A Green School Brazil Educational Project for Passa Quatro
Sustainable Purpose: Building Our Future in the Mantiqueira Mountains.
Slide 1: Environmental Entrepreneurs
Subtitle: A Green School Brazil Project
Slogan: Sustainable Purpose: Building Our Future in the Mantiqueira Mountains.
Slide 2: Our North Star – Course Vision & Mission
Content
Vision: “To cultivate a new generation of entrepreneurs in Passa Quatro who are empowered to build prosperous, purposeful, and environmentally sustainable ventures within their local community. We aim to shift the paradigm from seeking opportunities elsewhere to creating them right here in our region, leveraging the unique natural and cultural wealth of the Mantiqueira Mountains.”
Mission: “To identify and nurture senior school learners with high potential, guiding them through a hands-on journey of entrepreneurial discovery. This course will equip them with the mindset, skills, and network to transform local challenges into viable business opportunities, with a constant focus on community well-being, environmental stewardship, and collaborative leadership.”
Slide 3: Who We’re Looking For: Future Leaders
Content:
Target Audience: Senior school learners (ages 17-18) from the Passa Quatro region.
Key Qualities: Curiosity, creativity, collaborative spirit, passion for community and environment.
Slide 4: Finding the “Out-of-the-Box” Thinkers: Selection Process
Beyond Grades: Our Merit-Based Selection Process
Content: “This is not about grades, but about potential. The selection process is designed to identify ‘out-of-the-box’ thinkers.” This can be best achieved working with school teachers who already know the students well.
Phase 1: Application & Creative Challenge
Application Form: Personal details as well as Motivation (Focus on connection to region, perceived problems and opportunities, and passions.)
Creative Challenge: Short (2-3 min) video/visual presentation responding to “Identify one thing in our community you’d like to improve and creatively explain a small way you could start solving it.” (Assesses problem identification, creativity, communication.)
Slide 5: Selection Process (Collaborative Minds)
Content:
Phase 2: Collaborative Problem-Solving Workshop
Workshop for all shortlisted candidates.
Work in small groups on a real-world local challenge, observed by facilitators. (Assess teamwork, logical thinking, innovation, leadership potential.)
Phase 3: Final Selection
Based on the application, the creative challenge, and workshop performance.
Slide 6: Course Overview: Structure & Duration
Your Entrepreneurial Journey
Content:
Duration: 6 Months (April to September)
Format: One weekly 3-hour meeting (classroom workshop, guest speaker, field project work).
Groups: There will be three groups of six students in each group
Core Methodologies: Project-based learning, peer-to-peer mentoring, design thinking, continuous integration of tools with an emphasis on AI tools.
The Pitch: The judges (local business personalities) who will take the role as potential investors will decide on the winning group by evaluating all three presentations at an event in September
Slide 7: Month 1: The Entrepreneurial Mindset & Our Local Ecosystem
MONTH 1: (Together as a group) Seeing with New Eyes
Theme: The Entrepreneurial Mindset & Our Local Ecosystem
Learning Objectives: Understanding sustainable, purpose-driven entrepreneurship, identifying Mantiqueira’s assets, growth mindset and personality types to create a winning team.
Key Activities:
“Asset Mapping”: Exploration of local resources.
Guest Speaker Series: Local entrepreneurs, environmentalists, community leaders.
Putting together a MVP
Outcome: By the end of the first month the three groups of six need to be identified
Slide 8: Month 2: (Together as a group) Identifying Opportunities with Purpose
