OUR PROJECT
About the Project
We live in a world in which the future is uncertain which means that students are in need of skills that will allow them to make their own way through life. As the job market is constantly developing with the addition of new jobs, we can't accurately predict what the job market and economy will be like when our students enter them. Therefore, rather than focusing on the teaching of current occupations, it is our jobs as educators to make our students aware of the fact that themselves can influence their future job market. To understand new-age businesses and new business models, entrepreneurship has become one of the most popular subjects being pursued by the new generation. Therefore, the aim of this Project is to teach basic concepts of entrepreneurship and prepare them for the future opportunities.
Aims
The main aim of this project is to raise students’ awareness toward entrepreneurship, to improve students’ critical thinking, lateral thinking and analyzing skills through activities on the challenges of entrepreneurship and to cultivate the comprehensive qualities of entrepreneurship.
Work Process
We have been speaking about global plans for the project using WhatsApp. We agreed about the main goals and activities for the project through this platform. The founders will be from Turkey and Bulgaria. Once the project begins, we plan on inviting more partners. We will create a precise plan of the project by the end of February 2020. We will have an introductory meeting in March and start the activities thereafter. During the project, we will visit various places within our local communities and present our activities on twin space. We will collaboratively create digital posters, the logo of the project, and we will use video conferences and chat for communication. The project will last until June.
One activity planned for the project is to have students save money in a piggy bank. They will then use the saved-up money to buy books. The purpose of this activity is to instill the concept of financial literacy, money management and value, into the students’ minds.
Expected Results
We will exchange good practices and learn from each other. Students will gain new knowledge about different countries. We will create a collaborative e-book of all of the activities and a short movie of the project consisting of the products and practices exchanged. All partners will present their work to parents or other colleagues in their respective institutions.