Little Summer School 2025
Information on the 2025 iteration will be available from the beginning of next year (the planned period is July 14 – July 25, 2025). In the meantime, interested parties can apply for the list of potential candidates before all available spots get taken. Age limits are from 9 to 14 years (on August 31).
Important information! Applying for the list of potential candidates is not the same as registering and does not imply you will get a spot. Candidates are enrolled when CHF and children’s resort receive their application and payment. All parents who put their children on the list of potential candidates will be notified on time about the start date for registration (sending applications).
The organizers hold the right to change dates and plans, and the right to cancel the project depending on the circumstances in Croatia and the world.
Little Summer School 2024
The organizers hold the right to change dates and plans, and the right to cancel the project depending on the circumstances in Croatia and the world.
Organiser: Croatian Heritage Foundation
Location: Novi Vinodolski
July 15 – July 26, 2024, Novi Vinodolski
PROGRAM
The Little School of Croatian Language and Culture has been staged without interruption since 1993 and has to date seen the participation of almoust one thousand and a eight hundred children coming from over fourty countries. We crowned our twentieth anniversary with the publication of the monography Spomenak, our silver jubilee with an eponymous film, and the thirtieth with the printing of the manual An Entirely Different Language.
You too can be a part of our big family. In the company of children your age and our cheerful trained teachers you will learn or improve your knowledge of Croatian language in our interesting daily workshops. And that`s just the beginning! Together we will embark on a journey through ancient Croatian history, talk to its heroes, stroll through magnificent landscapes nature blessed us with, meet interesting people, learn about the cultural legacy Croatian people have built and guarded for centuries.
In our Little School we will try the land and the sea with various sporting and other competitions, and in the evenings we will have fun dancing, singing and playing games. All this and many, many more happy moments in a safe, healthy and carefree environment supervised by experienced and reliable teachers.
See the video on the Little School created by the participants.
Igrajmo se Male škole (2018.)Filmski povratak u prošlost ili virtualna šetnja Muzejom Male škole (2017.)
Svi naj Male škole (2016.)
Velike tajne Male škole (2014.)
The program is intended for children and teenagers aged from 9 – 14 years of Croatian descent from around the world as well as for children of other nationalities-the present or future friends of Croatia.
CHILDRENʼS RESORT
Red Cross Children s Resort
• Novi Vinodolski is a coastal summer vacation spot rich with cultural history.
• Surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation, the resort building stair-steps toward the sea with its terraces, and its beache is just a stroll away.
• Two or three (six or seven or eight-bed) rooms have a joint bathroom.
• The resort has a suitable space for working and socializing, TV and VCR, library, reading room, spacious terraces and gardens.
WORKSHOP
Croatian language workshop (three levels, to their current language knowledge):
• beginners
• intermediate
• advanced
Creative workshops (depending on interest):
• Drama workshop
• Puppet workshop
• Journalist workshop
• Art workshop
• Dance workshop
• Films workshop
• Music workshop
• Animated film
INDICATIVE SCHEDULE OF DAILY ACTIVITES (some changes are possible)
7:45/8:00 wakeeee up time!!!
8:30 breakfast
9:00-10:30 morning activities
11:00 Swiming
13:00 lunch
13:30-14:30 siesta (free time)
14:30-16:00 afternoon activities
16:00 snack time
16:15-19:00 sunbathing, sports/recreational activities
19:30 dinner
20:00–21:30 reposal/walk/games/sport/wisitig city/preparation for the evening events
21:30-22:30/23:00 entertainment-dancing, games…
22:30/23:00 getting ready to sleep
23:00/23:30 bedtime
PRICE LIST
a)
• Expert staff
• Educational, sporting, recreational and entertainment activities
• Learning material, equipment for workshops and activities
The price: 100 €
(10% discount for the second child, 15% for the third, 20% for the fourth, the discount increases by 5% for each subsequent child)
b)
• Accommodation in Children`s Resort
• 11 full board (4 daily meals)
• Accident insurance for children (valid during transit and in the resort)
• Round-trip transportation Zagreb-Novi Vinodolski-Zagreb
The price: 385 €
REGISTRATION
1. Sending an application form
Once we have received your query, we will send you an application form and the contract. When you have completed and signed both documents, send them by e-mail to lada.kanajet@matis.hr or by post to the following address: Hrvatska matica iseljenika / Croatian Heritage Foundation, Trg Stjepana Radića 3, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia/Hrvatska, or our fax number ++ 385 1 61 11 522. Registration will run until all places are filled.
2. Payment
a) Once we have received the application form the applicant will be sent an invoice from the Croatian Heritage Foundation for the payment. Payment in amount of 100 € should be made no later than May 31, 2024. Participants shall pay all related bank fees.
b) The amount of 385 € per person needs to be paid to the Croatian Red Cross – City Society of the Red Cross Zagreb (HCK-GDCKZG) in whose resort in Novi Vinodolski you are staying, also it needs to be payed no later than May 31, 2024. Payment information can be found in the contract. Participants shall pay all related bank fees.
The applicant shall be officially registered for the School once the Croatian Heritage Foundation and HCK-GDCKZG have received full payment.
NOTICE: If we have fewer than 25 applicants,the organizers reserve the right to cancel the program and refund the entire payment.
Departure from Zagreb – July 15, 2024 – afternoon
Return to Zagreb – July 26, 2024 – morning or early afternoon
Children are to arrive at the point of departure in the company of a parent or a person designated by their parent (with prior notification provided to the organiser in writing). Children are also to be received at the point of return by a parent or a person designated by their parent (with prior notification provided to the organiser in writing). The place and exact time of departure and return will be announced shortly before the School`s beginning.
INFORMATION FOR ORGANIZED GROUPS
REGISTRATION – the registration must be planned in time because the places in the School are limited. The group must be announced at least one year in advance.
PAYMENT – the way of payment will be arranged by the Croatian Heritage Foundation and other organizers.
TIME AND PLACE OF ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE– will be arranged by the Croatian Heritage Foundation and organizers from other countries. Arrival in Zagreb is possible a day earlier. In that case the participants must pay for their accomodation in Zagreb.
GUIDES – we recommend a young, experienced and responsible person who is active in Croatian communities and has experience working with children and who is capable to participate in the Little School program.
INSTRUCTIONS – ADVICE – INFORMATION
Healthcare and children insurance
• We recommend that children take a basic health examination prior to their arrival in Croatia.
• All children must have health insurance for their stay in Croatia.
• Parents are kindly asked to send the necessary medical documentation for children with a history of health problems.
• Basic first aid is provided for at the facility and there is a community health centre in the center of Novi Vinodolski.
• During the transit and the children’s resort participants have insurance.
The School and camp`s staff will be looking after the children.
We kindly ask that all participants adhere to our rules and code of behavior.
Rules of behavior for students /participants will be sent together with the application form and the contract.
RECOMMENDATION
We suggest that the children bring along:
pens, eraser, sharpener, crayons, appropriate clothing and footwear (loafers, tennis shoes), windbreaker, rain coat/small umbrella, beach towel and personal towel, sun cap, adequately sun creame, toiletries, portable musical instruments (guitar,recorder,etc.), games (cards, etc.).
Photo gallery of the Little School 2005 – 2011
For further information and an application form, please contact:
HRVATSKA MATICA ISELJENIKA
CROATIAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Dept. of Education and Science
Lada Kanajet Šimić, prof.
E-mail: lada.kanajet@matis.hr
Trg S. Radića 3, 10000 Zagreb, CROATIA
tel.: (+385 1) 61 15 116
fax.: (+385 1) 61 11 522
www.matis.hr