Part 2 of First Israel's Hackathon for Entrepreneurial Students Grades 4-6

1. 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:

3. 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.

4. “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.

5. Hackathon Schedule “Hackathon – Thinking with a different mind” Schedule 09:00-09:15 Gathering 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 Opening updates Have a productive, successful and fun day

6. 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.

7. 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:

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. The Entrepreneurial Groups

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

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

13. The Idea Selected in the “The Other is Me” Group Turning normal and popular games into games fit for people with disabilities

14. The Idea Selected in the Community Venture Group Activities for old people and children

15. 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.

16. 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

17. The Idea Selected in the Ecological Venture Group An environment-themed event- recycling materials and selling the products.

18. 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.

19. Making a Marketing Strategy

20. Presenting the Ventures Demonstrating an adjusting a game for blind people via Braille A video illustrates the venture

21. Presenting the Ventures Presenting the idea via a photographic article A model for a triple trash can

22. Presenting the Ventures Presenting the venture with an article Presenting the venture through play

23. 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.

24. A Small Gift The young entrepreneurs received a gift from “Yad Mordechai” school - an entrepreneurship notebook

25. 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.

26. 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

27. 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 Entrepreneurship for Kids graders at the Program website.