Our school is located in Trešnjevka, Zagreb. It was founded on July 9, 1964 and it started working on October 1, 1964. Lessons were held in three shifts with 1421 students in 45 classes and 58employees. Classes had on average between 30 and 38 students. The school building hadn't been completed yet when, on October 25 1964, the biggest flood in its history struck the city. A big part of our district was flooded. According to the newspaper reports, 35000 flats housing 180000 people were under water and 17 people drowned. Many schools were destroyed in the flood, but the water – by some miracle – didn't reach us. Both students and teachers used barges to get to the school, which became a real little island! Classes were then held only during daylight in three shifts!The biggest number of students was recorded in the 1965/66 school year – 1605 students in 46 classes in three shifts. The number of students fell because of new schools being built in the surrounding districts. A considerable drop in the number of students was recorded in the 1967/68 school year – from 1279 to 974. 'Voltino' primary school has always received high marks during the evaluation of primary schools by the evaluation committees and has frequently been rated among the top ten city schools. In 1972 the school changes its name into 'Rade Končar' primary school. It continues to work under that name until 1993 when it again changes to the old one – 'Voltino' primary school. Today the school has 690 students, 42 teachers, 14 other employees and 3 counsellors – associates. The school is proud of its high level of professionalism in character development and academic education of its students, its rich cultural and public involvement, cooperation with various institutions, advancement of sports and physical activities and ecology as a way of life in the school and beyond. Special attention is given to health care and addiction prevention through workshops, seminars and lectures. Our students regularly achieve high results in school, city and state competitions.We successfully cooperate with parents of our students in parents' meetings, lectures, individual consultations and workshops. The school is involved in the European project of Eco-school. We have started creative workshops, which the children look forward to and enjoy very much. Their parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles also take part in the workshops – sometimes we even invite their pets! Working on common projects students learn through fun things, which can sometimes seem boring and tedious in classic teaching. Last year, the European year of languages, we got to know other cultures through various projects, developing understanding and tolerance. As you can see, we try to keep the school an island of good cheer where children love to come, have fun and learn.

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