The City of Zadar
ď‚´Great location, easily accessible ď‚´Administrative, economic, cultural, political regional centre
3000 years of turbulent history Names: Jader, Idassa, Jadera, Diadora, Zara, Zadar Urban structure from Roman times
ď‚´ Continued development during the Middle Ages ď‚´ Venetian rule - important harbour and military base
ď‚´ Bombing and destruction during WW2 ď‚´ and in 1990s during Croatian War of Independence
Well preserved cultural and historical heritage Peninsula – surrounded by walls, rich in historical landmarks Pedestrian haven
ï‚´ Main sights: The Forum, Church of St. Donatus, St. Anastasia's Cathedral, St. Mary's Church, The Gold and Silver of Zadar, The Land Gate, The Captain's Tower, The Sea Organ, Greeting to the Sun, museums...
ď‚´ 4 patron saints
ď‚´ Events: Musical Evenings in St. Donatus Church, KalelargArt, Night of the Full Moon, Avvantura Film Festival, Zadar Dreams...
ď‚´ Natural attractions close by: 3 nature parks, 5 national parks
ď‚´ Exceptionally indented coastline: 24 islands, over 300 islets, reefs, coves
Rising popularity; The most beautiful sunset in the world; The capital of cool; The centre of fun on the Adriatic
PETAR PRERADOVIĆ 19 March 1818 – 18 August 1872 Poet, writer, translator, military general Austrian military academy - first poems in German
1843 - Zadar “Zora puca, bit će dana”, 1844 “Putnik” - melancholy and longing for the homeland “Prvenci“ poetry collection: patriotism, devotion to Croatian, national awakening
1849 - Zagreb – associate of Josip Jelačić 2nd collection of poetry “Nove pjesme” Personal tragedies, turn to spiritism Epic poetry; philosophical religious poem “Prvi ljudi”
Sonnets, odes, elegies, ballads, romances, eulogies Reliance on allegory; love, patriotism, contemplation Revivalist poet, inspired unity between South Slavs, mused about God, death, love
ď‚´ 1870 - edema diagnosis, treatment, died in Austria in 1872 ď‚´ Final resting place in Zagreb, Croatia
Petar Preradović Elementary School June 4th, 1945 – National Primary School badly damaged building First primary school in the city centre
1952 - teachers vote to rename the school after Preradović, approved in 1954 1960 - teaching centre for foreign languages, Chemistry, Biology
ď‚´ 1990s, Croatian War of Independence, the school stayed open; ď‚´ radio teaching, consultations and distance learning
Our school today: 483 pupils in 24 classes; 3 classes in each form: 249 pupils in primary teaching, 234 in junior school teaching, 6 pupils in special education group
Two branch schools: Kožino: 64 pupils (29 pupils in primary, 35 in middle school), Petrčane: 12 pupils in first 4 forms
Employees:
Around 60 teachers (10 mentors and advisers), psychology, pedagogy, special education experts, headmistress, administrative and support staff
Cooperation with University of Zadar - laboratory school, with Education and Teacher Training Agency: the school as a state license examination centre
New times, changes: prolonged stay, single-shift schooling system Numerous extracurricular activities; school choir, teachers' klapa, drama groups, dancing and rhytmics
“Mlade ruke“ pupils' cooperative The Eratosthenes experiment, International winner 2016 Erasmus KA2 project ‘Promoting transversal skills Space Awareness International Final winner 2017
Winner of the International Final 2017 Anita Ĺ imac, Croatia & Gabriella Ricci, Italy