Group of Study Circle Mentors at the Secondary Trade School in Ljubljana

The SIAE award was won by a group consisting of mentor Agata Freyer Majaron, who runs a circle on Plečnik's heritage, mentor Jirži Kočica, who runs a circle on the fine arts, and Zlatka Kump, leader of circles operating at the school. Circles take place independently of each other, but the mentors cooperate closely; this cooperation has produced many ideas which they jointly implement. The mentors say that it is a completely different form of learning: with enthusiasm, with "joy in their hearts", by imbibing knowledge which someone, be they a tutor or a member of the circle, passes on to the rest. The boundaries between teacher and taught are thus removed, and they learn from each other.