Deadline: 20 May 2015
Do you want to plan and start a real school business that generates income for your school and teaches students practical workplace skills? If yes, then register your school for School Enterprise Challenge and get a chance to win cash prizes worth over $50,000!
The School Enterprise Challenge is a student-led, business start-up competition for schools around the world. The competition guides and supports teachers and students to set up real school businesses. Students develop essential skills in business and entrepreneurship in a practical, fun and innovative way. The competition helps schools generate extra income for their school, or a social cause of their choice.
In 2014, 1250 schools from 93 countries participated in the competition and their businesses ranged from fly fishing in Belize, to an inter-schools newspaper in India and a carwash in South Africa.
Prizes & Benefits
For Schools
- Chance to win cash prizes worth over $50,000.
- Gain global recognition as an entrepreneurial school.
- Raise extra income for the school.
- Become part of a global community of enterprising schools.
- School partnerships and mentoring opportunities.
For teachers
- Take learning out of the classroom and into the real world.
- Access to easy to follow lesson plans and educational resources including their enterprise curriculum.
- Learn skills
- Chance to win inspirational teacher prizes worth up to $2000.
For Students
- Experience running a real business.
- Learn workplace skills like problem-solving,
- Communication and teamwork.
- Chance to win enterprising student prizes including cameras and laptops.
- Get experience and university application.
Eligibility Criteria
- The competition is open to all ages and nationality.
- Applicants can be schools, students or teachers.
How to Apply?
- Interested schools can register themselves online.
- Applicants entering in two teams must register twice (or more) using different email addresses.
For more information, please visit School Challenge.
