Limerick pupils win top entrepreneur award
A LIMERICK school were among the top award winners in this year's Junior Entrepreneur Programme.
As part of the programme, 10,000 Irish primary school children launched 300 classroom businesses.
The pupils combined their innate creativity with the skills they developed on the programme.
They worked together as a class to create original products and launch businesses ranging from board games and toys to high-end craft and educational products.
Sixth Class pupils at Scoil íde, Corbally, Limerick received the Tech Titans Award for their JEP business Bows ‘n’ Bandanas from Capulanas.
The class designed and made a range of products from surplus capulana fabric, which comes from Mozambique.
They began by learning to sew and cut patterns and the fabric was introduced to them by a new pupil from Mozambique. They also created a website to sell their products.
Marie Lynch, the co-founder of the Junior Entrepreneur Programme, said: "JEP has become a rite of passage for children in primary schools before they move on to secondary school.
"The class develops a lasting bond by working together and combining their talents to experience real-world success. For many, it is the highlight of their primary school years".
Morgan Manifold, a 6th class pupil from Scoil íde, worked on the Design & Production team for their class business.
Morgan said: "What I enjoyed most about JEP was how creative I could be. There were no boundaries on what I could do” Morgan and her class won the Tech Titans Award for their JEP business.
"The class made a profit of €1,200 from sales of their products."