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By Betty Weil
Ottawa’s youngest entrepreneurs just closed the books on a record-breaking year. We are not talking about textbooks here. The CFOs of their student-led companies have closed their financial record-keeping books. The profits are as high as their spirit and sense of accomplishment.
Who are these business leaders of tomorrow? They are social entrepreneurs and philanthropreneurs driving social change in new and creative ways. They are students from 16 schools in the Ottawa/Gatineau area. Led by their dedicated teachers and volunteer business mentors, they have raised close to $40,000 this year and they are already looking ahead to improve their results next year.
Three local schools were among those honoured at the Entrepreneurial Adventure’s Annual Showcase and Awards Ceremony at the National Gallery of Canada on May 27. They were:
• Alison Sinclair’s class from Jockvale Public School for creating True Colours Production Company. The proceeds of their productions support The War Amps. They won The BMO National Student Innovation Award in the category of Originality.
• The class from Lindsay Place Alternative School in Buckingham, Que. Their venture, Bark Bites, raised money for the SPCA de l’Outaouais. They made homemade dog biscuits and Petsmart offered to market their product. They won the BMO National Student Innovation Award in the category of Impact.
• Marc Tremblay and Natalie Martyn’s classes from Steve MacLean Public School in Ottawa for their venture, Be The Change, which raised more than $24,000 in three months to build classrooms and a computer lab in Haiti through Solidarité Haïti. They won The BMO National Student Innovation Award in the category of Entrepreneurial Spirit.
As registered businesses in the Learning Partnership’s Entrepreneurial Adventure program, these young philanthropreneurs from grades 3 to 11 have researched and chosen a charitable organization to be the recipient of their profits. There are local recipients and international organizations that will benefit from the enthusiasm of our young entrepreneurs. Dress For Success (ottawa.dressforsuccess.org) suiting women for employment, Soles4souls.org, fighting poverty, and The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative (childsoldiers.org) seeking to end the use and recruitment of child soldiers are examples of the organizations whose work inspired our youth.
Ottawa/Gatineau philanthropreneurs didn’t only raise money. Encouraged by their teachers and business mentors, they chose to perform valuable community service by walking shelter dogs, donating their hair to make wigs for cancer patients and creating swag bags for children at a local pediatric centre. They are truly business people of character.
What was their motivation? What kept them going when there were setbacks? They believe they have the empathy and integrity it takes to persevere with resilience and style. What do they say about themselves?
“Being an entrepreneur is hard work, but it’s an important skill to have,” Helena wrote.
“(It) taught me a lot about social skills,” Isabelle said. “I’ve always been really shy, especially when it comes to talking to strangers, but I was pretty comfortable working with the employees from BMO and my classmates.”
Nathan said, “We’ve come from shy kids with low expectations to kids who know they are capable of making a difference.”
Teachers repeat the experience with new groups of students each year because, according to Alison Sinclair, “There is no better way to teach students than this, I can’t imagine teaching any other way.”
It takes dedication and hard work to run a successful business. Volunteer business mentors know this and play a vital role in the success of each venture. Charles Goodfellow, an award-winning local area businessman, wrote these words: “I was reminded of the importance of investing time and energy in the young people of our community. I have a new-found understanding and appreciation for the educators in our schooling system, and the incredible role they play in the lives of our children, and the future of our world.”
The dedication and passion demonstrated by our children reinforce what we can all do to make our world a better place.
For more information please visit www.thelearningpartnership.ca/ or contact bweil@thelearningpartnership.ca
Alison Sinclair’s class from Jockvale PS. They created True Colours Production Company. The proceeds of their productions support The War Amps.
Marc Tremblay and Natalie Martyn’s classes from Steve MacLean PS. Their venture, Be The Change, raised over $24 000 in three months to build classrooms and a computer lab in Haiti
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Ottawa’s youngest entrepreneurs just closed the books on a record-breaking year. We are not talking about textbooks here. The CFOs of their student-led companies have closed their financial record-keeping books. The profits are as high as their spirit and sense of accomplishment.
Who are these business leaders of tomorrow? They are social entrepreneurs and philanthropreneurs driving social change in new and creative ways. They are students from 16 schools in the Ottawa/Gatineau area. Led by their dedicated teachers and volunteer business mentors, they have raised close to $40,000 this year and they are already looking ahead to improve their results next year.
Three local schools were among those honoured at the Entrepreneurial Adventure’s Annual Showcase and Awards Ceremony at the National Gallery of Canada on May 27. They were:
• Alison Sinclair’s class from Jockvale Public School for creating True Colours Production Company. The proceeds of their productions support The War Amps. They won The BMO National Student Innovation Award in the category of Originality.
• The class from Lindsay Place Alternative School in Buckingham, Que. Their venture, Bark Bites, raised money for the SPCA de l’Outaouais. They made homemade dog biscuits and Petsmart offered to market their product. They won the BMO National Student Innovation Award in the category of Impact.
• Marc Tremblay and Natalie Martyn’s classes from Steve MacLean Public School in Ottawa for their venture, Be The Change, which raised more than $24,000 in three months to build classrooms and a computer lab in Haiti through Solidarité Haïti. They won The BMO National Student Innovation Award in the category of Entrepreneurial Spirit.
As registered businesses in the Learning Partnership’s Entrepreneurial Adventure program, these young philanthropreneurs from grades 3 to 11 have researched and chosen a charitable organization to be the recipient of their profits. There are local recipients and international organizations that will benefit from the enthusiasm of our young entrepreneurs. Dress For Success (ottawa.dressforsuccess.org) suiting women for employment, Soles4souls.org, fighting poverty, and The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative (childsoldiers.org) seeking to end the use and recruitment of child soldiers are examples of the organizations whose work inspired our youth.
Ottawa/Gatineau philanthropreneurs didn’t only raise money. Encouraged by their teachers and business mentors, they chose to perform valuable community service by walking shelter dogs, donating their hair to make wigs for cancer patients and creating swag bags for children at a local pediatric centre. They are truly business people of character.
What was their motivation? What kept them going when there were setbacks? They believe they have the empathy and integrity it takes to persevere with resilience and style. What do they say about themselves?
“Being an entrepreneur is hard work, but it’s an important skill to have,” Helena wrote.
“(It) taught me a lot about social skills,” Isabelle said. “I’ve always been really shy, especially when it comes to talking to strangers, but I was pretty comfortable working with the employees from BMO and my classmates.”
Nathan said, “We’ve come from shy kids with low expectations to kids who know they are capable of making a difference.”
Teachers repeat the experience with new groups of students each year because, according to Alison Sinclair, “There is no better way to teach students than this, I can’t imagine teaching any other way.”
It takes dedication and hard work to run a successful business. Volunteer business mentors know this and play a vital role in the success of each venture. Charles Goodfellow, an award-winning local area businessman, wrote these words: “I was reminded of the importance of investing time and energy in the young people of our community. I have a new-found understanding and appreciation for the educators in our schooling system, and the incredible role they play in the lives of our children, and the future of our world.”
The dedication and passion demonstrated by our children reinforce what we can all do to make our world a better place.
For more information please visit www.thelearningpartnership.ca/ or contact bweil@thelearningpartnership.ca
Alison Sinclair’s class from Jockvale PS. They created True Colours Production Company. The proceeds of their productions support The War Amps.
Marc Tremblay and Natalie Martyn’s classes from Steve MacLean PS. Their venture, Be The Change, raised over $24 000 in three months to build classrooms and a computer lab in Haiti
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