Israel’s First Hackathon for Entrepreneurial Students Grades 4-6

Part 2

Supported by the Entrepreneurship for Kids Program and including the following elementary schools:

A Summary of Part 1 and the Aim of Part 2

The first Hackathon meeting ended with the students choosing 3 ideas for ventures in each field:

Technology Ventures

Community Ventures

School Ventures

“The Other is Me” Ventures

Ecological/Environmental Ventures

The goal in the second part of the hackathon was to select an idea for one venture in each field, create an action plan to execute the venture, a marketing strategy and realization method.

“Yad Mordechai” School Hosts the Hackathon

On 29/12/2014 “Yad Mordechai” school in Bat Yam, led by Avivit Misterial, hosted part 2 of the Hackathon.

The three visiting schools are: “Kaplan” from Petah Tikva, “HaShalom” from Mevaseret Zion, and “Alumot” from Tel Aviv.

Hackathon Schedule

“Hackathon – Thinking with a different mind”

Schedule

09:00-09:15 Gathering

Opening updates

09:15-09:35 Introducing - Entrepreneur Card

09:35-09:55 Sharing the experience of the first task

ideas discussion

09:55-10:15 Break

10:25-10:35 Ranking ideas and choosing one idea

10:35-11:05 Building plan for the selected idea

Work plan, marketing plan and illustration

11:05-11:35 Convening for the exhibition

11:35-12:00 Summary

Have a productive, successful

and fun day

Welcoming the Young Entrepreneurs in the Plenary

Tables were set up in the school’s inner courtyard, divided by the topics that were decided on in the first meeting. Each student received a folder with the schedule, a business card for an ice-breaker, and material to use throughout the day.

Starting the Day

When the young entrepreneurs arrived at “Yad Mordechai” they gathered in the plenary, and the event was opened by principal Avivit Misterial with her opening words:

Introduction Game

The students played an ice-breaker to start the day. Each student filled out three entrepreneur cards about themselves, and then the students looked for traits they had in common with other students, with whom they exchanged cards.

Division into Entrepreneurial Groups

Orly Maimon, the Entrepreneurship coordinator at the school, instructed the students to go to different corners of the school according to the topic they chose.

The Entrepreneurial Groups

Teamwork

The entrepreneurs from the four schools worked together in the groups.

Choosing Ideas

Each group was asked to choose just one venture idea. They thought about criteria to help them select the best idea:

The Idea Selected in the “The Other is Me” Group

Turning normal and popular games into games fit for people with disabilities

The Idea Selected in the Community Venture Group

Activities for old people and children

The Idea Selected in the Technological Venture Group

Tri-Trashcan- small trash cans for the student’s convenience, which are split into three parts for recycling.

The Idea selected in the School Venture Group

Star of the Week- Setting aside one hour on Fridays to let the students talk about themselves in the classroom

The Idea Selected in the Ecological Venture Group

An environment-themed event- recycling materials and selling the products.

Preparing an Action Plan to Execute the Venture

The students in the teams split the responsibilities between them: Some prepared the action plan to execute the venture, some prepared a marketing strategy and some prepared a presentation/model/film/article illustrate the project.

Making a Marketing Strategy

Presenting the Ventures

Demonstrating an adjusting a game for blind people via Braille

A video illustrates the venture

Presenting the idea via a photographic article

A model for a triple trash can

Presenting the Ventures

Presenting the venture through play

Presenting the venture with an article

Presenting the Ventures

Wrapping up Part 2 of the Hackathon

After the young entrepreneurs presented their venture ideas, a summarizing exercise was done to wrap up the second part of the Hackathon.

A Small Gift

The young entrepreneurs received a gift from “Yad Mordechai” school - an entrepreneurship notebook

Thinking Together Towards Part 3 of the Hackathon

The accompanying teachers from the four schools summarize the event and plan the third part of the first Israel Hackathon for entrepreneurial students.

The Entrepreneurship Students Summarize What They Learned from the Event

- I learned to cooperate and reach a consensus - I learned how to pick an idea that is doable - I learned to think twice before making a decision - I learned that it was possible to create an initiative and have fun doing it - I learned about the hardships, the advantages, and disadvantages. It'll be easier from now - I learned what I can do with recycled materials - I learned to think outside the box - I learned to consider all factors in order to suggest an idea - I learned how to showcase my initiative and describe it, the categories that are needed to illustrate the idea - I learned that if I want it, I can make it! - I learned to work together - I learned to compromise and work in a group with people I did not know so well - I learned to help the other and to weigh the options in picking an initiative

End of the second part of the Hackathon

Coming soon, part 3 at “HaShalom” school

Read more about the first Israeli Hackathon for 4th-6th Program website. Entrepreneurship for Kids graders at the