This document summarizes a school project called "A Day at Mt. Olympus" led by teacher Zorislav Jelenčić. Over 100 students from Marko Marulić Secondary School in Slatina, Croatia participated in creating and performing a scene about ancient Greek deities. Students learned skills like teamwork, communication, and confidence through months of writing, rehearsing, sewing costumes, and building sets. The final performance was presented to 200 spectators and was a success due to the students' hard work and cooperation across different school programs.

1. A REPORT ON A PROJECTA REPORT ON A PROJECT
““AA dday at Mt. Olympusay at Mt. Olympus ””
by: Zorislav Jelenčić, teacherby: Zorislav Jelenčić, teacher
Slatina, July 15, 2008Slatina, July 15, 2008

3. ZORISLAV JELENČIĆZORISLAV JELENČIĆ
AA dday at Mt. Olympusay at Mt. Olympus
a scene performancea scene performance

4. DIRECTOR:DIRECTOR:
Jadranka SrdočJadranka Srdoč
PERFORMING:PERFORMING:
B-class pupils, 2nd year highB-class pupils, 2nd year high
schoolschool
Marko Marulić SecondaryMarko Marulić Secondary
School, Slatina, CroatiaSchool, Slatina, Croatia

5. TheThe projectproject
The scene performance exhibitsThe scene performance exhibits
the life and manners of antiquethe life and manners of antique
deities to reminddeities to remind us aboutus about oror
rediscover this indispensable partrediscover this indispensable part
of our civilisation’s heritage and theof our civilisation’s heritage and the
universality of human situationsuniversality of human situations..

6. THE PROJECT’S PURPOSETHE PROJECT’S PURPOSE
AND AIMSAND AIMS
The final product (theThe final product (the
performance) is equallyperformance) is equally
important as the making of itimportant as the making of it..

7. The project included EVERY B-classThe project included EVERY B-class
2nd year pupil regardless of their2nd year pupil regardless of their
abilities, talents or incentive.abilities, talents or incentive.
The ultimate goal was to provide theThe ultimate goal was to provide the
pupils with a feeling of success forpupils with a feeling of success for
their accomplishment. Theytheir accomplishment. They
succeeded because of their hard worksucceeded because of their hard work
and endeavour, which are opposite toand endeavour, which are opposite to
some other features young peoplesome other features young people
usually apply to prove themselvesusually apply to prove themselves..

8. The project’s aimsThe project’s aims
To show that, even in our passiveTo show that, even in our passive
surroundingsurroundingss, it is possible to make, it is possible to make
something creative and originalsomething creative and original
through investing our own effort. Ifthrough investing our own effort. If
we succeed, we may inspire otherswe succeed, we may inspire others
as wellas well..

9. To develop the followingTo develop the following
competences among the pupils andcompetences among the pupils and
other project associatesother project associates::
 co-operative learning or teamworkco-operative learning or teamwork
 communication and social skills (getting ridcommunication and social skills (getting rid
of the fear of public appearance, raisingof the fear of public appearance, raising
self-esteem and developing self-self-esteem and developing self-
consciousnessconsciousness))
 enterprise (we do not ask what others canenterprise (we do not ask what others can
do for us, but what we can do for ourselvesdo for us, but what we can do for ourselves))

10. THE PROJECT’S AIMSTHE PROJECT’S AIMS
To establish co-operation betweenTo establish co-operation between
pupils, school staff, parents, thepupils, school staff, parents, the
structures of local community andstructures of local community and
other interested individualsother interested individuals..

11. THE COURSE OF THETHE COURSE OF THE
PROJECTPROJECT
The project was realised byThe project was realised by
more than one hundredmore than one hundred
participants during the entireparticipants during the entire
season 2007/2008season 2007/2008

12. THE COURSE OF THETHE COURSE OF THE
PROJECTPROJECT
The project was modifiedThe project was modified underunder
following circumstances:following circumstances:
It all began as one of Latin courseIt all began as one of Latin course
activities (a lecture on Olympianactivities (a lecture on Olympian
gods)gods)
AA play was written by Mr. Jelenčićplay was written by Mr. Jelenčić
and every pupil had his or her roleand every pupil had his or her role
in it.in it.

13. The rehearsals continued in form-The rehearsals continued in form-
master’s classesmaster’s classes
A meeting with pupil’s parents wasA meeting with pupil’s parents was
held and a reading rehearsalheld and a reading rehearsal waswas
put onput on (the parents backed the(the parents backed the
project)project)

16. THE COURSE OF THETHE COURSE OF THE
PROJECTPROJECT
Mrs. Jadranka Srdoč, a theatre worker,Mrs. Jadranka Srdoč, a theatre worker,
was assigned for scene appearancewas assigned for scene appearance
practicing.practicing.
ToTo boostboost their motivation, the pupils andtheir motivation, the pupils and
teachers went on a field trip to attendteachers went on a field trip to attend
The Olympian Greece ProjectThe Olympian Greece Project at Openat Open
Jesuit Grammar School in Osijek onJesuit Grammar School in Osijek on
April 18April 18,, 20082008..

18. THE COURSE OF THETHE COURSE OF THE
PROJECTPROJECT
The pupils attending TextileThe pupils attending Textile
Fabrics School made theFabrics School made the
costumes according to theircostumes according to their
practical work teacher’s ideas,practical work teacher’s ideas,
while the pupils attendingwhile the pupils attending
Agriculture School madeAgriculture School made
wreaths and belts with help ofwreaths and belts with help of
their teacher.their teacher.

20. THE COURSE OF THETHE COURSE OF THE
PROJECTPROJECT
Under the guidance of their MusicUnder the guidance of their Music
teacher, the pupils had learned toteacher, the pupils had learned to
play and sing “Gaudeamus” andplay and sing “Gaudeamus” and
performed it on secondary schoolperformed it on secondary school
leavers’ last day at school. Thereleavers’ last day at school. There
they received their first applause,they received their first applause,
which stimulated them for theirwhich stimulated them for their
further activityfurther activity..

22. THE COURSE OF THETHE COURSE OF THE
PROJECTPROJECT
The pupils attendingThe pupils attending
Woodworking School made theWoodworking School made the
scenery according to theirscenery according to their
practical work teacher’s ideaspractical work teacher’s ideas..

24. THE COURSE OF THETHE COURSE OF THE
PROJECTPROJECT
Having decided the opening night’sHaving decided the opening night’s
date, the rehearsals weredate, the rehearsals were
continued at Slatina town cinema.continued at Slatina town cinema.
During that time the pupils madeDuring that time the pupils made
sixteen posters presenting thesixteen posters presenting the
Olympian godsOlympian gods..

31. The play was performed on June 6,The play was performed on June 6,
2008 before around two hundred2008 before around two hundred
spectators, who rewarded the long-timespectators, who rewarded the long-time
effort of all those who participated ineffort of all those who participated in
the making of the play with a very longthe making of the play with a very long
applause.applause.
A video recording of the play was alsoA video recording of the play was also
mademade
““A day at Mt. Olympus” project wasA day at Mt. Olympus” project was
covered by the mediacovered by the media..

49. THANK YOU FORTHANK YOU FOR
YOURYOUR
ATTENTION!ATTENTION!
zorislav.jelencic@gmail.comzorislav.jelencic@gmail.com