NEMESIS educational model builds on a combination of innovative pedagogies and learning models, open technologies and participatory relation and practices. These elements come together in the co-creation labs, an open environment where students, teachers, parents and social innovators are gathered together in order to collaborate and co-create educational projects linked to real sustainability and community challenges. Learning comes from actively and collaboratively producing, creating and experimenting.Educational model
Design principles
Co-creation of knowledge and collaborative thinking Knowledge is not just defined by experts, but emerge from the participation and engagement with others. Hence, the model brings together students, teachers, parents and social innovators an engage them into participatory processes for the development of educational activities and resources.
Social dimension of innovation Innovation alone is not enough. What matters most is its impact in society. The proposed model is intended for the students to gain the skills and tools that will allow them to find creative solutions to their community and sustainability challenges.
Link to real life experiences Social innovation is about finding creative solutions to community and sustainability challenges. NEMESIS will build on project based learning and the actual involvement and interaction of social innovation with students, so they gain significall skills related to innovation and entrepreneurship such as teamwork, problem solving and critical thinking.