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A Game-Changers & Peace-Keepers’ Hackathon for Youth: The Future of Education, a skills-based, collaborative action-focused Idea-a-thon, based on the Aha! Future Mindset Playbook (c) for sustainable societies. This is a hybrid event that is coming to H22 City Expo in collaboration with HETCH AB June 4th. Age: 13-20 years of age.FREEIn English In this Hackathon the participants will work with…

The world is changing rapidly. Humans are adaptable. There are some fundamental things we need: love, food, water, roof over our heads, safety, a sense of belonging. The Future Mindset (c) includes building competencies and skills in these areas: -Cognitive ( i.e growth mindset, EQ, applied neuroscience, executive functions, creative and analytical thinking skills, problem solving skills,…

The world is changing rapidly and learning needs to change too. To do this appropriately, young people now need to become part of the wider discourse around what they want as learners.  Over a weekend in September, a youth cohort aged 13-19 participated in ‘A Hackathon for Youth’ led by AHA! WellBeing to express how they look at learning and education in 2021 and beyond, what they found…

TEAM2 Thorén Innovation School Wins the Local First Prize Offered by Hetch. “Our Vision is to Invest in Today’s Youth, Since We are the Future.”

Thoren Innovation School Team 2 won the first local prize offered by Hetch at the Hackathon for Youth: The Future of Education is Now. This team stood out by their excellent skills in design thinking. Take a look here how they used the room. So what is your vision about learning in the 21st century? “Our vision is to invest in today’s youth, since we are the future. We want to offer more…

Team Thailand: “Our idea is that if education is play-based, we will learn what we want, when we want, and be as creative as we want. We will be able to manage our own time and get together when we want to. “

“We think that the future of education will be play based. We started asking why it is that students are so uninterested in what they do in school and that led us to ask why we had to do what we were told when it clearly didn’t matter to us and won’t be useful later. Team Thailand did a very captivating and beautifully made video focusing on play-based learning. Find out how they look at…

“The Education System Hasn’t Changed Much Since the Industrial Revolution.” TEAM IB DP International School of Helsingborg Winning the Second Local Prize Offered by H22 and HbgWorks.

David Bondar and Eleonor Hellborg from IB DP International School of Helsingbirg, won the second local prize, offered by H22 and HbgWorks Design and Innovation. We wanted to know more about David and Eleonor. Tell us about yourselves and the school that you are attending. We attend the International School of Helsingborg here in Helsingborg Sweden, a school that follows the International…

UAE, the Global Winner of the AHA! Hackathon for Youth: The Future of Education is Now. “Something has to be done”.

Aja and Amjad Jzaerli, 13 years of age, UAE, global winners of the AHA! Hackathon for Youth: The Future of Education is Now, that took place in Helsingborg, Sweden, September 10-13, 2021. “We believe that the current system of education must be reformed due to a sharp decrease in creativity. Based on the background of competencies we learned about in the hackathon process, we have come up with a…

Judith Baeta: “The Future of Education Encourages Learning over Studying.

AHA! met Judith Batea at a Skåne StartUp event for female entrepreneurs, at MindPark, Helsingborg. Judith’s background made her the ultimate Challenge Mentor at our Hackathon for Youth: The Future of Education is Now, September 10-13. Her story is really interesting and captivating. “Hej, hello, hola! My name is Judith Baeta and I’m born and raised in sunny Barcelona, Spain, but since a few…

Vega Schools’s raison d’être is to discover the star within each child

Vega Schools, India has joined out Hackathon with a team. We were curious to know more about the core of their activities with the learners. Daniel Curry Here is what Daniel Curry, Director and Principal at Vega Schools said: “Vega Schools, rated as one of the top schools in Gurgaon, has been founded by a team of highly qualified, experienced, and motivated educators and professionals. These…

Michael Koops, Hammerbrooklyn Youth Innovation Center : We let the students take over the “steering wheel.

From Germany comes a Hamburg-based team studying at the Hammerbrooklyn Youth Innovation Center. Three learners will join our Hackathon for Youth:The Future of Education is Now. Michael Koops Michael Koops, Head of Youth Innovation; former Head of GISSV in Silicon Valley, Author, Advisor and Consultant said this about the center: “The Hammerbrooklyn Youth Innovation Center – based in Hamburg –…

“We need to support the energy, passion, engagement, drive and will-power of our educational professionals to inspire, motivate and encourage their students.”

Magdalena Simons of The International School of Helsingborg, Sweden is the seventh member of the all-female, trail-blazing jury for the Hackathon for Youth: The Future of Education is Now. We are so happy to introduce you to the readers. Please let them now, about your recent education journey. My name is Magdalena Simons, I come from Austria and since 2018, I’m the IB PYP Coordinator at The…

Practice Eco-Reciprocity, Stand Up for Justice, Share with Solidarity, and Act with Kindness. Benjamin Freud on a Bio-Centric Approach to Learning.

Benjamin Freud, Thailand has some really inspirational ideas on how learning in the 21st century could be. red what he has to say: “Coconut Thinking creates learning experiences where learners have a common purpose; to contribute to the welfare of the bio-collective—any living thing, sentient or plant, that has an interest in the healthfulness of the planet. In our view, learning is not an end…

The Future Classroom in Shaftesbury School, UK.

We asked Alex More, Lead Teacher of Innovation in Teaching and Learning at Shaftesbury School, one of the participating schools of the Hackathon, to tell us more about their “Future Classroom”. This is what he said. “We saw the potential to create a space where knowledge and skills could co-exist, a space where technology supports the teachers and doesn’t try to replace them. We have designed a…

Fabienne Vailes – on a Mission to Change the Face of Education.

Fabienne Vailes  of Flourishing Education, you are doing a lot of inspiring things with regards to education and learning. Please let us know more about you! “With 24 years experience in education, I am on a mission to change the face of education  – embedding well-being into the curriculum to create an environment where both students and staff flourish and develop the mental agility and…

Dr. Jenny Finn of Springhouse and Sourced Design is one of the seven jury members of the Hackathon. Jenny, so happy to have you onboard as one of the seven jury members. Please tell us a bit about your background when it comes to learning and education. “In my early 20s (I am now 50), I had an experience that changed the course of my life forever. I was knee deep in alcohol addiction at a young…

Aayesha Fazal focuses on a Migration, Youth and Children Platform. She is one of our seven jury members of the Hackathon. We were curious about her learning journey. Find out what she said. “I started my journey as an educator in early childhood settings. Young children can teach us so much about the human condition in their unabashed authenticity, but inevitably you see this wane as they are…

Young Leader: Nannah Hallberg, Head of the Youth Council in Helsingborg

Nannah Hallberg, Head of the Youth Council in Helsingborg is one of the seven all-female jury members for the Hackathon. We asked her to tell us about her innovation and education journey in brief. This is what she said. “I am currently studying the international social science program with specialization in behavioral science at ProCivitas Helsingborg.  I have been dreaming about making a…