The second HUPE Dubrovnik Branch meeting in 2023-2024 took place at Osnovna škola Blato in Blato on June 8, 2024. 

Agenda:

• Gordana Bujanić Tretinjak: Gender Equality: Are we there yet?
• Ivana Kasunić: Who was Nikola Tesla? (English and Physics workshop)    
• Davorka Bronzić i Nataša Bebić Bačan: European citizenship in English language teaching
• Silvija Pećanac Bačić: HIPPO – English without borders
• HUPE news

The first speaker was Gordana Bujanić Tretinjak with her interactive workshop, presenting the project about gender equality, held in Secondary School Bedekovčina. Several subjects were included in the project. The learning outcomes were to explore some of the causes and consequences of gender inequality and to understand how to promote gender equality.

Ivana Kasunić was the second speaker. She presented the workshop which was carried out as a part of project day for 70th anniversary of Primary school Nikola Tesla. It showed several examples of collaboration and co-teaching between two subjects - English and Physics. The aim of the workshop was to intorduce Tesla, his life, his inventions and his obsessions to several groups of students.

The third workshop's aim was to promote teaching of European citizenship in English lessons. Incorporating European citizenship into English language teaching offers a well-rounded approach to education that extends beyond linguistic competence. This integration helps students understand the cultural, social, and political dimensions of being part of the European Union. By exploring themes such as diversity, shared values, and democratic participation, English language lessons can foster a sense of European identity and citizenship. 

The last speaker was Silvija Pećanac Bačić, who motivated our colleagues to join HIPPO Olympiade, sharing some information about this international, widey popular competition, as well as her experience as a mentor of two very successful contestants.

Jelica Šeparović
HUPE Dubrovnik Branch President