MOVE LEGO ROBOTS

Is not a big deal for us.

Our first grade teacher Ľuboš prepared an interactive exhibition of Lego robots for the children. At first he demonstrated them all and then the children could try programming them themselves. Some robots was able to move, others created music with the help of a distance sensor.

We develop children's 21st century competencies and are engaged in many innovative projects. Work with lego based on practical activities that awaken and maintain in children the desire to learn, encourage curiosity, creativity and critical thinking.

WE CEREMONY OPENED THE SCHOOL YEAR 2022/2023

We are very happy that we can meet again, and together start another school year of gaining knowledge, experience and adventures.

Today is the most important day for our youngest pupils, the first graders for whom the classroom will open for the first time today.

A year full of adventures is awaiting you with your new classmates and teachers. We believe that on the journey of discovering the world of letters and numbers, you will have fun and nice moments with your friends in the classroom.

We wish to all our students a beautiful year at school BESST.

European Night of Researchers

"LET´S TRUST SCIENCE"

is the message of the 16th annual European Night of Researchers festival, in which our school also participated with the "Meet Your Scientist" activity.

The students of the 8th grade were introduced to RNDr. Mgr. Jaroslava Sokolová, PhD., MPH - vice-dean for scientific research activities of the University of Trnava and head of the department of hospital epidemiology and hygiene together with RNDr. Karolína Tomčíková, PhD. from the SAS Institute of Virology, what does the work of a scientist look like, the areas in which they are engaged in their research. Students received a lot of valuable information on microbiology directly from experts in practice.

The aim of the researchers' night is to stimulate mainly young people to activity and experiential learning. To show that there are scientific explanations and principles behind all the phenomena around us and events in nature. Point out the need for verification and critical thinking, which are necessary in all areas of education.

Summer camp - Wandering sneakers

WANDERING SNEAKERS

on the first day of our camp took us to the Eco-park Relax on Čierna voda, where we played and relaxed in a beautiful environment together with well-cared animals.

We also visited the Bee Garden in Smolenice, where we learned a lot of interesting facts about bees and even made a candle from beeswax, which we kept as a souvenir.

In the middle of the week, we wandered into the ruins of the Beckov castle, where awaited for us a falconry performance.

Thursday belonged to a visit to the historical monument Vodný Mlyn Jelka, where we could see how flour was ground in the past.

We wandered along the nature trail in the beautiful park of the Budmeric manor. During the whole week, we managed to create, make and enjoy games in the school yard.

Summer camp BESST - Science playfully

WE BECAME YOUNG SCIENTISTS

Our BESST Camp "Science playfully" took us into a world where you can express your natural curiosity and desire to discover, explore and experiment.

We had the opportunity to try many interesting experiments.

We built sailboats, animated a paper ghost, played football with magnets, saw dancing grapes.

We also managed to test a lava lamp, an elephant's trunk, and colorful flowers.

At the end of the week we tried chromatography, gigantic bubbles, a Kinder egg surprise and many other experiments which we managed with a smile and catchy joy.

We believe that the greatest discoveries are usually not made by those who succeed at everything the first time, but by those who, even after many failures, are able to continue.

Summer camp BESST

SUMMER IS IN FULL STREAM

and in perfect harmony with our camp. We experienced a lot of adventures during the warm summer days.

We made trips to the past and visited the Topoľčiansky Castle, we saw the Oponický Castle, where King Svätopluk buried his treasure.

We ended the last day with a trip to the ruins of White Stone Castle. We created maps of the castles which we have visited and made spaghetti towers.

There were also fun games in the school yard. We enjoy the time spent together.

CEREMONY TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR 2021/2022

It has been a plentiful year, full of new things.

We grand opened our Reading Room, Future Classroom Lab BESST, programmed with microbits, grown micro-gardens, Year 1 pupils participated in the Matatalab programming pilot project and had the opportunity to attend LEGO Engineering lessons for the first time.

Our school hosted the conference on innovation in education 2021, became one of the 16 Regional Centres of Support for Teachers, received the title of the best school in Trnava region in INEKO ranking, and helped, supported and allowed the study of 24 pupils from Ukraine in our school.

We are pleased that after 2 years of pandemic measures we were able to experience events again – outdoor school, trips, interesting excursions, school barbecue and hikes.

We would like to thank to our dear colleagues, teachers, parents and children who are always been doing their best. Together we are BESST.

We wish you all beautiful summer full of experiences and well-deserved relax.

SCHOOL BARBECUE

We ended the 2021/2022 school year together with a traditional school barbecue.

The program was filled with performances by students from the Hip Hop, Ballet and Gymnastics clubs. The cultural program of the event was the vernissage of art works and a musical concert by students. There were also sports tournaments, music, fire, good food, fun on a rodeo bull or a big slide.

It was an action-packed and pleasant end to a successful year at our BESST school.

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OUR TWO PUPILS WERE AMONG THE BEST

The city of Trnava awarded awards to primary school students for extraordinary achievements. As in previous years, the main criteria for the award were excellent study results, leading placements in district, regional or national competitions and Olympiads.

We cordially congratulate our two awarded pupils, Emma V., 8 Year pupil and Veronika O., 7 Year pupil.

We are very proud.

You can see the full article here:

https://www.trnava.sk/.../ziaci-zakladnych-skol-nam-robia...

OPENING CEREMONY OF FUTURE CLASSROOM LAB BESST

Yesterday was a very special day for us.

With the participation of invited guests, we ceremoniously opened the spaces of the Future Classroom Lab BESST. We are very pleased that our invitation was accepted by practitioners, city representatives, as well as pedagogical experts and the coordinator of the international team of ambassadors Future Classroom Mr. Bart Verswijvel, who works at European Schoolnet in Brussels.

After the presentations, the guests could also try various interactive activities prepared for them by our teachers and the students.

We believe that the Future Classroom Lab BESST is a place where the experience of an innovative teaching process is stimulating and developing for children and teachers and that will be an inspiration for others.

We are sure that changes in education can take place when they happen with the heart and desire to improve.

CURRENT NEWS FROM ABROAD

Some of our teachers are currently participating in training at the Future Classroom Lab in Brussels through the grant program Erazmus+.

The topic is active learning of children, innovative methods and the use of technology in teaching. Our pupils can already look forward to new experiences during lessons.

GOOD DAY FROM DOBRÁ VODA

After a two-year break, we finally went to the first touristic event with students, parents, staff and friends of our school.

We have planned an easy hike to the ruins of Dobrá Voda Castle.

While the children climbed all corners of the castle, the adults lit a fire so that we could roast the goodies we had brought.

We experienced one beautiful sunny noon in nature, finally there was an opportunity and time to meet, talk, enjoy time together.

We look forward to the next meeting!

PRESCHOOLERS VISITED YEAR 1 PUPILS

Time flies and in a while our current preschoolers will become future first graders. Therefore we invited them for a while to experience the atmosphere during the first grade class. They could try counting on playful examples, they were given various tasks, which they solved together, they played a game where we laughed together. It was an experience for everyone and we are pleased to be able to show our preschoolers creatively and in a playful way that being a first grader is an honor.

First aid workshop

OUR YEAR 7 PUPILS CAN PROVIDE FIRST AID 

Our year 7 pupils completed a first aid course. During the course, they got not only acquainted with the basic theory of providing first aid in various critical situations, but they also had the opportunity to try these tasks in practice. They learned to help a child and an adult who is suffocating, not breathing, has a severe allergic reaction, broke his arm or leg. We also thank the lecturer for sharing her own experience from many years of work in the rescue service in Slovakia and abroad. 

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE

FIRST LEGO League regional tournament was organized by our school in cooperation with FLL Slovakia for the first time. 6 teams were participated. BoscoBoti and LEGOCORTEX from Trnava, Smart Cubes from Bratislava, Lego Giants from Zlaté Moravce, HC TEAM from Hlohovec and our school team IT-PRO-BESST jr. took part in the competition as well. Our team was on the third place. The Smart Cubes team from Bratislava were the winners.

The children enjoyed a beautiful day full of experiences . They had the opportunity to try Virtual Reality ClassVR, humanoid robot NAO and robotic system designed for schools FABLE - these were lent to us by the company eTechnology from Hlohovec. Huge thanks belong to all the volunteers from the ranks of our teachers and students, as well as our school canteen, which prepared a great snack for all competitors.

The event was also supported by the company 4robotics from Trnava, which donated gift items to the jurors. Congratulations to the winners and we wish all participating teams a lot of success in preparing for the next season.

For more pictures, click here:

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DETECTIVE CHEMISTS

Our school actively participated in the Researchers' Night 2021 program again this school year.

Thanks to the set of tools we received in the Science Courier package, students were able to play as detective chemists, experiment and test on their own that the work of researchers is extremely interesting. Our detectives took and compared fingerprints and examined the smoker's and non-smoker's saliva.

Note ed .: Photos were taken at a time when face masks were not mandatory.

TITLE OF THE BEST SCHOOL IN TRNAVA REGION WAS RECEIVED BY THE SCHOOL BESST AGAIN

Every year, INEKO organization publishes the rankings of the best schools in Slovakia, and once again we managed to obtain the title of the best school in Trnava Region for the year 2020/2021.

We are very happy with the title and we will continue to work on interesting projects, innovative teaching methods and on improving the quality of education in the next school years.

In terms of number of students, we are included among small schools, and therefore in order to display our ranking, it is necessary to click on the criterion "SHOW EVALUATION FOR SMALL SCHOOLS".

WE LEARN TO CODE

During the week of 6th-12th December pupils and teachers around the world celebrate the Computer Science Week. We also took part in it through an activity Hour of Code, during which we spent one hour coding. Year 1 pupils were coding with an app called Code Monkey as part of their Lego Engineering classes. They learned simple sequencing and some even tried out some loops. They all enjoyed this hour and can't wait to get back to coding with their Lego robots!

Older pupils were working on a more advanced learning sequence that they will be able to use and continue with in the future.

You can find more photos in our gallery.

WE GAVE JOY

This year's Christmas will once again be full of love, gratitude and smiles. Our school has traditionally joined the beautiful challenge "How much love fits in a shoe box". Everyone- kindergarten, primary and secondary school and high school, worked together for this beautiful idea.

With this selfless deed, we will give joy under the Christmas tree to several seniors in the retirement homes.

Thanks to everyone who did not hesitate to participate and give presents to others. 👏❤️

ST. NICHOLAS ARRIVED TO OUR SCHOOL

"'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there."

Our children also prepared some English poems and songs for St. Nicholas, angel and devil, who arrived to our school on Monday and for their nice welcome our pupils were gifted with sweet treats.