AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Parents and teachers for student charity projects

Traditional Spring ball, which included dinner, entertainment, ruffles, disco dancing and auctions, was organized by Parent-Teacher Association headed by President Launy Huntz, who celebrated her birthday that evening in a lively atmosphere.

 

Around HRK 90.000 was raised at the ninth annual Spring ball of The American International School of Zagreb that was held at the end of March, at the Regent Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb. This happy event, which included dinner, ruffles, disco dancing and auction, was organized by Parent-Teacher Association headed by President Launy Huntz, who celebrated her birthday that evening in a lively atmosphere.

 

This volunteer-based group was founded in 1966 when there were only 13 students in the school. When the Spring Dinner Dance was first organized, nine years ago, there were 119 students in the school, and only 5 % of them were Croatian. The number of students keeps growing, and this year the school had an enrollment of more than 200 students from 35 countries, starting from Junior Kindergarten and all the way to high school and IB diploma program. Considerable effort has been invested to bring the school closer to Croatian children, and their enrollment has expanded to over 15 percent. The students are mostly children of diplomats and business leaders. Together with the teachers who work with their children, they all had a great time at the Spring ball.

 

Students formed a World Hunger Committee

Funds that were raised will be used to support student activities and projects that are organized in a holistic approach. Last year, for example, the students formed a World Hunger Committee, and with funds provided by the Parent-Teacher Association, the students bought 200 chickens and give them to needy families in the rural outskirts of Zagreb. Partnered with the Social Welfare Centre in Zaprešić they shared food worth USD 500 to families who are in need. Late last year, students participated in the Zaprešić Community Clean-Up Day, and gave Christmas presents and food to families who have recently lost their jobs.

 

For the past two years Deputy Chief of Mission-designate for the U.S. Embassy Vivian S. Walker has been the Chairperson of the School Board. She is very pleased with the activities and projects in which children are involved, which include humanitarian and educational objectives. She told us that she liked the trip to the island of Cres where children visited the ornithological reserve for the griffon vulture in Beli and helped foster the birds:

- I take great pleasure in my obligations at the School Board and I think they are as important as my diplomatic work, as I contribute to the future welfare of our children.

 

Photo gallery:

 

 

Tanja Holtzapple, School Doctor and her husband Richard, Head of Political and Economic Section at the American Embassy, with Renata Bačanek

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deputy Chief of Mission-designate for the U.S. Embassy Vivian S. Walker with her husband Douglas Dykhouse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Irit and Roni Ravid, Orli Landau, Pieter Christiaanse with his wife Nienke Trooster, Ambassador of the Netherlands, Naomi and Zeev Kaufman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Ambassador James B. Foley with his wife Kate Suryan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malaysian Ambassador Aminahtun Karim Shaharudin with her husband Shah Ghani

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Harry Hullis, English Teacher Kate Lewis, Executive Director of Central and Eastern European Schools Association (CEESA) David Cobb and English Teacher Judy Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

French Teacher Martina Mencer Salluzzo with her husband Joe