Primary school 'Banović Strahinja' in Banjska

• Main Author: Rajčević Petar Đ.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Serbian Culture Priština, Leposavić 2018-01-01
• Series: Baština
• Subjects: primary school; monastery of banjska; banjska; banović strahinja; teaching
• Online Access: https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0353-9008/2018/0353-90081844315R.pdf

In the 19th century in Serbia there was a saying that 'Without teachers there would be no ministers'. The work of teachers is related to primary education, which comprises the highest percentage of young population in regard to the further degrees of education. The cited saying can be applied to the work of primary school in Banjska which is the subject of this paper. This historically important place, famous for the monastery of Banjska and its founder King Milutin, his mother Helen d'Anjou and two centuries long fame of the holy Nemanjić dynasty in the medieval Serbia, continues the tradition of caring for school and understanding its significance for people. Education was manifested through human work, copying, introducing and respecting legal documents, reading books of religious contents, building construction, poetry, church painting, medical notes and the like. Vuk Stefanović Karadžić kept mark of Banjska and Banović Strahinja in an epic poem. The primary school has been called 'Banović Strahinja' since 1994. Today, the teaching process takes place in a modern building near the river Banjska just before the settlement is reached. The teaching staff is adequately trained and is keeping up with the new ways of teaching. The school is equipped with the most modern teaching devices and the latest achievements scientifically proved are applied.