Education creates trust. Trust creates hope. Hopes creates peace. (Confucius)

Education creates trust. Trust creates hope. Hopes creates peace. (Confucius)
The Public Institute of Krka National Park is a partner on the project “Back to a green future – living with the Krka and alongside it, past, present, future” of the Petar Krešimir IV Primary School in Šibenik.

“Education, alongside protection and promotion of the values of the park, is one of the most important pillars upon which lies the sustainable management of Krka National Park. For that reason, the Public Institute of Krka National Park was delighted to accept the invitation of the Petar Krešimir IV Primary School in Šibenik to cooperate on the project entitled “Back to a green future – living with the Krka and alongside it, past, present, future”, said Nella Slavica, director of the Public Institute of Krka National Park. She added, “We are delighted that this project is directed at implementing and developing extracurricular activities aimed at the interdisciplinary exploration of Krka National Park”.

The project is co-financed by the Ministry of Science and Education, and will be carried out as a part of the extracurricular activities of primary and secondary schools, and pupil boarding homes. The project includes research, workshops, lectures and field courses on the topic of the Krka River, and the wealth of local heritage in this area.

“The aim of the project is for pupils to develop critical thinking, to be responsible towards all living creatures, to understand the importance of sustainable management of natural resources, and to acquire skills of independent action in their school and community. This will be achieved through studying the properties and specificities of the ecosystems of the Krka River and the complex interrelations between humans and nature. The project will be included in all educational areas for pupils from Grades 1 to 8,” stated Žana Lasinović Klarić, principal of the Petar Krešimir IV Primary School in Šibenik.

In addition to educational lectures and workshops, to be held by the staff of the Public Institute of Krka National Park, pupils will also have the opportunity to take part in field classes, to research and study and history of the Krka hydropower plant at Skradinski Buk, the ethnology heritage and traditional crafts, discover the traces of Roman soldiers at the Burnum archaeological site, and will certainly enjoy taking walks along the educational walking trails throughout Krka National Park.

We hope that at the end of the project, pupils will have an expanded knowledge of the natural, cultural and historical heritage of their local area, develop awareness of our role in validating and protecting nature, and learn to critically discuss and cooperation and to evaluate the responsibility of both individuals and the community.