Croatia is a country located in Central and Southeast Europe. It has a population of over 4 million people who are mostly Roman Catholic. The capital and largest city of Croatia is Zagreb. The village of Velika is located in northern Croatia near the Papuk Mountain range. It has a population of around 2,500 people and its economy is based around agriculture, winemaking and tourism. The local elementary school in Velika has around 350 students enrolled across its main and satellite campuses.

2.  Croatia (Croatian: Hrvatska pronounced [xř̩ʋaːts
kaː]), officially the Republic of
Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska), is a
unitary democratic parliamentary republic at the
crossroads of Central Europe, Southern Europe,
and the Mediterranean.

6.  Its capital and largest city is Zagreb.
 The country is divided into 20 counties and
the city of Zagreb.

7.  Croatia covers 56,594 square kilometres (21,851
square miles) and has diverse,
mostly continental and Mediterranean climates
 Croatia's Adriatic Sea coast contains more than a
thousand
islands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_isla
nds_of_Croatia

8.  The country's population is 4.28 million, most of
whom are Croats, with the most common religious
denomination being Roman Catholicism.
 Having joined on 1 July 2013, Croatia is the newest,
28th member state of the European Union.
 Currency: kuna (The word "kuna" means "marten"
in Croatian since it is based on the use of marten
pelts as units of value in medieval trading.

9.  Some of our most famous sportsmen -Janica
and Ivica Kostelić, Sandra Perković, Blanka
Vlašić, Dražen Petrović…

10.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCxulFgT
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11.  Požega-Slavonia
county (Croatian: Požeško-slavonska
županija) is a Croatian county in
western Slavonia.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e
Cn0jijqUec
 Its capital is Požega. The Požega-
Slavonia County comprises five
cities—Kutjevo, Lipik,
Pakrac, Pleternica and Požega—and
five municipalities, and one of them
is Velika
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y
KsksDrZs8s (video for popular
Croatian group Crvena jabuka – Red
apple, filmed in Velika)

12.  Velika is a village and recreational centre on the
southern slopes of Papuk Mountain in the Požega
Valley in Slavonia, 12 km north of Požega;
elevation 278 m.
 The village itself has a population of 2500
inhabitants, and with other villages municipality
of Velika has 5.888 inhabitants
 Chief occupations include farming, viticulture
and tourism.

15.  Sports and recreational opportunities include
walking, hiking, cycling and swimming in the
summer months and skiing in the winter
months. Hunting and angling opportunities
are provided nearby.

16.  Velika is also notable for its local specialities
(kulen, i.e. paprika-flavoured sausages,
smoked ham, freshwater fish) and quality
wines.

17.  Velika is the major starting point for
ascents to Papuk Mountain (954 m)
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papuk_Mount
ain

18.  North from the today settlement Velika, at the
south end of the hill Lapjak, there are ruins of
the smaller fortress town - Velički grad. The
town could have been built in the 13th
century. It was owned by the Befekijevci from
Velika, and after arrival of Turks, it become a
military fort.

21.  Primary and secondary education is essentially
free because it is mostly sponsored by
the Ministry of Education of the Croatian
Government, and higher education is also mostly
free
 Since the primary school became compulsory, the
literacy rate in Croatia is at a substantial level of
98,1%. A large majority of children do manage to
complete the grade school.
 Secondary education is currently optional,
although most political parties now advocate the
stance that it should also become compulsory.

22.  Croatian elementary education consists of eight years, and
it is compulsory. Children begin schools at the age of 6 or
7.
 The grade schools are split in two stages:
 1st through 4th grade, being taught by one teacher per
class, with subjects such as Croatian, mathematics, visual
art , nature and society, physical education, music
education, religion and at least one foreign language
(usually English, usually in the 1st grade and compulsory
in the 4th grade)
 5th through 8th grades, where different teachers teach
different subjects, with added subjects such
as history, geography, biology, chemistry, physics, informa
tics and in addition to English often a second language

23. Velika
Croatia

24.  Primary School “Ivan Goran Kovačić” has basic school in
Velika,has one satellite school located in Biškupci, and has two
satellite departments, located in Radovanci and Toranj
 School has a total population of 356 students
 Basic school is built in 1973.
 Students in basic school in Velika are classified into 8 upper and
4 lower grades (268)
 11 primary school teachers and 19 teachers work in our school
 We have two specialist associates, pedagogue and librarian

25.  Satellite school located in Biškupci has a
population of 70 students classified into 4
lower grades (4 teachers)

26.  Satellite department in Radovanci has a
population of 13 students classified into 4 lower
grades (combined work; one teacher is working
with 1th and 3rd grade at the same time, and
other is working with 2nd and 4th grade)

27.  Satellite department in Toranj has a
population of only 5 students classified
into 3 lower grades (combined work; one
teacher is workingwith 1th, 2nd and 4th
grade at the same time)