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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.
  • Ferenc (France) sourcing raw ingredients
  • Mikulas (Czech Republic) remembering that a good sense of humour is important in business
  • Daria (Romania) discovering that the costs are higher than expected

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

Day 27 – Friday 3 August

Murder Mystery

Today ended with a murder. David, the co-director of the summer school was found lying lifeless in the main reception at around 1930.

Relentless

Luckily, an international team of trainee student investigators were on hand to solve this terrible crime. They listened to all the alibis. They considered all the motives. They examined all the clues. They interviewed all the suspects. They found out ‘who dunnit’ – they found the guilty one.

If you weren’t there, take a look at the suspects (above and below). Who do you think the guilty one was?

Some of the suspects.

Last English lessons

Today was the last day of lessons on summer school and the last opportunity to take photos with classmates and teachers.

Super active student Marta from Spain

Calvin’s class

Jai’s class

Get Ahead ‘came to a head’

Come to a head = if something comes to a head, you cannot delay it anymore: you must deal with it now.

Example:

"Finally the problem of plastic waste in the  sea has come to to a head. The government must deal with this problem now."
Leadership

Get Ahead Business students started a new company this week called Bright Knight, which is an especially good name for a business based in a medieval town!

As well as studying the basics of business, these Get Ahead Business students had to create a company identity, create a product, and create a financial plan. However, that was not the difficult part. The most challenging part of running a business is creating a team and a company culture.

In the course of planning, purchasing raw ingredients and creating their product, these young entrepreneurs discovered the challenges of learning to work together efficiently.

Starting the company

Success! Sales went well

So what was the result?

The result was a healthy profit with high demand for their smoothies. Displaying the ethical underpinning (foundation) of their business, the team then donated all of the profit to a local charity.

However, that was not the only reward. The customers loved the product, including teacher Lucy:

Lucy approves of the business students’ mocktails.

Get Ahead Performing Arts –  Film Making

Filming came to a head today on the Get Ahead film project. Students worked together brilliantly to get in all the final shots. The premiere will be tomorrow night.

Trip to Ludlow

Students enjoyed an afternoon trip to Ludlow.

The castle was built by French invaders in 1086. As the students discovered, the best view is from the tower.

Sunset

The day finished with a dramatic sunset. What a beautiful place!