✨🎆 British International School of Zagreb - Happy New Year! 🎆✨
As we welcome a brand new year, we would like to take a moment to reflect with gratitude and look ahead with excitement. The past year has been filled with learning, growth, achievements, and memorable moments that have strengthened our community.
At the British International School of Zagreb (BISZ), we are proud of our students, staff, parents, and partners who continue to inspire us every day through dedication, curiosity, and collaboration. Together, we have built an environment where excellence, creativity, and international-mindedness thrive.
May the year ahead bring new opportunities, continued success, good health, and happiness to all. We look forward to another year of learning, innovation, success and shared achievements as we continue shaping bright futures together.
🥂✨ Wishing our entire BISZ community and friends a joyful, prosperous, and successful New Year!
At the British International School of Zagreb (BISZ), creativity, collaboration, and a sense of community are at the heart of everything we do. Our Best Winter Classroom Competition is a much-anticipated annual event that brings warmth, imagination, and festive spirit into our learning spaces during the winter season.
Celebrating Creativity and School Spirit The Best Winter Classroom Competition invites students and teachers to transform their classrooms into inspiring winter-themed environments. From sparkling snowflakes and cozy winter scenes to imaginative interpretations of seasonal traditions, each classroom becomes a unique expression of creativity and teamwork.
This competition encourages students of all ages to:
Express themselves artistically Work collaboratively with classmates and teachers Take pride in their learning environment Celebrate the winter season in a joyful and meaningful way
Learning Beyond the Curriculum More than just decoration, the competition reflects BISZ’s holistic approach to education. Students are actively involved in planning, designing, and creating their classroom displays, developing valuable skills such as:
Teamwork and communication Problem-solving and creativity Responsibility and ownership Appreciation for shared spaces By integrating creativity into everyday school life, BISZ ensures that learning remains engaging, inclusive, and inspiring.
A Festive and Inspiring School Environment Throughout the competition, the school is filled with color, creativity, and winter magic. Classrooms become welcoming spaces that reflect the enthusiasm and imagination of our students, creating a positive atmosphere for learning during the winter months.
A judging panel evaluates the classrooms based on:
Creativity and originality Student involvement Overall visual impact Interpretation of the winter theme
Recognising Effort and Achievement The winning classroom is celebrated for its outstanding effort and creativity, but the true success of the competition lies in the shared experience. Every participant contributes to making BISZ a vibrant, caring, and inspiring community.
Building Memories at BISZ The Best Winter Classroom Competition is a cherished tradition at the British International School of Zagreb, creating lasting memories for students and staff alike. It reflects our commitment to nurturing creativity, encouraging collaboration, and fostering a positive school culture where students feel motivated and proud to belong. For more information visit: www.britishschool.hr
British International School of Zagreb - A Global Outlook and Diverse Community
The British International School of Zagreb has a proud and well-respected history of offering a highly rated international education to its students for over 10 years and is continuously developing quality standards in academia amidst its top class facilities, thus creating a truly modern educational environment. The school premises and campus offer an exclusive feeling of a premium education where our students experience the future today. To ensure that our students become global citizens, one of the priorities of the school curriculum is to guide, integrate and equip our diversified school community with the necessary skills and knowledge to prepare them with the rapid changes in our world. The British International School of Zagreb is a proud member of the Cambridge International School Community which ensures high quality standards in teaching with a personalized learning approach. With proven outstanding academic results, our past students have achieved top university placements worldwide. British International School of Zagreb - A Global Outlook and Diverse Community - Video.
dr. sc. Martin-Tino Časl - Trophy for Lifetime Achievement in Sports
This week, the best athletes of the City of Zagreb were announced. One of the winners of the award is our Principal dr. sc. Martin-Tino Časl who was awarded with the Trophy for Lifetime Achievement in Sports. Dr. Časl has been in competitive sports (table tennis, tennis, basketball and handball) for a full 56 years. For years as a competitor, and for the last 16 years as President of the Dr. Časl Table Tennis Club, Vice President of the Croatian Table Tennis Association and the Zagreb Table Tennis Association and a member of the Executive Board of the Women's European Champions League. During that time, his club was 16 times Croatian champion, 7 times Croatian Cup winner, winner of the Mediterranean Cup (women) and finalist of that cup (men). They won the Central European Super League twice and played in the final 3 more times. The crown of his career was winning the European Champions League in 2018 and the final in 2019. In June of this year, the girls won the European Trophy for Women as their 6th different title. No club in history has won so many different competitions. Before his entering to professional sport, the students of our school were 18 times Croatian high school champions (9 times boys and 9 times girls), double European High School champions in 2007, and twice played in the final of the World High School Championship (2010 boys and 2012 girls) and the girls were third in the world in 2010. In amateur table tennis, dr. Časl was 8 times in a row SOKAZ first grade champions and won the Winter Cup 5 times. All of this was recognized by the Sports Association of the City of Zagreb and he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Trophy. On behalf of the winners, Dr. Časl gave a short speech of thanks with a clear message that this is not the end and that there are still many victories and goals to be achieved in future. In the pictures, he can be seen in the company of the individual athletes of the year, the golden Olympians Sandra Elkasević, the great rowers brothers Martin and Valent Sinković, and their coach Mr. Nikola Bralić. At the Trophy, he was congratulated by numerous famous athletes who won medals at the Olympic Games, World and European Championships, the Mayor of the City of Zagreb, Mr. Tomislav Tomašević, and the President of the Republic of Croatia, Mr. Zoran Milanović, who praised our school in the conversation and called dr. Časl a top educator.
