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French School in – EuroCampus May/June 2006

Zagreb by making it possible for Croatian Activities / projects / pedagogy pupils to continue attending these schools in conformity with the Croatian law. This Music lessons would make it much easier for Croatian parents to decide whether to let their Music lessons will start again at the children continue with the EuroCampus beginning of the next school year. Madame French school after the CP. Véronique Denis will be the new music teacher. Computer lessons

Visit of the supervisor of the French The direction of the French School has Education Ministry decided that the teachers of cycle II and III should also give computer lessons to their From April 11th to 13th 2006, Mrs. pupils as a complementary part of their Michelle Gazal, French Education normal school lessons. Computer teaching inspector for the South-East zone of will not be a subject by itself but rather an Europe (, Slovenia, Roumania, additional means of teaching the other Bulgary, Bosnia, , , Israel, subjects. With regard to that, the school Cypre, ) paid a visit to the French will order some more computers to be School in Zagreb in order to get to know installed in the classes. the school, its personnel and functioning. Mrs. Gazal met the director and the managing board for detailed information about the school. She also supervised the The Ljubljana trip teachers during their lessons both in the kindergarten and in cycle II + III in order On Thursday 1st June the French to assure herself of the teaching quality and kindergarten undertook a trip to Slovenia to give some additional pedagogical in order to pay a visit to its friends in the advice. Ljubljana French School. Our children Mrs. Gazal promised to come again in were enchanted with this trip which let autumn and to meet the pupils’ parents at them meet their friends from Ljubljana that time. whom they knew only from the letters they had written to each other so far. During this visit the children had the opportunity Important information for our Croatian to play together and to participate in families different activities the teachers from Ljubljana had prepared for them: a bakery The Croatian legislation relating to workshop where the children were elementary and secondary school preparing an apple pie, different sports education is about to change this summer. activities and a treasure hunt. At midday, The Croatian Ministry of Education our friends took us to the nearby park promised to the French Embassy that the Tivoli where the children had a picinic and new legislation will clarify the situation of the opportunity to play together on a both the French and the German School of playground. Bénédicte’s mother took some photos she will send you by e-mail soon.

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French School in Zagreb – EuroCampus May/June 2006

Opening of secondary school classes Excursion to the Dolac marketplace

As it was made public by Madame The children of cycle III made an Catherine Colonna, French Minister of excursion to the Dolac marketplace with European Affairs, during her speech to the their Croatian teacher, Mrs. Jasna Mujkić, French community in Zagreb on 1st June, on May 23rd. They were also accompanied the French School will also offer by two mothers, Mrs. Marchand and Mrs. secondary school classes (class 6 and 7) on Dombre-Kvaternik. Every child was given the basis of the distance learning scheme the amount of 20.00 kn in order to made up by CNED (National Centre for purchase some fruit and vegetables, using Distance Learning) at the beginning of the the Croatian language, of course. next school year 2006/2007. The teaching According to Mrs. Mujkić, all the children personnel will be made up by lecturers succeeded in buying what they wanted from the French Embassy and other without any help from their teacher and to competent teachers. For more information, the great pleasure of the greengrocers of please, contact Mr. Rouchon. Dolac.

Assembly of the French community living Excursion to Jarun outside France sent its legate to Croatia On Friday, 9th June, the French and the Mr. Jean-Yves Leconte, member at the German school took the pupils of cycle II Assembly of the French community living and III to the sports area of Jarun where the outside France, has visited the French children were participating in various school of Zagreb and has spoken to the sports activities. school’s director and its executive board. He has announced that he will soon organize a regional meeting of all Additional supervision associations dealing with school management. With the new school year 2006/2007, the French school is planning to provide additional supervision of the children from Opening of a second kindergarten group 15.30h to 17.00h every day except Wednesday. This additional service the With regard to the new enrolments in the school offers is aimed especially at those French kindergarten, it may be possible to children whose parents work. Its put up another kindergarten group for the realization depends on the number of forthcoming school year. That means that children enrolled. That’s why we kindly the school will offer two kindergarten ask every family interested in that service groups, one for the 3-year-old children and to give us a notice as soon as possible. the other for the middle and upper sections.

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French School in Zagreb – EuroCampus May/June 2006

Invitation to the EuroCampus party New price list for the school year 2006/2007 Both French and German school invite all the children, their parents and school The new price list for the school year personnel to join us for an afternoon party 2006-2007 has been determined by the and celebrate the end of the school year on executive board. You can have a look at it Tuesday 20th June at 15,30h. We look on the school’s website forward to seeing you! http://ecole.zagreb.free.fr. The amount of the school fees was subject to a moderate increase. The executive board has also Birthdays decided that with the new school year, every month will have to be paid entirely Happy birthday ! without regard to the date your child starts to go to school. That means, there is no 05.05. Louisa Faille difference if your child starts school on 4th 21.05. Mark Jozić September or 15th September – the school 26.05. Théa Colin fee has to be paid for the whole month. 27.05. Louis Taillandier 31.05. Philippine Raphanaud 01.06. Hugo Degert Enrolment for the new school year 04.06. Emmanuelle Dubot th 06.06. Niklas Zerbin, Eloise Habek, Since May 15 , the enrollment for the Masha Dombre-Kvaternik new school year 2006/2007 has been 11.06. Alix Kasteel opened to all new families and the brothers 23.06. Kiri Jurschewsky and sisters of our registered pupils. The 25.06. Alexandre Lordey latter do not need to re-register. 28.06. Auriane Prouff The new school year will start on Monday 4th September (kindergarten and th elementary school) and on Monday 11 September for the secondary school Practical information classes.

Gorice Street

On May 3rd, the Croatian press informed The end of the school year us that the Gorice Street will be under th reconstruction for the duration of 90 days. Thursday 15 June is a Bank Holiday – For the moment, the access to the school there will be no school this day. Thursday by the Gorice street is still open. We hope 22nd June is a Bank Holiday, too. With that this will not change till the end of the regard to this calendar and to some of the current school year, 21st June. families already leaving for holiday, the school director has decided to finish school

on Wednesday 21st June at 15.30h instead of Friday 23rd June.

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General Assembly French School Promotion

The executive board of the French school We are pleased to announce you that the organized a general assembly on Thursday French School is about to publish a new 8th June, at 20h00, inviting all the parents school brochure in 4 languages, containing and teachers to join them and discuss about photos of the building and the children. the following agenda: Also, the French school will have a - financial balance promotional article published in the - class organization for the next Croatian magazine “Metropolitan”. As this school year issue will be dedicated entirely to children - addition supervision class and what is best for them, it will be - publicity published with the exceptional title “Metropolitan Kids”. In addition, the - enrolment of Croatian pupils French school will also have an - building management advertisement published in the magazine - expression of thanks “Zagreb in your pocket”. Please, find enclosed with this newsletter the summary of the general assembly with further details and information. Families leaving

We would like to say good-bye to all the Sand-box families leaving Croatia this summer : the Galvani family, the Faille family, the As you have already noticed, the school’s Jurschewsky family, the Lordey family and sand-box has been filled with new sand at the Sheppard family. Thank you and good the great pleasure of the children. For luck for your future projects ! reasons of hygiene, the sand-box will be covered every evening in order to prevent animals, dogs or cats, from entering into the sand-box. The French School administration

New building project wishes you a

Dear parents, as were are not sure to be nice summer holiday able to continue renting the building at and looks forward to Fratrovac 36 after the end of our 3-year- contract, we need to look for new solutions seeing you again right now. With the objective to find a long-term solution, we would like the at the next school year ! parents who know people from the construction and investment branch to contact the executive board in order to École française EuroCampus Zagreb 36 Rue Fratrovac, HR- 10000 ZAGREB discuss possible solutions to that subject. Téléphone - Télécopie : (0(0 385)1) 234 77 10 http://www.eurocampus-zagreb.org

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