…expanding horizons downshire school. pupils introduced to business trade on world scale ...
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…expanding horizons
Downshire School
Pupils introduced to business trade on world scale
Discussion on food & its primary source
‘Long Distance Meal’ activity
allows pupils to see the country of origin for
a
selection of imported goods
Pupils locate each item on a world map, measure
distances &
calculate how far their meal has travelled
Module One“The World Around Us”
Module Two“Import & Export”
Puzzle-solving activity
pupils discover how businesses import &
export goods
Pupils identify difference between natural & man-made
resources
Pupils consider the effect of global supply & demand
on;
value
price
use & sustainability of world’s resources
Module Three“The Trading Game”
Pupils play a trading game which looks at;
global trade
economic development in countries
resources available in each country
Module Four“International Marketing”
Pupils consider process of developing a product for
export
In groups, pupils develop ideas for a product
Pupils develop basic marketing plan;
use of international marketing wall chart
based around four P’s of marketing
taking into account range of relational
international considerations – eg. law,
culture,
competition, etc.
Module Five“Marketing Showcase”
Pupils present international marketing plans to
class
Each group explains international marketing issues
influencing;
product
price
place
promotion
Module Six“Production”
Pupils produce products from their group marketing
plan
Materials provided by Downshire School
Supported by Downshire pupils
Products
Examples of products made by Primary Schools
• Door Hangers• Bookmarks• Fridge Magnets
Trade Fair Set Up
Downshire• Organised Rota for P6
• Brainstormed Speakers
• Ordered additional products
• Booked Hall
• Organised Transport
• Set up Stalls
• Organised music and entertainment
Primary Schools• Finalised products
• Organised posters
• Supervised during Fair
Module Seven“Sales & Marketing”
Trade Fair
Pupils have opportunity to showcase their product
Children transported to Downshire School
Parents invited to attend
Trade Fair• Year 14 set up stalls
• Set up PowerPoint to music
• ‘Get to know you’ introduction section
• Primary pupils bought and sold at the Fair for 20 minutes
• Both Downshire and Primary Staff bought products
• After 20 minutes pupils had to compete by dropping prices
Module Eight“Graduation”
Culmination of programme
Children invited to take part in Graduation Ceremony
Received certificates & prizes for ideas & exhibitions at
trade fair
Graduation Ceremony• Guest Speaker: Ted from Big American Cookie Company
• Certificates were handed out to P6 teachers for each child
• P6 teachers received a Primary Programme Plaque
• Special Awards
• Each Year 14 group selected individual awards for their P6 team eg ‘Best Idea’, ‘Best Team Member’
• Year 14 presented these awards to the pupils
• Photographs
• P6 transported home
Contact:
Denise Webb: [email protected]
Elaine Roberts: [email protected]
Alana Magill: [email protected]