Croatia Trip 2024 – Day 6

Today was genuinely such a brilliant experience, I’ve always been a fan of aquariums and aquatic life, and so being given the opportunity to visit one on the trip was a great privilege, there are obviously ethical considerations when visiting a place holding animals in tanks, for our own amusement. However the location that we […]

Croatia Trip 2024 – Day 5

Hiking on the island of Cres and Vulture sanctuary visit  Having had a storm the day before it was really windy and 10 degrees colder than yesterday. We proceeded with a one hour drive to the ferry, picking up our legendary guide Boris on the way then headed over to the island of Cres. We […]

Croatia Trip 2024 – Day 4

Today we visited King Zvonomir High School situated on the island of Krk. When we arrived, we were greeted by 5 students our age and the Headteacher Gordija along with the teachers Elena and Jelena. We first joined an English lesson where we debated the controversial issue whether it was sometimes necessary to beat your children; […]

Croatia Trip 2024 – Day 3

Boat Day I am a person who usually enjoys boats and swimming in jersey, so it came as no surprise that I enjoyed today in Croatia, the weather was very nice and we were surrounded by beautiful landscapes. I would say the main point I took from this was how much the weather has an […]

Croatia Trip 2024 – Day 2

Rijeka –  Park Lavora and Trsat Castle Park Lavora is the vision of volunteers from the Kamenjak Hiking club who, along with local volunteers, have turned a derelict city landfill into a lovely forest park.  It is one of only 2 green spaces in the city and work is ongoing to reforest and maintain the […]

Croatia Trip 2024 – Day 1

  Welcome to our Croatia Trip Blog. After months of planning the IB CAS trip is finally underway. Each night a couple of students will be reflecting on our day and choosing a couple of photos to share to give a flavour of what we have been up to.  Miss Holland will also be posting […]