School of Economics and Tourism Daruvar is one of the oldest high school institutions in the town of Daruvar with continuous work since 1928 when the Dual-grade Commercial School was founded. It is a medium-sized vocational school in which students get a degree in fields of economy and hotel and catering industry, studying to become economist (four year schooling), hotel-tourist technician (four-year schooling), agroturist technician (four year schooling), salesman (three year schooling), chef (three year schooling) and waiter (three year schooling). There are around 300 pupils and 50 teachers work here. The emphasis of our work is on the educational component, on preparing students for their future studies and on training students for their future professions. In addition to formal education, our students and teachers are involved in various projects and competitions, because the implementation of informal educational programs is an integral part of the school curriculum. In addition to implementing a large number of European projects, our school is the first peace school in Croatia, and there are many activities we carry out related to civic education, educational and prevention programs against violence, responsibility and safety on the Internet, interculturalism and promoting the European dimension.
The school has been taking part in many Comenius and Erasmus+ projects since 2011 and a few eTwinning projects. We received eTwinning quality label for our projects Europe as a Workspce, Route Docs and Feeding our Mind. Currently we are running two KA1 projects and five Erasmus+ KA2 projects. We see participation in the European projects as an excellent and innovative way of learning, meeting peers and getting to know other cultures by students and teachers. Many of our students are very keen on taking part in our projects, hosting students from abroad and getting some experience abroad, and they will not only learn more about how to protect the environment but also about how other European countries deal with the environmental issues. We want our students to get a possibility to take part in international projects in order to improve their communication skills, in their mother tongue and in foreign languages, ICT and digital competences, and learn about intercultural understanding to overcome any biases they might have.
The school has been taking part in many Comenius and Erasmus+ projects since 2011 and a few eTwinning projects. We received eTwinning quality label for our projects Europe as a Workspce, Route Docs and Feeding our Mind. Currently we are running two KA1 projects and five Erasmus+ KA2 projects. We see participation in the European projects as an excellent and innovative way of learning, meeting peers and getting to know other cultures by students and teachers. Many of our students are very keen on taking part in our projects, hosting students from abroad and getting some experience abroad, and they will not only learn more about how to protect the environment but also about how other European countries deal with the environmental issues. We want our students to get a possibility to take part in international projects in order to improve their communication skills, in their mother tongue and in foreign languages, ICT and digital competences, and learn about intercultural understanding to overcome any biases they might have.