Primary School program
Primary school aged children can gain a great deal of confidence and knowledge from enterprise education. Our programs suit children from kindergarten age up.
The program
Students undertake the ABW Sandwich Shop simulation as part of a hands-on enterprise education program run over one or more weeks. Delivery of the program is flexible and it can accommodate a single class, or the entire school.
Student tasks
Students experience a broad range of tasks that help them to develop important skills. Tasks are varied and tailored to suit the ages of participants. They may include;
- Take over an enterprise
- Run a computer simulation
- Organise and hold a market day
- Assume the role of employee or employer
- Operate a bank, making deposits and withdrawals
- Run a warehouse
- Develop a CV, listing skills and capabilities
- Stand for parliament
- Develop legislation
Skills & learning
- Business concepts – supply and demand, profit and loss
- Work together as a team
- Problem solving
- Apply mathematical ideas to real life situations
- Learn about the monetary system
- Develop or improve communication skills