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Hackathon event at Kaplan school attended by four elementary schools

Hackathon event at Kaplan school attended by four elementary schools

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Hackathon event at Kaplan school attended by four elementary schools

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  1. Israel’s First Hackathon for Entrepreneurial Students Grades 4-6 Part 1 Supported by the Entrepreneurship for Kids Program and including the following elementary schools:

  2. What is a Hackathon? A Hackathon is a combination of the two words: Hacker + Marathon It is an event during which the entrepreneurs are “locked up” for X hours of days, brainstorm ideas for ventures in the area of the hackathon theme, test them, plan and prepare a prototype.

  3. Kaplan School Hosts the Hackathon During Global Entrepreneurship Week 2014 “Kaplan” school in Israel organized, planned and executed the first Hackathon for students from four entrepreneurship schools.

  4. Rising Up to the Hackathon Challenge The Entrepreneurship for Kids Program is proud of the three principals and one vice principal, who set an example for entrepreneurial education, and just like real entrepreneurs, left their comfort zone and decided to approach the challenge of a Hackathon, despite never having participated in such an event before. “Kaplan” school, led by the principal Tali Toledano, which teaches entrepreneurship. “Yad Mordechai” school, led by the principal Avivit Misterial, which promotes innovative entrepreneurial thinking. “HaShalom” school, led by Sigal Bar, vice principal, who teaches the Entrepreneurship for Kids Program to a group of gifted students. “Alumot” school in Tel Aviv, led by the principal Anat Blair, which teaches entrepreneurship.

  5. Preparing for the Hackathon The students were divided into groups ahead of time, according to topics, and the goal was to brainstorm ideas for ventures in each topic. First meeting in Kaplan school Schedule: 9:00 Gathering + Opening Statements Team Activity: Dividing into 5 groups by the following topics: Each topic will have 2 groups, 10 groups in total, 6 children in each group and 12 for each topic.

  6. Excitement on the Morning of the Hackathon “Kaplan” school students waited excitedly for the entrepreneurship students from “Yad Mordechai”, “HaShalom” and “Alumot” schools, and all received name tags when they arrived.

  7. Preparing for the Hackathon In the plenary hall, tables were set according to predefined topics

  8. An Entrepreneurial Atmosphere Each student received a folder with the daily schedule, information about “Kaplan” school and a key-chain for Global Entrepreneurship Week.

  9. The Morning was Opened by Tali Toledano, Principal of “Kaplan” School

  10. Introducing Game: Truth or Dare The students who arrived from the four different schools got to know one another through an entrepreneurship-themed game of Truth or Dare.

  11. Sample Introduction Questions After introductions, the entrepreneurship students shared information about ventures they started at their schools. The purpose was to enrich venture ideas in all participating schools and create a venture “arsenal”

  12. Time to Eat The entrepreneurship students received delicious sandwiches, and the accompanying teachers were invited for a meal in the teachers’ lounge.

  13. Thinking of Venture Ideas The young entrepreneurs spread to all corners of the school and brainstormed ideas for ventures in the topic they chose.

  14. Rating the Ideas The students answered 3 questions about each venture by raising their hands, and so sorted through the ideas and were left with 3.

  15. The Selected Ideas were Written on Posters

  16. Reconvening in the Plenary Hall The many ideas were written on posters which were hung in the plenary hall, filling the students with pride.

  17. Wrapping up the First Meeting with a Picture The entrepreneurial children received certificates for their participation in the hackathon, and took pictures in front of the venture ideas.

  18. “Kaplan” school faculty organizes the Hackathon

  19. Summarizing the Event Tali Toledano, “Kaplan” school principal: The climate created between the children is something that can continue. When we saw the conversation and listening we understand that the sky is not the limit. Orly Maimon, Entrepreneurship coordinator at “Yad Mordechai”: Thank you for the hosting and the idea. The meeting was wonderful, the organization and the children’s brainstorming. You successfully brought them too far away places in a limited time. Sigal Bar, Entrepreneurship coordinator and vice principal at “HaShalom”: It was wonderful, very well organized. There were many ideas. Galit Zamler, Developer of the Entrepreneurship for Kids Program: It was a perfect event! See you at the first Hackathon for entrepreneurship students in Israel, part 2.

  20. End of the first part of the Hackathon The second part is coming up at “Yad Mordechai” school Read more about the first Israeli Hackathon for 4th-6th Entrepreneurship for Kids graders at the Program website.

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