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on an incubator process, where the students learn how to develop their own ideas into products or businesses. “We start the second semester with an EduJam and an EduHack. EduJam is where you generate and develop ideas. EduHack is prototyping,” Ingerlil explains.
A new kind of school The setting for the education centre MillCamp Game Academy couldn’t be more fitting. In 2015, Ingerlil bought the building that previously housed Høve Skole, an old farmhouse that functioned as a primary school from 1837 to 1947. A dormitory building was added in 1973 to house crowds of young guests as a holiday camp. In the late 1990s, it served as a refugee camp, and in recent years it has been used for courses, training and events. The school is now being renovated to create an environmentally friendly boarding school. “We currently have eight young people living at the school, mainly from Argentina and Chile. They are doing a work-away stay to help get everything ready for the first school year,” says Ingerlil. In the first school year, starting this August, a select group of 12 to 15 stu-
The EduJam is a creative design thinking process in team learning using dialogue. The first EduJam in Denmark will be on 17 June in Asnæs. Photo: EduCraftor
dents will be accepted, and they will be taught by subject experts and supported by a team of facilitators. However, in many ways, the students will be in control of their own learning while at the academy. “In the first semester, the students select a topic each week that they are interested in. They will engage in research, ask questions, contact relevant experts and get really good at presenting. The students will also create their own ‘lookbook’, in effect make a portfolio based on their work,” Ingerlil says.
Ingerlil is convinced that a lot of young people need a different approach to learning and entering adulthood. “MillCamp Game Academy is aimed at young people who are in that fragile part of life, where they are entering adulthood. They are full of questions like ‘what do I want to do with my life?’ and ‘what am I good at?’. This school is a chance for them to find out and learn more about themselves and their own strengths, and create a vision for their future,” she says. EduJam: MillCamp Game Academy is hosting the first EduJam in Denmark. It will take place on 17 June in Asnæs. There are still spaces available to take part in this creative process. To find out more, contact Ingerlil Teute. Email: ingerlilteute@gmail.com Phone: +45 2165 6436
There are still places available for the upcoming school year. Contact Ingerlil Teute at ingerlilteute@gmail.com or +45 2165 6436 to find out more. MillCamp Game Academy Møllestrædet 36 4550 Asnæs Denmark
The International Entrepreneurship Education takes you through processes that will bring your ideas to life. It is a one-year entrepreneurial programme in a boarding school setting for young people who are between 15 and 26 years old.
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