LEARNING IN ENTERPRISES
Hosted by OSOS, contributed by Meie van Laar on 26/04/2018

Pupils can opt in for enterprises. Once they have written an application (without spelling mistakes) to  the head of school, they can start participating. The following enterprises are active now: School  photographer, makes portrait pictures of students and sells them to their parents; School TV Journal,  makes a monthly news bulletin on school events etc.; Kitchen garden, grows and sells vegetables and  herbs; Making and repairing, 3 D printing and fixing school materials and on request to outside  customers; Pupil board, does community service, e.g. playing board games in the elderly home and  put forward ideas for a better school to the principal; Bakery, bakes and sells cakes etc.; Musical,  prepares a musical performance; Recycling, pimps up rest and waste materials and sells the outcome;  Plastic Soup, cleans up neighborhood. 

 

Keywords: Entrepreneurship, contextual learning, 21st century skills, engagement
Learning Objectives: This way of working makes the necessity of acquiring basic skills like math and correct spelling clear  to the children. It also helps developing or refining certain 21st century skills. 
Rating: -/5
Views: 4
Languages: English
Students age group: 6 - 9, 9 - 12, 12 - 15, 15 - 18
Subject domain: Mathematics, Science, ICT, Engineering, Technology
# of students participating: unlimited
Published on: 30.04.2018

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