High school Ban Josip Jelačić, Croatia

High school Ban Josip Jelačić offers several different programmes – both vocational (Hotel and Tourism Technicians, Business Technicians, IT Technicians, Trade, Catering, hairdressers and Beauticians) and general education programme. We take pride in offering our students a great number of extracurricular activities (facultative English/German/Italian, school cooperative, drama group, choir, art group, sports groups, etc.), as well as a lot of national and international projects that the school takes part in.

Ban Josip Jelačić High School has taken an active role in numerous national and international projects, and it recognizes the benefits these projects bring to students, teachers, and to the school itself. The quality of school management, ICT and language competences as well as transversal skills have been improved, as well as media literacy. Also, by taking part in international projects, the European dimension has been introduced and the awareness of the special needs students’ inclusion. In the school’s daily practice, special stress has been put on the use of innovative teaching methods which put

students at the centre of learning, encouraging their critical thinking, creativity, innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship, thus rising students’ motivation and preparing them for the world of higher education and the world of work.