SLOVAKIA A Country in the Heart of Europe

SLOVAKIA A Country in the Heart of Europe

The Official flag SLOVAKIA / SLOVENSKO

Slovakia in Europe

Slovakia neighbours are: Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Austria

Nature and Slovakia • • Slovakia is hilly country The most famous mountains is the High Tatras The highest peak is Gerlachovský štít (2655 m) The biggest river is the Danube Climate is continental with hot summers and freezing winters There are many dark caves in deep forests Animals which you can meet in wild nature: bear, wolf, fox, deer, squirrel, owl, eagle, falcon, beaver, wild pig

Politics and Economy • Slovakia became independent country in 1993 (until then it was part of Czechoslovakia) • Slovakia is a parliamentary democratic republic • The head of Slovakia is the President • Slovakia is a member of EU and NATO since 2004 • National currency is Euro since 2009

Bratislava – the capital city Bratislava in the past

Mountains The northern part of Slovakia is very hilly This part form a massive Carpathy mountain It is called The High Tatras

The High Tatras

Famous Castles Spišský hrad – Spis castle

Betliar Krásna Hôrka castle Trenčín castle

River – The Danube, Bratislava

The Caves There are more than 2, 400 caves in Slovakia, out of which more than 400 have been explored so far.

Slovakia in winter Winters in Slovakia are very freezing. Mostly enjoyed by children and people who like winter sports.

Typical sports in Slovakia • • Ice hockey – Slovakia was the world champion in 2002 Tennis: D. Hantuchová, D. Cibulková, D. Hrbatý Football: famous players – Hamšík, Stoch, Karhan, Škrtel, Weiss, Čech, Hološko, Vittek Water sports are popular

National Food Bryndzové halušky (Sheep cheese with pasta) Vyprážaný syr s hranolkami (Fried cheese with french fries)

The painters Ľ. Fulla A. Brunovský M. Benka

Map of Slovakia The north is mostly hilly and the south is more flat. I_______I 100 km

Žilina Banská Štiavnica

Prešov Bardejov - Spa

Košice - the second biggest city in Slovakia (350 000 inhabitants)

Košice – Main street Košice was european capital of culture in 2013

Družstevná pri Hornáde is a small village near Košice (6 km away). There is a good connection with Košice by train or bus. This village is surrounded by beautiful nature and it lies by the river Hornad.

Základná škola Hlavná 5, Družstevná pri Hornáde (our school)

photos of school front entrance

Information about our school Our school visit 320 children There are 28 teachers Children are aged 7 – 15 years We have 20 classes and 5 classes with special needs There are 3 classrooms reserved for computers and ICT devices (wifi) Outside the school there is a traffic playground where children can practise cycling skills Next to the school building is gym Behind the gym we have big playground for various sports and activities Children usually eat lunch at our school canteen

Main activities at school Our school has a status of Eco-green school – we separate the waste, we teach children how to behave to our environment As a result of these activities we were honoured by the visit of the Netherlands queen Beatrix in 2007

We try to motivate children to learn foreign languages and to learn new things about other countries (Erasmus +, by the help of our national agency saaic, and iuventa) In modern life the computers and ICT skills are needed

Contacts and addresses address: Základná škola, Hlavná 5, Družstevná pri Hornáde, 04431 Slovakia email: zsdruzstevna@centrum. sk web: http: //zsdruzstevna. edupage. org/ Headmaster: Paed. Dr Anna Vajdová mobil school: 00421 911 276 478 © Mgr. Peter Sabol, English teacher, mob: 00421 915 923 107 email: peter. sabol. slovakia@gmail. com photos source - internet