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LEARNING THROUGH PROJECTS TEAM T.A.T. Slovenia University of Ljubljana Faculty of Social Sciences

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Page 1: [Challenge:Future] T.A.T.: Make.it.WORK - Learning through Projects

LEARNING THROUGH PROJECTS

TEAM T.A.T.

Slovenia University of Ljubljana Faculty of Social Sciences

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SLOVENIA’S GROWING PROBLEM Unemployment – 12,4%. 15% of which are

young people (SURS) Unemployed students

Motivation for work is droping Unstable economic status leads to fewer

young families – aging population

Brain drain into Austria Koroška – highest rate of people working abroad

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CAUSES Educational system

Not offering: Critical thinking The Big Picture Practical skills Experience of rural life

Not connected to economy Slovenia’s economy not focused enough on

natural resources Social and natural sciences are not

interconnected

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GOAL Teach youth to identify problems, find

solutions & realize them

Create more openness to foreign markets

Improve cooperation

Improve social awareness & Tackle unemployment through community service

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ACTION PT. 1

Teach entrepreneurship - start in primary schools Through class projects (in teams):

Biology – raise a plant Science – build an item Fine Arts – paint Etc.

Idea needs to voice or solve a problem Mentorship by students (work placement

experience) Students learn:

Project management Leadership Team work

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ACTION PT. 2

Finish class project by: Presenting Marketing (& sales)

Idea links education from primary school to university

Youth learns to: Find problems & solutions Realize solutions Cooperate & lead

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RESULT How many hours will your team spend on the

solution? Our team will spend 4 hours every Monday.

How many young unemployed people will you reach? We will reach a vast amount of potentially

unemployed people, by teaching them early on how to employ themselves.

How many young people will you engage? Around 20 per class, in as many schools as

possible.