SUCCESSFUL START TO JUVENTUS ACADEMY FOOTBALL SCHOOL IN LJUBLJANA, 17. October 2011
In September 2011, the Juventus Academy international football school started its training programme at Danila Kumar Elementary School in Ljubljana. 52 students, split into four groups, train under the supervision of 5 teachers from Danila Kumar Elementary School, who were trained by territorial coordinator and main coach, Christian Miccono.
The activities are regularly supervised and development of the programme supported by Juventus Academy experts. Training sessions began for parents on October and were monitored by Miccono, JA main coach, who also presented the programme and answered numerous questions at a well attended meeting for parents. The honorary sponsor of the JA at Danila Kumar, Drago Kos, who is also a FIFA referee, organized friendly matches between the teams during the training session.
Miccono was very satisfied with the organization and quality of the programme at the school. Representatives of JA will make four more evaluation visits to Danila Kumar school this academic year. They will also prepare additional workshops for the sports teachers, who will deliver the JA programme.
During this school year JA plans to organize friendly matches with other schools and clubs in Slovenia and also with nearby Italian Juventus Academies. Planning for a spring visit for our JA students and teachers to the Juventus grounds in Torino have already begun.
The implementation of the JA programme is financially supported by the Moro Foundation. The Foundation will sponsor two JA students, one from school’s national programme and one from the international department. The Moro Foundation plans to financially support the school’s visit to Juventus in Torino, and to support the organization of friendly games with other schools and clubs. One hundred gold coins have been reserved for sale by the Moro & Kunst company; the income to be donated to Juventus Academy, and subsequently used to organize additional JA activities.
DONATE AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN SLOVENIA, 24. June 2011
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN JUVENTUS ACADEMY IN SLOVENIA? 24. June 2011
Juventus Academy application form
Juventus Academy – International Football School for Children
Application
Children, both boys and girls, from 5 – 15 years will be able to apply to join the Juventus Academy programme by 5 September 2011, when the training will begin. All children, not only those from the participating schools, are also welcome to apply.
All students who apply will be required to buy a JSS Nike Regular Training Kit for Players:
Park IV Game Jersey X 2
Park Knit Short X 2
Team Sport Park II Game Sock X 2
Team Polywarp Knit Jacket X 1
Team Polywarp Pant Cuffed X 1
Nike Club Team Medium Hard case X 1
Kit Price 115 €
CHILDREN AGED 5 – 11 years
Football training will be organised twice a week (1,5 hours on Mon. and Thu. from 15.00 – 16.30
FEE: 35 € per month
Fee includes expenses for teachers, materials for training, football pitch, and insurance. The fee does not include expenses for games and competitions (transportation costs).
CHILDREN AGED 12 – 15 years
Football training will be organised three times a week for older ones (12 – 15 years) on Mon., Wed. and Thur. from 15.00 – 16.30.
FEE: 47 € per month
Fee includes expenses for teachers, materials for training, football pitch, and insurance. The fee does not include expenses for games and competitions (transportation costs).
Further information and application at the following tel. number: 01 5636 834, address: OŠ Danile Kumar, mednarodni oddelek, Godeževa 11, 1131 Ljubljana, and by e-mail: ja.osljdk@guest.arnes.si
IMPLEMENTING JUVENTUS ACADEMY– INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN IN SLOVENIA, 9. June 2011
Juventus Academy- the international football school for children will start running in two Slovenian schools in September 2011 (Osnovna šola Danile Kumar, Ljubljana and Osnovna šola Naklo). This holistic football programme, which, besides developing sports football elements, incorporates elements of healthy lifestyle, health education and development of positive attitudes, was developed for Juventus Academy by experts at Turin University.
In June 2011, a senior Juventus Academy instructor will be in Ljubljana to deliver a programme of specific professional development for (sport) teachers; the event will be organised at Danila Kumar Elementary School in Ljubljana.
Also in June, all interested parents and children will be able to attend a promotional training session organised by Juventus Academy trainers, together with trained Slovenian teachers, at Camp Šobec during the Danila Kumar Parent’s Association International Day event on Sunday, 12 June, from 13.00 – 15.00.
Children, both boys and girls, from 5 – 15 years will be able to apply to join the Juventus Academy programme by 5 September 2011, when the training will begin. All children, not only those from the participating schools, are also welcome to apply. Football training will be organised twice a week (1,5 hour) for younger children (5 – 11 years) and three times a week for older ones (12 – 15 years). Regular football games will also be organised for them with other schools and clubs.
The implementation of the Juventus Academy programme is financially supported by the Moro Foundation, the honorary patron of the project is Mr. Drago Kos, FIFA referee, who will participate in the activities of the Academy.
All interested Slovenian Elementary schools are invited to participate in this exciting sporting project. Further information is available at inter.osljdk@guest.arnes.si or 00386 41 393 867.
INTERNATIONAL DAY IN ŠOBEC, 25 May 2011
This year (Sunday, 12. June) the international day will offer even more than usual: there will be presentations of some of the extracurricular activities that the school will offer next school year: Sorina Dimache Ballet School, MEPI – Duke of Edinburgh Award, Juventus Academy Football School for children, Choir & Orchestra, Art & Technology Club, Volleyball and more.
During the event all the activities will be filmed and a video made for the school presentations, which will be financed by the Moro Foundation.
All students who apply, come and actively participate at the event will get a T-shirt with the school logo, a video of the activities and will be able to do rafting for free. Rafting for our students (and their siblings from Gimnazija Bezigrad who apply and participate in the activities) and teachers will be financed by the Moro Foundation.
MORO FOUNDATION SUPPORT, 14 March 2011
In the last calendar year, the Moro Foundation raised a significant amount of money for our department. It financed the activities during the exchange of students with Costeas – Geitona School in Athens, a teacher from IB PYP Bratislava School to assist our PYP teachers for three months, materials for teachers and students, sports and other activities at the International Day, additional Health Education programmes for grade 7 and 8 students, a Magic Show last December and Art activities at November’s Scary Reading Night; it has thus enriched our programmes and our students’ social and school life a lot.
We are currently installing 30 new computers, which have been donated by the Moro Foundation this calendar year. The new computers will greatly enhance and support inquiry based learning and development of the IT skills among our students.
We would really appreciate your support to realize our expanding programmes by contributing to Moro Foundation fundraising efforts. Thank you for your cooperation and help!
Irena Šteblaj (From Danila Kumar Elementary School Newsletter, 7 March 2011)
END OF WINTER PUST CARNIVAL FESTIVITIES, 8 March 2011
Students and parents celebrated Slovenia’s traditional end of winter Pust carnival festivities. In the previous week, the school was visited by a pair of Kurenti, characters wearing traditional masks and costumes (including bells) to scare the winter away. This week, students dressed up in a their own costumes and masks, ate doughnuts and took part in an entertaining programme of activities during school hours.
THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR JOINED THE STUDENTS, 7 March 2011
A number of students from the MYP classes attended presentations of the Slovenia MEPI community service programme based on the UK’s Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme at Gimnazija Bežigrad. The British Ambassador, Mr. Andrew Page, joined the students.
Donations for Moro Foundation educational initiatives, 31 April 2010
The Moro Foundation supports the educational programmes and needs of students in IB international schools in Slovenia. The Foundation’s support programmes contribute to the quality of education, developing international awareness, lifelong learning skills, and improving the social lives of children and teenagers who are far away from their homes, families and social environment. We are proud to announce that one of our supporters is Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan.
For the 2010/11 school year we plan to raise funds for computer equipment on behalf of students and teachers at Danila Kumar Elementary School. We would like to buy 40 new computers to ensure that students have up to date and relevant equipment and resources.
All donors will be thanked on our web page, www.morofoundation.org, and those who donate enough to buy one or more computers, will be given logo placement on the new equipment, as a sign of their contribution, and be further promoted on our webpage.
Moro&Kunst and their customers have already raised additional 10,120 Euros, after expenses for our educational support programmes during the 2009/10 school year were covered.
We would really appreciate your support to realise our expanding programmes by encouraging your employers and business associates to participate in our fundraising efforts.
STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME, 10 May 2010
From 22nd – 25th April and 6th – 9th May, a student exchange programme between Danila Kumar in Ljubljana and Costeas-Geitona in Athens took place with the kind support of the Moro Foundation.
The students stayed with their host families and the programme included whole-day programmes, which combined workshops and excursions in Slovenia and Greece, and allowed the students to promote themselves, as well as become familiar with a foreign culture, language, school system, lifestyle and habits.
The time simply flew by and both students and teachers are very satisfied with the exchange, since the programme was extremely rich in content and very well organised. This invaluable experience offered all the participants great opportunities to find out more about a foreign country. We would like to thank the Moro Foundation once again for all their trust, help and support in bringing this project to life.
Irena Šteblaj, Head of the International Department of School Danila Kumar Elementary School
New assistants at Danile Kumar school, 13 April 2010
“We are pleased to be hosting several new assistants who will be helping us over the next three months,” said Irena Šteblaj, Head of the International Department of Danila Kumar Elementary School.
Moro Foundation invited Ana Zuffova who is a PYP teacher from Spojena škola, Bratislava and who will be working in PYP.
A new assistant at school is also Vince Masincupp from St Mary’s College Maryland, USA. There are two more students from Spain, Lucia Sanchez Navarro and Judith Rodriguez Martinez, who will be assisting in kindergarden classes under the EU Erasmus programme.
Slovenian students will go to Athens and Greek studenst will come to Ljubljana, 10 April 2010
In cooperation with the Moro Foundation, which will support the project financially, we plan a student exchange programme with the Costeas – Geitona School in Athens for our Grade 8 students this academic year, which can hopefully be extended to other IB partner schools in the future.
During April and May 2010 we will organise a visit for grade 8 students to Athens, with a similar visit to Ljubljana by their age peers from Greece.
The proposed dates are as follows:
22 April to 25 April 2010 Greek students come to Ljubljana &
6 May to 9 May 2010 Danila Kumar students visit Athens.
The Moro Foundation will finance the activities (excursions & sightseeing, some meals and events) and other expenses (organisation and expenses for teachers on duty); students’ families will be required to pay for the plane tickets and host a visiting student.
Both schools aim to arrange intercultural activities on the Friday, excursions or sightseeing and social events on other days. We are sure that this is a fantastic opportunity for our students to learn about another school and country; and gain experience of a different culture.
Irena Šteblaj, Head of the International Department of School Danila Kumar Elementary School
Colouring Pencils for Children from the International Kindergarten, 24 December 2009
All children enrolled in the Danile Kumar international kindergarten were presented with a set of colouring pencils by the Moro Foundation. The children and their teachers were extremely pleased as the pencils were no ordinary colouring pencils but a special series of Swiss made water-resistant colours Caran d’Ache.
Besides this the children received a visit from Santa
