In addition to my regular administrative duties at Biblijski institut, I am working on two important projects:
The first is coordinating our 6th annual Champs Camps for neighborhood children, which will happen next month. We are planning for 130 children at both the Jarun Lake in southwest Zagreb, and also at our building in the east-center of the city. We have a group of 16 American volunteers coming to help with the camps, as well as many Croatians who will volunteer. A lot of advance planning and logistics go into this event.
The other project is working on the start of our distance learning program. The institute has had a donation of some high end video-teleconferencing (Polycom) equipment. I am working with the donor of this equipment and our staff, to get it shipped and through customs. We also have an expert in the usage of this equipment in educational settings coming the third week of June to train our faculty and help us get the equipment set up. We will make one permanent installation of this equipment in our main classroom in Zagreb, as well as temporary, mobile installations, initially in two other cities in Croatia.