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At the beginning of May 2023, students of the First Primary School in Čakovec from Croatia, under the guidance of teacher Branka Hranjec, painted in the monotype technique the Croatian iris (iris croatica), which became the Croatian national flower in 2000 because it is treated as a special species and as an endemic. During the activity, the students reflected on man's bad and careless attitude towards nature, but also expressed their observations that man also takes care to prevent pollution, founds various organizations that take care of the environment, reforests, grows and plants plants. The students got to know and researched the expressive features of the monotype technique as a graphic technique, but also got to know the concept of printing.  

On May 9, 2023, students of the first elementary school in Čakovec celebrated Europe Day by participating in the workshops of the STE(A)M festival: CHEMISTRY ALL AROUND US, CHEMISTRY IN THE KITCHEN, WHAT WE KNOW TODAY ABOUT THE DNA MOLECULE?  The Međimurje County Science Center was the organizer of the festival. The students participated in the festival with interest, they acquired knowledge that they will use in their everyday life, the activities were accompanied by new skills, the students enjoyed interacting with their schoolmates, and the festival itself exceeded the students' expectations. https://youtu.be/WXf0scJ_lE0

The students expanded their knowledge about the ecological footprint and created a poster on that topic, and in order to influence its reduction, they should have carried out activities that influence its reduction at school and at home. In the month of May, there were many rainy days in our region, so the students of the 2nd grade I primary school in Čakovec set up buckets in the school yard to collect rainwater, which they later used to water the plants in the school garden, in their families they used plastic bags instead canvas, they walked more, and some families replaced gasoline cars with electric cars. Students interviewed their grandparents to explore the ecological footprint of their families.   Ana_Lara+.mp4

On the occasion of Valentine's Day, the Poco Loco Theater from Rijeka presented itself to the students of the first elementary school in Čakovec with the play "Ljubiti, samo ljubiti." The snail accidentally fell in love and set off on a journey through the forest, in the end he realized that he is unique, and that he can be whatever he wants. It is known that theatrical performances develop students' creative thinking, empathy, understanding of their own and other people's feelings. In addition to the benefits mentioned in the interaction with the actors, students had the opportunity to even understand the feelings and needs of animals, develop a sense of responsibility, tolerance, self-respect, self-evaluation, courage to socialize better.