The Lighthouse of Knowledge
About the Lighthouse
"The Lighthouse of Knowledge” (srb. “Svetionik Znanja”) is a project implemented by the Association for the Affirmation of Culture – ASK (afirmacijakulture.org) that encourages high school students to master the fundamentals of project writing and presentation through creative and educational work over several months.
The “The Lighthouse of Knowledge” project represents a competition involving 48 high school students from 12 local communities, divided into teams.Each team consists of four students from the third and fourth grades.With the expert guidance of mentors and coordinators from the youth organization, the teams will work on developing ideas to improve life in their community.The project themes include: information technology, public health, environmental protection, social activism, and social responsibility.The project involves 12 cities from the Republic of Serbia.
Project Phases
OUR TEAM
Guardians of the Light
Andrej Balanč
Executive Director
Andrej is the founder and Executive Director of ASK. He is detail-oriented and believes that a kind word opens iron doors. Balancing between "ideas" and planet Earth, he is dedicated to achieving the organization’s long-term goals and the perfect implementation of projects. He enjoys reading and traveling.
Maja Rubin
Program Director
Maja is the Program Director responsible for ensuring that the Lighthouse of Knowledge runs flawlessly. She constantly overwhelms team members with new ideas, except when she is hungry and roaming. She has many years of experience in project work and is passionate about marketing. She loves watching series and aspires to travel the entire world.
ALUMNI BOARD
Alumni Guardians of the Light
Nikola Marković
President
Nikola Marković, born in 2000 in Šabac. He is a final-year student at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, majoring in Theater, Radio, and Culture Management and Production. He is the founder of the youth internet radio station "Gravitacija". A proud owner of Smilja the dachshund. He enjoys cooking and complaining the most.