Visiting a School

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.
​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!