Public School Partnership Designed for Foreign Children in Split Region Begins Summer 2022

After starting the web project M.I.S.O.D.I.S (Multilingual International School Of Dalmatia In Split) in 2017, an important step has now been taken by partnering with the elementary school OŠ Kralja Zvonimira in Solin and agreeing on creating a welcoming place for foreign children and the families who want to move to the Split region.

The school administration of the OŠ Kralja Zvonimira elementary school in Solin has agreed with Burak Canboy of the MISODIS project to welcome foreign children to their school immediately and has agreed on the future scope of cooperation.

Until the end of May 2022, OŠ Kralja Zvonimira elementary school has agreed to review applications from foreign children (grades 1 to 8) to start visiting the school for the upcoming school year (2022/2023) even if the children are not living in the school’s district. The acceptance will be based on available space and existing class sizes and on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The school offers a full-day program (from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm) for children of grades 1 to 3. Children in grades 4-8 will be on bi-weekly shifts switching between morning and afternoon programs. Children who will newly arrive in Croatia will be supported by the school with the intensive Croatian language preparation course “pripremna nastava” and MISODIS will support the parents with advice and with contacts to online teachers and tutors.

“Apart from the very good vibe and already existing experience the school has with foreign children, I was extremely impressed by the school’s attitude towards implementing technical equipment and the immediate switch to online schooling to cope with the COVID-19 situation. With its motivated staff, new buildings, up-to-date equipment, kitchen facilities, and easy access from Split, Trogir, Omiš, and Sinj the elementary school OŠ Kralja Zvonimira is a perfect partner for our program,” states Burak Canboy.

Ladina Putovanja d.o.o. with its VIP shuttle service trsnsfr.hr has offered to support the program with an at-cost service for families that wish to have their children picked up from home in the morning and dropped back off after school.

For the future, it is planned to also offer a full-day program for foreign children in grades 4-8 as a hybrid solution. The children will then participate in the regular public school program but would be able to stay on-site to participate in language classes and activities organized by MISODIS based on the needs of each foreign child. Additional fun activities would be made available off-site with local youth organizations. Such courses like climbing, robotics, creation of video content, art, programming, language courses, and more are already being reviewed.