The second HUPE Osijek branch meeting report
The second HUPE Osijek branch meeting in school year 2021-2022 was held at the Faculty of Education in Osijek on 12 March, 2022. 18 members attended the meeting.
The agenda included:
- HUPE professional development course in London
- Ivana Kirin, teacher advisor: What lies beyond Buckingham Palace
- Ksenija Rumora, teacher advisor: Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles/Health and Emotional Education: Creating a positive and effective climate among learners
- HUPE news
At the beginning of the meeting the members were informed about the teacher training course in London organized by HUPE and supported by Education and Teacher Training Agency (AZOO) planned for April and August of this year. Apart from the course programme, which is all about exploring English language and culture, the participants were also informed about the technical side of the course, such as travel insurance, COVID-19 restrictions, flights, accommodation and the price of the course.
The first workshop, titled What lies beyond Buckingham Palace, was held by Ivana Kirin from Primary school Grigor Vitez in Osijek. In her workshop Ivana demonstrated with various interesting and thought-provoking activities for upper-primary and secondary students the importance of teachers going beyond just British and American cultures in their teaching of English, and exploring the rich cultural heritage of other English-speaking countries with their students.
After the coffee break, the second presentation, titled Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles/Health and Emotional Education: Creating a positive and effective climate among learners, was held by Ksenija Rumora from Primary school Franje Krežme in Osijek. Ksenija shared some useful techniques she has become familiar with while attending the Erasmus+ teacher training course in Cyprus, where the mail objective of the course was how to be active, eat healthy, be and stay emotionally balanced and how to transfer that knowledge into our classrooms to make our students more relaxed and ready to learn.
At the end of the meeting, participants were informed about the news in HUPE including the results of the national writing competition HUPE in the Story Land and the 30th Annual International HUPE Conference, which is taking place in Valamar, Poreč from 11 to 13 November, 2022.
HUPE Osijek is grateful to the speakers and all the members who attended the meeting and decided to spend their Saturday morning with us, making it a productive and enjoyable experience. Hopefully, we will see you at our next meeting in June 2022.
If you are a teacher of English and would like to join HUPE Osijek, feel free to contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Thank you!
Adrijana Roždijevac
HUPE Osijek Branch President
