TRAVEŠA.HR - Traditional Apron as Heritage, Education, and Sustainable Tourism Product

Description

The Traveša.hr project is a student-led initiative at Secondary School Ivana Meštrovića Drniš, Croatia, involving 16 first-year vocational students from the Business Economics and Administrative Assistant streams.

The project focuses on creating an authentic traditional apron ("Traveša") inspired by folk costume patterns from the Drniš region, designed as a sustainable, lightweight tourist souvenir. Students research local cultural and ethnographic heritage through field visits to the Ethnographic Museum Split, Ethnographic Museum Zagreb, National Park Krka, and the cultural platform Europeana, then digitally process their findings using Canva, Word, and Webnode.

The project integrates vocational curriculum modules including Business Communication, Entrepreneurship, Accounting, and Foreign Language, connecting formal education with real-world business activities. Students also conduct drawing workshops for preschool children at Kindergarten Drniš, promoting intergenerational cultural transmission.

At the end of the project, students go on local radio to speak about the project and, together with partners, create an event in National Park Krka where they present all activities and products to the local community and children from Kindergarten Drniš.

UN Sustainable Development Goals addressed:

• SDG 4 – Quality Education
• SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
• SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
• SDG 13 – Climate Action

This project has been supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Sport of the Republic of Croatia through the public call: "Promocija i jačanje kompetencija strukovnih i umjetničkih zanimanja za turizam" (Promotion and Strengthening of Competencies in Vocational and Artistic Occupations for Tourism), academic year 2025/2026.