Combing studying architecture with bread baking
| Keywords | Knowledge Emotion Cooperation Participation Practical Application Research Cultural Heritage Intergenerational Bread |
| Target Group | Women Men Children Pupils Students Adults Third Age Families Well Educated People People With Low Education Associations |
| Type of Action | Mini-Project Public Event Research Cultural Event Literature Baking Action Poetry |
| Research | Baking Houses Traditions, Welcome Tradition Proverbs, Poems, Literature |
| Location | Educational Centre Bakery Shop |
| Pedagogical Aims | Communication Cooperation Information Practical Application Research |
| Use of Media | Computer Internet |
| Dissemination | Radio |
| Geographical Scope | Local |
| Type of Method | Participatory-Orientated |
| Knowledge Transfer | Creative Skills |
| Area of work | Food Preparation |
| Location or Venue | Ljubljana, Bakery Osmica, Stari Trg, Ljubljana |
| Number of Participants | 12 |
| Website | www.utzo.si |
Duration
| From | Until |
Short Description
Combing studying architecture, urbanism, French literature and songs about bakers and bread baking, intergenerational events.
Full Description
Learners got familiar with the Method of the Breadhouse Network .Learners started studying the old town of Ljubljana and its buildings, most of them belonging to cultural heritage, originating from medieval times and the 19th century when new and rich tradesmen appeared in the town. The idea was to collect narrations about the buildings from the older local inhabitants regarding their way of living there in the past. A particular focus was on the stories of shops and the stories associated with bread making and selling as well as selling and consuming milk I the old part of the town. The story tellers contributed stories from their childhood and socialist times . They described various shops and craftsmen’s workshops , the local milk restaurant, the diary and the bakery as well as their going to the bakery with an elongated recipient in which dough had been put. There they had their bread baked. The collected knowledge was developed in a topic presented to the participants during the baking events.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1
Getting familiar with the Method of the Breadhouse Network
Step 2
Study of the old town buildings, its public places and past functions of the streets; study of the urbanism of this part of the city
Step 3
Setting up the structure of the educational baking events in bakery
Step 4
Combining two study circles: Architecture /Urbanism with French language study circles
Step 5
Collecting the local and ex-local inhabitants’ stories about bread and milk and ways of living in the old city
Step 6
Studying literature. Learners searched for poetry and songs in French related to baking and bakers to be played and studied during the event
Step 7
Publishing a bi-lingual brochure containing the colletid stories
Step 8
Learners presented their stories and songs after having translated the latter from French. (Le petit pain au chocolat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaswDILZU8c)
Step 9
Public baking events addressing the townspeople of all ages in the local setting.
Results
Introduction of a new educational activity for local inhabitants to be visited also by EU delegations coming to Slovenian U3A. Brochures in Slovene and English, Connecting U3A with an enterprise (the Osem bakery where the baking events take place) premises being offered free of charge.
Problems
It was quite difficult, given strict hygienic regulations, to have bread baked by non-professionals. It was an impossibly difficult job to animate our students to make bread… this activity being considered as a rather simplistic way of learning The baking event ended, their opinion changed.
Variation of the approach
Different variations are possible on condition the participants get interested and animated to participate.
Partner Organistions
| Name | Homepage | Logo |
| Bakery Osmica, Stari trg Ljubljana |
Responsbile Organistion
| Name | Homepage | Logo |
| Slovenian Third Age University | www.utzo.si |  |
Products and Materials
| Project Description | Description |
| Web Presence |
http://www.utzo.si/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Backup-of-Barn-final-with-pictures.pdf https://radioprvi.rtvslo.si/2019/08/storz-155/ http://www.utzo.si/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Novice-U3-1-2019.pdf |
Facebook Presence | https://www.facebook.com/univerza3/posts/913016655729011/ |
| Documentation of the Project/Event | |
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| Poster | |
| Press Release | |
| Photo Gallery | |
| Video | |
| Blog | |
| Decoration: Flags/Bookmarks | |
| Information about the Danube Countries |