This is the first school in the world (in the village of Štiavnické Bane) where falconry is taught as a compulsory subject.
From a very young age, the children look after more than 60 species of birds of prey, parrots, a crocodile, an iguana, monkeys and kangaroos as part of their lessons. A French Provençal garden, a Japanese garden, a herb garden, a mountain garden and a tropical garden, an unusual outdoor vertical garden, two ponds and a wetland are all part of a fascinating project to boost climate literacy among children and adults alike. You can see it all during the summer holidays, when the pupils themselves act as your guides. What is more, every day in summer at 14:00 there is a live show with the birds of prey and a chance to watch them being fed. Larger groups can arrange to be picked up in Banská Štiavnica by our school bus, which brings children from all over the area to school during the year.
