This page describes many more experiences of students, teachers, and educators while learning the Entrepreneurship for Kids (EFK) Program in Israel and around the world. This is the second page about the program's experiences.
This page was created after Google warned that the first-page "Experiences from the program" was loading slowly because it had too much content and in light of the accumulation of many other events and experiences that we want to share with you.
You may visit both pages, as both are updated from time to time. If you have not yet visited the Kids Initiate page and the More Projects by Kids page, then it is recommended to visit them. You will be impressed by the great work of the young entrepreneurs.
"From a side project to an international initiative"
This was Galit Zamler's inspirational talk to the Educational Management Cadre in Acre last week. It was part of a seminar led by the ORT Israel.
Galit shared how she managed to turn a voluntary initiative into a significant project on an international scale.
She presented the projects she had established over the years. Most of them failed, but 35% succeeded overall, which is considered a remarkable statistic.
However, this statistic doesn't matter when developing a project, and as entrepreneurs, we do everything to succeed.
Galit explained how important it is for entrepreneurs to take calculated risks so they don't lose everything in case of failure.
The main part of the lecture was about the Entrepreneurship for Kids Program.
Taking away from the lecture: We don't need to be perfect to start initiating and making an impact. We need to do our best and keep improving as we go.
The image shows an activity that Galit Zamler conducted for the participants that demonstrated the importance of entrepreneurship education.
The non-formal education department of Herzliya Municipality invited Galit Zamler to conduct two experiential workshops again.
One workshop for parents and children on creative thinking called "Thinking Outside the Box".
A second workshop for children only on public speaking called "Conquering the Stage."
A summer camp in entrepreneurship was held in Vietnam several times, featuring a variety of activities, workshops, and lectures to develop entrepreneurial skills among children.
The children also had online meetings with Galit Zamler.
Meetings were conducted through trivia questions. It was surprising to find out how much knowledge the Vietnamese students had about Israel.
The children shared with Galit which regions of their country she might like to visit, and taught her about their traditional foods and clothing.
Each side taught the other a few words in their language during the meetings.
Under Amalia Swisa's leadership, Ramot Weizmann School hosted a delegation of educators from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the second time.
Members of the delegation came to Israel from 18 countries to learn about entrepreneurship education up close.
During the visit, the school staff and students presented their extensive entrepreneurial education activities to the guests. They also presented how they cultivate students' skills and prepare them for a successful future.
During the visit, the chairman of the parents' committee presented the parents' perspective on everything pertaining to the school and the cooperative effort to benefit the students.
The mayor also arrived for a short time and greeted the guests.
At the end of the visit, the delegation members participated in a workshop conducted by Galit Zamler. The workshop illustrated the entrepreneurship process that the students undergo at the school.
As a matter of fact, the delegation members were very impressed with what was going on at the school and saw it as a role model.
The director of the Hagimnasiya Harealit in Rishon Lezion, Iris Ron, and her deputy Michal Keren asked Galit Zamler to organize visits to high-tech companies and innovation centers for the 9th and 10th-grade students. The visits were intended to inspire the students before participating in a hackathon on "Creating a Better Future."
The students visited different places and shared their experiences at school.
Students from two classes visited the Volcanic Institute. There, they learned about agricultural and food innovations.
A visit to the Space Center of the Aerospace Industry left a tremendous impression on one class regarding Israel's capabilities regarding satellite communication.
One class visited IronSource, a high-tech company that develops tools to generate revenue from game applications. Our thanks go to Shani Kahani, corporate social responsibility manager, for her enriching and fascinating visit.
Students in another class visited Dr. Doron Myersdorf's StoreDot company. Noa Kotok, the company's marketing manager, led the visit. The students learned about the company's innovative thinking, the determination to succeed, and the development processes for producing a battery for electric vehicles that will make us all want to drive one.
In South Africa, the EFK program is taught in Montessori schools. A visit to the Wits University Transnet Matlafatso Innovation Center inspired 25 students aged 9-15 who are attending the entrepreneurship course.
Two sixth grades at Katznelson School in Kfar-Sirkin completed a three-month entrepreneurship course led by teacher Lee Glick.
Having observed the students presenting their ideas for projects, Galit Zamler invited a delegation called "Teachers for the Future" from Germany to learn about the significant process the students went through and their creative ideas for the projects.
The delegation members were delighted to see the students pitching and were impressed that the school allows the students to dream and lets them implement.
The meeting with the delegation members, who cheered the students, empowered them, and gave them a sense of being meaningful.
The "Entrepreneurship and Innovation" class at Ramot High School in Bat Yam visited the Design Museum in Holon as part of the Youth Entrepreneurship program.
The students visited the museum's exhibition, "Albar Elbaz's Dream Factory". They participated in a workshop called "Design - as a Solution to a Problem" involving designing a citrus fruit carrier out of reflective fabric.
In this workshop, students were asked to come up with ideas and invent solutions to problems that exist in the world.
Nurit Kakuli, the curriculum coordinator, and Reut made the visit possible.
As part of the entrepreneurship classes in the eighth grades, we held an international event for Ironi D High School students in Modiin and the public school students in Delhi, India.
Both schools are learning the skills of the entrepreneur, which are so important nowadays.
This event is part of a joint project that aims to introduce these two countries and their cultures.
The event was opened by Mrs. Revital Aka, principal of the Ironi D High School, and Mr. Anupal Sagar, principal of the public school in India.
The students from both countries uploaded various questions that they were curious to know about the other country onto a shared Padlet wall. Before the event, each side answered the questions, and in the meeting today, after we played a quiz game about inventions and developments, we discussed a selection of questions that came up on the Padlet wall. The connections between both schools and countries add interest and enrich the world of the students.
The event was held thanks to the teacher Ester Menachem, one of her kind, and with Shivani Kapoor's help from India, who leads an entrepreneurship program.
During an online entrepreneurship course for fourth and fourth-graders at Kochav Hatzafon in Ashkelon, students became acquainted with various concepts from the entrepreneurial arena, learned to identify their strengths, came up with ideas for ventures, researched and developed them to the best of their ability, and learned to present them to an audience like matured entrepreneurs.
On the last day of the course, thanks to a fruitful collaboration with the principal of Hayovel School in Ashdod, Pnina Weinstein, the students had a meaningful and empowering graduation meeting that took place in the style of the TV show, "The Shark Tank."
The Northern Star School students were the entrepreneurs, and students and graduates of Hayovel School were the "sharks".
Each entrepreneurship class was assigned to a dedicated encounter with the "Sharks," so each entrepreneurship team received full attention.
The joint meetings aroused excitement and interest among the students. It was a pleasure to see the young entrepreneurs present their ideas, and the "sharks" give empowering and encouraging feedback.
The Entrepreneurship Program for Kids in Vietnam returned to lead courses for children and teens in pursuance of the easing on the lockdown the pandemic has caused.
The staff in Vietnam believes in imparting skills and abilities expressed in the entrepreneurship field to prepare the children for the future.
Galit Zamler led a collaboration between students of the China school of languages, who participate in a yearly entrepreneurship course directed by her, and the students of A.D Gordon School, who she accompanies for several years on the subject of entrepreneurship education.
During this collaboration, the Israeli students asked the Chinese students questions on a shared online board (Padlet), and the Chinese students asked the Israeli students on another shared board.
On stage two, each side received a link to the board with the questions they were asked about, and the students answered the questions.
After that, we held an online session with the students from Israel and the students from China. We broke the first awkwardness with an entrepreneurship game. After the game, the students were comfortable and willing to chat and share some of their culture and everyday lives.
The students from both countries enjoyed the activity and the meeting. Both sides asked to arrange more sessions in the future.
Every year, MASHAV - Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosts educators from developing countries to learn from Israel.
There is a particular emphasis on entrepreneurship education, and Galit Zamler usually accompany the delegations to schools that teach entrepreneurship and teach the Entrepreneurship for Kids Program.
This year, due to the pandemic constraints, the concept is a bit different. Instead of coming to Israel, the Foreign Ministry asked Galit Zamler to deliver to the leading educators an online course of four sessions on Entrepreneurship Skills in Schools During New Normal Times.
In the first meeting, we talked about Israel as an entrepreneurial state and the importance of entrepreneurship education from an early age in schools.
In the second session we talked about the process of entrepreneurship education in practice and how to do through this process is in a fun, enriching, and empowering way.
In the third session, we dealt with the entrepreneur skills, how to develop these skills in the educational system, and their importance for each and every boy and girl.
In the fourth session, the educators participated in a virtual hackathon. For most of them, it was their first experience. They enjoyed the intensity of the event and finally presented the ideas they've developed on the challenges of education and the loneliness created during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Among the participants are teachers, school principals, professional coordinators, lecturers, and deputy principals.
As can be seen on the map, the participants are from Nepal, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Tanzania, Kenya, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Nigeria Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Malawi, and Myanmar.
Last year, sixth graders participated in an entrepreneurship course led by Galit Zamler.
The course halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
This year, after the EFK program was adjusted for online learning, all fifth graders and all sixth graders participate in an online entrepreneurship course with Galit Zamler.
Each class is assigned a weekly hour in the curriculum, and students learn from their home.
Before the course began, Galit Zamler arrived at the school for an exposure session and coordinating expectations. In this meeting, fifth graders participated in a short activity that proved that they could be creative and think differently than usual.
Sixth graders were given an exercise that seemed simple, but in practice is a bit confusing. They are all practicing to present a perfect performance in the first online lesson.
This exercise teaches students that with determination and practice, they can succeed.
Galit Zamler shares: "Teaching the students, even when it's on Zoom, is a wonderful experience! Especially when it comes to entrepreneurship lessons. The students feel free in our lessons to express their opinion, ask questions, and undermine the obvious. I enjoy the lessons so much, and I offer them the stage to share their thoughts and ideas. The only problem is that we lack time. The lessons are ending too soon, but that's how it is when you have fun :)"
The fifth-grade students came up with ideas for improving the online learning experience and in school too.
Firstly, we gathered all the suggestions, and then by a survey in each class, we chose the best ideas, which we will present to the school staff, hoping that some of our ideas will get in.
The sixth-grade students are continuing to work on their venture ideas, which they came up with last year, with the same teams.
At the request of Hagit Cohen Fox, a science coordinator at the Sharet School in Kiryat Ono, Galit Zamler gave a lecture on entrepreneurship for sixth graders.
As the name of the lecture, so was its purpose, to expose students to the entrepreneurial arena.
The students are going through a process of identifying needs and finding technological solutions in the context of the nearby park and the community that visits it.
The lecture, which combined fun activity and discussion, encouraged the students to think like entrepreneurs, made them realize that each of them could come up with a good idea and that it was worthwhile to be aware of the environment and open to different suggestions.
A delegation from Uganda headed by the deputy minister of education has visited the A.D. Gordon School managed by Gila Ben-Yosef.
The delegation had arrived in Israel via MASHAV, an agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to get a closer look at how in Israel schools are encouraging entrepreneurial thinking and grooming proactive pupils.
The delegation members learned how the A. D. Gordon School serves as an entrepreneurship hub, allows each one of its pupils to express themselves. The delegation members also learned how teachers are functioning as mentors for the pupils.
For several years now, Galit Zamler has been accompanying the school on the educational process for entrepreneurship and is proud to see that the school staff and the pupils implement an entrepreneurial culture in their day to day life.
Joined to the visit were Orit Liebovitch, the primary school principal in Kefar Saba and Gila Zilberstein-Castiel, the school's inspector on behalf of the Ministry of Education.
A delegation of school principals and private school owners from Mexico visited the Hayovel School in Ashdod, headed by Pnina Weinstein.
The pupils' representatives led the tour. They introduced to the delegation members the various curricula the school offers to its students as well as the versatile and innovative teaching methods which are intriguing to the pupils.
The delegation members thanked the school staff for the inspiring visit and the meticulous preparation. They mentioned that they were very impressed by the courage to lead innovative learning processes in public education.
The Nadav Democratic School in Modi'in opened this year a Youth Entrepreneurship Center headed by teacher Yuval Geffen and based on the Youth Entrepreneurship Program.
At the center, teens learn about technological entrepreneurship, social ventures, and more. They also learn what it takes to be an entrepreneur.
Students participating in the Entrepreneurship Center will come up with project ideas and present their projects at the end of the year.
Already at the first entrepreneurial sessions, the students learned about the importance of teamwork, planning, assigning group roles, and more.
The youth built straw towers which were examined by the criteria of height, stability, and creativity.
Galit Zamler led a workshop to a group from China, hosted in Israel, for parents and children aged 7-14.
The workshop was held at Sarona-hub for Youth Entrepreneurship in Tel Aviv.
The group learned about Israel as an entrepreneurial and innovative country, about entrepreneurial skills, and that each of us needs to develop these skills.
After identifying participants' strengths through a game, they worked in groups to come up with ideas for ventures and presented them via elevator pitches in Chinese and English.
At the end of the event, we held a contest and announced the winning idea. The group that conceived it received a symbolic award.
A delegation of senior South Korean educators arrived in Israel as Foreign Ministry guests.
Galit Zamler led a workshop to the delegation during which they learned why it is important to start an entrepreneurship education from an early age, why they should do this in schools, and how to do it successfully.
They also learned about the teacher's role as a student mentor and the entrepreneurship education process.
A delegation of senior education officials from developing countries were guests of MASHAV - the international aid agency of the Foreign Ministry. The A.D Gordon School in Kfar Saba hosted the event.
The purpose of their visit was to learn how Israeli schools educate for entrepreneurship, starting at an early age.
The A.D Gordon School, under the direction of Gila Ben-Yosef, teaches entrepreneurship, with Galit Zamler's guidance.
The delegation members were impressed by the school's ability to develop creative and independent thinking among the children according to their capabilities.
Here is a summary of the successful visit:
Read part of the gratitude letter, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote to the school:
"In our meeting with you, we received understandable explanations of your educational and value-based activities. We liked the combinations of space, practice, and experience. The pedagogical processes, quality of learning, and the wide variety of educational work, along with the possibilities for more curriculum, were also impressive. We took note and were fascinated by the countless options and examples of flexible learning.
Our visit aroused thinking about what needs to change and how it can be accomplished and improved. New ideas, challenges, and teaching methods excited the participants.
The model for this program is inspiring. Seminar participants benefited greatly and asked that we thank each of you for sharing your knowledge, for your amazing and warm reception and attitudes, and for your clear educational professionalism."
The Indian team of Carengrow Company, led by Dr. Meghana Kambham, came to Israel for a week of entrepreneurship education training according to the Israeli Entrepreneurship Program for Kids.
The team defined its purpose for visiting Israel. They wanted to bring and deliver seeds of Israeli success in India, to spread them among the children and set them up for future success like the state of Israel.
The motivation for sharing the entrepreneurship program with India is to train future generations and provide them with the needed skills for future success.
Israel21C magazine wrote about India and Vietnam. Companies from both countries acquired a license to teach the program within their own states.
Vietnam team leaders, Mr. Bui Do Nguyen, Mr. Nguyen Phuong Nam, and Mrs. Chau Buu Hoa came to Israel for training, so that they could implement the EFK Program in their country.
Along with the enjoyment of learning, the team was impressed by the knowledge and methodology developed by Galit Zamler for teaching children entrepreneurial skills at a young age.
It seems that when it comes to skills that are vital for success in life, in a world that becomes one global village, the same skills are not only important in Israel but also essential in Vietnam.
The team defined their arrival in Israel as a journey meant to bring back knowledge to Vietnam. This knowledge will elevate the children's strengths and encourage them to fulfill their dreams.
During the training, one team member said: "This program is defined as an entrepreneurship program for children, but I believe it suitable for businesses, business owners, and even for myself."
Students from the Yizhak Navon School learned this year entrepreneurship lessons as part of the Entrepreneurship for Kids Program and are currently preparing for an event that will be held at the end of the year. At this event, the children will present to their parents the entrepreneurial process they have gone through.
Galit Zamler held two meetings with third, fourth, and fifth graders, in which the children presented their ideas for projects, some social, and some based on inventions.
The children were interested and asked about the subject of copyright, so we expanded and talked about trademarks as well. The children knew the symbols, but not their meaning.
Third graders planned their initiative into details, including defining uniqueness and differentiation, when the ultimate goal is to purchase tents for the homeless.
At the end of the project, Galit wrote: "One of the things I teach the kids about is Storytelling, which is based on the question, 'How did the idea come up?'. Sometimes, they don't remember because their idea has gone through multiple changes, and sometimes they know immediately such as the group that thought about an advanced wheelchair - an idea that was conceived after a student sat on his grandmother's friend's wheelchair and realized how difficult it was to move it.
The open attitude and creativity in the classrooms allowed students to come up with more ideas throughout the meetings, and that in itself is a great experience."
The teachers who attended these meetings stated that they were happy to have more of these mentoring sessions.
Students in a fourth-grade classroom in the A. D. Gordon School presented their project ideas, social initiatives, and inventions to Galit.
Galit listened to the students and gave them feedback that will advance them towards optimal implementation.
* One group reported about a social initiative that was already carried out: around Tu Bishvat, they collected, dried fruit, sorted them, packaged them in little baggies, and tied them all together with a nice ribbon and a pretty "Happy Holiday" sticker. Then, the social entrepreneurs invited a representative of soldiers from Be'er Sheva, who delivered the bags to the soldiers.
* Another group is leading a class social activity: the whole class will go to a Chrysanthemum picking field, make bouquets and write greeting cards for elderly people. The bouquets, along with the cards, will then be distributed amongst a group of elderly folks in a nursing home. The class's dance group then will dance in front of the elderly. The goal of this initiative is to bring joy to the elderly.
* One group thought about selling healthy food, and the proceeds from that will be given to a shelter for dogs, which the kids researched and found information on.
* An additional group came up with an idea for a unique hot air balloon. The students will sketch up a blueprint and make a model.
* One more social initiative that came up in the classroom: collecting clean T-shirts that are in good condition, and printing on them. The kids have a special printer for clothes. The up-cycled T-shirts will then be donated to the needy. The students realized that they have an ideal opportunity to collect T-shirts around the Passover holiday when people are cleaning out their homes and clearing out clothes that they don't need anymore.
Students from the Mordei Hagetaot school in Ramat Gan invited Galit Zamler to meet with them, and learn about their views and concerns. She accepted their invitation and was delighted to attend.
Teacher Merav Zar Tobiana led the children through a project called "Design For Change." This revealed problems at the school, which bothered the young students.
It warmed Galit's heart to learn what they found most troubling was the security guard's hut at the school's main entrance. The children thought it was too far from the gate. They noticed, in the winter, the guard got wet, and, in summer, his face often became red from the sun and heat. They wanted to help.
The children brought up ideas to solve the problem. To make it easier to understand, they drew and highlighted their thoughts, then shared them with their invited guest.
Galit Zamler had attended the meeting with an expressed purpose to listen to the children, encourage their efforts, and build their confidence. She did not believe their young ages should stop them from making changes and improve the working conditions of the guard.
When the meeting with the students ended, Mrs. Zamler concluded: "I am happy and proud. Despite their young ages, these students have, and they also show such kindness and concern for others."
During the talk she gave to the attendees, Galit Zamler spoke about the importance of education for entrepreneurship in Israel.
Galit also talked about Israel's status in the world as an innovative and entrepreneurial country, about cultural and social qualities that contribute to Israel's rise in leadership.
And yet, why, despite its leadership, education for entrepreneurship is essential? And how to do it the right way?
The diverse audience showed real interest in the lecture and interacted with thoughtful comments and questions.
The Yitzhak Navon School in Shoham, directed by Vered Biali, held an enriching parent day.
One who organizes such events is aware of the difficulty to recruit volunteering parents, but the school, which participates this year in an institutional course in the field of entrepreneurial education, defined the day around entrepreneurship.
The result: Many parents felt connected to the topic of entrepreneurship, and came to give students lectures and workshops.
There were recycling workshops, product preparation, buying, and selling. There were also workshops like notebook design for project ideas, authoring inspiring stories about various inventions, and personal entrepreneurship.
The students learned also about event producing, business entrepreneurship, medical products, social entrepreneurship, tools to succeed in life, the Israeli Iron Dome project, innovative entrepreneurship and product development, the state of Israel as an entrepreneurial nation, social entrepreneurship, making dreams come true and innovation in the medical field.
During an enriching day for students, Galit Zamler gave a one-time lecture to sixth graders on the subject of critical thinking and handling peer pressure as a part of the entrepreneur's skills.
The students learned about Israel being a leading country in entrepreneurship and innovation. They brought up skills that they believe characterize entrepreneurs, played a trivia game and watched a video that made them think about how much they act on a daily basis as a result of peer pressure, and how much they use critical judgment.
At the end of the lecture the students delivered the following letter of gratitude:
"A gratitude letter to the dear Galit Zamler.
We would like to thank you for devoting your time to enrich our knowledge and for giving us a taste of your wide world.
Your lecture was interesting and made us all intrigued by the wonderful world of entrepreneurship.
We are certain that your work is interesting and full of adventure, and some of us even hope to be like you in the future.
In great thanks and appreciation,
The students of the 6th grade and the teachers"
The entrepreneurship curriculum for kids is also taught to teachers as an institutional training course.
Throughout the process of training teachers to teach the program, the teachers take an active part in studying, which includes workshops, discussions, personal expression, and joy.
The advantage of this process is that the teachers experience the entrepreneurship lessons that later they will teach the students in the classrooms.
Following are photos from training course meetings:
The Be'Shvil program of the Jerusalem Volunteer Association prepares students for their social volunteering and accompanies them in their first year of social volunteering in 10th grade.
Galit Zamler was invited by the program to meet 9th graders at the Boyar High School in Jerusalem, where she talked about social entrepreneurship, the process of turning an idea into an actual plan, and about the fact that even though they are only 9th graders, they can create and initiate a meaningful social activity.
The Holon Municipality held a Hackathon event with the participation of principals, teachers, parents and students.
Galit Zamler was invited to give a lecture on creative thinking.
The lecture combined experiential activity with the audience, made the participants think outside the box, and prepared them for openness in the process of raising ideas during the Hackathon.
Sixth graders at the Yisgav School in Tel Aviv are in the midst of entrepreneurial classes.
Galit Zamler came as a guest lecturer and exposed the students to the entrepreneurial arena.
The children ended the meeting with the feeling that they too could be entrepreneurs.
In the photo, the students participate in an activity of daring and getting out of the box.
The Bachar School in Even Yehuda, led by Etti Hodeda, hosted a delegation of leading educators from developing countries and guests of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Ofri Center with the goal of learning how the school teaches entrepreneurship.
The visit undoubtedly inspired members of the delegation and encouraged them to apply at least some of the teaching methods in their countries.
Other attendees were the head of the Even Yehuda council, Mr. Avi Harari, head of the Education Department in Even Yehuda, Dr. Shay Prochtmann, and Yossi Michal, supervisor of Student Rights in the Ministry of Education.
The preparations for the visit, the visit itself, and the feedback received from the delegation enabled the school staff to understand that their work is unique, meaningful, and has earned many achievements
Following the visit, teacher, Michal Senior noted: "This is one of the most exciting days in Bachar school. I was happy to see the students as full partners in all the educational activities. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about the children's organization that the students developed and how they took a leadership role."
Ariel Segala, from the Ofri Center, thanked the school in a letter:
"Our delegators were greatly impressed with the school, and with it's working model, from the various pedagogic and educative methods and the way that 21st-century skills are taught and developed from a young age.
The delegators were impressed greatly from the entrepreneurship and innovative processes that occur in a very successful and holistic manner in the school.
The delegators wanted to thank you for the amazing reception, the warm welcome, and your educational professionalism.
Your work is an example of human, ethical and professional work that nurtures and develops a meaningful, innovative and relevant education that meets the needs of every child.
In the name of the Ofri center, the center for international cooperation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I wish to thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
We wish you all the best."
A presentation summarizing the visit:
At the end of the visit, the delegation members took part in a workshop about the importance of entrepreneurship education in schools, led by Galit Zamler.
Throughout the workshop we also dealt with the entrepreneurial skills, skills required in the labor market, openness to changes and exit from the comfort zone.
The delegation members noted their impressions of the visit and the workshop:
"Thank you for your inspirational successful study case."
"Hopefully we'll implement a lot of things in Ukraine using your experience."
"I was really impressed with this school and what you do!"
The Sadot School in Pardes Hanna Karkur, under the direction of Talmor Klus, fosters innovative entrepreneurial thinking in its students.
Every year, the school organizes a fair of entrepreneurial products, to which the community is invited to watch the students presenting their projects, get impressed and even buy from the best of the children's products.
Photo Gallery of the Entrepreneurship Fair:
The Bechor Levi School in Rehovot, under the management of Yafit Narbat, held an end-of-year event named "The Academon Chick".
In the Academon the school allows students to choose an annual course that is taught once a week on Fridays.
The Entrepreneurship Program for Kids was one of the elective courses and it was called "Invitation to Invention".
The teacher Mali Ben Simhon led the entrepreneurship course for fifth and sixth graders and the teacher Rivka Cohen led the entrepreneurship course for third and fourth graders.
The students had lovely ideas for the projects and they proudly presented them to their parents.
Teacher Rivka summed up the year: "The program raised the students' self-esteem. They discovered every time other strengths that they have.
There were children who wanted to develop their idea alone, but the condition was that they had to work as a team because today it is a required skill in life. In the end, they all succeeded."
Read in detail about the social project and the students' inventions as presented in the conference.
Read the letters sent by teachers Mali and Rivka to Galit Zamler at the end of the year.
Students from the Yeshiva high school and the Ulpana in Kiryat Arba were invited to participate in the first Hackathon for youth in the community.
Over sixty students have responded to the Hackathon challenge, raised many ideas for projects, chose the best, built models for projects, prepared pitches, and presentations, participated in a school competition in which two winning projects were chosen at each school.
Then all twelve groups participated in the Hackathon, presented the projects to a large audience in the Heichal HaTarbut in the community, and the four finalists presented their ideas on the stage. Three of them won prizes.
Students at the Yitzhak Shamir School in Holon headed by Moshe Eini underwent an annual entrepreneurship course. The learning process included developing entrepreneurial, creative and critical thinking, as well as the ability to identify problems and solve them.
The students came up with many ideas for inventions. They examined and prioritized them, until only a few ideas left in each classroom.
Over two intensive days, and after the teams were formulated for each idea, the students built models for their inventions accompanied by presentations.
Just before the end of the course, the students presented their ideas briefly in the style of the "elevator pitch".
The course was moderated by Dina Arkin on behalf of the Entrepreneurship for Kids Program.
The young entrepreneurs of the Bechor Levi School in Rehovot, who choose an entrepreneurship course, learn two hours a week about the entrepreneur's skills, identify opportunities, raise ideas for projects and initiate by themselves.
As future entrepreneurs, the students understand the importance of creative thinking and teamwork, and in one of the sessions, led by teacher Mali Cohen, they participated in an activity that combined these two skills.
The students enjoyed and created together as a team, creative Lego models.
The two sixth graders, who are about to finish their studies this year at the Rivka Guber School in Moshav Nehora, decided together with their parents, the principal and the educators to leave their mark on the school.
For this purpose, the students underwent a workshop on developing entrepreneurial thinking with Galit Zamler.
Then they formulated into groups, raised ideas for projects, and each group focused on planning one project. The parents accompanied the students, and came once a week to the school to develop the ideas.
Each group of children defined why their project was useful, what need does it meet, how to implement it, expected problems and how to deal with them.
The students prepared presentations, videos and an elevator pitch for a record event in which they presented the ideas for the projects to the school principal, the educators, the representatives of the parents and all the students.
On Friday, the excited students went to the elderly home in the Moshav, to an event of presenting their project ideas. It was an elevator pitch event, to convince their friends and all attendees to support their initiative.
The event was attended by Mrs. Adina, who is in charge of scientific education in the southern district.
After presenting the projects, the students participated in a game led by Galit Zamler, that illustrated to them the importance of a vote while ignoring peer pressure.
Each student voted for two ideas and eventually, one project got the most votes, and it will be implemented by all the students together as a team and with the help of their parents.
The school principal, Drorit Garla, shared her insights from the process the students had undergone so far. She praised them for their investment, thinking about the small details, and the ability to stand in front of the audience in an impressive manner.
Four fourth graders at the Yitzhak Shamir School in Holon, run by Moshe Eini, participate in an entrepreneurship class, which takes place once a week in the morning.
The students have learned how to be alert to the environment, identify needs and think about ideas for projects.
They collect into a basket ideas resulting from experience, a problem or a need, such as the one in the picture:
This presentation is summing up the children's ideas :
The students learned why it is important to check whether their idea already exists or not, how to search the internet, and together they sat in front of computers and checked whether the ideas presented in the classroom had already been realized or not.
When the entrepreneurial children reached the stage of preparing a business plan for their projects, they learned about vision and goal setting, while regarding Elon Musk's vision of launching a sports car into outer space.
The first school in which Galit Zamler and Nimrod Segev collaborated together was Ofek School in Ramle, under the management of Dorit Nevo.
Students from the school participated in a Hackathon that dealt with natural resources. Click on the link for more details.
The Sadot School in Pardes-Hanna-Karkur has hosted for several years a concluding entrepreneurship fair at the school.
This year, like the previous years, the students presented their products to their parents and the fair visitors, i.e., the ventures and initiatives they developed and realized in the past school year.
This is the map of the school fair:
The EFK Program held empowerment meetings with third-graders from the Avnei HaChoshen School in Shoham.
During the first session, the children listed their strengths. We went through some of them and understood together that when someone mentions that his/her strength, for example, is soccer, we can learn a lot about him/her, such as: the ability to work in a group, persistence, physical fitness and more.
The two sessions with each class focused on three entrepreneurial skills: the ability to take risks, dealing with failure, and creativity.
The students learned each of these skills experientially while playing games and taking an active part in the learning process.
In the photo the students are exercising taking a risk, a collaboration between friends and persistence.
We finished the lesson of creative thinking by completing a creative painting, and as each student's imagination.
We put some of the students' paintings in the presentation.
A group of fifth and sixth-graders from the Ussishkin School in Ramat HaSharon, who participate in the Entrepreneurship for Kids Program, led by Miri Molcho, went on a tour to PayPal's company offices in Israel.
The students met with the Israeli CEO, the sales manager and the information security manager.
They heard about the process of developing the company, how the company detected a need in a safe way to transfer money from and to everywhere in the world, how they defined the audience to their product and developed a win-win solution to both sellers and buyers, and how PayPal has become a leading company in its segment.
The students enjoyed great hospitality, ate pizzas and played in the employees gaming area.
The students enjoyed the visit and were very interested in the explanations they heard from the company's executives.
The Pirchei Hamada School in Rehovot encourages entrepreneurship and uses the curriculum of the Entrepreneurship for Kids Program to teach the skills of an entrepreneur to the second and third graders.
The school hosted a private event "school entrepreneurship week" and invited many entrepreneurs to share their experience with the students.
Galit Zamler showed up too, as a guest entrepreneur and lectured before the fifth graders.
Students of the entrepreneurial program at the Hashalom School in Mevasseret Zion participated in a 24-hour Hackathon event, with sleeping bags in the school under the direction of the teacher and deputy director Sigal Bar.
Click to read more about the Hackathon for students with sleeping bags.
At the Aliyot school in Ramat Gan, two fourth grade classes participated in the EFK Program guided by their teacher, Levana Greenfeld.
During the year, the students underwent a process of thinking about and developing entrepreneurial ideas, which they presented in a summary presentation prepared by each, explaining their project/initiative.
The main guideline for building the showcase was that the presentation should speak for itself - that with no added explanation, the viewer would understand the presentation. This was done by integrating pictures and sketches illustrating the idea, and a verbal explanation.
The students executed their presentations in front of their peers, thus practicing being in front of a crowd.
Levana summarizes: "It was very successful, students stood in line to present their ideas."
Students also offered time for a Q&A after every presentation. They understood that not all questions must have an immediate answer and that they can take the time to think, but that it is important to listen carefully to all questions, needs and restrictions.
Read about many other events and experiences on the "Experiences from the program" page - part I.
