Ivan Dovič, OŠ Brinje

In my article I will present a two-day workshop for the gifted and talented students of the 8th and 9th classes. Students worked in small groups, where they were instructed in how to start and manage a start-up company. The students designed and created their products, prepared presentation photos and videos, created a web page, carried out a market analysis or drew up company’s financial analysis. Nowadays students are bombarded with disturbing news about high unemployment rates, but at the same time also with stories of successful business ventures. Such information triggered the idea of organizing a start-up workshop and our intention was to equip the best students of our school with some basic knowledge, required to successfully found and manage a company. The students were very enthusiastic about the topic and highly motivated. The gifted and talented students surpass their peers or even teachers in many areas, including the use of ICT. Therefore, we have decided to divide the students into groups, where they were able to broaden their knowledge, search for creative solutions, gain experience and develop abilities according to their area of giftedness.