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| sandra |
 Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 1:40 am |
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Location: Australia, Melbourne
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Three Melbourne secondary students of Slovenian left Australia on 25 September for study in Slovenia on scholarship for three months as part of the Slovenian Learning Exchange Program. They will be attending and boarding at the reknown Diocesan Classical Gymnasium of Ljubljana (Skofijska klasicna gymnazija), in Sentvid.
They are: Melissa Bratina, Michelle Kohek, and Natalie Postruzin
and are Year 10 students of Slovenian, at Princes Hill Secondary College, North Carlton on Saturdays.
Each student is enrolled at a different school during the week.
Melissa attends Killester College, Springvale.
http://www.killester.melb.catholic.edu.au/
Michelle attends Ave Maria College, Essendon.
http://www.avemaria.melb.catholic.edu.au/
Natalie attends Catholic Ladies College, Eltham.
http://www.clc.melb.catholic.edu.au/
Departure at Tullamarine Airport at 17.10pm Thursday
A very large group of family and friends farewelled Melissa, Michelle, Natalie, wishing them a bon voyage and rewarding time in Slovenia. Amongst the party two centres were represented; Father Cirl Bozic the head of the Slovenian Religious and Cultural Centre of Melbourne and Sasha Ceferin, Director of ISSV and Sandi Ceferin for ISSV and the Victorian School of Languages.
Arrival in Ljubljana at 10.50 am Friday - Reception at Airport
The students were welcomed by relatives and received officially by the school, the Co-ordinator of the Learning Exchange program Prof. Alenka Battelino and students of the school. They were inducted into the school on the day, will stay with relatives over the weekend, to start school on Monday.
ABOUT THE SLOVENIAN LEARNING EXCHANGE PROGRAM
This is the first secondary program for Australian students, and the initiative was made by Sasha Ceferin the Director of ISSV. The initial contact made betweeen Sasha Ceferin and Joze Mlakar, while she was in Slovenia in 1999. Mr. Mlakar is the principal of The Diocesan Classical Gymnasium, and he was very interested in establishing contacts between students in his school and students of Slovenian in Australia.
These scholarships have been provided by the Office for Slovenes Abroad of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs; and was facilitated by Dr. Zvone Zigon.
Ten scholarships a year are also offered to Australian students who have completed secondary school, by the Office for Slovenes Abroad.
The students are tremendously excited and wish to express their appreciation and thanks to: the Slovenian Government, The Office for Slovenes Abroad, and the Principals of the Schools, and all those involved for making this possible, and ISSV which took the initiative and is acting as mediator on their behalf.
LINKS
Diocesan Classical Gymnasium
Skofijska klasicna gimnazija
http://www2.arnes.si/~ssljskg2s/
english presentation
http://www.zavod-svstanislav.si/eng/zavod/predstavitev.php |
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