Baština (Jan 2018)
Primary school in Zupče
Abstract
Primary school in Zupče is considered to be one of the oldest schools in Stari Kolašin. It started working in 1923, and it will celebrate the centenary of existence in the near future. Since its very foundation until school year of 1964/1965, it was a four-grade primary school, and since September 1964, following the decision of the Zubin Potok Municipal Assembly, it received the status of an eight-grade school. Then the first students of the fifth grade enrolled in it. Having been transformed into an eight-year-grade school, it became the head school, to which Rujište, Čabra and Perkovac as the school's prominent departments were assigned. As the number of students increased with the time, the old building became too crowded for all the students, so the municipality took care to provide a new one in a relatively short time. There was a building of a cooperative home in the village that nobody used. That is why it was quickly adapted for the school, and seven spacious classrooms, teachers' chambers, offices for director and secretary, physical education room and two auxiliary rooms were obtained. A fenced yard and raised courts for volleyball, basketball and football were set up around the school a bit later. At its foundation the school was named 'Primary School Zupčanska', at the time of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, it was called by the Serbian saint of St. Sava, and in 1968 the name was changed to the Elementary School 'Blagoje Radić'. The number of students ranged from 60, at the time of the foundation, to 240 who attended the school in the 1970s. The school, of course, was also facing the problems that are an integral part of the educational process. The lack of school furniture and teaching materials are just some of them. However, all these difficulties were solved with the help of the local administration, the Ministry and the teachers and other teaching personnel who have been working here. By attending Zupčanska primary school, many generations of students have been cherishing the most beautiful memories from school days. The school has managed to survive both during wars and the greatest sufferings. It still exists today as a symbol of education and culture of this region.
