The document outlines a Polish project that aims to: 1) Increase students' innovativeness and entrepreneurship skills; 2) Connect students' actions to the creative industry by promoting talents, curiosity and creativity; 3) Transfer ideas into practical realization through local projects in schools connected to creative fields like fashion, theater, or music. The project would prepare 100-150 student groups in schools to carry out local creative projects, learning business and presentation skills, with an evaluation upon completion.

1. 1
The Polish Association of Creativity

2. 2
Research problems
What factors support students to undertake
social/enterprising projects?
In what way Polish educational system teaches
skills like creativity, ability to analyse problems
and team work whichh are necessary in the
process of creating innovation?

3. 3
Project objectives
• increase in competence of innovativeness
and entrepreneurship among students
(mostly in junior secondary schools and high
schools)
• connecting students' actions with the creative
industry/sector promoting talents, cognitive
curiosity and creativity
• practical transfer from an idea to its
realisation

4. 4
Target groups
• 100-150 schools in Poland
• 100-150 students' groups in Poland
• 100-150 teachers from Poland to look after
the groups

5. 5
Project description
Preparing a local project
connected with creative branch
such as fshion shows,
theatre/cinema festivals, benefit
concerts, concerts.

6. 6
Criteria of success
• learning business mechanisms
• preparing business plans
• recruiting partner/sponsors
• carrying out the local project by the group
• preparing the report containing the description of the action
• gaining knowledge as to: why we managed or why we failed
• feeling satisfaction that
• my personal/student action contributed to integrate the local
community

7. 7
Duration of the program
• May, June 2013 preparing the application form and the group coordinating the pilot project
•
• May, June 2013 preparing the training module "Training of the creativity" for teachers who look after the
groups that take part in the contest
•
• May, June and September 2013 announcing the competition, sending the application, verification of the
application, preparing the list of groups being on a project
•
• October 2013 meeting and training teachers, establishing principles of cooperation, creating the
communication tool
•
• October 2013 – April 2014 students action in the local communities
•
• June 2014 summarisng the project, the presentation of student action
•
• July, August 2014 evaluation of the project, writing the report

8. 8
Innovated approach for the project
• promoting the method of the project and its
application in local action,
• making the educational process more appealing by
extending/moving beyond the school
•
• practical transition through the process: from the
idea up to its realisation