DANILA KUMAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LJUBLJANA, IB WORLD SCHOOL;Danila Kumar Elementary School is the most established international elementary school in Ljubljana; successfully delivering International Baccalaureate approved programmes for nearly 20 years. It is a medium size school, providing an excellent teacher-student ratio of between 12-18 students, and is located in a quiet suburb of Ljubljana, only ten minutes away from the city centre.
Danila Kumar International School is an IB World School offering an international education for pre-school, kindergarten, elementary and middle school ages; located in a quiet suburb of Ljubljana, the school is only ten minutes away from the city centre and just half a kilometre from the major ring highway that circles Ljubljana.
Danila Kumar is a medium-sized, state owned school that has been offering its international programme since 1993. Originally responding to a request from the Slovenian Ministry of Education, Danila Kumar provides an International Baccalaureate elementary and secondary school programme for children of foreign nationals living in Slovenia. The Ministry of Education subsidises school, covering more than half of the operational costs. This explains why the tuition fees at Danila Kumar are substantially lower than at other international schools.
Since the opening of the international department in 1993, teachers and administrators have worked diligently and with enthusiasm to build a quality educational programme that stimulates learning, generates good learning habits and promotes positive attitudes. There are children from 36 different countries and their student population increase every year.
Even though the school has been growing, it can nevertheless be considered a small school: each class has from 12-20 students, which provides an excellent teacher-pupil ratio. The teaching staff at Danila Kumar prides itself on maintaining a close rapport with each of the students; in fact, all visitors can feel the atmosphere of friendly camaraderie.
