and other professional staff (psychologists, sociologists) in primary and secondary schools as regards the process of detecting and working with the gifted and talented students. Consequently, the identified needs initiated the provision of more targeted training for various focus groups and of thematic sections in the area of talents. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 25

26 Osnovna šola Antona Ukmarja, Koper (Slovenija) Anton Ukmar Primary School Koper Address: Pot v gaj 2, 6000 Koper, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Gabrijela Dolinšek Contact: tjasa.lutar_kafol@antonukmar.si, tanja.berginc@antonukmar.si; Osnovna šola Anton Ukmar Koper nudi ustrezno diferenciran kurikulum, prilagojen individualnim značilnostim, potrebam, zmožnostim in interesom posameznih učencev; v ta namen je pristop prilagojen posamezniku. Delu z nadarjenimi učenci so namenjene prilagoditve pri pouku in pri obšolskih dejavnostih. Naša šola ponuja široko paleto programov, kot so šolski tabori, ki prikazujejo talente učencev na različnih področjih (znanost, šport, družbene vede, itd.), inovacijski projekti (učenje tujih jezikov s pomočjo fizičnega gibanja, učenje igranja na glasbila, itd.) in različne šolske dejavnosti. Šola spodbuja sodelovanje na raznih tekmovanjih, raziskave, prireja ekskurzije, organizira likovne in glasbene delavnice, delavnice s področja robotike in zagotavlja možnosti za sodelovanje v šolskih predstavah, obšolskih dejavnostih, na lokalnih dogodkih in v projektih. Strategija dela z nadarjenimi učenci na OŠ Antona Ukmarja vključuje izdelavo zahtevnega kurikuluma za nadarjene učence, delovnih metod, metod poučevanja in učenja, ki ustrezajo njihovim sposobnostim, da se jim omogoči vključitev in sodelovanje v različnih programih za nadarjene, kjer lahko dokazujejo in razvijajo svoje talente; ustvarjanje učnega okolja, kjer imajo tudi učenci iz socialno ogroženih družin in priseljenci priložnost, da razvijejo svoje sposobnosti, in so v pomoč pri njihovi nadaljnji poklicni poti in pri realizaciji njihovih dejanskih potencialov; sodelovanje z različnimi lokalnimi institucijami, centri v skupnosti, z nevladnimi organizacijami za integracijo in prepoznavanje visoko sposobnih učencev za nadaljnje sodelovanje, zlasti na področju motiviranja učencev za raziskovalno delo; karierno svetovanje, itd. Učenci, ki so prepoznani kot nadarjeni učenci, so primerno obravnavani v šolskih učnih načrtih oz. pri šolskih dejavnostih, kjer so lahko zelo uspešni; učitelji jih morda opazijo zaradi naprednega učenja, razmišljanja in splošnega razvoja na intelektualni, umetniški, športni, vizualni ravni, ali zaradi doseženega uspeha. Posledično šola razvija stimulativne programe in prilagodljiv učni načrt na podlagi njihovih interesov in individualnih sposobnosti, da bi jih izzvala v intelektualnem smislu. Šola zagotavlja učno okolje, v katerem lahko učenci sodelujejo z lokalno skupnostjo, z lokalnimi ustanovami, organizacijami, in sodelujejo pri storitvah v skupnosti. Programi za visoko sposobne učence se letno načrtujejo vnaprej, in so del letnega šolskega delovnega načrta, v korist spodbujanja in razširitve interesov in potencialov učencev, da bi jim pomagali pri razvoju celovite osebnosti. Poleg tega naša šola stremi k motivaciji in podpori učencev, da bodo lahko prispevali k oblikovanju naše družbe. Anton Ukmar Elementary School Koper offers an appropriately differentiated curriculum designed to address the learners individual characteristics, needs, abilities, and interests; thus providing for a tailored approach. Working with gifted learners is addressed in classroom modifications, as well as in extracurricular activities. Our school offers a vast variety of programmes, such as school camps exhibiting the learners talents in different fields (science, sports, social science etc.), innovation projects (learning foreign languages through physical movement, learning musical instruments etc.), and various school activities. It promotes participating in various competitions, research, undertakes field trips, organizes art and music workshops, robotics workshops, and provides opportunities to take part in school performances, extracurricular activities, local events and projects. The work strategy for the gifted learners of the Anton Ukmar Primary School includes as follows: Designing the challenging curriculum for the gifted pupils, work methods, teaching and learning methods appropriate to their abilities, enabling them to integrate and participate in various gifted programmes, where they can demonstrate and develop their talents; creating the learning environment, where learners from disadvantaged socioeconomic background and immigrants also have the chance to develop their capabilities, in order to help them build their career and realize their true potentials; collaboration with various local institutions, community centres, NGOs for integrating and identifying highly able pupils for future collaboration, especially in the area of motivating learners for research work; career counselling, etc. Pupils who are identified as gifted learners are paid attention to in school curriculums or at school activities, where they may be high achievers, noticed by teachers for their advanced learning, thinking and overall development at the intellectual, artistic, sports, visual and performance level. Consequently, the school designs stimulating programmes and a flexible curriculum, based on their interests and individual capacities, in order to challenge them intellectually. The school provides for the learning environment where learners can interact with the local community, local institutions, organizations and community services. The programmes for highly able learners are annually planned in advance, and are a part of the annual school working plan, in favour of stimulating and broadening the learners interests and potentials to help them develop an overall personality. In addition, the tendency of our school is to motivate and support the learners to be able to contribute to the shaping of our society. 26 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

27 OŠ Franceta Prešerna Črenšovci (Slovenija) Address: Juša Kramarja 10, 9232 Črenšovci, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Nataša Novak, Saša Utroša and Tomi Bušinoski Contact: OŠ Črenšovci se ponaša z nazivom EKO šole in vrtca, ZDRAVE šole, RAZISKOVALNE šole in KULTURNE šole. Na področju dela z nadarjenimi učenci šola organizira Festival talentov, obogatitvene dejavnosti v obliki obšolskih dejavnosti (tabori, interesne dejavnosti), tekmovanja, srečanja, sobotne šole... Na tem področju in na področju učenja na splošno šola sodeluje v raznih programih in projektih v zvezi z nadarjenimi učenci z Zavodom RS za šolstvo, z univerzami in drugimi strokovnimi institucijami v Sloveniji in tudi v drugih državah. Na OŠ Franceta Prešerna Črenšovci so z odkrivanjem in delom z nadarjenimi učenci začeli takoj ob potrditvi Koncepta: Odkrivanje in delo z nadarjenimi učenci v devetletni OŠ (1999), ki je šolam, vključenim v program devetletke, nakazal temeljne strokovne usmeritve na tem področju. Dela so se lotili z vso odgovornostjo in v začetni fazi organizirali različne dodatne dejavnosti, kot so sobotne šole, tabori, festivali, razne ekskurzije, priprave in sodelovanja na tekmovanjih z raznih predmetnih področij, delavnice za osebnostno rast. Sodelovali so v natečajih, predstavljali raziskovalne naloge, izvajali interesne dejavnosti, učenci so se udeleževali različnih delavnic na srednjih in sosednjih osnovnih šolah, spodbujali prostovoljstvo (sodelovanje učencev v računalniških delavnicah za starejše Simbioza),... Zaradi specifike dela z nadarjenimi učenci so se odločili, da sodelujejo v razvojni nalogi ZRSŠ Pedagoško vodenje, z namenom dviga ravni znanja in vzgojno-izobraževalnega dela z nadarjenimi učenci. V okviru te razvojne naloge so sooblikovali kazalnike kakovosti za vzgojno-izobraževalno delo z nadarjenimi učenci v OŠ. Ti so pomemben pokazatelj kakovosti vzgojno-izobraževalnega dela šole na področju dela z nadarjenimi in za šolo tudi priložnost, da oceni dosedanje delo in načrtuje delo v prihodnje. V delo z nadarjenimi učenci so vključeni vsi strokovni delavci, saj je to področje prioritetna naloga v LDN zavoda in del razvojnega načrta šole. Kot Evropska točka za nadarjene želimo izmenjavati izkušnje in razširiti možnosti sodelovanja s strokovnimi delavci doma in v tujini na področju nadarjenosti. Prizadevamo si obogatiti dejavnosti za nadarjene učence, da bi jim omogočili večjo izbiro in odločitve, izpolnjevanje na njihovih močnih področjih in na tistih področjih, kjer bi še želeli sodelovati, raziskovati in se izpopolniti. Z druženjem vrstnikov bi pripomogli k spoznavanju in sprejemanju različnosti, širitvi medkulturnosti in strpnosti, hkrati pa bi ponujali možnost strokovne in osebne rasti vseh učencev in zaposlenih delavcev v vzgoji in izobraževanju. Z izmenjavami bi omogočili spoznavanje našega kraja, promocijo naše dejavnosti, našo kulturo, kulinariko, razvijali ustvarjalnost in različne možnosti za komunikacijo in povezovanje. Svoje izkušnje bi lahko predstavili drugim in v svoje okolje vnašali primere dobre prakse ter tako širili strokovna spoznanja in praktične izkušnje. Elementary school Črenšovci prides itself of the title ECO School and Kindergarten, HEALTHY School, RESEARCH School and CULTURAL School. In working with the gifted the school organizes the Festival of Talents, enrichment extracurricular activities (camps, interest activities), contests, meetings, Saturday school... In this field and in the field of learning in general the school participates in various programmes and projects related to gifted pupils, e.g. with the National Education Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, with universities and other professional institutions in Slovenia and in other countries. At the elementary school France Prešeren Črenšovci the identification and working with the gifted pupils started immediately upon the approval of the Concept: Identification and Working with the Gifted Pupils in a Nine-Year Elementary School (1999), which provided the schools involved in the programme of a nine-year elementary school with the basic professional guidance thereto. The work was taken on in the utmost responsible manner, and in the initial stage various additional activities, e.g. Saturday schools, camps, festivals, various excursions, preparation and participation in various subject competitions, and workshops for personal growth were pursued. The school participated in competitions, presented research papers, conducted extracurricular activities, the pupils attended various workshops in secondary and neighbouring primary schools, and volunteering (participation of the pupils in computer workshops for the elderly Symbiosis) was promoted...due to the specifics of the work with the gifted pupils the school decided to participate in the development task Educational Leadership by the National Education Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, in order to raise the level of knowledge and educational work with the gifted pupils. In the context of the development task the quality indicators for educational work with gifted pupils in primary schools were developed. They are an important indicator of the quality of the educational work of the school in working with gifted, and offer the opportunity to the school to evaluate its current work, and to plan its future work. The work with gifted pupils includes all professionals, since this is a priority area in the Annual Work Plan of the institution, and part of the school development plan. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 27

28 As the European Talent Point we would like to exchange experience and make the most of the possibilities of cooperation with professionals at home and abroad in the area of giftedness. We would like to provide for enrichment activities for the gifted children in order enable them greater freedom of choice and decision making, perfecting their strong areas and the areas of their choice to participate in, to explore and to improve in. By socializing with peers we would contribute to the understanding and acceptance of diversity, expansion of multiculturalism and tolerance, while offering the possibility of professional and personal growth to all the pupils and education professionals. The exchanges would allow for learning about our town, promoting our activities, our culture, gastronomy, developing creativity, and for a variety of communication and integration options. Our experience could be presented to others and good practice examples could be transferred into our environment, and thus professional knowledge and practical experience could be disseminated. 28 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

29 Svetovalni center za otroke, mladostnike in starše v Kopru (Slovenija) Counselling Centre for Children, Adolescents and Parents in Koper-Capodistria Address: Mirenska 2a, 6000 Koper, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Dorotea Kralj Contact: dorotea.kralj@gmail.com V Svetovalnem centru za otroke, mladostnike in starše v Kopru nudimo svetovalne in diagnostične dejavnosti za prepoznavo nadarjenih otrok, svetovalno delo s prepoznanimi nadarjenimi otroki, mladostniki in njihovimi starši, zlasti npr. o vzgojnih vprašanjih, o učni neuspešnosti otroka, prepoznani dvojni izjemnosti otroka; organiziramo in vodimo tabore ustvarjalnosti za nadarjene ter izvajamo predavanja za starše. Posebno pozornost namenjamo dvojno izjemnim otrokom (npr. nadarjenim otrokom z izstopajočim vedenjem in težavami v socialni integraciji). Razvijamo obogatitvene programe za delo z nadarjenimi, ki temeljijo na aktualnih vprašanjih trajnostnega razvoja. Od leta 2010 smo organizirali in vodili pet taborov ustvarjalnosti za prepoznane nadarjene učence devetega razreda osnovne šole. Vsebina oz. rdeča nit naših taborov se nanaša na vprašanja trajnostnega razvoja, npr. obnovljivi viri energije, voda, samooskrba, ponovna uporaba. Rezultati taborov ustvarjalnosti so video izdelki, s katerimi udeleženci tabora izrazijo svoje videnje in rešitve posameznih tematskih vprašanj. Naša redna dejavnost je tudi sodelovanje s šolami pri prepoznavi nadarjenih otrok ter svetovanje posameznikom ali šolam. The Counselling Centre for Children, Adolescents and Parents in Koper provides for counselling and diagnostic activities for the identification of gifted children, for advisory work with the identified gifted children, adolescents and their parents, in particular, on educational issues, on the failure of the child s performance, the identified dual exceptionality of the child; we organize and lead creativity camps for the gifted and deliver lectures for parents. Particular attention is paid to twice-exceptional children (e.g. the gifted with maladjusted behaviour and with the problems of social integration). We develop enrichment programmes for work with the gifted, taking into account the current issues of sustainable development. Since 2010, we have organized and led five creativity camps for the identified gifted ninth grade students. The content or the red thread of our camps is the issues of sustainable development, e.g. renewable energy, water supply, self-sufficiency, re-use. The creativity camps result in videos, in which the participants express their views and solutions of specific thematic issues. Our regular activity is also cooperation with schools in the identification of gifted children, and counselling to individuals or schools.. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 29

30 Center za psihodiagnostična sredstva (Slovenija) Address: Litostrojska 44d, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Dušica Boben Contact: Facebook: Center za psihodiagnostična sredstva CENTER ZA PSIHODIAGNOSTIČNA SREDSTVA d.o.o. Družba za svetovanje in založništvo, Litostrojska 44d, SI-1000 Ljubljana tel.: , , faks: info@center-pds.si TEST center je organizacija, ki se osredotoča na objavljanje in svetovanje na področju psihološkega testiranja in prepoznavo močnih področij posameznika skozi vso njegovo življenjsko dobo, od vrtca do starosti. Naši psihologi uporabljajo psihološke teste za oceno posameznikovih prednosti glede na njegove sposobnosti, interese in osebnostne značilnosti. Svetujemo staršem, posameznikom in podjetjem pri izbiri dejavnosti, šol in poklicne poti, kjer lahko izrazijo svoje potenciale. Ker se naše znanje osredotoča na psihološke teste, si nenehno prizadevamo za razvoj / prilagoditev kakovostnih instrumentov, organiziramo pa tudi tečaje usposabljanja, in vsako leto izvedemo več ocenjevanj. V zadnjih letih smo namenili skoraj polovico časa ocenjevanju in tečajem usposabljanja, drugo polovico pa razvoju / prilagoditvam psiholoških testov. Najprej smo prilagodili teste ustvarjalnosti (Torranceov test ustvarjalnega mišljenja (z besedami in slikami) in testi inteligence (Ravenove progresivne matrice, WISC-III), ki jih priporoča Koncept za prepoznavo in delo z nadarjenimi študenti (ki ga je odobril Strokovni svet RS za splošno izobraževanje, februarja 1999). Naši psihologi so tudi trenerji za uporabnike testov ustvarjalnosti in za Ravenove progresivne matrice. Prav tako že 13 let sodelujemo s številnimi šolami po vsej Sloveniji. Naši psihologi izvajajo psihološko ocenjevanje v procesu prepoznave nadarjenih in sposobnih za mnoge slovenske šole, ki ne zaposlujejo psihologov (6200 učencev iz 107 različnih šol po vsej Sloveniji). Ocenjevanje nadarjenih v različnih podjetij je tudi del našega rednega dela. Svetujemo delodajalcem in zaposlenim o tem, kako uporabiti svoje prednosti na delovnem mestu. Sodelovali smo na regionalnih srečanjih»spodbujanje nadarjenih«v Salzburgu (2005) in»nadarjenost v Evropi«v Varšavi in na konferencah o nadarjenosti v Sloveniji (npr. na konferenci, ki sta jo organizirala Center za raziskovanje in spodbujanje nadarjenosti na Pedagoški fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani in ECHA), na katerih smo sodelovali kot govorniki in poslušalci. V prihodnosti smo pripravljeni sodelovati v skupnih programih, spodbujati sorodne programe, in sprejemati obiske zainteresiranih. V prihodnje se bomo prav tako udeleževali konferenc z namenom izmenjave idej in pridobitve novih spodbud. TEST Centre is the organisation focusing on publishing and consulting in the area of psychological testing and identification of personal strengths across the lifespan, from kindergarten to old age. Our psychologists use psychological tests to assess a person s strengths in terms of one s abilities, interests and personality characteristics. We advise parents, individuals and companies with regard to choosing activities, schools and careers where their potentials can be demonstrated. As our main expertise lies in the area of psychological tests, we constantly strive to develop/adapt quality instruments. We also provide trainings courses, and carry out many assessments each year. In recent years, we have dedicated almost half of the time to the assessment and training courses, and the other half to the development/adaptations of psychological tests. First of all, we adapted tests of creativity (Torrance Tests of Creativity Thinking (the verbal and the figural form)) and intelligence tests (Raven s Progressive Matrices, WISC-III) that are recommended by the Concept of Identification and Working with Gifted Students (approved by the Professional Council for the General Education, February 1999). Our psychologists are also trainers for the users of creativity tests and of Raven s Progressive Matrices. We have also been collaborating with many schools across Slovenia for 13 years. Our psychologists carry out psychological assessment in the process of identifying the gifted and talented for many Slovenian schools that do not employ a psychologist themselves (6200 pupils from 107 different schools across Slovenia). The assessment of talents in various companies is also part of our regular work. We advise employers as well as employees on how to apply their strengths at the workplace. We took part in the Regional Meetings»Promotion of the Gifted and Talented«in Salzburg (2005), and»gifts and Talents in Europe«, in Warsaw. We also took part in the conferences on giftedness and talents in Slovenia (e.g. in the conference organized by Centre for Research and Promotion of Giftedness at the Faculty of Education of the University of Ljubljana and ECHA), at which we were both, presenters and listeners. As for the future, we are open for collaboration by participating in joint programmes, for the promotion of related programmes, and for visits by the interested parties. We are going to attend conferences in the future, as well, with a view to share ideas and to get fresh inspiration. 30 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

31 Udruga Klikeraj (Hrvaška) Klikeraj, NGO Address: Velaluška 1, Osijek, Croatia Webpage: Contact person: Josipa Mamužić Contact: Facebook: Klikeraj je organizacija, ki spodbuja in pospešuje razvoj otroka z uporabo celostnega pristopa, ki je namenjen boljši ozaveščenosti staršev, strokovnjakov za izobraževanje, skrbnikov in vseh udeležencev v izobraževalnem procesu o potrebi po hkratnem spodbujanju različnih psiholoških vidikov otrokovega razvoja. Zastavljeni cilji so doseženi s pomočjo različnih dejavnosti, kot so: strokovni izobraževalni programi za posebne ciljne skupine; razvoj in oblikovanje izvirnih didaktičnih materialov, delavnice in programi za otroke, znanstvene in druge publikacije. Primarna skupina ciljnih uporabnikov Klikeraja so nadarjeni in sposobni otroci in posamezniki v njihovi okolici. Načrtujemo ustanovitev centra»vse na enem mestu«za potencialno nadarjene otroke in odrasle, ki bodo ponudili več storitev: delavnice za otroke, mentorstvo za nadarjeno mladino, svetovanje za nadarjene otroke in njihove družine, didaktična gradiva, izobraževanje, knjižnico z informacijami o nadarjenosti in razvoju talentov, delovanje na področju raziskav in publikacij. Nevladna organizacija Klikeraj trenutno izvaja program spodbujanja sposobnosti ustvarjalnega mišljenja, ki je sestavljen iz strokovno zasnovanega tečaja izobraževanja za delavce v vzgoji in izobraževanju in za skrbnike, iz delavnic za otroke, objavo vodnika in izdelave posebnih didaktičnih gradiv. Didaktična gradiva Klikeraja so iz šestih materialnih sklopov, prvotno razvitih in izdelanih za posebne izobraževalne naloge na podlagi temeljitih raziskav in praktičnih izkušenj, katerih namen je sprožiti določene miselne procese v zgodnjem otroštvu. Didaktični materiali so večinoma izdelani iz okolju prijaznih materialov, kot so les, karton, papir, nestrupena barva na vodni osnovi, itd. Glede na njihovo vsestranskost je za ta orodja značilno, da se lahko uporabljajo za vse starostne skupine in za vse ravni z različnimi, posebej zasnovanimi dejavnostmi. Doslej se je 287 ljudi s področja izobraževanja udeležilo naših izobraževalnih programov in delavnic. Povprečna ocena, ki so jo stranke namenile našim delavnicam, je 4,92 od 5. Nevladna organizacija Klikeraj je pripravljena sodelovati v skupnih programih za spodbujanje razvoja in dela s strokovnjaki na posameznih področjih. Klikeraj is an organisation that encourages and fosters child development through a holistic approach intended to raise the awareness of the parents, education professionals, caretakers and every participant in the educational process of the need for simultaneous fostering of various psychological aspects of child development. The above aim is achieved through several activities: professional education courses designed for specific target groups; development and design of original didactic materials, workshops and programmes for children, scientific and other publications. The primary target user group of Klikeraj are the gifted and talented children, and individuals surrounding them. Our plan is to set up»one Point Centre«for potentially gifted children and adults that would offer several services: workshops for children, mentorship for talented youth, counselling for gifted children and their families, didactic materials, education, library with information about giftedness and talent development, work on research and publications. Klikeraj NGO is currently running a programme of fostering creative thinking skills, which consists of the professional education course designed for the education professionals and caretakers, of workshops for children, publication of a guidebook, and the design of specialized didactic materials. Klikeraj s didactic materials are composed of six individual material sets, originally developed and designed for specific educational tasks, based on thorough research and practical experience, and aimed at triggering specific thought processes in early childhood. Didactic materials are mostly made of environmentally friendly materials, such as wood, cardstock, paper, water-based non-toxic paint, etc. Characterized by their versatility, they are tools applicable to any age group or to any level through a variety of specifically designed activities. So far 287 people engaged in education have attended our education programmes and workshops. The average assessment rating of our workshops is 4,92 out of 5. The NGO Klikeraj is open for collaboration in joint programmes for fostering development and work with experts in particular areas. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 31

32 Udruga»Vjetar u leđa«(hrvaška) Association»Wind at the back«address: Bijenička 51, Zagreb, Croatia Webpage: Contact person: Ksenija Ranogajec Benaković Contact: vjetaruledja@gmail.com; Facebook: Naše Združenje»Veter v hrbet«(»vjetar u leđa«) obstaja že od leta 2012, vendar pa naše izkušnje z delavnico»iskrice«segajo v leto 2007, posamezne izkušnje nekaterih članov našega osebja pa še dlje v preteklost. Od formalne ustanovitve Združenja se je naših delavnic udeležilo več kot 300 otrok, starih od 5 do 12 let. Program, ki ga nudimo otrokom in njihovim družinam, vključuje začetno psihološko oceno za namen določitve ravni kognitivnih in drugih ustreznih sposobnosti, stalno podporo za starše in komunikacijo z učitelji otrok, katerih cilj je povečanje njihove sposobnosti za reševanje svojih posebnih izobraževalnih in čustvenih potreb, in naše tedenske delavnice, ki so osnova našega programa. Cilji našega Združenja so: prepoznava potencialno nadarjenih predšolskih in šolskih otrok, prepoznava njihovih prednosti in slabosti, oblikovanje raznovrstnega programa, preko katerega lahko otroci sodelujejo v manjših skupinah in nadalje razvijajo svoje talente, delijo svoje interese s podobnimi posamezniki, razširjajo in bogatijo svoja interesna področja preko različnih dejavnosti, ki jih ponujamo (poskusi pri fiziki, biologiji, kemiji, astronomiji, matematiki, računalništvu, robotiki), podpora njihovi ustvarjalnosti in kritičnemu mišljenju, razvoj različnih miselnih tehnik, itd. Delavnice vključujejo dejavnosti, na katerih temeljijo naši glavni cilji, kot so: razvoj socialnih in čustvenih sposobnosti, popularizacija znanosti in znanstvenih metod, razširitev interesov otrok z uvedbo novih znanstvenih vsebin, podpiranje različnih načinov ustvarjalnega izražanja in ustvarjalno reševanje problemov, razvoj metakognitivnih sposobnosti zagotavljanje pogojev in možnosti za nadaljnje poglabljanje raziskovanja in razumevanja posebnih interesnih področij, povezovanje otrok z znanstvenimi in akademskimi ustanovami, itd. Prav tako si prizadevamo za posredovanje natančnih znanstvenih informacij javnosti o nadarjenih otrocih in njihovih posebnih potrebah z namenom izpodbijanja običajnih možnih mitov, ki lahko vplivajo na javno mnenje in oblikovanje politike. Naša predanost našemu poslanstvu in osebno in strokovno navdušenje nas ženeta, da nenehno izboljšujemo naše delo z nadarjenimi otroki; nacionalno, regionalno in mednarodno sodelovanje vidimo kot nujen premik v naši rasti. Prav tako menimo, da obstajajo stvari, ki so značilne za naše delo in izkušnje, ki smo jih pridobili, in ki bi jih lahko delili z drugimi za izboljšanje stanja in možnosti za nadarjene otroke po vsem svetu. Our Association»Wind at the Back«has been in existence since 2012, but our experience with the»sparks«(»iskrice«) workshop dates back to 2007, and even further back with individual experience of some members of our staff. Since the formal founding of the Association more than 300 children aged 5 to 12 have attended our workshops. The programme we offer to children and their families includes initial psychological assessment that determines the levels of cognitive and other relevant abilities, continuous support for the parents, and communication with children s teachers, aiming at increasing their competencies for addressing their special educational and emotional needs, and our weekly workshops that form the backbone of our programme. Our Association s goals include: identification of potentially gifted children of pre-school and school age, determination of their strengths and weaknesses, creation of a diverse programme through which the children can participate in small groups and further develop their talents, share their interest with similar individuals, expand and enrich their areas of interest through diverse activities we offer (experiments in physics, biology, chemistry, astronomy, mathematics, computer science, robotics), support their creativity and critical thinking, develop different thought techniques, etc. The workshops include activities underpinning our major goals, e.g.: developing social and emotional skills, popularization of science and scientific methods, broadening the interests of children by introducing new scientific content, supporting various means of creative expression, and creative problem solving, developing metacognitive skills, providing conditions and possibilities for further deepening of research and understanding of specific fields of interest, connecting children with scientific and academic institutions, etc. Also, we strive to give the public accurate scientific information about gifted children and their special needs, with a view to challenge the usual myths that may exist and influence the public perception and policy making. Our dedication to our mission and personal and professional enthusiasm we harbour in our Association drives us to constantly question and improve our work with the gifted children, and we see the national, regional and international cooperation as a necessary move in our growth. Also, we feel that there are things that are specific to our work, and the experience we have gathered, that we might share with others to improve the status of and opportunities for gifted children worldwide. 32 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

33 UMMI, Zavod za izobraževanje Koper (Slovenija) UMMI, Institute of education Koper Address: Sončna ulica 17, p.p. 838, 6103 Koper, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Marija Mahne Contact: UMMI je zavod za izobraževanje, kulturo in mladinski turizem. Povezujemo najrazličnejše strokovnjake s področij naravoslovja in umetnosti z mladimi, ki so pripravljeni svoje znanje in ustvarjalno moč združiti in tako ustvariti nekaj novega, tudi koristnega za prostor, v katerem živijo ali tja pridejo. Naše poslanstvo je spodbujanje in razvijanje ustvarjalnega in inovativnega potenciala mladih: spodbujanje specifičnih nadarjenosti pri mladih in njihove ustvarjalnosti na splošno; razvijanje občutka in sposobnosti za skupinsko delo in za kakovostne medsebojne odnose; usmerjanje mladih v procesno reševanje naravovarstvenih problemov; spodbujanje mladih k ustvarjalno aktivnemu doživljanju kraja dogajanja in razumevanju razvoja kot delnega kompromisa med neizogibnim tehnološkim napredkom ter ohranjanjem narave in kulturne dediščine; oblikovanje programov za mlade, ki pridejo v kraj, da bi razvijali svojo ustvarjalnost in čutenje za doživljanje narave in njenih lepot, torej prizadevanje za celostno razumsko in intuitivno spoznavanje sveta ter varovanje narave. Pri zasnovi delovnega programa raziskovalnih taborov v posameznih delavnicah sodelujemo z različnimi delovnimi organizacijami, ki svetujejo pri izbiri aktualne problematike za raziskovanje, predlagajo strokovnjake in sodelujejo tudi pri izvedbi delavnic. Pri tem poskušamo izbrati vsebine in delodajalce, ki so pomembni dejavniki v našem okolju. Namen tega sodelovanje je dolgoročno zasnovan v smislu iskanja možnosti za vsestransko povezovanje delodajalcev in mladih, tudi z vidika nadaljnjega študija in spodbujanja novih interesov pri mladih ter možnosti zaposlovanja. Poskušamo zaokrožiti celotno delovanje, tako da udeleženci taborov kasneje (med študijem) postanejo asistenti mentorjem in se tako usposabljajo za samostojno mentorsko vodenje po zaključku študija. V 20 letih delovanja smo: realizirali 20 raziskovalnih taborov za nadarjene mladostnike, tudi z mednarodno udeležbo dijakov in študentov; povezovali ugledne in priznane strokovnjake s področij naravoslovnih znanosti in umetnosti, ter jim kot mentorjem na taborih nudili ustrezna usposabljanja za delo z mladimi; usposabljali nove mentorje iz vrst mladih, ki so bili sami udeleženci naših taborov; izdajali publikacije s predstavitvami rezultatov dela; prenašali ustvarjalni pristop v delu z mladimi na širšo populacijo otrok in mladostnikov (npr. v šolah v naravi, izbirnih vsebinah za srednje šole); ter vsa leta pridobivali sredstva za našo dejavnost s prijavami na razpise (predvsem na razpise Zavoda RS za zaposlovanje, dokler je Zavod izvajal politiko Zoisovih štipendij). UMMI is the Institute of Education, Culture and Youth Tourism, which links a wide range of experts in science and arts to young people who are willing to combine their knowledge and creativity to create something new, also valuable for the area in which they live or to which they come to stay. Our mission is to promote and develop the creative and innovative potential of young people: promoting specific talents in young people and their creativity in general; developing a sense and skills for teamwork and quality relationships; directing young people to the step by step problem solving of the nature conservation problems; encouraging young people to actively and creatively experience the place of activities and to understand the development as a partial compromise between the inevitable technological progress and the preservation of natural and cultural heritage; designing programmes for young people who come to a place in order to develop their creativity and feeling for the experience of nature and its beauty, i.e. the quest for a comprehensive rational and intuitive understanding of the world and nature protection. In developing the work programme of the research camps we collaborate with various work organizations in individual workshops, which assist us in the selection of topical issues to be explored, propose experts, and participate in the implementation of the workshops. In doing so, we try to select the content and employers, which are important factors of our environment. The aim of this long-term cooperation is to investigate the possibilities for versatile connections between employers and young people, also in view of their further study, and the promotion of new interests of and the employment opportunities for young people. We also try to cover a comprehensive range of activities, so that the camp participants can later (during their studies) serve as assistants to mentors, and are thus trained for their independent mentoring after graduation. In 20 years of operation we organized 20 research camps for the gifted youth, also with international participation of pupils and students; we linked reputable and renowned experts in natural sciences and arts and provided them as camp mentors with suitable training to work with young people; we trained new mentors from the ranks of young people who were themselves participants in our camps; we issued publications on the results of our work; we transferred a creative approach towards working with young people to the general population of children and adolescents (e.g. in schools in nature, in elective courses for secondary schools); all the years we have been acquiring funds for our activities by applying for tenders (in particular, for tenders of the Employment Service of Slovenia, as long as the Zois scholarships have been awarded). EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 33

34 Univerza na Primorskem, Pedagoška fakulteta (Slovenija) University of Primorska, Faculty of Education Address: Cankarjeva ulica 5, 6000 Koper, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Mojca Kukanja Gabrijelčič, Sonja Čotar Konrad Contact: Facebook: Pedagoška fakulteta (v nadaljevanju UP PEF) je bila ustanovljena leta Na področju študijskih dejavnosti UP PEF izvaja več študijskih programov za izobraževanje učiteljev. Točka za nadarjene na Pedagoški fakulteti v Kopru na Univerzi na Primorskem bo v prvi vrsti usmerjena v naslednje dejavnosti: i) sodelovanje, povezovanje z drugimi institucijami (vrtci, osnovne šole, srednje šole, fakultete, inštituti, itd.), ki prav tako delujejo na področju izobraževanja nadarjenih; ii) pedagoška in psihološka podpora za učitelje in starše nadarjenih otrok; iii) omogočanje študija in raziskav na Pedagoški fakulteti in na drugih fakultetah Univerze na Primorskem, na slovenskih in mednarodnih fakultetah; iv) osnovne in uporabne raziskave na tem področju; v) priprava razvojnega kurikuluma oz. izobraževalnega modela za nadarjene učence na predšolski in šolski stopnji; vi) razvijanje učnih pripomočkov za nadarjene in sposobne otroke na predšolski in šolski stopnji; vii) priprava in razvoj obogatitvenih dejavnosti in drugih projektov za nadarjene učence; viii) sodelovanje pri oblikovanju izobraževalne politike in nacionalnih smernic; x) zagotavljanje učnih gradiv, izdajanje strokovnih in znanstvenih publikacij s področja nadarjenosti. Pretekle in sedanje dejavnosti obsegajo usposabljanje za študente in za učitelje na vseh ravneh izobraževanja, sodelovanje, mreženje z drugimi institucijami (vrtci, šole, srednje šole, zavodi, itd.), ki prav tako delujejo na področju izobraževanja nadarjenih; svetovanje za otroke/učence in starše nadarjenih otrok, individualno svetovanje za učitelje, osnovne in uporabne raziskave na področju nadarjenosti in talenta, pripravo razvojnega kurikuluma oz. izobraževalnega modela za nadarjene pri pouku zgodovine v osnovni šoli; razvoj učnih pripomočkov za poučevanje nadarjenih otrok na predšolski in šolski stopnji ter priprava obogatitvenih dejavnosti in drugih projektov, itd. Točka za nadarjene na Pedagoški fakulteti v Kopru bo prispevala k mreženju na lokalni, nacionalni in mednarodni ravni, izmenjavi dobrih praks in sodelovanju. Pedagoška fakulteta v Kopru bo aktivno sodelovala pri poučevanju, znanstvenih raziskavah, mednarodnih študijah in izmenjavi baz podatkov za namene mednarodnih raziskav; sodelovala bo pri oblikovanju izobraževalne politike in smernic ter organizirala in sodelovala na tematskih srečanjih, konferencah in plenarnih zasedanjih. The Faculty of Education (henceforth UP PEF) was established in In the area of study activities UP PEF carries out several teacher education study programmes. The Talent Point at the University of Primorska, Faculty of Education in Koper, will be primarily oriented towards: i) Collaboration, networking with other institutions (kindergartens, primary schools, colleges, faculties, institutes etc.) which are also involved in the field of gifted and talented education; ii) Pedagogical and psychological support for the teachers and for the parents of gifted children; iii) Facilitating studies and research at the Faculty of Education and other Faculties at the University of Primorska, at the Slovenian and international faculties; iv) Basic and applied research in the field; v) Preparation of the developmental curriculum or the educational model for the gifted at the preschool and school stage; vi) Developing teaching aids for the gifted and talented children at the preschool and school stage; vii) Preparing and developing enriching activities and other projects for the gifted; viii) Participating in establishing educational policies and national guidelines; x) Providing teaching materials, issuing professional and scientific publications in the field of giftedness and talent. Past and present activities consist of student training and in-service training for teachers at all educational levels, cooperation, networking with other institutions (kindergartens, schools, colleges, institutes, etc.), which are also involved in the field of gifted and talented education; counselling for children/students and parents of gifted children, individual counselling for teachers, basic and applied research in the field of giftedness and talent, preparation of the developmental curriculum or the educational model for the gifted in history lessons at primary school; development of teaching aids for teaching gifted and talented children at the preschool and school levels, and the preparation of enrichment activities and other projects, etc. The Talent Point at the Faculty of Education in Koper will contribute to the local, national and international networking, to the exchange of good practices, and collaboration. The Faculty of Education in Koper will actively participate in teaching, scientific research, international studies and exchange of databases for the purposes of international research; it is going to participate in the establishment of educational policies and guidelines, and organize and participate in thematic meetings, conferences, plenary meetings. 34 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

35 Univerza v Ljubljani, Akademija za glasbo (Slovenija) University of Ljubljana, Academy of Music Address: Kersnikova 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Branka Rotar Pance Contact: info@glasbenamladina.si; facebook: Twitter: Slovenska glasbena olimpijada je tekmovanje, ki ga organizirata Akademija za glasbo Univerze v Ljubljani in Zveza Glasbene mladine Slovenije. Zahtevno glasbeno tekmovanje je pomembna spodbuda in priložnost za predstavitev glasbeno nadarjenih študentov. Koncept tekmovanja izvira iz Estonije. Cilji Slovenske glasbene olimpijade so naslednji: razširitev glasbene dejavnosti osnovnošolcev in srednješolcev in razvoj njihovega glasbenega znanja; prepoznava glasbeno nadarjenih in ustvarjalnih učencev in dijakov; ustvariti motivacijo in ponuditi glasbeno nadarjenim mladim priložnosti za umetniško izražanje na nacionalni ravni; motivirati glasbeno nadarjene učence in dijake ter jim dati priložnost za predstavitev lastnih glasbenih dosežkov na nacionalni ravni; razviti glasbeno pismenost kot pogoj za ustvarjalne dejavnosti; povečati možnosti za skladanje in javna predstavitev izvirnih glasbenih del učencev in dijakov; razširiti možnosti za spoznavanje glasbeno nadarjenih učencev in dijakov iz raznih šol in z raznih območij. Slovenska glasbena olimpijada omogoča kompleksno predstavitev udeležencev na različnih področjih: izvedba, poslušanje, ustvarjanje in glasbeno znanje. Zajema vsa področja dejavnosti iz učnega načrta glasbe za osnovne in srednje šole, istočasno pa z zahtevnimi nalogami omogoča doseganje visokih učnih ciljev. V skladu z nacionalnimi dokumenti o konceptih in strategijah dela z glasbeno nadarjenimi učenci in dijaki lahko učitelji mentorji opredelijo te cilje v individualiziranih programih dela. Slovenska glasbena olimpijada je še posebej dragocena, saj promovira in spodbuja ustvarjalnost mladih v glasbi. Do sedaj smo organizirali in izvedli štiri Slovenske glasbene olimpijade. Najboljši slovenski tekmovalci so sodelovali na 1. Mednarodni glasbeni olimpijadi v Talinu (Estonija, 2012) in na 2. Mednarodni glasbeni olimpijadi v Rigi (Latvija, 2014). Slovenska glasbena olimpijada spodbuja aktivno učenje glasbeno nadarjenih učencev in dijakov in predstavlja pomemben izziv za njihov nadaljnji glasbeni razvoj. Lahko je model dobre prakse za druge evropske države. The Slovenian Music Olympiad is a competition organised by the Academy of Music, University of Ljubljana and the Jeunesses Musicales Slovenia (Zveza glasbene mladine Slovenije). The complex musical competition is an important incentive and opportunity for presenting musically gifted students. The concept of the competition originates from Estonia. The aims of the Slovenian Music Olympiad are as follows: to extend the musical activities of primary and secondary school students and to develop their musical knowledge; to identify musically gifted and creative students; to create motivation and offer musically gifted young people opportunities for artistic self-expression at the national level; to motivate musically gifted students and give them opportunities for presenting their musical achievements at the national level; to develop musical literacy as a prerequisite for creative activities; to increase opportunities for composing music and to publicly present the original musical pieces of the students; to expand the opportunities for meeting musically gifted students from various schools and areas. The Slovenian Music Olympiad enables a complex presentation of participants in various areas: performance, listening, creating and musical knowledge. Thus, it involves all the activity areas of the music education curricula for primary and secondary schools, and, with demanding tasks, enables achievement of outstanding learning objectives at the same time. In line with the national documents on concepts and strategies of working with musically talented students, teachers-mentors can define these objectives in individualised work programmes. The Slovenian Music Olympiad is particularly valuable, because it promotes and encourages creativity of young people in music. So far we have organised and carried out four Slovene Music Olympiads. The best Slovene competitors took part in the 1st International Music Olympiad in Tallin (Estonia, 2012) and in the 2nd International Music Olympiad in Riga (Latvia, 2014). The Slovenian Music Olympiad encourages the active learning of musically gifted students and presents an important challenge for their further musical development. It can be considered as a good practice model for other European countries. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 35

36 Univerza v Novi Gorici (Slovenija) University of Nova Gorica Address: Vipavska cesta 13, Rožna dolina, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Veronika Piccinini Contact: veronika.piccinini@ung.si; Facebook: Univerza v Novi Gorici podpira nadarjene učence, dijake in študente ter izvaja mnoge dejavnosti v podporo nadarjenih in vzpostavlja povezave (na lokalni, nacionalni in mednarodni ravni) z drugimi institucijami, ki delujejo na tem področju. Univerza je organizirala naslednje dogodke za nadarjene mlade in odrasle: Znanstveni večeri Univerze v Novi Gorici; Teden Univerze v Novi Gorici; poletne / zimske šole Univerze v Novi Gorici, s poudarkom na nadarjenih študentih in srednješolcih; tekmovanja iz književnosti in umetnosti; projektni dnevi Šole za okoljsko znanost; Noč raziskovalcev. Univerza v Novi Gorici sodeluje tudi pri dogodkih v podporo nadarjenih, ki jih organizirajo druge organizacije (npr. Festival znanosti v Novi Gorici) in tesno sodeluje s šolami. V okviru projekta»slovenija, odpri se!«se je Univerza pridružila pobudi»moj sanjski stroj«. Univerza ponuja tudi druge oblike storitev, povezanih s podporo nadarjenih: svetovanje»večjezičnost velja«, namenjeno družinam, vzgojiteljem in vsem, ki morda dvomijo in želijo odgovore na vprašanja o vzgoji dvojezičnih otrok ali o uporabi več kot enega jezika v odrasli dobi. Sistem tutorstva na Univerzi ponuja tudi svetovalne storitve nadarjenim mladim raziskovalcem. Fundacija Univerze v Novi Gorici upravlja Sklad Edvarda Rusjana, katerega sredstva se uporabljajo za podporo nadarjenim študentom Univerze. Na Univerzi v Novi Gorici je bil ustvarjen»koncept partnerskih šol«edinstvena oblika sodelovanja s srednjimi šolami iz lokalnega okolja, iz drugih delov Slovenije, in srednjih šol z obmejnega območja v Italiji, ki izvajajo pouk v slovenskem jeziku. Nadarjenim dijakom partnerskih šol nudi različne možnosti za nadgradnjo njihovega znanja. Univerza podpira tudi lastne študente pri razvoju raznih talentov; v ta namen ponuja posebej prilagojene načine študija za študente športnike. Univerza dokazuje svoj moto scientia vinces (»Z znanjem do zmage«) tudi s podporo razvoja talentov, in z zagotavljanjem ugodnih pogojev za mlade nadarjene ljudi, ki želijo v celoti razviti svoje talente. Univerza v Novi Gorici bo tudi v bodoče zagotavljala svojim nadarjenim študentom šolske in obšolske dejavnosti, in jim na ta način pomagala razvijati njihove sposobnosti, npr. projektno delo, raziskovalne možnosti v univerzitetnih vrhunskih raziskovalnih laboratorijih in centrih, mentorstva, sheme za študente športnike, in druge dejavnosti v podporo talentov. Univerza si prizadeva, da zagotovi strokovno usposabljanje na področju razvoja talentov svojemu akademskemu osebju, drugim vzgojno-izobraževanim delavcem in odločevalcem. Univerza bo tudi v bodoče redno posodabljala svoje študijske programe in učne načrte na način, ki spodbuja razvoj talentov. The University of Nova Gorica has been supporting gifted pupils and students, carrying out various talent supportrelated activities, and establishing links (at the local, national and international levels) with other institutions active in this area. The University organized the following events, aimed also at gifted young people and adults: Scientific Evenings of the University of Nova Gorica; University of Nova Gorica Week; summer/winter schools of the University of Nova Gorica, focusing on gifted university and secondary school students; literature and art contests; School of Environmental Sciences Project Days; Researchers Night. The University of Nova Gorica also takes part in the talent-support related events organised by other organisations (e.g. the Festival of Science in Nova Gorica) and closely cooperates with schools. Within the project Opening up Slovenia, the University joined the initiative»moj sanjski stroj«(my Dream Machine). The University also offers other forms of talent-support related services: The consulting services»multilingualism applies«dedicated to families, educators and to whoever might have doubts and questions about raising bilingual children or about using more than one language in adulthood. The University tutorship system also offers consulting services to gifted young researchers. The University of Nova Gorica Foundation has been operating the Edvard Rusjan Fund, the resources of which are used to support the gifted students of the University. The University of Nova Gorica has established the»partner School Concept«a unique form of cooperation with secondary schools from the local area, from other parts of Slovenia, and with the secondary schools located in the border area in Italy, which hold classes in Slovene. It offers to gifted students of partner school various opportunities for upgrading their knowledge. The University also supports its students to develop various talents; to this end it offers specially tailored modes of study for the athlete students. The University shall prove its motto Scientia vinces (»with knowledge to victory«) also by supporting talent development, and by providing favourable conditions for the young gifted people, who wish to fully develop their talents. The University of Nova Gorica shall continue to provide its gifted students with the curricular as well as 36 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

37 extra-curricular activities, helping them develop their talents, e.g. project work, research opportunities in the University s cutting-edge research laboratories and centres, the tutorship, student athlete schemes and other talent-support activities. The University shall strive to provide professional training in the field of talent development to the members of its academic staff, to other teaching professionals and decision-makers. The University shall continue to regularly revise its study programmes and the course syllabi in a manner that promotes talent development. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 37

38 Ustanovna Slovenska znanstvena fundacija (Slovenija) The Slovenian Science Foundation Address: Štefanova ulica 15, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Edvard Kobal Contact: Facebook: Slovenska znanstvena fundacija (SZF) je osrednja slovenska ustanova zasebnega prava na področju pospeševanja in promocije znanosti. Poslanstvo Slovenske znanstvene fundacije pri delu z nadarjenimi mladimi ljudmi sestavljajo naslednje dejavnosti: odkrivanje mladih, ki kažejo posebno zanimanje, znanje in sposobnosti za poklicno raziskovalno delovanje (v sodelovanju z izobraževalnimi organizacijami, starši in Evropskim centrom za nadarjene v Sloveniji); usmerjanje prepoznanih nadarjenih ljudi k uresničevanju lastnih raziskovalnih zamisli v specializiranem laboratoriju pri Fundaciji (v sodelovanju z najpomembnejšimi znanstvenimi in izobraževalnimi ter gospodarskimi organizacijami); razvoj nadarjenih mladih raziskovalcev v laboratorijih ter na terenu v sodelovanju s soustanovitelji ter drugimi zainteresiranimi organizacijami v Republiki Sloveniji ter po svetu. Za delo z nadarjenimi ljudmi je Slovenska znanstvena fundacija leta 2007 ustanovila Sklad za mlade talente, leta 2010 Raziskovalni laboratorij za otroke in mladostnike ter leta 2014 IdeaLab, podporno okolje za študente in mlade doktorje znanosti. V okviru laboratorijev organizira Fundacija izobraževalne in raziskovalne delavnice za mlade nadarjene ljudi, v okviru letnega slovenskega festivala znanosti (ustanovljen leta 1994) pa omogoča nadarjenim predstavljanje njihovih dosežkov pred strokovno in splošno javnostjo. Slovenska znanstvena fundacija kot Evropska točka za nadarjene lahko bistveno prispeva k razvoju prakse z evropsko dodano vrednostjo v tem, da utemelji in utrdi nacionalno znanstveno fundacijo kot mediatorsko organizacijo med mladimi nadarjenimi ljudmi ter konzorcijem podpornikov, ob enem pa kot programska fundacija ponudi konkreten program prepoznave, usmerjanja in razvijanja raziskovalne (in tehniške) ustvarjalnosti pri mladih ljudeh. Z opisanim tudi prispeva k oblikovanju Evropske mreže v podporo nadarjenih. The Slovenian Science Foundation is recognized as a European Talent Point, because it designs and carries out its own programme of activities for gifted pupils, students and young doctors of science with an annual consensus of its co-founders, representing the most important national organizations in the field of science, higher education, the economy, monetary system and the media in the Republic of Slovenia. The focus of the Foundation is identification, and, in particular the guidance and development of talented young people of the new generation of excellent Slovenian researchers. The Slovenian Science Foundation (SSF) is the leading Slovenian institution of private law in the field of science promotion. The mission of the Slovenian Science Foundation at work with gifted young people consists of the following activities: detecting young people who show a particular interest in, knowledge and skills for professional research (in collaboration with educational organizations, parents, and the European Centre for the Gifted in Slovenia); directing the identified gifted people towards implementing their own research ideas in the specialized laboratory at the Foundation (in collaboration with the most prominent scientific, educational and economic organizations); development of talented young researchers in laboratories and in the field in collaboration with the co-founders and other interested organizations in Slovenia and around the world. In order to work with gifted people, in 2007 the Slovenian Science Foundation established the Fund for Young Talents, in 2010 it established The Research Laboratory for Children and Adolescents, and in 2014 the IdeaLab, a supportive environment for students and young doctors of science. Within laboratories the Foundation organizes educational and research workshops for young talented people, whereas within the annual Slovenian Science Festival (founded in 1994) it enables the gifted the presentation of their achievements to the professional and general public. The Slovenian Science Foundation as the European Talent Point can contribute significantly to the development of practices with European added value, by establishing and consolidating the National Science Foundation as a mediation organization between young talented people and a consortium of supporters, while at the same time as a programme foundation it offers a concrete programme of detection, guidance and development of scientific (and technological) creativity in young people. The above described shall also contribute to the creation of the European Talent Support Network. 38 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

39 Vrtec Morje Lucija (Slovenija) Nursing school»vrtec Morje Lucija«Address: Fazanska 3, 6320 Portorož, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Leonora Drgan Contact: Osebje vrtca Vrtec Morje Lucija se dobro zaveda, kako pomembno je predšolsko obdobje za razvoj možganskih sposobnosti pri otrocih, zato poskušamo ponuditi otrokom varno, spodbudo, ustvarjalno in igrivo okolje, da bi jim pomagali razviti večino njihovih potencialov na najboljši možni način. Izkušnje kažejo, da vse več otrok trpi zaradi pomanjkanja gibanja, saj preživijo večino svojega časa ob igranju računalniških iger ali gledanju televizije. V današnji digitalni dobi sta telefon in računalnik pogosto med prvimi igračami za mnoge otroke,vendar pa sta fizična aktivnost in igra osnovni potrebi v življenju vsakega otroka. Da bi spodbudili posameznikove učne potenciale skozi vadbo in igranje v največji možni meri, so koristne dnevne izkušnje otroka uporabljene v različnih programskih dejavnostih v našem vrtcu (športne aktivnosti, jezik, narava, družboslovje, matematika). Dandanes potrebujejo otroci veliko fizične aktivnosti in igre, ki so zanje intelektualne spodbudne, tako da si naši vzgojitelji prizadevajo izvesti večino dejavnosti na prostem, v objemu narave. Vse dejavnosti so namenjene motivaciji otrok v njihovi radovednosti, da raziskujejo, odkrivajo in se učijo novih stvari, in da bi se počutijo zadovoljni in uspešni. Otroci se radi vrtijo in igrajo različne igre z žogo, vadijo vzpostavitev ravnotežja, preskakujejo ovire, se plazijo, plezajo po plezalni steni ali drevesu, veliko skačejo in tečejo,... Raznovrstne intelektualne spodbude se udejanjajo skozi igre z abstraktnimi simboli, kot so zastave, registrski znaki, blagovne znamke avtomobilov, znaki in simboli držav najprej jih otroci prepoznajo, nato pa razvrstijo in umestijo. Tovrstne igre so v preteklosti igrali že njihovi starši. Prav tako so črke in številke vključene v vsak korak igre, otroci rešujejo ali si izmišljajo tudi uganke. Otroci se naučijo novih stvari z iskanjem rešitev in nikoli ne prenehajo uporabljati svojo domišljije. Otroci se radi učijo, ker se dejansko ves čas igrajo. Vedno znova izumljajo nove igre, povezujejo vsebine, stremijo k novim izkušnjam. Učimo jih tudi stare pozabljene igre, kot so gumitvist, ristanc, metanje frnikol,»zemljo krast«... Starši so navdušeni, saj se lahko igrajo igre iz svojega otroštva z otrokom tudi doma. V zadovoljstvo nam je, da naš vrtec s takimi igrami in vajami prispeva k boljši stimulaciji možganov in daje vsakemu otroku priložnost, da razvija svoj biološki potencial. Naš cilj je, da otroci manj časa preživijo pred računalnikom ali televizijo. Vse, kar se otroci učijo v rtcu, se nadgradi s stvarmi, ki se jih naučijo doma, tako da postanejo del naravnega kroga učenja v sodelovanju z vrtcem. The staff of the kindergarten Vrtec Morje Lucija is well aware of how delicate the preschool age is for the development of brain capacities in children. We are therefore trying to offer children a secure, incentive, creative and playful environment to help them develop the most of their potentials in the best possible way. Experience shows that more and more children suffer from lack of exercise as they spend most of their time playing computer games or watching television. In our digital era a telephone and a computer often appear to be among the first toys for many children, whereas exercise and playing are two primary and basic needs in any child s life. In order to stimulate individual learning potentials through exercise and playing as much as possible, our activities are designed to apply useful daily experiences of a child to different programme activities in our kindergarten (sports activities, language, nature, social sciences, mathematics). Today, children need a lot of sports activities and games offering intellectual incentive, so our teachers aim at implementing most of their activities outdoors, embraced by nature. All activities are designed to motivate children in their curiosity, to make them explore, discover and learn new things, and to make them feel contented and successful. Children like to spin around and play different ball games, they perform balance exercises, they jump over obstacles, they crawl, they climb up and down the climbing wall or trees, they do a lot of jumping and running Different intellectual incentives are offered through games with abstract symbols like flags, registration signs, car trademarks, country signs and symbols first recognizing them, then sorting and classifying them. These are the same games their parents used to play. Also letters and numbers are incorporated in every step of a game, enigmas are solved or invented. Children learn new things through looking for solutions and they never stop rousing their imagination. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 39

40 Children like learning, because they are actually playing all the time. They keep inventing new games, connecting contents, craving for new experience. We teach them also old forgotten games like rubber-twist, hopscotch, marbles, land-stealing Parents are thrilled, since they can play games from their childhood with their children also at home. It is very satisfying to know that our kindergarten, with such games and exercises, contributes to better brain stimulation and gives every child a chance to develop their biological potential. With children spending less time in front of a computer or a television our purpose is being served. Everything children learn at their kindergarten is upgraded by things they learn at home, so they become part of the natural circle of learning and working hand-in-hand with their kindergarten. 40 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

41 Vrtec Rogaška Slatina (Slovenija) Nursery school Rogaška Slatina Address: Ulica Kozjanskega odreda 2, 3250 Rogaška Slatina, Slovenija Webpage: Contact person: Darija Hohnjec Contact: V vrtcu Rogaška Slatina že 15 let aktivno uporabljamo portfolio, s katerim spremljamo otrokov napredek in tako spodbujamo razvoj njegovih močnih področij. Težimo k nadgradnji načrtovanja vzgojno-izobraževalnega dela z vidika nadarjenosti in spodbujanja nadarjenih učencev. Na področju spodbujanja nadarjenih učencev aktivno načrtujemo številne obogatitvene programe (likovna soba, lego soba, pevski zbor), želimo si aktivnega sodelovanja s potencialno nadarjenimi otroki in oblikovanje strokovnega tima za načrtovanje, vodenje, evalvacijo in promocijo projekta. V vrtcu Rogaška Slatina ves čas delujemo na strokovni podlagi, ki jo predstavlja Kurikulum za vrtce (1999). Smo tudi dobitniki priznanja Blaža Kumerdeja 2004 za odlično partnerstvo z Zavodom RS za šolstvo in za dosežke na področju predšolske vzgoje pri razvoju in uvajanju novosti, povezanih s kurikularno prenovo ter razvojno-raziskovalnim delom. Vrtec Rogaška Slatina je gostitelj finala računalniškega programa LOGO in je vključen v mednarodni projekt s FIT klubom. Naši cilji na področju spodbujanja nadarjenih otrok so vezani predvsem na naslednje dejavnosti: zgodnje odkrivanje potencialno nadarjenih otrok in njihovo izobraževanje; raziskovanje in uvajanje pedagoških ukrepov za razvoj potencialno nadarjenih otrok kot so problemski pristopi, izražanje originalnih in netipičnih divergentnih idej in problemov, postavljanje asociativnih vprašanj, portfolio otroka; izobraževanje strokovnih delavcev in staršev. Želimo si izmenjati informacije o praksah na področju podpore nadarjenih, sodelovati z drugimi Evropskimi točkami za nadarjene in z Evropskimi centri za nadarjene. Glede na izkušnje, ki smo jih pridobili z delom na področju potrfolia otrok in ki jih imajo strokovne delavke vrtca, ocenjujemo, da lahko pomembno prispevamo k prepoznavanju tovrstnega orodja in potrdimo vpliv portfolia na oblikovanje pozitivne samopodobe ter na dvig motivacije za učenje. Kot vrtec, ki temelji na spodbujanju otrokovih močnih področij, bi lahko ponudili primere spodbudnega učnega okolja, izvedbo različnih projektov in druge obogatitvene dejavnosti. In the kindergarten Rogaška Slatina the portfolio to monitor the child s progress and to foster the development of the child s strengths has been in active use for 15 years. We strive to upgrade the educational work plan in terms of talent and encouragement of the gifted pupils. To this end, a number of enrichment programmes are actively being developed (art room, Lego room, and choir); we aim at active cooperation with potentially gifted children and at the establishment of the expert team for the planning, management, evaluation, and promotion of the project. In the kindergarten Rogaška Slatina all the activities are based on the professional curriculum for kindergartens (1999). We are also winners of the award of Blaž Kumerdej 2004 for the excellent partnership with the National Education Institute of the RS, for our achievements in the field of early childhood education, and for the development and introduction of novelties, related to the curricular reform, and research and development work. The kindergarten Rogaška Slatina is host to the finals of the computer programme LOGO, and is included in the international project with its FIT club. Our goals for the promotion of gifted children are related primarily to: early detection of potentially gifted children and education; research and introduction of educational measures to develop the potential of gifted children, e.g. problem-solving approaches; generating original and atypical divergent ideas and problems, posing associative questions, a portfolio of the child; training of professionals and parents. We would like to share information on practices relating to the support of the gifted, cooperate with other European Talent Points and with the European Talent Centres. With regard to the experience we have gained with children s portfolios and those of education professionals of our kindergarten, we estimate that we can significantly contribute to the identification of such tools, and can validate the impact of the portfolio on the development of the positive self-concept, and on the increase of the learning motivation. As a kindergarten, based on the promotion of children s strengths, we could offer examples of a supportive learning environment, the implementation of various projects and other enrichment activities. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 41

42 XV. gimnazija (Hrvaška) XV. Gymnasium Address: Jordanovac 8, Zagreb, Croatia Webpage: Contact person: Ines Dukić Contact: XV. Gimnazija Zagreb si prizadeva postati center odličnosti, ki se osredotoča na visoko kakovostno srednješolsko izobraževanje na področju matematike in naravoslovja. Šola je dnevni dom za skoraj 1300 dijakov in več kot 100 učiteljev. Ponosni smo na deset laboratorijev, specializiranih za fiziko, kemijo, biologijo, matematiko in računalništvo. Poleg nacionalnega kurikuluma izvajamo na naši šoli tudi program mednarodne mature. Šola ponuja različne sklope kompleksnih dejavnosti: obšolske projekte za nadarjene dijake, ki temeljijo na raziskavah in so razviti v sodelovanju z Univerzo v Zagrebu in z lokalnimi znanstvenimi inštituti; priprave na državna tekmovanja iz različnih predmetov, sodelovanje v mednarodnih projektih (Comenius, Erasmus + itd), priprave na olimpijade iz matematike in znanosti. Edinstven program, namenjen nadarjenim dijakom, ki niso vključeni v nacionalno mrežo tekmovanj, se je začel leta Od takrat dalje je bilo 938 dijakov ocenjenih v postopku prepoznave nadarjenosti in 214 jih je sodelovalo v raziskovalnih projektih, ki so razvrščeni v izobraževalno področje STEM (znanost, tehnologija, inženirstvo, matematika) v skladu s splošno usmeritvijo šole (gimnazija). Nekateri projekti so prejeli prvo in drugo nagrado na mednarodnih konferencah EUROMATH in na natečaju za raziskovalne projekte MEF-a /Methro Ethernet Forum, op.pr./. Iščemo partnerje za skupno načrtovanje šolskih znanstvenih raziskav, za sodelovanje pri raziskavah dijakov, ter v programih izmenjav dijakov in učiteljev. Nudimo podporo in sodelovanje pri organizaciji poletnih seminarjev in enotedenskih projektnih paketov za dijake. Radi bi izmenjevali izkušnje, informacije, projektne načrte in druge vire na področju izobraževanja nadarjenih za matematiko in naravoslovje. XV. Gymnasium Zagreb aims at being the centre of excellence, focused on high quality secondary education in mathematics and science. The school is a daily home for nearly 1300 students and over 100 teachers. We are proud of ten laboratories specialized in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and computer science. Alongside the national curriculum, at our school we also teach the IB programme (MYP and DP). The school offers various sets of complex activities: extracurricular projects for gifted students based on investigations and developed in co-operation with the University of Zagreb and the local scientific institutes; preparation for national competitions in various subjects, participation in international projects (Comenius, Erasmus+ etc.), preparation for Olympiads in mathematics and sciences. The unique programme designed for gifted students who are not engaged in the national competition network started in Since then, 938 students have been evaluated in the procedure of identification of giftedness, and 214 of them have participated in some research project. The projects are in the STEM field, following the general orientation of the school (gimnazija). There are projects that won the first and second prizes at the EU- ROMATH international conferences and at the MEF Research Project Competition. We seek partners for joint planning of school based science projects, for collaboration in students research, and in student and teacher exchange programmes. We offer support and cooperation in the organization of summer seminars and one- week project packages for students. We wish to share the experience, information, project plans and other resources in the field of gifted education in math and science. 42 PROMOCIJA EVROPSKIH TOČK ZA NADARJENE

43 Znanstveno edukacijski centar Višnjan (Hrvaška) Science and education Centre Višnjan Address: Istarska 5, Višnjan, Croatia Webpage: Contact person: Korado Korlević Contact: Facebook: Znanstveni in izobraževalni center Višnjan je nevladna organizacija, zasebni zavod, namenjen zagotavljanju najboljših znanstvenih in tehnoloških programov za motiviranje otrok in mladostnikov preko obšolskih dejavnosti. Naloga Znanstvenega in izobraževalnega centra Višnjan je promocija in spodbujanje inovacij in odličnosti pri znanstvenem, tehnološkem in umetniškem delu z otroki in mladino, pri čemer nudi podporo nadarjenim mladim in njihovih učiteljem na področju naravoslovnih in družboslovnih ved, tehnologije, varstva okolja, umetnosti in kulture. Center se posveča vsem starostnim skupinam od predšolskih otrok do študentov, učiteljem (usposabljanje učiteljev), staršem (sistem podpore), univerzam (podpora naših programov, mentorji, itd) in širši javnosti (terensko delo in popularizacija dejavnosti). Programi Centra segajo od popularizacije dejavnosti, ki se začne z»uvodom v znanost«do realnih znanstvenih projektov, ki se izvajajo z mladimi in temeljijo na izkušnjah in interesih. Posebnosti programa, kot so samostojno delo, interdisciplinarni projekti, sproščeno vzdušje in vrhunske teme zagotavljajo izjemno izobraževanje in pogosto dragocene znanstvene rezultate. Do sedaj so se izobraževalni programi Centra Višnjan razširili na skoraj vsa področja preko dejavnosti za različne starostne in interesne skupine (za predšolske otroke in nadaljnje starostne skupine), ki obsegajo širok nabor, od poljudnoznanstvenih do visoko specializiranih, vrhunskih tem in projektov. Velika večina naših programov se izvaja kot rezidenčni (predvsem poleti, vsakih nekaj let tudi spomladi in jeseni)»tabori«in / ali šole. Osnovni cilji znanstvenega izobraževanja in popularizacije znanosti se dosegajo tudi z usposabljanjem učiteljev, s namenom izboljšanja njihovih praktičnih sposobnosti pri prepoznavanju, poučevanju in delu z nadarjenimi otroki. Cilj 3-letnega strateškega načrta Centra je dodatno izboljšanje podpore otrok preko celoletnih selektivnih programov (vsak mesec), ob predpostavki»vsak otrok mora imeti priložnost, da poskusi (znanost)«, na podlagi katere se lahko otrok odloči, ali je znanost nekaj, kar ga zanima. 30-letne izkušnje, alumni klub z nekaj tisočimi učenci, od katerih so danes nekateri ugledni znanstveniki, nam daje verodostojnost za nadaljnji razvoj ter za izvajanje in vrednotenje programov za nadpovprečne posameznike. Science and Education Centre Višnjan is an NGO, a private institution dedicated to providing the best scientific and technological programmes for motivating children and youth through extracurricular activities. The Science and Education Centre Višnjan s mission is promotion and encouragement of innovation and excellence in the scientific, technological and artistic work with children and youth by offering support to gifted youth and their educators in the fields of natural and social sciences, technologies, environment protection, arts and culture. The Centre works with all age groups from pre-schoolers to university students, teachers (teacher training), parents (support system), academia (support to our programmes, mentors, etc.) and general public (outreach and popularisation activities). The Centre s programmes range from popularisation activities through»introduction to Science«to real scientific projects conducted with children/youth, based on experience and interests. The programme s specificities, such as individual work, interdisciplinary projects, a relaxed atmosphere and cutting edge topics provide for exceptional educational experience and often valuable scientific results. Up to date, the Višnjan educational programmes have been spread to almost all scientific areas, with activities aimed at various age and interest groups (for pre-schoolers and beyond), from popular science to highly specialised, cutting-edge, themes and projects. The vast majority of our programmes is conducted as residential (mostly summer, every few years also autumn and spring)»camps«and/or schools. The primary goals of scientific education and science popularisation are also reached through teacher training with the goal of improving their practical competencies in recognising, teaching and work with academically gifted students. The Centre s 3-year strategic plan aims at providing even better support to children by means of year-around programmes (every month) with a selective character, taking into an account the premise»every child should have a chance to try (science)«, upon which a child may decide whether science is something he/she is interested in. 30-year long experience, the alumni base of a few thousand learners, of whom some are eminent scientists today, gives us credibility to further develop, conduct and evaluate programmes for above average achievers. EUROPEAN TALENT SUPPORT NETWORK 43