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School Enterprise Challenge to teach Business and life Skills

Deadline: 20-Nov-20

Applications are now open for the 2020 School Enterprise Challenge to support teachers and students to set up a real business at their school, it is a free educational programme that teaches business and life skills.

The School Enterprise Challenge is run by the educational charity Teach A Man To Fish.

A School Business:

  • Is a real business that is owned by the school and is staffed, operated and managed by students with the support of their teachers;
  • Teaches essential skills and creates young entrepreneurs;
  • Is sustainable, growing year on year;
  • Generates real profits for your school or important causes in your community.

Prize Information

  • There is $50,000 in prizes available for the most entrepreneurial schools, teachers and students.

Benefits

  • Benefits for students
    • Get practical experience running a REAL business;
    • Learn essential life skills;
    • Be part of a global movement of young entrepreneurs!.
  • Benefits for teachers
    • Learn business skills;
    • Develop new teaching techniques;
    • Boost your CV;
    • Change to win prize!.

Prize Level

All schools start on the Bronze Level and work their way up to Silver and then Gold!

  • Bronze
    • Who are new to the School Enterprise Challenge or their students are very young;
    • Who have never run a school business before.
  • Silver
    • Who have achieved the Bronze Award!;
    • Who have run a school business for at least 3 months;
    • Who want to develop their Bronze Level business or start a new one and do it really well;
    • Who plan to involve more students.
  • Gold
    • Who have achieved the Silver Award!;
    • Who have run a profitable school business for at least 1 year;
    • Who want to develop their Silver Level business;
    • Who will integrate business activities into their school timetable;
    • Who aim to make sales outside of the school grounds;
    • Who are ready to connect with other schools also running a school business.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Any school from any country can take part.
  • The School Enterprise Challenge is open to all schools, including pre-primary schools, primary schools, secondary schools and technical/vocational colleges.
  • Universities are not eligible to take part in the School Enterprise Challenge.

How to get involved

  • Taking part is simple! The programme is open to all schools* from all countries. You can register for FREE on their website.
  • Once registered, you will have access to all of their educational materials and your own online account to upload your submissions.
  • The School Enterprise Challenge is open to primary schools, secondary schools and technical/vocational colleges. It is not open to universities.
  • A teacher at your school will be responsible for facilitating participation in the School Enterprise Challenge and guiding your students to complete the 3 steps:
    • Coming up with a business idea;
    • Writing a business plan;
    • Launching the school business, making sales and writing an annual report.

For more information, visit https://bit.ly/35Gx3kF

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