Finally, the schools are partly open after a lockdown. It is nice to hear the merry bustle in our hallways again and to see the curious looks in our children’s eyes.

Immediately in the first week after the quarantine, all class teachers of the 1st triad took our students to the past of nearby city Maribor. We were mainly interested in the year 1532 – a year of fear! Maribor was attacked by the Turks.

While looking at pictures of the city from the 16th century and photographs of today’s remains of the defensive wall, the students explored what life was like in Maribor at that time. They found that the medieval wall was very high, measuring seven to eight feet in height. It was intended to protect the city from enemies. The students asked a lot of questions: “Why were we attacked by the Turks? Why was the defensive wall so high? Why did they protect the bridge on the other side of the Drava river? Why… why… why?”

Students listened to the legend of a brave shoemaker who saved the city from Turkish invasions and let the imagination run wild.

The first-graders first restored the legend in their way, and then all the students of the 1st triad illustrated it.

We also tested ourselves in English. Some students tried to translate the fairy tale. In the end, we left our pen to the English teacher Mojca Moškon Mešl, who proofread our mistakes.

Before the mobility to Slovenia, which was carried out in October 2021, we wondered how we could show our guests the dramatizations of this legend. Due to possible quarantines, dramatization could not be carried out. Students, attending afternoon activities drama, and eTwinning decided to make a short movie.