Day 10 – Saturday 20 July 2019 – Business Challenge

Today is the 50th Anniversary since the first person walked on the moon, and today our brave international adventurers of 2019 continue on their journey.

Focus on: The Business Project

First rule of business:

“If it can go wrong, it will go wrong”

… which is why every entrepreneur needs to develop resilience and a problem solving mindset.

How do you start a business? This week, our young entrepreneurs are learning how to start a business from scratch (from the beginning).

It does not matter what business you start: the basic principles are the same. This week, the students are going to experience first hand all of these elements so that in the *future they will know how to start a business:

(*By ‘future’ we don’t mean in ten years’ time, we mean, when you get home. Many teens have started successful business. Read more.)

Course components

  • Company vision
  • Marketing
  • Product design
  • Financial planning
  • Plant hire
  • Procurement
  • Manufacture
  • Sales
  • Law including due diligence and business ethics

Key skills:

  • Working in an international team
  • Project and time management
  • Resilience: dealing with pressure and overcoming obstacles

After all that hard work, it’s time to relax. But not toooo much.

Club Time – Drama

Starting today… Club Time Drama (+swimming option + unihockey option).

This is not our official drama course, which is next week. This is just a Club Time activity, and Club Time means fun. Did you say “just” a Club Time activity?

Just a warning… never, never, never underestimate teenagers and that includes the Club Time drama crew: they’ll be in the theatre on stage on Tuesday, and we guarantee you’ll be “glued to your seats” in the theatre.

What is the subject of their drama? Well, here’s a clue:

Props for the Club Time Drama Crew
Do you know whose feet they are? David knows the answer.
3 House Points if you can guess.

Evening activities

We watched Johnny English – not only the greatest spy, but also the greatest teacher in the world, who gives House Points to his students in a very unique way…

The brand new £500,000 Performing Arts centre on campus at Moor Park