LOOKING FOR THE NEXT LORD SUGAR
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR JUNIOR ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAMME
DO you have a budding Michael O’Leary, Norah Casey or Lord Alan Sugar in your house?
Would you like your child to have the chance to participate in a unique programme that brings their existing curriculum and the world of business together in a fun environment?
If the answer to these questions is yes then the Junior Entrepreneur Programme might have the solution.
Fifth and sixth class primary students in schools in Kerry are being given the chance to become involved in an award winning programme which will see them mentored by business people from their own communities willing to share their experience with them.
The Junior Entrepreneur Programme brings entrepreneurship into primary schools and helps students develop existing skills such as literacy and numeracy but also new skills such as problem solving, technology, communication, team building, confidence and creative thinking.
Children from Kilcummin NS, Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn, Holy Family School and Knockaclarig NS were among those who took part, enjoyed and benefited from last year’s programme.
The Junior Entrepreneur Programme is available free of charge to all fifth and sixth class pupils in the country.
It is a 12 to 16 week programme which helps them learn and develop business skills in collaboration with their classmates.
Close to 40,000 children have participated in the Junior Entrepreneur Programme since its inception in 2010.
JEP was designed to nurture creativity, independence and problem-solving among pupils of all abilities, with every aspect of the programme blending into the primary school curriculum. As it’s a not-for-profit initiative and is completely free of charge for all schools to participate in.
It has been developed and supported by entrepreneur Jerry Kennelly of Tweak.com and other leading entrepreneurs.
The children involved in the programme during the last school year created businesses that generated total sales of over €320,000 and profits of almost €230,000.
The classes themselves made decisions on how to spend their profits.
Applications are currently being accepted for inclusion in the next Junior Entrepreneur Programme which will start in schools in September. Further details are available on www.juniorentrepreneur.ie or by contacting the Junior Entrepreneur Programme office on 066 7169553.