Has been a member of the European Union (EU) since 2013, with a high standard of living, infrastructure, and economic opportunity.
The European Union is Croatia’s most important trading partner.
Around 11 million tourists visit Croatia annually, with the largest increases of tourists coming from China, Japan, Scandinavian countries, the USA, Australia, South Korea and many others. Croatia is considered one of the most beautiful places you’ll ever visit.
According to Lonely Planet, one of the world’s leading travel sites has described Croatia as the country of glittering waters.
Tourism contributes 15% to the nation’s GDP.
Croatia has a total of eight national parks. One of these–Plitvice Lakes National Park– is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Croatia has 56,542 square kilometers (plus its sea area - 31,900 sq.km.) 1,777 km of coastline (and more than 4,000 km of islands coastline), 4,170,000 inhabitants (just as a quarter of New York), and almost as many abroad.
Croatia has Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia with which it shares its borders.
Has had 3 Nobel Prize winners — 2 in Chemistry, 1 in Literature.
Has non-stop flights to all European capitals and major cities around the world, and is less than 2 hours from London, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Berlin. Croatia is in the heart of Europe, bordering Italy from west and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia from the east.
Zagreb has been voted as Winner of the best European Christmas Festival during Advent in Europe 3 years in a row (2015, 2016, 2017).
Croatia has become a hot spot country for the filming of major Hollywood and international productions. These include Star Wars, Game of Thrones, The Lake, Mamma Mia, Robin Hood and others.
British International School of Zagreb visit to Zagreb Zoo
The British International School of Zagreb has organised a visit to the Zagreb Zoo for its students to visit different animals and their habitats. The students could get to know some of the animals by looking through the fence or glass, but also up close by petting them. Some of the habitats were so vivid and full of rare animals that students took pictures and read the descriptions on every info wall. The weather was nice, so the British school also organised lunch in a nearby restaurant. With laughter and socialising in a nice environment, the students talked and described their experiences with their colleagues and teachers while eating good food.
Primary students presentation of the British International School of Zagreb
Primary students of the British International School of Zagreb presented their works that they had been diligently creating for the past 6 weeks in the library. On a pre-selected topic, they researched the material, extracted important information and then created a poster in order to better and more easily show their colleagues that they themselves had mastered the topic assigned to them. As it is a British international school, we could hear interesting facts about women throughout history, Great British people or Britons, space and the human brain. All this was researched by our diligent students, collected data and delighted us with a wonderful presentation. With a lot of new information and interesting events, the students exchanged ideas and created the impression of a real desire to learn the material and transfer knowledge to the other participants of this event. We will be honest in the description, so we can say that the professors learned some of the things for the first time at these presentations
BISZ boarding school visited National Park Plitvice
Students from BISZ boarding school visited National Park Plitvice to be amazed by the Croatian nature potential of beautiful water lakes, clear water and amazing surroundings of the National Park Plitvice. British International School of Zagreb is blessed to be close to such nature wanders. Students spend time in nature focusing on earth values and preservation of the ecosystem while having a good time.
On Tuesday 14th November King Charles III was celebrating his 75th birthday. The book about his life The Leadership and Vision of a Modern Monarch was lunched that Tuesday in the most prestigious hotel in London Claridge’s in front of 200 invited guest among whom was also our Principal Dr. Sci. Martin-Tino Časl with his wife Zdenka Časl. Author is Robert Robson who has been a keen observer of the Royal Family and the history, tradition and changing persona of British royalty for more than 30 years. A royal editor and correspondent for major media outlets around the world, he has extensive first-hand experience of royal life – both in the glare of public scrutiny and behind the scenes – having toured with the royals on countless occasions. Arthur Edwards, whose photography features within pages of book, is a legend of royal reporting. From the mid-‘70s onwards, wherever the senior royals have traveled, Arthur and his camera have accompanied them, documented over 200 royal tours to more than 120 countries. The book also includes a wider societal narrative, highlighting stories of success and progress during His Majesty’s lifetime in social, technological and commercial spheres. The book presents a celebration of Charles’s life and achievements in the year of his Coronation and 75th birthday, and looks forward to how he intends to shape the future of the monarchy over the years to come. The book has 6 chapters: The young prince; Family life; The new king; The global leader; An environmental pioneer; A vision of modern Britain. In the last chapter there are several British schools presented including British International School of Zagreb. We are very honored that our school is included in this magnificent monograph. It was presented by authors and Craig Vye from St James's House. In a very spontaneous environment, the three of them told numerous anecdotes about Charles's life from his school days to the present day. They were joined by Kevin Gant - The Mirror Photographer and Ken Wharfe - Former personal protection officer to the Princess of Wales, Prince William and Prince Henry. Our Principal spent a pleasant afternoon talking to old acquaintances from previous promotions at Westminster Abbey, two and four years ago. The pictures show part of the atmosphere from that event.
