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Join KREATON in Brezno: a workshop on creativity and financial literacy for Ukrainian and Slovak students!

Junior Achievement Slovensko is organizing an event dedicated to creativity and financial literacy and invites school teams to participate in a unique educational workshop - KREATON Brezno, which will take place on May 23, 2024 in the SKY BAR space of the Double Red Cars Museum in Brezno. Registration will start at 8:00 a.m. and the workshop will last from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

At the workshop, students will be able to take part in creative competitions, working in mixed teams consisting of three Ukrainian and three Slovak students. The teams' task is not only to show their creativity in solving the tasks, but also to try their hand at creating simple financial calculations and designing an advertising poster for their projects.

The workshop is designed for students in grades 7, 8, and 9 of primary schools and grades 1 and 2 of secondary schools of all types (according to the Slovak education system). Ukrainian students should be able to communicate in Slovak.

Participation in the workshop is free of charge. Lunch and light refreshments will be provided on site for all participants. Students do not need a laptop or any technical means to work. The competition does not require any special artistic or economic knowledge. The three most successful teams will be awarded prizes.

In addition to the main event, after the program, students and their teachers will have the opportunity to voluntarily attend a one-hour excursion to the Double Red Cars museum, which will take place from 15:00 to 16:00. The entrance ticket and guide services are paid by Junior Achievement Slovakia. Please indicate in the registration form whether you are interested in this event. More information about the museum can be found here: Double Red Cars Museum.

To register, a teacher must fill out the form here by May 17, 2024 (or until the seats are filled): Registration form. To participate, teachers should register student duos, if possible consisting of one Ukrainian and one Slovak student. The registered pair will not be split. An unlimited number of teams can be registered from one school.

This event is part of the UPLIFT Youth project supported by UNICEF and emphasizes Junior Achievement Slovensko commitment to helping students develop the necessary skills for their future success in the economy and the workplace, as well as to stimulate intercultural communication and cooperation.

For more than 30 years, Junior Achievement Slovakia has been helping to develop entrepreneurship, economic thinking, financial literacy and skills needed to enter the labor market, including digital skills, in primary and secondary school students. In the last school year, 34,572 students, 974 teachers and 820 schools participated in the organization's activities. Junior Achievement Slovakia is part of the JA Worldwide network, which has celebrated 100 years since its founding. For the fourth year in a row, it has been ranked among the ten most important non-governmental organizations in the world, and this year it was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for Youth Development for the second time.

Contact information:
If you have any questions, please contact us at: bonova@jaslovensko.sk or call 0903 233 306.