Longtime interest in the Lutheran Academy for activities based on history, and the success of our school in competitions of this sort have been recognized by the organizers of a pilot project aimed at history instruction. The Lutheran Academy has been selected as one of four Slovak schools to receive this honor! Continue reading →

Most 14-year-old girls say they enjoy many pastimes. But Lutheran Academy student Kristina Jesenská channels all her free time into one interest: sports. Kristina has won several athletic competitions in Slovakia: the 1500-meter run, triathlon, the duathlon (a “run-bike-run” event), and the aquathon, a swim-run competition. Continue reading →

The sport of water polo is growing in popularity in Slovakia. The first mention of this game in Slovak history dates back to 1840, when players reportedly balanced themselves astride empty barrels in a body of water (as if riding a horse) and, armed with paddles, attempted to hit a ball into goals on either side of the playing area. The game’s similarity to the land-based version earned it the name “water polo.” Slovakia’s men’s water-polo team has been competing internationally since the 1990s and made its first Olympic Games appearance in 2000. Continue reading →

International Children’s Day is a day that honors children and promotes their welfare. Today it is observed worldwide in nearly 80 countries, including the United States. While nations vary on how and when they celebrate the holiday, Slovakia and many other countries ordinarily mark International Children’s Day on June 1. Continue reading →

The national Biblical Olympiad was held on the last day of April at the Lutheran School in Banska Bystrica. Zuzana Bulovská, the winner in the first division (students in the 3^rd and 4^th grades) will begin attending school at Lutheran Academy in Martin this autumn. Due to her high number of correct answers, Zuzka was the overall winner of the whole competition! Continue reading →