Contact information and members

Inquiries:
Institute for Slovenian Studies of Victoria Inc.
 2/43 Stockdale Avenue, Clayton North, VIC 3168, AUSTRALIA

Telephone: + 61 3 9544 0595
Mobile: 0418 147 843
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History

In 1976 the first steps were taken to introduce Slovenian into the Australian school system. Aleksandra Ceferin (BA.MA.DipEd) made the first official approaches and by the end of the year  founded Slovenian Teachers’ Association of Victoria (STAV). Its aim was to garner  all teachers with Australian and/or Slovenian qualifications and provide a support group for the teaching of Slovenian language. Classes in the Saturday School of Modern Languages in three school centres in Melbourne started February 1977. 

Mission

The mission of the Institute for Slovenian Studies of Victoria is:
- Promotion, establishment and maintenance of Slovenian language and culture, principally through the medium of technology assisted learning, to benefit the descendants of Slovenian immigrants
- Development of the web node http://www.thezaurus.com as a vehicle for the study of Slovenian language, culture and the arts
- Presentation of Slovenia and Slovenian culture to the broader English-speaking world community.

ISSV Membership

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