New European Bauhaus Prizes 2023

Initiative category

Identify the award category for which this initiative is being submitted
Reconnecting with nature

Email user
l.twolanguage@gmail.com

Basic information
Initiative title
ENTREPRENEURSHIP NATURE-WISE

Full initiative Title
ENTREPRENEURSHIP NATURE-WISE COURSE FOR TEENAGERS

Please provide a short, catchy description of your initiative to be used in communication towards the public.
The ENTREPRENEURSHIP NATURE-WISE course comprises 4 topic-based, innovative, intensive workshops that focus on the core skills required to communicate efficiently and confidently in a variety of professional business contexts related to nature. Emphasis is placed on inclusion, as students from different classes and abilities will be working together, as well as natural surroundings, as visits will be conducted to businesses that are related to nature and products derived from it.

What was the geographical scope of your intiative?
Local

Where was your intiative implemented?
Member State(s) and Western Balkans
Greece

If relevant, insert names of region(s)/municipality(ies) involved
Evia island

Does your initiative address mainly urban or rural issues?
It addresses urban-rural linkages

Does your initiative refer to a physical transformation of the built environment or other types of transformations (hard or soft investments)?
It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)

Has your initiative benefited from EU programmes and/or funds?
No

Has your initiative won an EU prize with a monetary value awarded?
No

Does your initiative has a minimum level of maturity? The minimum level of maturity is exemplified by stakeholder/ initiative promoter commitment to implement the initiative in practice and a clear methodology /approach.
Yes

On whose behalf are you submitting the application?
As a representative of an organisation
Please provide the contact details for the project promoter (the individual or representative of the organisation authorised to represent the project)
- Name of the organisation(s): L.two
  Type of organisation: Private language school
  First name of representative: Antonia
  Last name of representative: Keratsa
  Gender: Female
  Nationality: Greece
  Function: owner
  Address (country of permanent residence for individuals or address of the organisation)<br/>Street and number: Aggelatou 17
  Town: Chalkida
  Postal code: 341 00
  Country: Greece
  Direct Tel: +30 2221 029880
  E-mail: hello@ltwo.gr
  Website: http://www.ltwo.gr
Social Media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc.)
- URL: https://www.facebook.com/ltwolanguage
In case my initiative is selected as a finalist of the NEB Prizes 2023, I agree to share the name (individual and/or organisation’s), email address, website and social media accounts indicated above with other NEB Prizes finalists. I also agree to publish the name (individual and/or organisation’s), website and social media accounts indicated above next to the public description of my initiative in the channels of the European Commission.
Yes

How did you hear about the New European Bauhaus Prizes?
Social Media

Description of the initiative
Please provide a summary of your initiative
The ENTREPRENEURSHIP NATURE-WISE course for teenagers comprises 4 topic-based, innovative, intensive workshops that focus on the core skills required to communicate efficiently and confidently in a variety of professional business contexts related to nature. Each workshop is task-based and skills-based, enabling students to practice the necessary skills for different realistic workplace situations. Overall, the course is structured so that every workshop is linked to the following ones and improvement is achieved progressively. Emphasis is placed on inclusion, as students from different classes and abilities will be working together, as well as natural surroundings, as visits will be conducted to businesses that are related to nature and products derived from it. Nature can not only provide for us, but also enable the creation of profitable businesses, and the whole progress of the course will lead to this realization and discussion.

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with 5 key words.
entrepreneurship

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
language

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
nature

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
inclusion

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
teenagers

Please give information about the key objectives of your initiative in terms of sustainability and how these have been/will be met. Please highlight how the initiative can be exemplary in this context.
• Talk about differences and the importance of cooperation among people of different backgrounds, needs, nationalities, etc.
• Discuss the value of nature (generally and in the context of business). Talk about successful businesses that gain from nature and respect it at the same time. State the example of North Evia, which was completely burnt two summers ago, and the businesses that were destroyed.

Please give information about the key objectives of your initiative in terms of aesthetics and quality of experience for people (through design, positive emotions and cultural benefits) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the initiative can be exemplary in this context.
• Learn how to be motivated/connect ethics to business
• Communicate efficiently -
• Build relationships by developing the language skills to socialize and network confidently
• Evaluate and respect differences (abilities, backgrounds and character)
• Learn to respect nature and work in alliance with it.
• Work hard, grow in wisdom, learn to spend wisely, catch a vision, develop an eye for detail and time management principles, learn to be productive
• Find passions, realize and develop natural talents and aspirations
• Learn independently and cooperatively: have a say as to how the course evolves, and express needs and preferences throughout.

Please give information about the key objectives of your initiative in terms of inclusion (ranging from accessibility and affordability for all to inclusive governing systems, design for all principles or new societal models) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the initiative can be exemplary in this context.
• Accessibility and affordability enabled
• Participate actively in meetings: agreeing/disagreeing, giving explanations, taking the floor, interrupting, asking for opinions
• Evaluate and respect differences (abilities, backgrounds, and character)

Please explain the way citizens benefiting from or affected by the initiative and civil society have been/will be involved in the initiative and what has been/will be the impact of this involvement on the initiative
Shape managers and business owners that will respect and value differences and are capable of working in nature, benefiting from it and giving back to it.

Please explain how different stakeholders at various levels (local, regional, national, European) were engaged in the design and implementation of the initiative.
This is a flexible project that was designed to start locally and can expand at any level. It is all-inclusive and can adapt to different environments and people with diverse needs and capabilities.

Please explain which disciplines and/ or knowledge fields were reflected in the design and implementation of your initiative. Please explain how representatives of these different fields interacted with each other, and what the added value of this process was
Education, Business, Nature, and Cooperation create the value of this project.

Please highlight the innovative character of the initiative, when compared to mainstream actions in the field of the initiative
No such project has been drafted before. It is innovative and combines different principles. It serves the community and can expand at great lengths. It is flexible and adaptable. It connects entrepreneurship with nature and uses as a means the English language (and can include many more languages). It can include people of all ages, educational backgrounds, and needs.

Please describe which elements of your initiative could be replicated or transferred to other places, groups of beneficiaries and contexts. This may involve, for example, aspects of the methodology, technology, processes, products, learnings, etc.
The project is in its entity flexible, adaptable and transferable.

Please describe the methodology or approach used in your initiative.
Openness to entrepreneurship, respect for nature, communication agility, and flexibility in cooperation.

Please explain what kind of global challenges the initiative addresses by providing local solutions
Apart from respect for nature, the self, and others:
1. Complex Problem Solving
2. Critical Thinking
3. Creativity
4. People Management
5. Coordinating with others
6. Emotional Intelligence
7. Judgment and decision making
8. Service orientation
9. Negotiation and Active Listening
10. Cognitive Flexibility

Please detail the scope of progress in the implementation of the initiative. This can include already demonstrated results/outputs related to the chosen Prizes category, and the already achieved benefits from the initiative for direct and indirect beneficiaries. This can also include a development plan of the initiative, with a particular attention to the steps envisaged in the year following the application, and including envisaged results and benefits from the initiative
Learn how to fulfill one's goals, embrace inclusion, and value nature. Become mature adults, capable of becoming citizens that will benefit the community at local and global levels. Promote this knowledge to friends and family and affect the community at large. Expand the initiative, share the knowledge gained from it, and encourage others to teach through it and enrich it with their ideas.

Please provide documents that demonstrate the maturity level of the initiative and commitment to implement the initiative in practice (e.g.: evaluation report, final or mid-term initiative report, certification, publications, building permit, grant agreement, letter of support, partnership agreement, etc.)
PDF
PDF
- pdf-1-8127.pdf
If relevant, please describe how your initiative contributes to developing new competences, especially in the context of the European competence framework on sustainability.
It equips learners and educators with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for a greener and more sustainable economy and society
It helps integrate sustainability into teaching and learning, it provides all learners with opportunities to learn about the climate crisis and sustainability in education.
It enables teaching and learning that is hands-on, interdisciplinary, and relevant to local contexts. Finally, it
actively involves students and staff, local authorities in learning for sustainability.
Please attach at least 6 high resolution images or visual representations of your initiative to your application.
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Yes

By ticking this box, you declare that you are not in in one or more of the exclusion situations foreseen under Article 136 of the Financial Regulation.
Yes

By submitting this application, I declare that I am not related to the entities subject to EU restricted measures under Article 29 of the Treaty on the European Union (TEU) and subject to Article 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU)1, and entities covered by Commission Guidelines No 2013/C 205/05), which are not eligible to participate in any capacity.
Yes

By ticking this box, you declare that all the information provided in this form is factually correct, that you assume sole liability in the event of a claim relating to the activities carried out in the framework of the contest, that the proposed initiative has not been proposed for the New European Bauhaus Prizes in any other category or strand and that it has not been subject to any type of investigation, which could lead to a financial correction because of irregularities or fraud.
Yes

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Yes

By submitting your application, you understand that all the applications that meet the eligibility requirements will be shared for the purposes of the selection processes, and notably published on the secured platform prizes.new-european-bauhaus.eu and for the purposes of the promotion of these on the New European Bauhaus website and/or other European Commission communication channels. In this sense, the applications would be widely available. Applicants should ensure that they present their initiatives, initiative, in such a way that they could be shared without giving rise to intellectual property related concerns. If your submission is selected as one of the finalists, it will additionally be shared for the purpose of the public vote that will take place. The European Union is granted a licence to use and share your application with the general public and the official external experts for the purposes of the selection process, including the voting. The European Union has the right to use the images and visual materials and the description provided in the application for communication purposes related to the contest and beyond. Rights granted comprise the right to store, reproduce, display, publish and communicate or distribute copies in electronic or digital format, including, but not only, through the internet. Unless you have disclosed your name, the European Commission has no obligation to share your name when using or disseminating your contribution to the public. The European Union cannot be held responsible in case any submitted initiative, initiative is found to infringe third party’s rights. The European Union shall be neither responsible for the use that third parties may do of the applications or related content.
Yes

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you read and understand that the ‘Guide to Applicants’ of the NEB Prizes 2023, available online in the website of the NEB Prizes 2023, is an integral part of this application form and that it must therefore be observed when completing and submitting your application.
Yes