Entrepreneurship Challenge
Mary Jane Page, Halton DSB
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Resources, ideas and energy provide the
diverse entrepreneur students with practical
and engaging learning opportunities.
Classic Toy Project challenges students to
reinvent and market a Classic Toy.
Fair Trade Week,
Pizza Project and more ways to make
curriculum meaningful and fun for student
learning. Resources will be provided.
The Challenge ?
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Establish Business setting.
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Supervisor –Employee Relationship
Productivity
Customer service
Pride in work
Business atmosphere
Responsible corporate citizens and
smart consumers.
Classic Toy Project overview
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Assess prior knowledge
 4p’s 2c’s, how can they reinvent,
repackage a toy to increase sales
Fun, short, everyone can succeed
Teaching opportunities – business
terminology, basic marketing concepts,
creativity, teamwork, business success,
market share, customers, competition,
trends and more…
Classic Toy - samples
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Instruction sheet
Student sample
Marking rubric
Pizza Project - overview
•Simulated Business environment in classroom
•Class takes ownership – naming streets, town
•Small groups 3-4 work as management teem
for pizza business
•Lessons in pizza project, supported by text and
curriculum.
•Fun, interactive, ongoing.
•Large task broken down into smaller
achievement points
•Bonus $ along the way, for competed tasks.
Pizza Project - samples
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Instruction lessons and web site
Sample student work
Marking rubric
This Pizza Simulation used in the Gr. 11 BD1 is a good introduction to
starting a business and developing a business plan. This simulation was
developed using the following web site:
http://muweb.millersville.edu/~mucee/techconnect/tc/pizza.html
Fair Trade - overview
•Teaching opportunities:
Global awareness, international business, business ethics,
environmental corporate responsibility, supply and demand, pricing,
labour policies, labeling,…
•Focus on specific- coffee industry, cocoa, cotton, soccer balls
•Support from local Fair Trade Store.- samples, guess speaker or field
trip
•School awareness campaign,-posters, announcements, bulletin
boards, electronic…
•Sales opportunity for students and staff
Fair Trade – samples
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Instruction sheet
Student sample
Marking rubric
White Ribbon Campaign overview
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Teaching opportunities: sales,
manufacturing, packaging, advertising,
pricing, profit, income statement, not for
profit companies, community social
responsibility, market strategy,
networking, awareness, image.
Celebrate success,with formal
presentation of cheque to charity and
reception.
WHITE RIBBON CAMPAIGN
$550.00 RAISED
SELLING SCARVES
DONATED TO
HALTON WOMEN’S PLACE
White Ribbon Campaign samples
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Instruction sheet
Student sample
Marking rubric
Entrepreneurs Challenge –
Overview
•Develop a school based business plan for approval, by
teacher and admin
•Money goes to charity- set specific financial goals
•Small groups
•Low start up cost business or service
•Implement, sales tradeshow, or individual (proof required)
•Reflect on process
Entrepreneurs Challenge samples
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Instruction sheet
Student sample
Marking rubric
In Conclusion! It’s worth a try!