All pupils in Kildwick school were given a £1 coin to launch their own ‘Grow a Pound’ venture.
The children were then asked to do something with the £1 to generate more money for school. All the money raised will be used to purchase reading books, new ICT equipment and improve the playground.
Headteacher, Mr Whitehead said ‘In addition to raising much needed funds for school, this initiative has also given children an insight into how business works and has heled them to build skills for the future, such as team working, problem solving, leadership, money management and creativity. It has also supported children in their learning of key elements of the National Curriculum’.
The pupils came up with some fantastic ideas and either worked on their own or in a group and they were allowed to take a loan if needed but the money on loan had to be taken out of the profits and paid back before the end of the challenge. Ideas ranged from: sponsored walks to making clay models to order and a lot involved baking and eating!
To further support the children with their ventures, we held a ‘market place’ every Friday from 3:30pm to 3:45pm. Children used this opportunity to sell goods and services to their peers. They could use any profit to buy more resources for the following week and increase their stock. They also designed posters to advertise their goods and these were placed in the weekly school newsletter – ‘The Kildwick Chronicle’.
In total, the children raised £2278
