Mochilas para el Parral (Backpacks for the Parral)

Mochilas para el Parral is a project for the online sale of backpacks, carried out by students who are part of the educational community of the Colegio de Santa María la Nueva y San José Artesano in Burgos, Spain.

The main objective of the project is to prepare VET students for working life and, at the same time, enhance their personal growth and maturity, and get their motivation and enthusiasm to work in a real company, since a large number of students lack that motivation and enthusiasm. In addition, it aims to develop the responsibility and commitment to carry out this project. For this reason, the students are the protagonists and responsible for the project to work, which leads to the inclusion of those who have some difficulty in learning.

The fact that this project is carried out in groups and teams, allows students to realize that working collectively enriches the experience, in addition to achieving greater goals and objectives, whether individual or team.

The different groups in the classes work interconnected through a web page and physically in the spaces dedicated to this activity. Therefore, this activity is a challenge for teachers and students, as they must interact with real customers, efficiently organize a chain of production and services, as well as control real money.

Impact of the good practice

The climate of collaboration and exchange of knowledge and skills, makes it an activity positively valued by students, teachers and management. For all these reasons, this new course has been carried out again.

It is a project that takes the company directly to the classroom and also through new technologies and traditional trade, dealing with the customer directly and through the web. It unites many components of the current commerce that is developing in our society.

Applicability/ Transferability of the good practice in VET

As corroborated, this good practice can be perfectly applied with VET students, since it is an opportunity to enjoy with the students, share time and experiences. In addition, it is an opportunity to carry out different classes that fill the learning process with feelings and emotions and the effort and dedication of each of the students is clearly reflected.