Though the Creative Europe project "Interactive Reading Advisor and Companion" (IRAC) we designed and run a series of workshops dedicated to Classical European literary works.
The 2026 IRAC workshop structure was designed by project partners Michal Chudy, Martina Sakova, Gabriel Chavarria, Kadri Mettis, Robin Lek and Aija Sakova from Slovakkia, Germany and Estonia.
The aim of the workshop was to
- address the question of what literature can do and what we want literature to do to us as;
- understand how the students perceive selected classical literary works and what kind of obstacles they encounter reading them.
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"Classical literature inspiration day" at Tallinn University in collaboration with Tallinn University's literary club ÜDI, 23 May 2026
Workshop was facilitated and run by Robin Lek, Aija Sakova and Gabriel Chavarria. Among the participants were 16 pupils and students from different schools and universities: Gustav Adolf Gymnasium, Jakob Westholm Gymnasium, Kadrioru German Gymnasium, Nõo Real Gymnasium, Tallinn Pelgulinna State Gymnasium, Tallinn Tõnismäe State Gymnasium, Vanalinna Educational Gymnasium, Tallinn University and the Estonian Academy of Arts.
See also the blog post (by me) and reflection on ÜDI page.
IRAC workshop in Zlin at Thomas Bata University in collaboration with 66. Zlin Film Festival and Charles Games, 2 June 2026
Workshop was facilitated and run by David Šosvald and Aija Sakova. Among the participants were pupils from a school in Ostrokovice and one student.
IRAC Workshop at Anasoft Litera in Bratislava in collaboration with the school Novohradská (Spojená škola Novohradská), 4 June 2026
Workshop was facilitated and run by Michal Chudy, Rafael Denev and Aija Sakova. The 15 participants were from different classes of Novohradská school. The organisation of the workshop was supported by Eva Labka Ilievsky and Simona Fochlerova.
See also the blog post.