A literary approach in the English class at IES Doctor Fleming

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WORLD BOOK DAY

To celebrate World Book Day, students from our habLE program have shared their favourite books, offering thoughtful recommendations for readers of all tastes. From timeless classics to contemporary stories, their selections reflect a passion for reading and the joy that books bring to our school community.

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The Day of the Libraries and the Black Butterflies

In 1992,  during the Balkans War, the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in Sarajevo, was targeted and intentionally set on fire. It was burning during several days. As thousands of books were reduced to ashes, millions of written words in small pieces of paper were floating through the hellish air that covered the streets of the city. According to the

locals, they looked like “black butterflies”.

Every 24th of October, the International Day of Libraries commemorates this tragic loss for the cultural and intellectual heritage of the country.

Our students have paid homage to this cultural genocide filling the walls and doors of our school with black butterflies.

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