18000 STUDENTS IN CROATIAN SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE

( Editorial: --> 2050 ) ZAGREB, Jan 2 (Hina) - The Croatian Ministry of Education and Sport and the Croatian Homeland Foundation on Friday organised a one-day seminar for 60 teachers of Croatian supplementary classes from abroad. During the seminar new textbooks and didactic aids from several publishing houses were presented, as well as video presentations from the firms Zagreb Film and Croatia Film. About 18,000 students attend Croatian supplementary schools worldwide. Besides the large number of Croatian supplementary schools in Europe and the United States of America, Croatian teachers are about to start work in Argentina and New Zealand. (Hina) mm mb 021624 MET jan 98