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Croatia, Zagreb
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Work experience and international projects provide real world learning beyond the classroom. A defined time is set in the calendar for boarders to gain valuable work experience in local institutions. Students engage in international projects with clear goals, and a School Council structure gives them opportunities to lead and implement ideas. Field trips and excursions extend learning beyond the classroom and illuminate subjects through on site visits.
Dancing; robotics and 3D printing; movie maker and animation classes; gardening; drama club; and an arts and culture club are offered as on campus extra curricular activities. Private music lessons are available at the student's request.
Croatian Language and Culture is offered to foreign students enrolled in Primary from Year 2 onwards. International Week is held each month to celebrate global perspectives and international mindedness.
On campus extra-curricular activities include swimming, basketball, volleyball, handball, fitness classes, running classes, table tennis, futsal, yoga, basics of gymnastics, self defence courses, dancing, robotics and 3D printing, movie maker and animation classes, gardening, drama club, and arts and culture club.
Work experience and community spirit are emphasized, with opportunities for boarders to gain experience in local institutions and to lead and organise events such as the annual International Day, charity projects or fundraisers.
School Council enables student leadership; class captains are elected as representatives, and students learn to take action, lead initiatives and make changes within the school community.
A broad programme of sports and recreation includes swimming, basketball, volleyball, handball, fitness classes, running classes, table tennis, futsal, yoga, and other activities such as dancing and outdoor adventures.
The British International School of Zagreb (BISZ) provides a UK-based international education for ages 3 to 18, with on-site boarding for students aged 13 to 19. The curriculum spans Early Years Foundation Stage, the International Primary Curriculum, and Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS and A Levels, all taught in English. In the Primary years BISZ uses IPC with six-week unit blocks covering science, health, history, geography, technology, art, music and international mindedness. Croatian Language and Culture is offered to foreign primary students from Year 2, with Croatian, Italian and German available as electives. The campus spans 25,000 m2 of outdoor space and 9,000 m2 of indoor space, featuring science labs, an ICT room, an art studio, a 165 m2 library, two sport halls and an indoor pool. An on-site boarding house provides 52 rooms with en-suite facilities and dining. BISZ holds accreditations from COBIS, CAIE, Cambridge Strategies, IPC and ISO.
