Senior Citizens

University for Senior Citizens

University for Senior Citizens was established on the initiative of the Institute for pedagogy and andragogy of the Philosophical Faculty in Belgrade, Educational program of TV Belgrade and NU "Braća Stamenković", where the project realization started in 1989. Encouraged by the idea of the need for full integration and participation of senior citizens into the life’s community through life-long learning and development, the Institute theoretically formed and professionally designed the concept and program basis of the University for Senior Citizens operation.

In 2002, the Society for adult education initiated the project “Enlarging the network of the “University for Senior Citizens” that contributed to the further development of the University. Consequently, Belgrade is today richer for additional 4 institutions that support this idea: Đuro Salaj AD, Cultural Center Čukarica, NU BOžidar Adžija and Academia Educativa.

Program orientation is towards organization of education content in several program units that have a large number of sub-programs.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

ENGLISH, GERMAN, SPANISH, ITALIAN, FRENCH, GREEK, PORTUGESE, DUTCH, RUSSIAN, etc.

Standard courses (division according to the level of knowledge):

Number of classes:60, schedule 2x2 classes per week
Methods of work: Oxford,
Course form: Courses, work in groups or individually
Class books, work books and other teaching material – class books of the most renowned publishers and chosen methods are used: Oxford,
Testing knowledge - New students have their knowledge tested

CIT PROGRAMS

Academia Educativa provides various trainings for work on computer:

Begining course represents training for work on computer, does not require any previous knowledge of the student and includes Windows (operative system) and Internet (sending and receiving emails, working on Internet).

Through examples of practical work, students will learn:

Number of classes: 21, duration: 1 month, schedule: 2x3 classes per week

Basic courserepresents training for work on computer, does not require any previous knowledge of the student and includes Windows (operative system), Word (text processing program) and Internet (sending and receiving emails, working on Internet).

Through examples of practical work, students will learn:

Number of classes: 36, Duration: 2 months, Schedule: 2x3 classes per week

Business course represents training for work on computer that in addition to training for Windows (operative system) and Internet (sending and receiving emails, working on Internet) includes also Word (text processing program) and Excel (program for tables and calculations)

Through examples of practical work, students will learn:

Number of classes: 46, Duration: 2 months, Schedule: 3x3 classes per week

Using Social networks offers students the possibility of wider application of social networks as a modern method of communication and their inherent advantages. Social networks such as Facebook, Myspace, Tweeter, etc., offer not only communication but can also be used for research itself, especially P2P (peer to peer) systems, i.e. systems for exchanging online content.

Number of classes: 18, Duration: 1 month, Schedule: 2x3 classes per week

FINE ART AND APPLIED ART

Drawing and painting

Program is focused on acquiring knowledge in the field of Fine Art by acquainting with and managing drawing and painting skills that allow students to express their affinity by artistic expression and to spend a portion of their free time enjoying drawing and painting.

Number of classes: 128, Duration: 8 months, Schedule: 1x4 classes

Silk Painting

Program includes silk painting technique (combination of using guffe, painting color using aquarelle technique, combination of wax and brush painting, various combinations with airbrush), so the student can learn to paint pictures on silk, everyday or decorative objects.

Number of classes: 48, Duration: 3 months, Schedule: 1x4 classes

Artistic Ceramics

Program provides knowledge in the field of unique and sculptural ceramics (shaping clay, work on pottery wheel, work with molds, clay burning in ceramic’s oven, painting and glazing).

Number of classes: 48, Duration: 3 months, Schedule: 1x4 classes

Sculpting

Program enables the students to model in clay according to plaster model, preparing and pouring into positive and negative sides of the plaster mold, as well as patination.

Number of classes: 48, duration: 3 months, schedule: 1x4 classes

Tailoring and sewing

Program obuhvata osnovna tekstilna – tehnološka znanja, grafičku i praktičnu obradu i izvođenje osnovnih elemenata krojenja i šivenja.

Number of classes: 48, duration: 3 months, schedule: 1x4 classes

MUSIC ART

Instrumental musical program

Piano, guitar, synthesizer, harmonica, violin, flute, drums ...

Programs are focused on acquiring musical education, acquiring performance techniques and enhancing playing techniques on the instrument, as well as developing creative abilities for individual creativity.

Number of classes: 72, Duration: 9 months, Schedule: 2x1 class, individual classes

Solo singing

Program’s goal is to acquaint students with the culture of singing, imposturing voices for all types of singing and allows acquiring techniques of affectionate and correct singing together with breathing techniques.

Number of classes: 72, Duration: 9 months, Schedule: 2x1 class, individual classes

Solfego – playing the scale

Teaching solfego is focused on acquiring musical literacy through the basis of music theory and developing melodic and rythmic abilities of the students.

Number of classes: 72, Duration: 9 months, Schedule: 2x1 class, individual classes

School for singing old locally popular songs

Program’s goal is to acquaint students with the culture – technique of affectionate and correct singing of old locally popular songs.

Number of classes: 72, Duration: 9 months, Schedule: 1x2 classes, group classes

RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS

YOGA

Program includes acquiring knowledge and performing exercises for various yoga techniques that contribute to staying healthy and being in better physical condition.

Number of classes: 72, Duration: 9 months, Schedule: 2x1 classes, group classes