Silvana's School of English

26/10/2024

Silvana's School of English held a small party to celebrate the big yearly event : The Certificate Award Ceremony.

Namely, with a fantastic pass rate on all Cambridge exams during 2023/24 academic year, those who won the title 'Best of the best' got together to celebrate our joint success.
Among those with highest achievements were :
Ms Katarina Filipovic (aged 17) who obtained an 'A' in Cambridge Proficiency in English Exam in June 2024 exam session ,
and Mr Marko Vukovic who obtained an 'A' in Cambridge Proficiency in English also in June 2024 with maximum points.
A very special award which summed up the entire school year, taking into account his commitment to studies, exemplary class attendance as well as excellent mark on Cambridge Advanced English went to Mr Aleksandar Kezic who obtained an 'A' in CAE and received the Best Student of the Year Award.
Among our youngest successful students, the award Best Young Student for 2024 went to Jovan Kurjakov
(aged 11 ) for his outstanding achievements in all classroom acticities.
We wish to congratulate all our wonderful, enthusiastic students on their marvellous successes in passing their respective Cambridge Exams with flying colours in the past year.
We will continue to progress together with you towards mastering new levels of English and achieving new accolades in the future.

Congratulations!

20/08/2024

At the start of the 2024/25 academic year in September,
we are thrilled to announce outstanding results of our students on Cambridge exams with excellent passing rate and grades.
Namely, FCE stands at 100%, CAE & CPE both at 98 % as well as two candidates achieving grade A on Cambridge Proficiency in English in June session alone.

We are proud of our dedicated students and our hard-working professors and we wish to congratulate them all on their outstanding results.

New enrollment for the 2024/25 school year begins on September 1, and we are looking forward to new talented and enthusiastic students joining our school program.

Join us in the new academic year on your chosen courses, let's work together towards resounding success!

Welcome!

20/06/2024

17/04/2024

When it became clear the Titanic was going down, Isidor and Ida Straus did as requested—the couple put on life jackets and moved to the Boat Deck where officers were lowering lifeboats and instructing women, children, and First Class passengers to board.

According to detailed accounts from Ida's maid and Isidor's work colleague (both surviving eyewitnesses who recounted the story to newspapers at the time) a Third Officer told Ida, who was wearing a full-length mink coat to brave the icy outdoor temperatures, to step onto the lifeboat. She did. When the officer beckoned to Isidor, prompting him to follow, he shook his head. Isidor said, “No I will not get on the lifeboat until I see that every woman and child has a chance to escape.”

The officer recognizing Mr. Straus as the co-owner of Macy’s, offered him a place on the lifeboat 8 but he declined electing to remain on the deck.

According to Archibald Gracie in "The Truth About the Titanic", at first the men tried to get Mrs. Straus into the boat but she would not go without her husband. Then the men all agreed that an old gentleman like Isador should be allowed into the boat. Gracie writes: "'No', he said, 'I do not wish any distinction in my favor which is not granted to the others.' As near as I can recall them these were the words which they addressed to me.

Seeing this, Ida then climbed back out of the boat and turned to her beloved husband. "We have lived a wonderful life together for 40 years and have six beautiful children together, if you won't get on the life boat, I won't either,” she told him.

She removed her mink coat and handed it her maid, Ellen Bird. "I won't have any further need," she said. "Please take this as you get into a lifeboat to keep you warm, until you are rescued."

Other sources say Ida stated, "We have lived together for many years. Where you go, I go."

Archibald Gracie writes, 'They expressed themselves as fully prepared to die, and calmly sat down in steamer chairs on the glass-enclosed Deck A, prepared to meet their fate.'

Isidor wrapped his arms around her, then, a great wave came over the port side of the ship and swept them both into the sea.

Isidor's body (No. 96) was recovered by the MacKay-Bennett and taken to Halifax. Ida was lost to the sea. (February 6th, 1849–April 15th, 1912) Born on the same day, they died on the same day.

18/03/2024

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