InterGen EdVenture at Sophie-Scholl-Schule Berlin
The InterGen EdVenture at Sophie-Scholl-Schule Berlin is an innovative educational festival designed to prepare students for the future through creativity, collaboration, and practical skills. This two-day event combines a BarCamp format with a Hackathon, bringing together students, educators, parents, and external experts to explore future possibilities in education, guided by the UN's Global Sustainability Goals.
Why Now? The Importance of Future-Ready Education
In today's rapidly changing world, it is crucial to prepare students for the future by fostering creativity, collaboration, and practical skills. As societal challenges become more complex, education must evolve to equip young people with the tools they need to navigate and shape their futures.
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Addressing Complex Challenges
The festival aims to create an engaging, hands-on learning environment that brings together different disciplines, age groups, and the school community to explore future possibilities.
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Global Sustainability Goals
The event is guided by the 4th Global Sustainability Goal: Quality Education, and the 17th Global Sustainability Goal: Partnerships for the Goals.
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Preparing for a Changing World
By focusing on creativity, collaboration, and practical skills, students are better equipped to face the challenges of tomorrow.
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✂️ Sophie-Scholl-Schule - Orchester

Festival Concept: Innovative Learning Approaches
Educational Research and New Learning Formats
Teams of 2-3 youth work together, using a flipped classroom approach and open source principles to drive collaborative learning.
Mixed-Age Teams
Teams consisting of students, school staff, external developers and educators, and parents, encourage mentorship and diverse perspectives.
Interdisciplinary Approach
The school's profiles in music, MINT, arts, and economics-work-technology are incorporated into collaborative projects.
Community Building: Strengthening the school community by involving students, teachers, and parents in joint activities and projects.
Day 1: BarCamp Format
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Interactive Sessions
Students, educators, and parents propose and lead sessions on topics related to Quality Education and Partnerships for the Goals.
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Open Discussions
Encouraging spontaneous and participatory discussions, workshops, and presentations.
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Keynotes
External developers and educators from Berlin start-ups give keynotes and workshops, sharing insights on Web3, AI, and other innovative technologies.
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Networking Opportunities
Facilitating connections between participants to share ideas and experiences.
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Collaboration Spaces
Creating areas for brainstorming and developing concepts that can be explored further on Day 2.
Day 2: Hackathon Format
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Project Development
Teams work on developing concrete projects, prototypes, and solutions, particularly focusing on digitalization in education and tools that help the school community
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Expert Guidance
Developers and project leaders from the school's external network, along with Nouns and Base Blockchain sponsors, provide mentorship and resources.
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Utilization of School Resources
The school's workshops, 3D printers, woodworking and metalworking shops, smartboards, urban garden, and more are used as FabLab/Makerspace resources.
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Presentation of Results
Teams present their projects to a panel of judges, with a focus on innovative and practical applications.
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Awarding Prizes
Motivational prizes for the best projects, including funding for school improvements and student initiatives.
What We Provide: Comprehensive Learning Experiences 🎓
Bridging the Generation Gap through Collaborative Projects 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
Unite our IRL and on-chain communities with dynamic, hands-on workshops led by parents, external educators, and tech developers. Explore crucial topics like financial literacy and token economics, emphasizing public goods 🌱🤝.
Gain essential knowledge on cybersecurity and dive into the world of open-source Web3 and AI technology.
Empower students to unleash their creativity, using technology to create art🎨, music🎶, and more, and inspire them to teach their parents and teachers along the way.
Creative Problem-Solving 💡
Design Thinking Workshops guiding students and developer through the process of ideation, prototyping positive sum digital systems, and testing solutions to real-world problems of GenA.
Project-Based Learning encouraging teams to develop projects that address future challenges, from urban gardening 🌳 to smart cities and testing democratic voting and funding mechanism.🏙️
Rewarding Competence and Participation
Create wallets with students to receive digital competence badges (NFTs/POAPs) during the festival, showcasing skills aligned with the Berlin curriculum. No financial transactions will occur through these wallets.
Benefits for Stakeholders and Future Plans
Why It's a Win-Win for Sponsors, Generation A, and Developers:
  • GenA: The generation we're building Web3 and AI for. They need empowerment to utilize and control these tools. Crypto exists to scale trust and should be used to protect our children.
  • Developers: Gain insights into what the future generation needs, moving beyond current, often harmful social media app replicas.
  • Schools as Testing Grounds: Schools are small, closed systems ideal for testing and improving mechanisms like quadratic voting, e.g., in school parliaments.
Prizes and Perks: 🏆🎁
  • Group Trips and Class Funds: Rewarding teamwork and creativity with memorable experiences. 🏕️🎉
  • School Improvement Funds: Supporting projects that enhance the school environment, including the repair and beautification of school toilets. 🛠️🚽
  • Student Project Funds: Providing resources for ongoing student initiatives like the garden project 🌱, the school orchestra 🎶, and media production equipment for podcasts and other projects. 🎥🎙️
  • Quality Food: Providing nutritious and delicious meals and snacks. 🍎🍕
  • Fun Swag: Festival-themed merchandise and giveaways, including Nouns Merch 👕 and Noggles. 🕶️
  • Closing Party: Celebrating with a festive event, potentially in partnership with local artists 🎨 or music collectives. 🎉🎶
Mother-Teen Powerhouse Grassroots Movement
The goal is to build an open educational format that can be adapted and replicated in other schools. Initially, the concept will be tested at Sophie-Scholl-Schule, our local community, with the potential for expansion based on its success.
Let's come together to inspire and empower the next generation through this innovative and engaging festival!
Let's start a grassroots movement! Bringing 1 Billion Users Onchain can only happen IRL.
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