As part of the Initiative, two editions of the “School Participatory Budget” (SPB) will be carried out in Lublin, which is an opportunity to co-finance projects created by Lublin youth. The School Participatory Budget consists of many stages, including appointment of special school working teams, participation of working groups in training, submission of projects and their implementation. Participation in the project involves not only students, but the entire school community, including: pedagogical, administrative and service staff, students and parents.
Thanks to the pilot edition of the SPB carried out in 2021, it was possible to assess how it affects the school community and school, as well as what information about the institution it can provide. SPB is a piece of knowledge about school finances, an amazing lesson in Knowledge about Society, learning entrepreneurship and, most importantly, everything takes place in practice, not from the perspective of the school bench. Students who make decision concerning the school to a greater extent identify themselves with its space and have a sense of shared co-responsibility for it. They are proud of the results of completed projects.
For cooperation in the edition of the School Participatory Budget entitled "Development of student self-government in Lublin - School Participatory Budgets - second edition", 20 institutions were selected in 2022. Thanks to participation in the SPB, the institutions will receive PLN 4,000 each for the implementation of ideas selected by the school community in the school year 2022/2023. It is worth noting that the first edition of the SPB showed that it is also possible to implement projects that will not be selected during the voting. Most often, such projects are financed by the Parents' Council. SPB, in addition to being one of the components of the Initiative, is also one of the activities carried out in preparation for the celebration of the European Youth Capital Lublin 2023.
