GOOD EARTH
Saturday 22 August 2015
FUNDRAISING
Selling
CBSE-i Handicrafts
The
‘School Enterprise Challenge’, an initiative of UK based NGO ‘Teach a Man to
Fish’ organization is an excellent platform to enhance entrepreneurial skills of
the students.
On
August 22, 2015 during the PTM of grade 1 to 8 students of CBSE-i
(International Curriculum) we sold handicraft items made by the students of
these classes to parents and teachers. A
mélange of eye catching handicrafts prepared by the students during their
Visual Art periods from recycled and waste material lying
in the school and at home were displayed for sale. We sold the items at nominal prices ranging
from Rs. 10 to Rs. 20. Eight students of grade 11 and 12 of the business team
along with 16 grade 8 students of CBSE-i were involved in selling of these
products, bringing their communication skills, convincing power and sales
strategies to fore.
The
products made by various classes were:
Flowers -
Grade 1
Book Marks -
Grade 2
Torans and
Paper Bags – Grade 3
Envelopes,
Greeting Cards, Paper Weights - Grade 4
Wall
Hangings, Toys, Envelopes – Grade 5
Hand bags,
Mandanas (wall paintings), Mobile Stands, Pen Stands, Flower Pots, Wall Hangings
- Grade 6
Wooden
Cut-out Decoration, Bags – Grade 7
Jute Painting,
Lord Ganesha Idols – Grade 8
Ms. Charlotte Harris, Head Teacher, Stoke Row C. E. Primary
School, Oxfordshire, UK (our partner school) and Ms. Gillian Fraser, Global
Citizenship Co-ordinator of the same school were the guests of honour for the
fundraising event.They were impressed with the aesthetic ability of the
students in creating the products along with the convincing power of the
students in marketing their products.
We got the first hand exposure of running a business enterprise
independently and how to deal with different kinds of customers. Till now we were just gaining theoretical
knowledge but now we are learning the practical experience of what a business
actually is! We would continue to expand our business and I would like to
appreciate the efforts made by our school for giving us this exposure.
YASH MOTWANI
GENERAL MANAGER
Handy Handicrafts Organization
Choithram School Enterprise
