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Visiting a School

10/27/2019

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On our last full day in Croatia, we had the opportunity to visit an elementary school (or “primary” school as they call them in Europe) that serves students in first through eighth grade. The wonderful school we visited is called the Lapad Primary School. The Director (Principal) Ms. Nikolina Soko was kind enough to give us a tour of the school.
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At this point in time, there are so many students, they have a morning shift and an afternoon shift, with 1st and 2nd going to school from 7:30-4:15pm. Eventually some of the students will attend another school and they will go back to one shift. Only first and second grade students eat lunch in the school cafeteria, and it was interesting to see each chair had the name of a student on it. There is an olive grove on school grounds and the students were very excited to show us the olives they had just picked which were going to be pressed into olive oil. The temperate climate allows so many outdoor activities, including an outdoor amphitheater, garden, and a large court where we saw students playing basketball, soccer and dodge ball. We gave the students wristbands, stickers and bookmarks made be Genesee students. Do you have any questions about school in Croatia? We know many teachers there who we can ask!
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Logan
10/28/2019 09:40:24 am

how many olives did they harvest.

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Mrs. Mlod
10/30/2019 06:42:23 am

Logan - I’m not sure how many but there were a lot in that basket!

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karlayja
10/28/2019 09:40:52 am

What did the raw fish taste like ?

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Mrs. Mlod
10/30/2019 06:43:55 am

Karlayja -
The raw fish was sliced really thin and seasoned with some salt, olive oil and lemon juice. It was so tender!

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amari
10/28/2019 09:41:37 am

why are the school hours longer than ours?

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MRs. Mlod
10/30/2019 06:44:49 am

Great question, Amari! The Principal said that they keep the 1st and 2nd graders longer because many of their parents work and they can’t be left alone in their homes.

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laurastebbins
10/28/2019 09:41:38 am

what did u eat during this trip?

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julianMcleod
10/28/2019 09:47:26 am

i saw that they spoke a different language than us because on the trash cans the wording was different.

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Mrs. Mlod
10/30/2019 06:45:50 am

Great observation, Julian! Did you notice their words for “paper” and “plastic” are very similar to ours (papir and plastika) - not all the words are, thought!

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cameronhardy
10/28/2019 09:48:06 am

what language do they speak?

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Mrs. Mlod
10/30/2019 06:46:49 am

Hi Cameron - they speak Croatian in Croatia! They also learn English in elementary school so most of them speak English very well.

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Geevin
10/28/2019 09:51:33 am

How was the food?

























































































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Mrs. Mlod
10/30/2019 06:47:31 am

The food was delicious! My favorite was all the different types of seafood!

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