Deadline: 22-Jun-22
Applications are now open for the School Enterprise Challenge an international business programme for schools.
It helps young people all around the world to develop business skills and essential life skills.
The School Enterprise Challenge is an award-winning educational programme that is available to any school around the world through our free, all-inclusive online platform.
Prize Details
- There is more than USD $25,000 worth of prizes available for the best entries in the School Enterprise Challenge 2022!
- Business Idea
- 4x Business Idea: USD $250 each
- Business Plan
- Top Global Prize: USD $1500
- Best Bronze Business Plan: USD $1000
- Best Silver Business Plan: USD $1000
- Best Gold Business Plan: USD $1000
- Business Implementation
- Top Global Prize: USD $5000 and place at international forum
- Best Bronze Annual Report: USD $2000
- Best Silver Annual Report: USD $2000
- Best Gold Annual Report: USD $2000
- Special Category
- 5x Sustainable Development Champion: USD $1000 each
- Special Recognisation (public vote): USD $1000
- Headteacher Award: USD $1000
- Inspirational Teacher Award: USD $400
- 10x Transformative Teaching: USD $100 each
- Enterprising Student Award: Laptop
- 2x Enterprising Student Runner-Up: Camera Each
- 2x Graduate of the Year: USD $250 each
Benefits
- It is a practical programme which enables young people to develop skills which are not covered in the classroom (experiential learning).
- It also provides teachers with real-life examples to bring their teaching to life and allows them to develop new teaching practices (experiential teaching).
- All participants in the programme are part of a global community of enterprising schools which provides lots of inspiration and is a place for collaboration and sharing of best practices.
- Benefits for young people
- Get practical experience running a real business
- Develop entrepreneurial skills
- Creativity
- Analysis
- Financial management
- Growth mindset
- Develop key life skills
- Communications
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Problem solving
- Be part of a global movement of young entrepreneurs
- Benefits for teachers
- Get access to a wide variety of teaching materials
- Business guides with explanations + activities
- Explainer videos
- Mini-competitions: ready-made challenges for your students
- Learn about business (this has many benefits in your personal life!)
- Ability to bring academic subjects to life through real-life examples
- Develop new teaching techniques
- Boost your CV
- Gain recognition and have the chance to win prizes
- Get access to a wide variety of teaching materials
Eligibility Criteria
- The School Enterprise Challenge is open to all schools from all countries, including: pre-primary schools, primary schools, secondary schools and technical/vocational colleges.
- Please note that universities are not eligible to take part.
- Younger students are welcome to participate! Many pre-primary schools and primary schools all around the world have taken part in the School Enterprise Challenge, successfully planning and setting up their very own school businesses.
- All participating teams who submit a Business Idea by Tuesday 22nd November 2022 will be eligible for Business Idea Prizes.
- All participating teams who submit a Business Plan by Tuesday 22nd November 2022 will be eligible for Business Plan Prizes.
- All participating teams who submit an Annual Report by Tuesday 22nd November 2022 will be eligible for Implementation Prizes.
- The full list of prize winners for the 2022 programme will be announced in February/March 2023.
For more information, visit https://www.schoolenterprisechallenge.org/about/about-the-programme