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CBE students turn creative ideas into innovative projects to share with the business community

The seventh Calgary Entrepreneurial Adventure Showcase was held at the BMO Centre on May 25. Student projects were displayed and celebrated, providing the opportunity for students to exhibit their work to members of the business community.

The Entrepreneurial Adventure Program is available to students in Kindergarten through to Grade 9. It provides an opportunity for teachers to work with their students to create an innovative project that addresses an identified need, want, problem, or challenge in their school or community. Students come to see that they can make a difference in their own lives and in the lives of others.

A business partner from the Bank of Montreal (BMO) is assigned to each participating class. Together the teacher, business partner and students develop a project from a concept determined in a brainstorming session, through to the finished product. These ventures apply principles of sound business practice including the creation of a business plan, developing job descriptions for students, having students apply for jobs and developing a marketing plan.

This year’s BMO National Innovation Award was won by Nellie McClung School in the Teamwork Category for their CPAWSOME Carnival. They placed first in a group of 36 applications and were awarded a plaque and $500.00 for their school. The award was presented by BMO’s Michael Suzuki, Vice-President, Calgary Region.

This year’s Entrepreneurial Adventure program involved eleven CBE schools that developed twelve ventures from: Alice Jamieson Girls’ Academy, Earl Grey, Edgemont, GW Skene, Hawkwood, Jennie Elliott, Louis Riel, Mayland Heights, Nellie McClung, Rundle and Taradale. This year, 45 teachers and 1,250 students in Grades 1-9 from these schools participated in the program.

Through this program, students learn to:

Be critical and creative thinkers;
Develop respect for their ability to accomplish tasks and achieve goals;
Demonstrate clear communication and organizational skills;
Participate in business and community activities;
Increase their awareness about entrepreneurship as a career opportunity;
Observe and work with teachers and business partners who serve as entrepreneurial role models;
Enhance their abilities to be innovative, responsible and self-reliant;
Develop an appreciation of risks and rewards;
Experience the satisfaction of turning their creative ideas into reality.

Most importantly, these entrepreneurial ventures are developed around the needs in a particular classroom. There is no specific blueprint or formula for success.

Proceeds from each business venture are usually donated to a charity of choice, as determined by the teacher, students, and business partner.

A big thank you goes out to The Learning Partnership, a nationally-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening public education in Canada. Also, thank you to the BMO Financial Group for providing financial support for this program and mentors to work with the students and teachers in each school.