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Greetings!
How can we engage youth in project management learning? What are some alternate ways in which they can be taught project management skills?  An idea recently growing in popularity is to host project management camps for young people similar to the recreational camps that many attend when school is not in session. At traditional recreational camps, children are encouraged to have fun, interact with their peers, and learn extensively about topics such as sports, arts or other subjects that are of interest to them. The project management camps that you will learn about in this issue are also designed to be fun and social experiences for students. However, these non-traditional camps are unique in that they also incorporate the life, learning and professional skill of project management into their programming. 
In this issue, you will see how project manager volunteers have creatively used a recreational camp model to help young students further their educational and personal growth beyond the classroom.
Sincerely,
Your friends at the PMI Educational Foundation
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Kuwait:
| Project Management Circus Camp
Sitting in the audience  at a local circus with his family, Mohamed Kahalifa Hassan, PMP, watched each act unfold and pondered the project components that went into the creation of this performance. A circus has a start and end date; it also has very detailed requirements related to schedule, budget, scope, risk analysis and procurement. Plus, a circus is FUN! "What better way to teach children about project management than through a circus," Mohamed thought to himself. Inspired, he went on to create the Young Project Managers Camp, a series of sessions that trained 20 children, ages 8 to 12, in project management basics. The students experienced a fun, engaging project management skill learning opportunity by creating their own mock circus. Read about how Mohamed's circus project helps youth learn project management. |
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"EX.I.T.E" Camp
Last July, 30 girls in Lisbon, Portugal, learned about project management as participants in EXploring Interests in Technology and Engineering (EXCITE), a four-day camp designed to inspire and encourage 11-to-13-year-old girls' interest in future studies and career fields related to science, technology, engineering and math (also known as STEM).
The girls' assignment was to use their creativity to build a "puppy palace" for an imaginary dog. They were given 40 minutes to complete the task. This activity introduced them to
 project management principles such as collaborating and communicating, planning and organizing, assigning tasks and responsibilities, and executing and analyzing. This hands-on activity has proven to be a great way to help students retain these basic project management principles. Learn how EXITE inspires girls' success in STEM classes and careers thanks to project management.
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Poland:
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English Winter and Summer Camps
For three years, the PMI Poland Chapter's Gdańsk branch has engaged children in hands-on activities such as bowling, bead-making, and chemistry experiments during its annual English Winter and Summer Camps. All of these activities are united with the overarching mission of teaching attendees project management and English language skills.
Over 30 students from local foster families and orphanages participated in the most recent English Winter Camp, which was held during their school holiday. The youth were challenged with "The Venice Carnival Project," a team competition that
 asked the students to create masks similar to those worn at the Carnevale di Venezia (Carnival of Venice). This year's English Summer Camp is sure to be a great success! Read more about the fun students had at English Winter Camp this year.
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