Digital Community Creative Workshop - DKA Projekt

Students from the Boronkay György Technical School of the Vác Vocational Training Centre and the Király Endre Technical and Vocational School – 24 students in total – hold interactive experiential sessions with the purpose of career orientation and guidance in the fields of IT, electronics, engineering and VR for upper grade primary school students in the Vác Digital Community Creative Workshop (DKA). An essential element of the work of the involved secondary school students is that they plan and hold the sessions independently. They also involve and train the younger generations of graduate students, thereby ensuring their own succession in the ongoing project. The sessions take 2x45 minutes. In the first part, the students introduce themselves, talk about life in their secondary school, present their chosen profession and tell their own career choice story, then introduce the topic of the lesson, showing the machines, tools and their operation.

The primary school students work in small groups of 3–4 to produce co-creations. They are given instructions on constructing and programming robots, electronics assembly and programming, 3D design and printing, laser engraving and trying out VR glasses. They constantly monitor and support the work of the small groups, answering questions as they arise. A robot competition is held at the end of the sessions. Children can take home the 3D prints and wood laser engravings of their own design. At the end of the session, the participants are asked for feedback, and the experiences of the day are discussed. These results are fed into the next sessions.