Tag: Students 12-15

Innovation Camp for Ninth Graders

Posted on August 31, 2021 by - DBEP Learning and Education Portfolio

Trondheim Kommune organised a four-day ideation camp for youth in November 2019, with an introduction to smart city development and smart mobility. The students were challenged to develop their own smart mobility concepts, connecting them to the Sustainable Development Goals, and to develop a business plan for the idea. Mentors were present to support the students for the duration of the camp. A competition was held at the end of the week, with public voting and judges from public and private organisations, and constituted a community event for the area.

+Energy Day

Posted on August 31, 2021 by - DBEP Learning and Education Portfolio

+Energy day was an open air event organised by Võru municipality in the town centre on 22 August 2020. The event revolved around three main themes: what is energy?; how is energy produced and how to save energy. The event included several tents, where the public was able to listen to talks, watch and participate in science and technology demonstrations on energy production and saving, get engaged in pop-up energy playgrounds for families, and participate in public consultations. The event brought together four different project: “+Energy week”, “SaveSmart”, “BioAware” and “CityxChange”, building on the synergies among these. The event lasted for 4 hours and there were about 200 participants.

SDG Workshop Trondheim Katedralskole

Posted on August 31, 2021 by - DBEP Learning and Education Portfolio

In September 2020, Trondheim Kommune organised a two-day workshop designed to engage high school students at Katedralskole in developing Sustainable Development Goals(SDG) -related ideas for their school and community. There were 60 students participating. The students were given a presentation on the importance of the SDGs, after which they were invited to brainstorm on possible ideas for projects that would support the school and the city to implement the SDGs. An online repository was created to allow students to upload their ideas to a database in digital format. The ideas contributed included initiatives such as developing better bus and bike infrastructure, autonomous garbage collection for the harbour, and community gardening initiatives.