We’ll showcase our plan, which is to enhance employability, entrepreneurship and life skills through project based learning.

Alongside the required courses for graduation, the school offers a variety of programs to aid students gain the skills they need for their future work, such as programming class, AI machine learning class, and entertainment business class etc. Furthermore, the school offers practical programs such as internships and work experiences.

The school offers a class called “Project N” to cultivate students’ creativity, communication skills and management skills. In project N, students form a small group and use real world solutions to think about the problems, find solutions, and present their findings. The teacher first teaches the student the necessary skills and knowledge required in problem solving and advises when needed. The students will also receive guidance from external specialists.

The school also offers the Entrepreneur Club, which selects groups of students each year through application screening and interview among applicants. The club offers a practical education to teach students how to build a business model and create a business plan supported from outside experts. Three companies were established by the club students and three more companies are in preparation. The school also supports these students' start-ups financially.

5 STEPS TO REPLICATE OUR PRACTICE

1. Project-Based Learning

In a Project N class, students are expected to work on problem-solving, coming up with a concrete solution to a specific problem that is considered as an issue in current society. Then, students actually carry out the solutions they have considered, and evaluate the effectiveness by themselves and also by the third parties. Even if the solutions have not taken into an actual action, this system enables experts to assess its effectiveness.

The topics of those issues that students work on may vary from a specific problem in their local community, to a proposal of a solution to the United Nations SDGs.

2. Group Learning

When students work on problem-solving, let them think in groups rather than individually. Depending on the number of students in the class, the content of the task, and the duration of the lesson, the entire class may become a team or the class may be divided into several groups. In any case, create an environment where students can tackle issues as a group so that they can develop their interpersonal relationships and learn effective communication.

3. Student-Oriented Syllabus

Make students think of a program or lesson plans that enable them to reach their goals within a limited time period, when they work on problem-solving. Teachers only remain to provide guidance on useful methods and techniques that are necessary for the students to find their solution, such as information gathering and research methods. Students can be creative by taking an active role in planning their own lessons and programs that can lead to their solutions.

4. External experts

Prepare an environment where students can seek advice from external experts when they work on problem-solving. External experts can be some specialists or specialised institutions from its field, or even a website where students can get advice on their work, or it can also be a local government or a company that is tackling the same problem in their local community. Encourage students to utilise the knowledge of professionals who are actually active in society.

5. Through the use of IT

Students take the best advantage of the Internet and IT tools to enhance their learning, like when students research on the agenda they set, or when they discuss solutions with their teams. Online communication tools are also used when students seek advice or evaluation from teachers and external experts. Daily use of the Internet and IT tools at school enables students to acquire IT literacy and information literacy that are essential skills in today’s and future society.

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