The main goal was to enrich the

human relations and knit fri-

endship between people through

the exchange of knowledge and

experience between generations. We want to build and expand solidarity

and harmony between the generations in the context of active and creative

spending of time. We believe that Hobbies, volunteering and connecting

generations of socially recognized and appreciated value. With all activities

we try to contributing intergenerational cooperation.

European journeys through Hobby—land

Slovenia

„THE FAIRYTALE OF

THE EUROPEAN G

(OLD)EN FUTURE”

S T R A N 2

HOBBIES PRACTISED BY YOUTH IN

SLOVENIA

“Which is my

hobby and

what does it

mean to me?”

I like reading books,

writing poetry and like

almost every teenager I

like to hang out with my

friends. My most impor-

tant hobby is volleyball.

I`ve started training it

almost 2 years ago and I

am still happy to play it.

I love the game, I love

competitions and I am

good in it J. I hardly wait

for the summer when it

is time for beach volley.

Kaja Krašovec

I love playing bass gui-

tar. I play it for several

years

now. It's

always been the exciting

instrument for me. Music is

my passion. Whenever I am

playing bass I am in my own

world, I feel relaxed. In

future I hope to have my

own band.

Kaja Uranjek

I love computer, computer

games and programming.

My dream job would be

video games programmer.

Roman Polšak

My favorite hobby is playing basketball.

Basketball is my favorite thing in the

world. My favorite basketball player is

Kobe Bryant. Why? He is simply the

best. I am so excited because Celje is

hosting Eurobasket 2013. I have already

bought the ticket for all Slovenian mat-

ches.

Matevž Arzenšek

„ T H E F A I R Y T A L E O F T H E E U R O P E A N G ( O L D ) E N F U T U R E ”

S T R A N 3

THE REPRESENTATIVE HOBBY OF

THE SENIORS

Dancing Slovenian tra-

ditional dance polka

and waltz

About polka and waltz

The traditional music

dance of Slovenia is

closely related to Aus-

trian music because of

its common history and

Alpine and littoral cul-

ture. Croatian and Nor-

thern Italian music

from the regions close

to Slovenian border

also bear some resem-

blance to Slovenian

music. In the minds of

many foreigners, Slove-

nian folk music means

a form of polka that is

still popular today,

especially among

expatriates and their

descendants. However,

there are many styles of

Slovenian folk music

beyond polka, kolo and

waltz. Lender, štajeriš,

mafrine and šaltin are a

few of the traditional

music styles and dances.

The polka is a Central

European dance and

also a genre of dance

music familiar througho-

ut Europe and the Ame-

ricas. It originated in the

middle of the 19th

century in Bohemia. Polka is

still a popular genre of folk

music in many European

countries and is performed

by folk artists.

„ T H E F A I R Y T A L E O F T H E E U R O P E A N G ( O L D ) E N F U T U R E ”

S T R A N 4

THE REPRESENTATIVE HOBBY OF

THE SENIORS

Interview with Mrs. Ivanka Zver

Sara: How did you discover this hobby and why this one?

Mrs. Ivanka: I have many hobbies. I love reading books, having

fun with my granddaughters but most of all I like dancing polka

and waltz. All members of my family are really good dancers.

When I was younger I saw my parents dancing at one party and at

that moment I had just one wish - to be as good dancer as they

were.

Sara: What are the benefits that you find in practicing this hobby?

Did this hobby change your life in one way or another? If so, plea-

se explain.

Mrs. Ivanka: One of the major benefits of dancing is spending

more quality time with my husband.

Sara: What is a good age to start dance classes or other activiti-

es?

Mrs. Ivanka: It is never too late to learn new things, find your

passion and hobbies, and follow your dreams. Stop thinking and

just start doing.

„ T H E F A I R Y T A L E O F T H E E U R O P E A N G ( O L D ) E N F U T U R E ”

Our activities S T R A N 5

TV show (23th November

2012). The TV show goal

was to promote the impor-

tance of intergenerational

cooperation. Our main aim

is to revoke the importance

of intergenerational

knowledge transfer in

youth.

http://vitv.si/v2/video/play/

pises_ti_pisem_jaz

Hobbies workshop (23nd

November 2012). Mrs. Ivan-

ka Zver visit our Scholl

Centre to talk about her

hobbies. She talk about dan-

cing polka and waltz, Slove-

nian traditional dance.

Hobbies roundtable -

(23nd November 2012)

Students talk about their

hobbies.

Roundtable – Students

motivation (13nd Decem-

ber 2012)

Workshop had focus on

understanding the role of

the students in society,

identifying values, acceptan-

ce of diversity and

knowledge of their rights

and duties. Citizens disclose

a high degree of political

apathy as well as involve-

ment in other public mat-

ters. One of the most

important goals of this

roundtable was to find a

way to motivate and

encourage students to

take part in all levels of

the socio-political deve-

lopment.

Ecological roundtable

(10th January 2013)

Students talk about The

biggest volunteer-based

project in the history of

Slovenia was inspired by a

similar clean-up action,

which happened in Estonia

in 2008.

TV show – Meaning of

the lifelong learning

(16.3.2013). It is never

too late to: learn new

things, studies circles, life-

long learning project etc.

http://vitv.si/v2/video/play/

ucimo_se_drugace_5

Musical approach

(2.4.2013). The main goal

was to enrich the human

relations and knit friendship

between people through

the exchange of knowledge

and experience between

generations. We believe

that music link people

together.

Throwing or Cornhole

game (8.4.2013). Tone

Pugelj and his friends come

to Celje to learn us one

very interesting game

called throwing or. Cornho-

le game.

S T R A N 6

Introducing hobby: Throwing

Tone Pugelj introduce us

one unusual hobby, it’s

called throwing.

Throwing or Cornhole

game, also known as

bean bag toss, corn toss,

baggo or bags, is a lawn

game in which players

take turns throwing bags

of corn at a raised

platform with a hole in

the far end. The history

of this game is much

unknown. It is one very

interesting game. It’s

very simple game and

you can make it on your own.

„ T H E F A I R Y T A L E O F T H E E U R O P E A N G ( O L D ) E N F U T U R E ”

At the beginning he introduced us some basic rules.

its game for 2 or 1 player in 1 or 2 teams per side Coin toss to throw first Game is up to 21 Bean bags (or corn, wheat) both start on one side. Team that won toss

throws first. Once that person has thrown the bags the other person throws theirs. Do not remove the bags from the board until both players have thrown, you can knock around the oth-er teams bags.

S T R A N 7

Introducing hobby: Throwing

Scoring

Points: On the Board: 1 Point In the Hole: 3 Points

Scoring works by taking the difference of the

points accumulated. So if team A gets 1 on the

board and 1 in the hole and team B only gets 2 on

the board, then team A would be granted 2 points

and team B would get none.

„ T H E F A I R Y T A L E O F T H E E U R O P E A N G ( O L D ) E N F U T U R E ”

The game is great fun

for all ages and can be

played anywhere!

HOBBIES PRACTISED BY YOUTH IN SLOVENIA

“Which is my hobby and what does it mean to me?”

Kaja Krašovec

I like reading books, writing poetry and like almost every teenager I like to hang out with my friends.

My most important hobby is volleyball. I`ve started training it almost 2 years ago and I am still happy

to play it. I love the game, I love competitions and I am good in it . I hardly wait for the summer

when it is time for beach volley.

Sara Vidmar

I love playing bass guitar. I play it for several years now. It's always been the exciting instrument for

me. Music is my passion. Whenever I am playing bass I am in my own world, I feel relaxed. In future I

hope to have my own band.

Matevž Arzenšek

My favorite hobby is playing basketball. Basketball is my favorite thing in the world. My favorite

basketball player is Kobe Bryant. Why? He is simply the best. I am so excited because Celje is hosting

Eurobasket 2013. I have already bought the ticket for all Slovenian matches.

Roman Polšak

I love computer, computer games and programming. My dream job would be video games

programmer.

THE REPRESENTATIVE HOBBY OF THE SENIORS

1 Dancing Slovenian traditional dance polka and waltz

2 About polka and waltz

The traditional music dance of Slovenia is closely related to Austrian music because of its common history and Alpine and littoral culture. Croatian and Northern Italian music from the regions close to Slovenian border also bear some resemblance to Slovenian music. In the minds of many foreigners, Slovenian folk music means a form of polka that is still popular today, especially among expatriates and their descendants. However, there are many styles of Slovenian folk music beyond polka, kolo and waltz. Lender, štajeriš, mafrine and šaltin are a few of the traditional music styles and dances.

The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia. Polka is still a popular genre of folk music in many European countries and is performed by folk artists.

3 Interview with Mrs. Ivanka Zver

Sara: How did you discover this hobby and why this one?

Mrs. Ivanka: I have many hobbies. I love reading books, having fun with my granddaughters but most of all I like dancing polka and waltz. All members of my family are really good dancers. When I was younger I saw my parents dancing at one party and at that moment I had just one wish - to be as good dancer as they were.

Sara: What are the benefits that you find in practicing this hobby? Did this hobby change your life in one way or another? If so, please explain.

Mrs. Ivanka: One of the major benefits of dancing is spending more quality time with my husband.

Sara: What is a good age to start dance classes or other activities?

Mrs. Ivanka: It is never too late to learn new things, find your passion and hobbies, and follow your dreams. Stop thinking and just start doing.