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The Polish Association of Creativity

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Research problems

What factors support students to undertake

social/enterprising projects?

In what way Polish educational system teaches

skills like creativity, ability to analyse problems

and team work whichh are necessary in the

process of creating innovation?

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Project objectives

• increase in competence of innovativeness

and entrepreneurship among students

(mostly in junior secondary schools and high

schools)

• connecting students' actions with the creative

industry/sector promoting talents, cognitive

curiosity and creativity

• practical transfer from an idea to its

realisation

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Target groups

• 100-150 schools in Poland

• 100-150 students' groups in Poland

• 100-150 teachers from Poland to look after

the groups

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Project description

Preparing a local project

connected with creative branch

such as fshion shows,

theatre/cinema festivals, benefit

concerts, concerts.

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Criteria of success

• learning business mechanisms

• preparing business plans

• recruiting partner/sponsors

• carrying out the local project by the group

• preparing the report containing the description of the action

• gaining knowledge as to: why we managed or why we failed

• feeling satisfaction that

• my personal/student action contributed to integrate the local

community

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Duration of the program

• May, June 2013 preparing the application form and the group coordinating the pilot project

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• May, June 2013 preparing the training module "Training of the creativity" for teachers who look after the

groups that take part in the contest

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• May, June and September 2013 announcing the competition, sending the application, verification of the

application, preparing the list of groups being on a project

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• October 2013 meeting and training teachers, establishing principles of cooperation, creating the

communication tool

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• October 2013 – April 2014 students action in the local communities

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• June 2014 summarisng the project, the presentation of student action

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• July, August 2014 evaluation of the project, writing the report

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Innovated approach for the project

• promoting the method of the project and its

application in local action,

• making the educational process more appealing by

extending/moving beyond the school

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• practical transition through the process: from the

idea up to its realisation