By Tate Papworth
By Joanna Catalano
St Albans Primary celebrated student creativity and talent at the school’s ‘market day’ held earlier this month.
Over 10 weeks, the school’s years 5 and 6 pupils completed the Kidpreneur Challenge, where they teamed up in groups to build their own micro-business.
Pupils developed inventive products and services and created a full business plan and sales pitch before presenting their products at the market day in front of peers and the community.
Year 6 pupil Laurent Singehbuye led an innovative group of students who constructed toy cars out of recyclable materials.
“We wanted to create toy cars that younger children could play with if they perhaps couldn’t afford to buy new ones from the shops,” Laurent said.
“Once we had the right resources, we began to create the cars.”
Sally created decorative flowers, made out of paper and said she enjoyed the experience of working with students she wouldn’t normally work with in a classroom setting.
“Kidpreneur gave us the chance to partner with grade 5 and 6 students in other classes, which was an awesome experience,” Sally said.
The Kidpreneur Challenge, an initiative of the Smith Family, encourages students to practice teamwork and builds resilience and confidence.
