About the Generation 3.0 Program
The Generation 3.0 programme is an annual cycle during which the Pontis Foundation seeks innovative learning approaches, links them with the education community, helps them with an effective setup, and supports their dissemination to schools across Slovakia.
Vision
To enable every child and young person in Slovakia to develop her/his potential and acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for a life in the 21st century.
Goal
The goal of Generation 3.0 is to achieve that by 2021 at least 15 000 teachers will have used proven modern approaches and methods necessary for a life in the 21st century. It aims to achieve this goal by identifying, linking, developing and disseminating existing innovative educational projects.
Strategy
In Generation 3.0, we try to react to key issues in our education system by supporting organisations which implement quality educational projects. In the annual G3.0 cycle, we focus on the areas that lag in usual education the most.
Generation 3.0 Cycle
Selection of projects for the EDUcamp
We launch a call for civic organisations and schools to apply in five categories. Based on set criteria, the expert committees will select approximately 15 innovative educational projects to participate in the EDUcamp.
EDUcamp
An intensive 3-day event, at which we connect selected projects with experts from business and the education system. The aim is to find ways to disseminate educational approaches to more schools. Projects with the greatest dissemination potential then advance to the EDUaccelerator.
EDUaccelerator
A 3-month mentoring and educational programme with an individual mentor and access to inspiring educational activities. It also includes financial support of up to 15 000 € per project.
EDUpoint
A place where teachers, principals, pedagogy students and parents meet. The programme consists of workshops, discussions, demonstration classes and practical problem solutions, as well as a practical learning of innovative methods which develop the skills necessary in the 21st century.
EDUmap
A website for teachers, which gathers quality educational approaches that bring innovation into mainstream teaching. It offers tips for comprehensive programmes, workshops for pupils and training sessions for teachers.
The final event of Generation 3.0
For projects that have successfully completed the annual programme, we prepare a final gala event. It aims to give organisations the opportunity to present their results and assess progress. It is also an important opportunity to network and connect with other actors in education.
EDUmni
Since September 2019, by completing the G3.0 cycle, organisations have been joining our alumni club. By joining this group, they gain access to the broader activities of the Pontis Foundation, such as training, opportunities for further networking, and closer cooperation with other actors not only in the field of education but also in business and many more.
Impact Measurement
At the EDUaccelerator, we set up impact measurement criteria for each project. Education researchers help organisations set up long-term data collection and teach them to analyse and evaluate data so that the teams can later measure their impact effectively. At the same time, we use a questionnaire for teachers to measure the impact of the entire programme.
The Pontis Foundation seeks educational programmes which focus on personality development, technological and natural knowledge, career and entrepreneurial skills, and social and civic competences. We support positive innovation in the education system.
Personality Prepared for Change
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curiosity and a joy of discovering, lifelong learning, self-education, self-development
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the ability to adjust to change
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innovation, creativity, originality, experimenting, artistic perception and expression
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self-control
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healthy life style
Technological and Natural Science Knowledge
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natural sciences, mathematics
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information literacy, technological knowledge and skills, programming
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technical subjects
Career and Entrepreneurial Skills
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yhe ability to communicate – structure thoughts, the ability to use arguments, present, discuss, and make oneself understood
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the ability to cooperate
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leadership, independence, responsibility, pro-active approaches
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problem-solving skills
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entrepreneurial spirit
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knowledge in economy and financial literacy
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language skills
Social and Civil Competences
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critical thinking - reading comprehension, the ability to recognize manipulation
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tolerance, a sensitive approach to difference
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social and emotional intelligence - empathy, sympathy, and respect
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helpfulness and solidarity
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honesty, trustworthiness, ethical decision-making
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civic engagement, democratic attitudes
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intercultural communication
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combating xenophobia and extremism
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the understanding of global contexts, competences necessary for life and success in today’s globally interconnected world
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responsibility towards the environment
Innovations in the System of Education
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projects which improve the educational environment
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support programmes for modern teacher training
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new methods of instruction
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projects aimed at equal opportunities and wide accessibility
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programmes aimed at the development of interdisciplinarity at schools
Our people
- The executive team of the Pontis Foundation
- Domestic Advisory Board
- Foreign Advisory Board
- Researchers in education
Andrea Cocherová
Administrator of the Orange Foundation, Chair of the Association of Corporate Foundations and Corporate Endowment Funds.
Alena Kanabová
She works at Accenture as a Manager coordinating responsible entrepreneurship. Her expertise is in managing business projects.
Jana Kontúrová
Director of Primary School in Bošany. She assesses the details and feasibility of selected interventions.
Dušan Meško
A university professor at Jessenius Faculty of Medicine at Comenius University in Martin. He develops activities to support research and innovation.
Ivan Pavlov
A university lecturer at the Department of Andragogy, Faculty of Education at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica. He maps stakeholders in education, helps consult and scale projects.
Saskia Repčíková
She brings innovations in education into the programme. She helps develop the communication strategy toward key stakeholders.
Lucia Šicková
A co-founder of Pixel Federation. In Generation 3.0 she provides support in strategy-making, builds leadership skills of people in supported projects. She is also in charge of checking efficiency and using gamification.
Matej Šiškovič
Senior consultant at MIM, ex director of the Educational Policy Institute, a state think-tank. He sets the methodology of the assessment of intervention impact and brings Generation 3.0’s activities in line with the Ministry’s activities.
Thomas Collins
Chairperson of the Governing Body of the Dublin Institute of Technology, interim President of Maynooth University, Government Advisor on the Green Paper (1998) and the White Paper (2000) on lifelong learning.
Greta Gornnert
Greta works as a consultant at Poetica Ltd. in California and has 20 years of experience in evaluating projects and organisations and measuring global impact. She also lived in Slovakia for a long time, thanks to which she knows the local context.
Michael Jacobsen
A successful entrepreneur, an investor, and the founder of The Global Entrepreneurs Agency.
Pasi Mattila
Director of Finpeda Ltd., responsible for several significant innovative educational projects, Academic Leader of the Immersive Learning Research Network.
Martina Kolesárová
Martina is an executive director of the Pontis Foundation and is responsible for the strategic management of the teams of education, strategic philanthropy and inclusion.
Norbert Maur
He is in charge of the management of Generation 3.0 activities in the Pontis Foundation.
Dominika Hroššová
Dominika coordinates the process of the impact measurement of Generation 3.0 educational approaches and works with organisations which completed the EDUaccelerator programme.
Veronika Gilanová
In Pontis Foundation, she manages corporate funds and helps with the Fund for Transparent Slovakia. As of 2018 she will be responsible for the Generation 3.0 Award process, evaluation of nominations and coordination of non-financial support to finalists.
Tomáš Janeček
He is a project coordinator at the Pontis Foundation. In Generation 3.0 he is responsible for coordinating individual activities.
Fero Pauliny
Fero creates opportunities for individual philanthropists, with an aim to achieve a positive change in education. He focuses on the events within the Generation 3.0 programme and prepares materials for its supporters.
Zuzana Schaleková
PR coordinator at the Pontis Foundation. In Generation 3.0 she is responsible for communicating the first stage of the project.
Jana Fúsková
Jana works at the Institute for Research in Social Communication at the Slovak Academy of Sciences and the University of Trnava in Trnava. Her main research interests include the identity of minorities and the construction of social and political barriers affecting sexual minorities.
Romana Kanovská
Romana graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy of Comenius University (UK) in Bratislava. She worked as a research and development employee at the National Institute for Education. Currently, she is a director of the National Institute for Certified Educational Measurements.
Lucia Kováčová
Lucia focuses mainly on educational policies, especially in the context of the inclusion of children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. She studied political science and public policy at Comenius University in Bratislava and currently works as a researcher at the Slovak Governance Institute.
Simona Oľhová
She graduated from the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences at Comenius University and the University of Trnava, with a training centre at the Institute for Research in Social Communication at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. She works as an assistant lecturer at the University of Ostrava. She is the founder of the Slovak version of Science Slam at the Slovak Academy of Sciences.
Martin Posch
Martin works as a researcher at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. He gained his PhD. from the Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. He focuses on airborne landings in Czechoslovakia in the Second World War and Western intelligence activities. He completed several foreign research study trips.
Andrej Salner
Andrej co-founded Basta digital and in the past, he worked as an executive director of the Slovak Governance Institute. He focused mainly on the knowledge economy, social inclusion and evaluation. He graduated from economy at the Brandeis University in the USA and the University of Edinburgh.
Our story
The Generation 3.0 Award is changed to the Generation 3.0 programme
We launched project This Is 21. A project through which personalities from the business world return to their secondary schools all across Slovakia and tell students about their life stories.
We published a call for the Generation 3.0 Awards 2018 nominations in five categories
We launched project Generation 3.0 to support innovative approaches to education, and started the Diversity Charter initiative.
We created the Map of Social Innovators – people, who actively work to change Slovakia for the better
We co-founded the Association of Corporate Foundations (ASFIN)
We organized the International Conference Development and Democracy, and established the Fund for Transparent Slovakia
We launched the “Pro Bono Attorneys” programme and charity project “Heart for Children”
We started the first project of development cooperation in Kenya
We initiated programme of individual philanthropy “DobraKrajina.sk” (”Great Country”)
We held the first Corporate Philanthropy Forum
We organized the first year of volunteering event “Our Bratislava” (today’s “Our City”)
The Business Leaders Forum, an association of responsible companies, was established. We also organized the first conference on corporate social responsibility (today’s CEE CSR Summit)
The first corporate endowment fundswere established
The name of our organization is changed into “Pontis Foundation“
We organized the first year of the Via Bona Slovakia Awards and prepared motivational campaign “Election Rock ‘98”
The Civic Society Foundation is established
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The Generation 3.0 programme is funded from individual, corporate, and institutional donors. Without listing their names upon their request, we would like to say a sincere thank you to all individual philanthropists. By dedicating their time, know-how, and finances, they contribute to the long-term sustainability and progress of the programme. Thank you very much
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