It's Tuesday, our second school day with students from Germany, France, and Portugal…
The
day began at 8:00 a.m. with a fun activity in Rijeka. Students took a walk
through the city centre, taking selfies and exploring landmarks such as the
City Tower, St. Vitus Church, the Leaning Tower, and Kružna street. According to a third-grade student, Maša Šverko, the activity was a fun opportunity for
guests to get to know the city and for everyone in the project to connect
better.
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| Selfie activity |
After
that, the program continued in the IT classroom, where students started working on
their project tasks. On Monday, they had already been divided into six groups, and each group is preparing a digital presentation that will be shown on Friday.
Later,
after the break, our guests could choose which classes to attend. Some went to
German class with teacher Đosi Cetina-Romih, some to French with Diana Baljak,
and others to English with Sabrina Herceg. All lessons were connected to the climate change topics.
After
lunch, teacher Petar Jelača gave a lesson about light pollution. Students
learned how excessive artificial lighting affects the environment, wildlife,
and human health, as well how reducing it can help preserve the
beauty of the night sky. The topic was closely linked to the ecological goals
of the MORE project, which promotes sustainable interaction with nature.
From 2.00
to 5:00 p.m., we visited the city of Bakar. After listening to the song Učinimo
nešto by musicians from Rijeka on Monday, we now learned more about the
real environmental problems that Bakar faced in the past and continues to face today. The
Bakar Tourist Board gave us a warm welcome! We were greeted by the Bakar City
Guard and the Bakar Ladies, who offered us baškotići and Bakar cake.
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| Welcome event organized by the Bakar Tourist Board |
Our
guide, Bore Štrbac, showed us Bakar and told us about the old coking plant –
one of the main sources of the town's pollution. He also explained how the bay
is slowly recovering and that there are plans to repair the old undersea tunnel.
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| Undersea Tunnel |
We
also learned about the famous scientist Andrija Mohorovičić and about the town's fishing traditions. One of
the most interesting stops was the large tuna observation point and the old laundry site where locals once washed clothes by hand.
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| Observation Point |
Bore Štrbac also showed us the Bakar Tide Gauge Station, which was built back in 1929.
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| Bakar Tide Gauge Station |
The tour was simultaneously translated by Sabrina
Herceg. The students were accompanied by teachers Felix Engmann, Predrag
Paunković, Bénédicte Hautbois, Vanessa Wattel, Carmen Figueira, Ligia Martins,
Anđela Morić, Emica Pandurić, and Goran Krapić.
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| Students in Bakar |
Maša
Šverko said she really enjoyed the city tour and found the traditional Bakar folk costume particularly interesting. She also mentioned how much she liked spending time with her friends and of course, free time spent relaxing with others.
Matko
Simić (4.1)