MINT.ice

The MINT.ice project is being carried out by the BWHW as part of the Hessian MINT action line in the Wetterau district.
MINT.ice expands the standard range of career guidance offered by schools and by the employment agency’s career counseling services.

Target group

The MINT.ice project is aimed at students in the 7th and 8th grades of secondary and high schools in the Wetterau district.

Participating schools:

• Adolf Reichwein School in Friedberg
• Erich Kästner School in Rosbach vd Höhe
• Konradsdorf Comprehensive School in Ortenberg
• Henry Benrath School in Friedberg
• John F. Kennedy School in Bad Vilbel
• Karl Weigand School in Florstadt
• Kurt Schumacher School in Karben
• School at Dohlberg in Büdingen
• Singberg School in Wölfersheim
• Solgraben School Bad Nauheim

Goals

The aim is to inspire students to pursue careers in STEM fields. Playful experimentation, company visits, and career-oriented modules are particularly effective in fostering understanding and interest.

Content & Services

Over the course of one school year, a group of 10 students will explore the three areas of computer science, chemistry/biology, and electronics. The hands-on, experiential practical units are supervised by qualified specialists from the BWHW.

To give students an insight into the world of STEM careers, company visits are organized. During the visits to partner companies, they have the opportunity to interact with trainees at the company and discuss the possibility of completing an internship.

The employment agency’s career counseling service will be involved in the project.

Participants receive a certificate of completion for the career choice pass.

Duration & Course

Entry into the project takes place through the participating schools.

The course takes place once a week in the school's afternoon program and lasts for a full school year.

Financial support