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BizKids Where Kids Learn About Building and Managing Their Own Business PLA In Innovation Awa ward rd Hello! Ormilla Vengersammy Department Head, Technology & Education Center Claude Tido Instructional Technology Specialist Tony
Where Kids Learn About Building and Managing Their Own Business
PLA In Innovation Awa ward rd
Ormilla Vengersammy Department Head, Technology & Education Center Claude Tido Instructional Technology Specialist Tony Orengo Instructional Technology Specialist
Why?
Teach Kids Basic Business Skills
Why Kids Should Be Taught Entrepreneurship Early On
https://www. www.proposify.com/blog/entrepreneurship-for-kids - Sept. 2017 2017
Why Schools Should Teach Entrepreneurship
https://www. www.entrepreneur.com/article/245 245038 038 - April 2015 2015
How?
Teach Kids Basic Business Skills
Mind Mapping: Business Startup
What is your Business
What are you selling? Product/ Service?
Who would buy your product/ service? What is the Business Name? How much will you charge for product/ service? Where would you sell your product/ service?
Concept-Based Learning through the Integration
Curriculum Design
LAUNCH INSPIRE EDUCATE
BizKids Program at OCLS
BizKids Camps DIY/Maker Classes Children’s Business Fair
BizKids Camps
BizKids Camps
Microsoft Office Expert In this three-day camp, students created dynamic presentations in PowerPoint, crunched numbers in Excel and created eye-catching flyers in Word. Develo lop Your Business Idea In this three-day camp, students developed a business idea, created a business plan, and pitched their business concepts to an audience. Managing a Storefront In this three-day camp, students created basic accounting spreadsheets, tracked inventory, and practiced good customer service.
Microsoft Office Expert
Day One Students explored the Microsoft Word
basic typing and editing techniques to create an informative flyer advertising their business to family and friends. Day Two Students explored the Microsoft PowerPoint
created a presentation using animations, transitions and graphics to promote their product and services. Day Three Students explored the Microsoft Excel
created a spreadsheet to calculate and track the prices for items and the total profit gained.
Develop Your Business Idea
Day One Students met to brainstorm potential business ideas. They came up with a new product idea for a
learned how to price the product to make a profit. Day Two Students created a business plan and a budget for their business using Microsoft Word and Excel. Day Three Students created a presentation that they used to pitch their business idea to potential investors for funding.
Activity: Brainstorming Business Idea
Manage a Storefront
Day One Students learned about wholesale and retail price, margins, and profit. They browsed through an online wholesaler’s shopping site and created an inventory list in Microsoft Excel. Day Two Students were engaged in roleplaying exercises where they experienced the do’s and don’ts of customer service. They learned how to handle a cash register and the importance of creating marketing materials such as flyers to promote their business. Day Three Students worked in the Library’s gift shop. They used the cash register and retail spaces, and marketed the shop and its products to potential customers.
15
66
BizKidsSessions in 2017
100%
Total success!
365
Kids and Teens in Attendance
DIY/Maker Classes
What do Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and an Orange County third grader have in common? They are all entrepreneurs who innovate and serve their communities.
Orlando Children’s Business Fair
Orlando Children’s Business Fair
○ One-day marketplace where
children ages 6-17 debut their inventions.
○ Over 20 young entrepreneurs
participated in 2017.
○ Over 400+ attendees.
20
BUSINESS CONTEST
“It was awesome. I was hoping the other kid next to me would win and she did. I’m so proud.”
“A great entrepreneurial experience for all…please do it again!!!”
“…I learned so much and I had so much fun. P.S. I learned some math too!”
Resources
○ Childrens
nsBus usine nessFair.or
○ Guide to
ng a Bus usine ness Plan
○ 101+
+ Bus usine ness Ideas for
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Questions & Answers