Students
worked in teams of ten, in a highly demanding, action-packed,
task-driven business challenge which ran throughout
the whole school day in the Sports Hall.
They were
able to focus on developing their enterprise skills
within an approach that truly reflected the working
world and engaged them in a completely different way
to the classroom. The teams were supported by a team
of Business Coaches as they worked to deliver a brand
new product designed to encourage a healthy lifestyle
for young people today.
From the very beginning of the challenge the atmosphere
in the hall was highly charged as students worked together
on the development of their ideas, researching the market
and formulating a highly detailed finance package for
their product. The afternoon culminated with each team
presenting their idea to a team of judges in a format
which resembled the television programme ‘The Dragon’s
Den’.
Standards were extremely high and the judges commented
on how difficult their task had been.
Awards were given
in the following categories:
Best formal presentation – Team 1
Best financial package – Team 14
Best team skills – Team 1
The overall winning team, Team 15, now go forward to
the regional heat which will be held in the summer term. see
team details»»
The Winning Idea: Eco-exercise bike.
Entertainment centre powered by pedalling, environmentally
friendly and designed to make exercise fun.
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