The highest recognition in the field of education, the "Oktoih" State Award, was presented to the Public Preschool "Đina Vrbica" and Elementary School "Oktoih" from Podgorica, as well as to Mirsada Šabotić, a professor of Montenegrin language and literature at the Gymnasium "30. September" from Rožaj.
According to the president of the jury, Zoja Bojanić-Lalović, the award was established in 1970 and is awarded as the highest recognition for contribution to the improvement of educational work, for loyalty and dedication to the teaching job. This year, eight institutions and 12 individuals were nominated.
"Šabotić has proven herself in her work with professional qualities, excellent results in working with students, numerous recognitions and awards. He is an exceptional creative worker. Through numerous extracurricular activities, she promoted Montenegrin culture beyond its borders. She also showed her humanity in her work with children with special needs. She also published a large number of professional papers", Bojanić-Lalović explained the jury's decision.
She stated that Elementary School "Oktoih" is a serious educational institution, which for 25 years has managed to impose itself with excellent results, talented and successful students and a pedagogically sound team.
"Many extracurricular activities show the tendency to provoke creativity in students. The school has produced a large number of young and successful people, and it is characterized by high professionalism, readiness for cooperation and openness to new challenges", said Bojanić-Lalović.
She also stated that the Public Prosecutor's Office "Đina Vrbica" was founded in 2008 and that it is the best example of how to start from quality foundations.
"Thanks to the extraordinary effort of the educators, this institution makes a significant contribution to the education system of Montenegro and they have the great trust of parents," she said.
The awards were presented to Šabotić and the directors of "Oktoih" and "Đina Vrbica" Vukić Konjević and Nataša Tomović by Minister of Education Predrag Bošković, who reminded that 60 institutions and 126 individuals have received this award so far.
"Being part of such a tradition is a great honor. This recognition has always gone to those who really deserved it, and I hope that the winners will know that they continue to cope with the obligation that it carries and will be an incentive for success in the coming years", said Bošković.
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