a day at mt. olympus

A REPORT ON A PROJECTA REPORT ON A PROJECT

““AA dday at Mt. Olympusay at Mt. Olympus””

by: Zorislav Jelenčić, teacher by: Zorislav Jelenčić, teacher Slatina, July 15, 2008Slatina, July 15, 2008

ZORISLAV JELENČIĆZORISLAV JELENČIĆAA dday at Mt. Olympusay at Mt. Olympusa scene performancea scene performance

DIRECTOR:DIRECTOR:Jadranka SrdočJadranka Srdoč

PERFORMING:PERFORMING:B-class pupils, 2nd year high B-class pupils, 2nd year high

schoolschoolMarko Marulić Secondary Marko Marulić Secondary School, Slatina, CroatiaSchool, Slatina, Croatia

TheThe projectproject

The scene performance exhibits The scene performance exhibits the life and manners of antique the life and manners of antique deities to remind deities to remind us aboutus about or or rediscover this indispensable rediscover this indispensable part of our civilisation’s heritage part of our civilisation’s heritage and the universality of human and the universality of human situationssituations..

THE PROJECT’S PURPOSE THE PROJECT’S PURPOSE AND AIMSAND AIMS

The final product (the The final product (the performance) is equally performance) is equally important as the making important as the making of itof it..

The project included EVERY B-The project included EVERY B-class 2nd year pupil regardless of class 2nd year pupil regardless of their abilities, talents or incentive.their abilities, talents or incentive.

The ultimate goal was to provide The ultimate goal was to provide the pupils with a feeling of the pupils with a feeling of success for their accomplishment. success for their accomplishment. They succeeded because of their They succeeded because of their hard work and endeavour, which hard work and endeavour, which are opposite to some other are opposite to some other features young people usually features young people usually apply to prove themselvesapply to prove themselves..

The project’s aimsThe project’s aims

To show that, even in our To show that, even in our passive surroundingpassive surroundingss, it is , it is possible to make something possible to make something creative and originalcreative and original through through investing our own effort. If we investing our own effort. If we succeed, we may inspire succeed, we may inspire others as wellothers as well..

To develop the following To develop the following competences among the pupils competences among the pupils and other project associatesand other project associates::

co-operative learning or teamworkco-operative learning or teamwork communication and social skills communication and social skills

(getting rid of the fear of public (getting rid of the fear of public appearance, raising self-esteem and appearance, raising self-esteem and developing self-consciousnessdeveloping self-consciousness))

enterprise (we do not ask what others enterprise (we do not ask what others can do for us, but what we can do for can do for us, but what we can do for ourselvesourselves))

THE PROJECT’S AIMSTHE PROJECT’S AIMS

To establish co-operation To establish co-operation between pupils, school staff, between pupils, school staff, parents, the structures of local parents, the structures of local community and other community and other interested individualsinterested individuals..

THE COURSE OF THE THE COURSE OF THE PROJECTPROJECT

The project was realised by The project was realised by more than one hundred more than one hundred participants during the participants during the entire season 2007/2008entire season 2007/2008

THE COURSE OF THE THE COURSE OF THE PROJECTPROJECT

The project was modified The project was modified underunder following circumstances:following circumstances:

It all began as one of Latin course It all began as one of Latin course activities (a lecture on Olympian activities (a lecture on Olympian gods)gods)

A A play was written by Mr. Jelenčić play was written by Mr. Jelenčić and every pupil had his or her role and every pupil had his or her role in it.in it.

The rehearsals continued in The rehearsals continued in form-master’s classesform-master’s classes

A meeting with pupil’s parents A meeting with pupil’s parents was held and a reading was held and a reading rehearsal rehearsal was put onwas put on (the (the parents backed the project)parents backed the project)

THE COURSE OF THE THE COURSE OF THE PROJECTPROJECT

Mrs. Jadranka Srdoč, a theatre Mrs. Jadranka Srdoč, a theatre worker, was assigned for scene worker, was assigned for scene appearance practicing.appearance practicing.

To To boostboost their motivation, the their motivation, the pupils and teachers went on a field pupils and teachers went on a field trip to attend trip to attend The Olympian Greece The Olympian Greece ProjectProject at Open Jesuit Grammar at Open Jesuit Grammar School in Osijek on April 18School in Osijek on April 18,, 2008 2008..

THE COURSE OF THE THE COURSE OF THE PROJECTPROJECT

The pupils attending Textile The pupils attending Textile Fabrics School made the Fabrics School made the costumes according to their costumes according to their practical work teacher’s ideas, practical work teacher’s ideas, while the pupils attending while the pupils attending Agriculture School made wreaths Agriculture School made wreaths and belts with help of their and belts with help of their teacher.teacher.

THE COURSE OF THE THE COURSE OF THE PROJECTPROJECT

Under the guidance of their Music Under the guidance of their Music teacher, the pupils had learned to teacher, the pupils had learned to play and sing “Gaudeamus” and play and sing “Gaudeamus” and performed it on secondary school performed it on secondary school leavers’ last day at school. There leavers’ last day at school. There they received their first applause, they received their first applause, which stimulated them for their which stimulated them for their further activityfurther activity..

THE COURSE OF THE THE COURSE OF THE PROJECTPROJECT

The pupils attending The pupils attending Woodworking School made Woodworking School made the scenery according to the scenery according to their practical work their practical work teacher’s ideasteacher’s ideas..

THE COURSE OF THE THE COURSE OF THE PROJECTPROJECT

Having decided the opening Having decided the opening night’s date, the rehearsals night’s date, the rehearsals were continued at Slatina town were continued at Slatina town cinema.cinema.

During that time the pupils During that time the pupils made sixteen posters made sixteen posters presenting the Olympian godspresenting the Olympian gods..

The play was performed on June 6, The play was performed on June 6, 2008 before around two hundred 2008 before around two hundred spectators, who rewarded the spectators, who rewarded the long-time effort of all those who long-time effort of all those who participated in the making of the participated in the making of the play with a very long applause.play with a very long applause.

A video recording of the play was A video recording of the play was also madealso made

““A day at Mt. Olympus” project A day at Mt. Olympus” project was covered by the mediawas covered by the media..

THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR

ATTENTION!ATTENTION!zorislav.jelencic@gmail.comzorislav.jelencic@gmail.com