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«ENTREPRENDRE AU LYCEE»Robert Allemandi, Coopérative COPSI, FrancePresentation and characteristics of the operation"Undertaking at the high school" consists in gathering 15 to 30 students and putting them in situation to go throughall the steps from the idea of the project to the sale of services or products to exterior customers. This activity iscarried out within the framework of an association in which young people have operational and legal responsibilities.Young contractors can come from classes of different levels and specialties from the “seconde générale” to the 2ndyear after high school. The educational team is made up of at least 3 people of different disciplines including not-teacherstaffs. It is not a proper exam; on the contrary, everything is organized to stimulate the collaborative emulationthrough coordinating meetings and a Forum facilitating exchanges and valorisation.This activity is evaluated from a “sorter organizer” and the evaluation of acquired knowledge is done with theteaching responsible persons in charge of the high school and the “Academies”. The stress is laid on creativity,collaboration, organization, communication, the commercial steps, autonomy and perseverance.Contributions from participantsFor high-school pupils and students, it allows to:Take initiatives and responsibilitiesApply the acquired knowledge to a concrete situationWork in teams, to negotiate with customers and suppliers, to organize production and to manage the activityof a companyApproach the reality of the world of work while make an organization function.For the members of the educational team, it allows to:Motivate its pupils around a project while be based on structural stepsCollaborate with the colleagues of other disciplinesWork differently with youngsters and economic actors.Criteria of successThe most important is to train and encourage the teachers to make this type of action and give schools directors themeans of inventing projects and maintaining the motivation of the educational teams. Then, it is advisable toregister these practices in the teaching reference frames and to arrange a space-time in the week to carry out multidisciplinaryand transversal activities. Lastly, one needs commitment and implication from the political, educationaland economic decision-makers at the highest level.Since 1991, 584 Mini-Companies have been created, 9 338 young contractor pupils, 1 589 teachers and 183 highschools of the “Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur” area have taken part in the operation.35Entrepreneurship Education in Europe: Fostering Entrepreneurial Mindsets through Education and Learning