Presentation
Presented by
Lacey Filipich
Director
Money School
There’s a lot of noise from experts about major shifts for the future of careers and workplaces for our young people. There’s no doubt critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills will be essential tools for our students’ career success, in fact, the face of the job market is changing so rapidly we’ll all have to think and behave like entrepreneurs. So, how do we prepare our students to succeed in a future where they’ll need to be consistently able to spot problems, find their own opportunities, have sound financial literacy, and, most importantly, be able to take effective action quickly?
We teach them to be entrepreneurs. Now.
We don’t need an education revolution. There are already opportunities to build our students’ entrepreneurial ‘muscles’ within the existing curriculum by incorporating techniques into current subjects. For example, we could utilise Digital Studies for app design and development, Social Studies for mapping out a launch of their own micro-business, incorporate a SharkTank-style pitch assessment instead of written one. The first spark of an entrepreneurial mindset can be inspirited in your Primary School classrooms.
In addition, you’ll help solve a problem that’s proving difficult Australia-wide: improving youth financial literacy. After working with over 100 ‘kidpreneurs’, I’ve found launching a micro-business is the single most effective weapon in my financial education arsenal. Even without entrepreneurial know-how, it can be the same for you.
Resources:
⇒ Lacey Filipich has very kindly made the slides and resources used or mentioned in her presentation available to conference participants.
Download:
Lacey Filipich – Rise of the Kidpreneurs – Slides for ECAWA 180609
Lacey Filipich – Rise of the Kidpreneurs – Notes for ECAWA 180609
Intended Audience:
Those interested in General Primary, Middle / Upper Primary, Middle Secondary (7 – 10)
About the Presenter:
Connect with Lacey Filipich:
Twitter: @moneyschoolorg
Facebook: @moneyschoolaustralia, @makerkidsclub
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laceyjfilipich/
Join Lacey Filipich at the ECAWA 2018 State Conference at ECU Mount Lawley.