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First museum of Holocaust in Slovakia is in Sereď, western Slovakia

Visits to Holocaust sites work but are not enough

Students should see former concentration camps, ministry recommends

School, illustrative stock photo.

Topic: Human Relationship (Exercise)

In exercise for this topic we focus on skill: Growth Mindset

School, illustrative stock photo.

Glossary: Schools need to respond to extremism

Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper.

Michal Meško

Meško: There is nothing I would do completely differently

Successful bookstore owner Michal Meško talks about his teenage entrepreneurial beginnings and more.

Youngsters could do well in business

More and more young people seem to be willing to try their luck – and skills – as employers or at the least, self-employed.

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Illustrative stock photo

Glossary: Youngsters could do well in business

Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper.

Illustrative stock photo

Exercise: Youngsters could do well in business

Topic: Young people and their world

Many foreigners come to study in Slovakia.

Catholic charity aids refugees

REFUGEES from Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Somalia and Eritrea had to leave their homes fearing for their lives. 

Slovak policies are not very friendly to migrants.

Slovakia lacks appropriate policy

MIGRANTS living in Slovakia still struggle when trying to integrate into Slovak society. 

Many foreigners come to study in Slovakia.

Exercise: Slovakia lacks appropriate policy

This exercise is linked to the articles:  Slovakia lacks appropriate policy and Catholic charity aids refugees

Slovak policies are not very friendly to migrants.

Glossary: Slovakia lacks appropriate policy

Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper.

Correctly selected activities may help children develop their abilities.

Activities should be chosen carefully

DESPITE the positive impacts of after-school programmes on children’s development, parents should not go overboard and force children to participate in every possible activity, experts tell The Slovak Spectator.

Family time still remains the key to successful childhood development

IT IS still important that children spend much of their free time with their families, experts agree. 

Correctly selected activities may help children develop their abilities.

Glossary: Activities should be chosen carefully

Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper.

Exercise: Activities should be chosen carefully

This exercise is linked to the articles:  Activities should be chosen carefully and Family time still remains the key to successful childhood development

Philip Kerr

BLOG: Philip Kerr: ‘There’s no ‘single’ way of learning language’

Philip Kerr, a Vienna-based teacher trainer, lecturer and materials writer, the author of publications such as Straightforward and Inside Out and Translation and Own-Language Activities, is the first speaker at the English Language Teaching Forum (ELT Forum) which will take place on June 5th - June 6th, 2015 in Bratislava. In an exclusive introductory interview, he expresses his opinion on technological innovations and effective forms of acquiring foreign language.

One of the SPOTs projects in Košice.

EC praises Košice for 2013 culture capital project

THE EUROPEAN Commission has praised Košice for the city’s handling of the European Capital of Culture (ECOC) 2013 project.

Galleries enable children to learn more about art.

Galleries connecting kids with art

CHILDREN have multiple opportunities to directly learn about art. 

Galleries enable children to learn more about art.

Exercise: Galleries connecting kids with art

This exercise is linked to the articles:  Galleries connecting kids with art and EC praises Košice for 2013 culture capital project

One of the SPOTs projects in Košice.

Glossary: Galleries connecting kids with art

Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper.

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