The Entreprendre pour Learning association organized a special day at the Jules Lagneau college in Metz, where students from 4th were able to imagine their ideal event in the Bellecroix district.
Youth has resources. For one day, 4th grade students from the Jules Lagneau College in Metz donned the costume of an entrepreneur, during an event organized by Entreprendre pour Learning, an association approved by the Ministry of National Education. Our aim is to imagine a unique project in the Bellecroix district, like true event professionals.
“As part of the Metz Métropole city contract, we asked the Jules Lagneau college to participate in the Mini Entreprise®S. The objective of the young people, divided into groups of eight, was to imagine an event to create links in their neighborhood. They developed their communication poster and presented their project to a jury made up of professionals, members of the metropolis, the prefecture of Moselle, the local associative fabric, etc.,” explains Lucas Dorval, facilitator of educational and entrepreneurial courses within the association.
“Get off the beaten track”
A day that was out of the ordinary for these young people who worked on their “soft skills”, brainstormed, worked in a team, exercised their oral skills… under the guidance of mentors, micro entrepreneurs or from the associative world. “We really asked the students to imagine their ideal event and not to hesitate to go far away. Knowing that it's in their neighborhood makes them want it even more. Throughout the day, we discover leaders who emerge in the groups, other students more in artistic creation, we see an evolution in all cases. The mentors, who played a tutoring role, also allowed the young people to see a side of the professional world.”
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Creating social bonds through entrepreneurship, the vocation of the Entreprendre pour Learning association. “We work on many similar themes in the Social and Solidarity Economy. For us, it's important to come to establishments located in QPVs to show that we can think outside the box and offer things. This type of project allows us to listen to young people who have a lot of ideas,” says Lucas Dorval. In total, five projects received the jury's favorites. “We hope that the jury members will take up some ideas to work on.”
Arthur Carmier
