Classroom without walls
Teaching in Rome was not an ordinary school trip but part of the school curriculum Learning on the Road, through which students learn from the real world and in places where history was made.
They walked through the Roman Forum while discussing the Roman Empire, stood beneath Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, observed the proportions of the Pantheon, and took notes while sitting on the Spanish Steps. The city became a textbook, and history an experience to remember.
Learning that cannot be written in a notebook
During the trip, students worked on individual and group assignments, explored historical locations, connected architecture with cultural context, and learned how to navigate in a new environment. They learned to argue, listen to each other, make team decisions, and perhaps most importantly, remain curious.
When we asked them what was most beautiful, they did not mention the Colosseum or gelato. The answer was simple: “The fact that we experienced all of this together.”
Why Learning on the Road is important
The Learning on the Road program is part of the identity of PKG European School Zagreb. Over four years, students travel from the northern Adriatic to Greece, and each destination carries its own theme, its own assignments, and its own experience.
Students learn at real locations, connect knowledge with experience, and discover that the most important lessons happen outside the classroom. Teamwork, responsibility, creativity, and friendships formed on the road become lifelong memories.
See Rome through our eyes
Photographs from the trip are available in the gallery. Behind every smile lies a story, behind every location one assignment, and behind every step Rome that became a classroom.
