Handbook
The ‘Geo Circle Handbook for teachers, coordinators and managers’ is part of the Geo Circle project where students of 8 secondary schools in three European countries worked in several projects on circular economy. This book is background information for the teachers, project coordinators and managers in the Geo Circle project. The handbook explains in detail how teachers can carry out a project in their school and gives lots of practical information and tips.
The methodology builds upon the successful Dutch ‘IVN Junior Consultancy’ method. The ‘authenticity' of a project is always of paramount importance. Within the Geo Circle project, 'authenticity' means that young people will be able to work on a real assignment. A real assignment from a real client with the support from real experts will entice young people to explore society outside the realm of their familiar learning environment. As well as the students themselves, clients, specialised experts and other opinion makers are also playing a major role in these projects. The contents of the projects may vary, and in many cases the young, open-minded students come up with interesting and surprising results.
The Geo Circle projects builds a bridge between schools and companies and organizations in the real world. The Geo Circle project can be seen as a programme to connect the world of young people with modern society, where all partners learn from each other.
The Geo Circle project (2017 – 2020) was funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union and coordinated by IVN.