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Nov 17
On Monday 13th and Monday 20th November, Mr. Morley’s 4th class had a special visitor; Shane Enright Kerry Footballer and Bank Of Ireland official. Shane delivered an enterprise workshop to the students over the two weeks called BizWorld. The children learned about different types of business, different roles in business, marketing, sales, finances, production and general entrepreneurship, financial and business skills.
Over the course of the first day the children brainstormed and discussed different business ideas in groups of six. In these groups the students decided on one business idea and created their own business, slogan, logo, design poster, leaflets and general information posters. In each business the students assigned roles including; Managing Director, Director of Sales, Director of Marketing, Director of Production, Director of Design and Director of Finance.
On Monday last each business gave a presentation to Mr. O’ Sullivan/Ms. Spillane’s 4th class and received extra funding for their idea. In the afternoon, Conor Brosnan, Branch Manager of Bank of Ireland Kenmare and Robert Whyte of Whytes Centra Kenmare were invited to be ‘Dragons’ in a ‘Dragons Den’ style show. They offered each business ‘bizbuck’ money for shares in their business. Both the children and the dragons thoroughly enjoyed the event.
Mr. Morley and all the 4th class would like to thank Mr. Courtney and also Shane and Conor from Bank of Ireland for setting up these workshops as well as Robert Whyte for also partaking. The children are invited to display their ideas at Friday night’s Enterprise Event in Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine from 6pm. As noted on the BizWorld website bizworldireland.org, “The skills children develop in BizWorld Ireland workshops are the most sought-after skills in the workforce today: creativity, collaboration, communication, teamwork and negotiation”.
