This is the third part of the first Israeli Hackathon to students in elementary schools.
The Hackathon event took place in Hashalom school. At the end of this part, the young entrepreneurs presented their ventures.
Read more about this Hackathon https://www.tomorrowsuccess.com/hackathon2014.html
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Part 3 of the first Israeli Hackathon for students in primary schools
1. “HaShalom” School Hosts the First
Israeli Hackathon for 4th-6th grade
Entrepreneurship Students
Part 3
Supported by the Entrepreneurship for Kids Program
And attended by the following elementary schools:
2. Part 1 of the Hackathon for entrepreneurship students took
place at “Kaplan” school. At the end, 3 ideas for ventures were
chosen in each of the following areas:
Ventures in the school
Technology Ventures
“The other is me” Ventures
Ecological/Environmental Ventures
Community Ventures
Part 2 of the Hackathon took place at “Yad Mordechai” in Bat
Yam. At the end, the students chose one idea for each area.
Summary of Parts 1 and 2
3. Entrepreneurship students from “Kaplan” in Petah Tikva,
“Alumot” in Tel Aviv and “Yad Mordechai” in Bat Yam arrived at
“Hashalom” school in Mevaseret Zion for the third meeting of
the first Hackathon for entrepreneurship students in Israel.
Part 3 of the Hackathon
4. We Already Know Each Other
As this was the third meeting between the students in the four
schools, the students feel that they already know each other.
5. Gathering in the Plenary
The entrepreneurship students gather in the plenary, where they
receive folders with the schedule:
09:00-09:15 Gathering and opening
remarks
09:45-10:10 Starting the day with a social
game
10:10-10:30 A break
10:30-11:15 Group activity –
creating business cards
11:15-11:45 Products exhibition
11:45-12:00 Summary and certificates
6. Welcome
School principal Zahava Isascar, and her vice principal Sigal Bar,
leader of the school’s entrepreneurship group and Hackathon
organizer, as well as the supporting staff, welcome the
entrepreneurship students.
7. The day started with a fun and challenging game where the
young entrepreneurs worked in teams.
Social Game - Team Work
8. Creating Business Cards
The children’s goal of this meeting was to make a group business
card that defines them.
The students split up into groups and each group made a card
using art supplies that were provided.
9. The business cards adorned the exhibition in which the ventures
developed by the students were shown after the 2nd part of the
Hackathon.
The Business Cards
10. All of the ventures that were developed, responded to a need
according to the area chosen during the two previous Hackathon
meetings.
The venture: Organizer- to keep school
supplies used in the classroom organized.
The young entrepreneurs: Students in fifth
grade at "Hashalom” elementary school
Venture Exhibition
11. The venture: Dumishush - a box game in the style of the familiar
domino suited for the blinds
The young entrepreneurs: Students in fifth grade at "Hashalom"
school
Venture Exhibition
12. The venture: Who am I? An introductory game for blind kids
The young entrepreneurs: Students in the sixth grade at "Yad
Mordechai" school
Venture Exhibition
13. The venture: "BottleKeeper"- a bottle keeper
The young entrepreneurs: Students in grades four to five at "Yad
Mordechai" school
Venture Exhibition
14. The venture: Galgaldli - Wheel bucket- a bucket with wheels and a
handle for the user’s convenience.
The young entrepreneurs: Students in grades four to six at "Kaplan"
school
Venture Exhibition
15. The venture: I wrote, I solved, I succeeded - a math game for blind
kids
The young entrepreneurs: Students in grades four to six at "Kaplan"
school in
Venture Exhibition
16. The venture: Personalized pencil case – With pockets that can be
changed
The young entrepreneurs: Students in grades four to six at "Kaplan"
school
Venture Exhibition
17. The venture: Three bins trash -"Tri-Bin" - a trash can divided into
three parts that will stand on student’s desks.
The young entrepreneurs: Students in grades four to six at "Kaplan"
school
Venture Exhibition
18. The venture: Charity box - collecting school supplies found around
the school to help children who need them.
The young entrepreneurs: The students of 4th-6th grades in
"Alumot" school
Venture Exhibition
19. The venture: Guess what - a game for blind and seeing people, with
braille
The young entrepreneurs: The students of 4th-6th grades in
"Alumot" school
Venture Exhibition
20. The educational team summarized:
We had three wonderful meetings, each one was different from the
last.
During the meetings: You met,
you thought, you discussed,
you created, and all together,
working as a team.
It was a great pleasure to be
your partners, you are children
who are able to dream, aspire,
initiate and create new
procedures.
Summary of the First Hackathon
for Entrepreneurial Students in Israel
23. The young entrepreneurs:
It was fun, we made new friends, learned to develop products, identify
needs, and we executed ventures.
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