On Friday morning, the Athens mall was filled with smiles befitting the age of students, but also the necessary seriousness that distinguishes a businessman, at least 900 children from 15 to 18 years old took part in Athens Student Fair.

Crossing a long corridor where small booths were set up, one could easily see the eyes of students eager to present their work.

And it was impressive: with all seriousness and assigned roles, the children explained their work in detail and were ready to answer any possible question.

Middle and high school students created 54 virtual businessespresented them to the audience and the jury JA Greece. In fact, some ideas are so innovative that they already exist. receive sponsorship And investment promises. Students focused on original solutions to social and environmental problems using new technologies.

All the stands had something to say, and there was a nice story behind it. In story number 33, the story was somewhat more touching, as it concerned Heraklion Laboratory for Special Vocational Education and Training.

The children there, with the help of their teachers, made toys for fine and gross motor skills from recycled materials.

They called her “Replays“and, as they told us, “the aim is to raise awareness among children and adults about environmental protection through a circular economy, using materials that do not end up in the garbage or trash cans, but are reused to create games for development and improving skills.

A booth was set up a few meters below.”I want a parkby students from Rhodes to present an app that finds you a parking space in real time using offline wireless sensors and solar power.

studentsRodion Education“they did everything themselves, and at the prompt of their teacher, Stavroulas Arnithenuthey made a short presentation comparable to a regular startup.

As emphasized in a conversation with “K”, “the application is designed to offer drivers of Rhodes a quick and easy solution to find a parking space using a smartphone.

The company will provide invaluable assistance in the form of parking”Fast Car Park”Diagoras Airport in Rhodes, who will take this idea and make it a reality.

The students even handed out a key ring with one of them. QR code that if you scan it, you will know everything about their business.

A few meters down are three girls from 5th Gymnasium Paleo Faliro they smile behind the counter with clothes and bags made from recycled fabrics.

“All our products are handmade, unique, with original designs inspired by the artists Monet and Matisse,” they say, and when asked how they learned to sew, one of the girls mentions that her grandmother taught her.

At the same time, she shows us a beautiful bag, which in her past life was made of jeans and a cotton shirt.

Team “Revets» already configured online store and the smiles behind the counter testify to the optimism of the children behind the enterprise.

Students from Wari’s school neighbor they created a student business SensCO2development of a special application that determines CO and CO concentration2 in the spaces of ships through special sensors.

As the children noted, “in the event that the concentration exceeds the established safety limits, the captain’s bridge is immediately notified so that the security systems can be activated.”

And how did they draw inspiration for this app? One student’s father is a sailor and he fell ill on the ship because of the atmosphere.

Nearby, in a booth with children in stylish uniforms, students from EPAL Mykonos worked with students from EPAL Thebesto create and prepare two unisex fragrances.

“Perfume satisfies the primary need – to please. We found the recipe, implemented it and let it mature,” they say, adding: “Our goal is to learn know-how through virtual business.”

However, they are already selling their perfume, smiling broadly.

Students from 1st lari of Elefsina they have grandiose plans: they want to build a museum! That’s all Pandemic Museum. They didn’t even hesitate to contact him. Bill Gates in an attempt to find funding (still awaiting a response).

So far, the museum is virtual, and there you will find a variety of information about registered pandemics.

Idea for this Pandemic Museum it came from covid and unknowns who lived at a tender age.

It is worth noting that their presentation was excellent.

The students in her entrepreneurship group also had a great idea. Erasmius Greek German Schoolsince we created a smart shopping app with “smart strollerwhich aims to “ensure a better everyday life for everyone”.

“Thanks to the application on the cart with built-in GPS and a mapped area plan, the consumer can more easily and quickly find the products they are looking for based on their needs,” the student emphasized. entrepreneurs, noting that it “offers many options for people with vision or mental health issues.”

• The JA Greece jury will award 3 equal awards: “Product/Service Innovation”, “Best Booth” and “Product/Service Promotion”.