PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT LEARNING

 

Entrepreneurial projects make meaningful learning by allowing students or students to develop and apply their knowledge in real contexts of learning. They also promote the development of skills, since they are complex learning situations that promote learning transfer.

 

The teacher who favors entrepreneurial education can also integrate or reinvest the subject content in the project and thus diversify their teaching practices to better meet the needs of its entire group.

 

Furthermore, entrepreneurial projects aimed at developing entrepreneurial values. These values such as teamwork, resourcefulness, sense of responsibility and autonomy, are useful in all spheres of life and all ages. It is therefore not to train future entrepreneurs, but to educate future citizens "able to undertake."

 

PROJECT TO PROMOTE MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC PERSEVERANCE

 

Entrepreneurial projects require a real commitment on the part of pupils or students. This involvement allows them to own the project and promotes links between them, two factors recognized in many research as crucial to the motivation and student retention.

 

In addition, the projects will open schools to the community, either by mobilizing businesses, organizations and citizens around the project, or by setting up a product, service or event that is their intended. This link between the community and school settings is recognized as another factor promoting motivation, and by extension, classroom management and student retention.

 

CONTEST THAT RECOGNIZES THE ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVES

 

If the project is in itself a rewarding experience, the winners of the competition, both at local, regional or national or international, are getting recognition becomes an added value to the experience of the project. Be the Contest winner provides more visibility for its project in the community, support the sense of pride among the participants and the school staff, in addition to value initiatives. The schools also benefit from this province-wide visibility.

Why entrepreneurship in disadvantaged areas (eg Canada)?

 

• There is a greater presence of factors that make young people vulnerable (MELS);

• The dropout rate is higher (Statistics)

• Entrepreneurship docks easily with the realities of these environments;

• Entrepreneurship offers the possibility to reach as many young people in a short time at low cost;

• Studies of disadvantaged backgrounds are unanimous about the damage caused by the poverty experienced in infancy on the development of the child.

 

the fallout

 

Some figures on the observations of teachers who achieved an entrepreneurial project with their students ...

   • 97% seeing an increase in the motivation of students to be in class;

   • 93% observed an increase in the student retention;

   • 95% note that the project has helped the pupil to build his confidence;

   • 70% of teachers observed a reduction of classroom behavior problems.

   • 94% say that entrepreneurship is an effective tool for teaching in disadvantaged areas;

 

some testimonials

 

   "In the mornings, when working on the project, I was happy because I knew I would learn while

having fun. »

 

   - Secondary 4 student, School Board of the Capital

 

  "I now know that I can go far in life! »

 

- 16 year old student in special education, school board

 

  "I began to love school. I never liked school. Before the project, I wanted to quit school, but with

the project, I do not want to let go. I want to continue to learn about the project and make others. »

 

   - 15-year student in special education, school board

 

  "I'd really like to do another project in order to still go in the paper and be applauded on stage."

 

   - School Student, School Board of Energy

 

  "What made me most proud is really to be able to show what I did to my parents and they tell me

congratulations! This does not happen often ... usually. »

 

  - Grade 6 Student, School Board