InnoSchool Strengthening social innovation and entrepreneurial spirit of secondary schools’ students by using highly innovative Learning System

InnoSchool tackles the need for system change to support weak entrepreneurial culture and low engagement to social innovation and entrepreneurship. Its general objective is to strengthen social innovation and entrepreneurial spirit of secondary schools’ students by development and introduction of highly innovative Learning System. 

InnoSchool Learning System (ILS) will be developed by using intensive learning interaction among project partners and using inclusive design process involving policy bodies, secondary schools, territorial business supporting actors and organizations working in social services. Its main uniqueness lies in two main innovations introduced for adolescents of age 17-18 years – (1) introduction of serious game for online simulations joined with teacher lecturing/guiding sessions to maximize educational impact through experiental learning and (2) social media and interschool competition inclusion to boost attractivity for students.

ILS will be piloted in 9 countries involving 90 secondary Schools enabling further improvement of stakeholder knowledge. Impact on students´ knowledge and spirit to start social innovative entrepreneurship will be measured through 3 key aspects: social needs awareness, improvement of specific abilities of students and gained entrepreneurial skills. 

To ensure policy level sustainability 9 Action Plans for inclusion of InnoSchool Learning System to curriculums in 2 years from the end of the project will be developed together with Policy Guidance for Transferability enabling the transfer at policy level.

11 project partners and 6 associated strategic partners will join InnoSchool project to create a unique partnership based around core expertises needed: social innovation/entrepreneurship strengthening, education impact, serious game/ICT aspects, policy level facilitation and responsibility for curriculums.