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Our Business World (OBW)

Program for Grades 5 & 6

Our Business World is for students in grades 5 to 6. The focus of the program is on the power of Canadian entrepreneurial spirit in a free enterprise system. Students learn by doing through fun, relevant activities and can apply the lessons learned to help them succeed tomorrow.

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Informations sur le Programme

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Teacher Led Class

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English

French

Program Overview

  • Develop student awareness of the operation and responsibilities of business
  • Encourage students to explore career opportunities
  • Enhances and reinforces skills learned in social studies, languages, science, and math
  • Teaches through hands-on activities and discussions
  • Co-curricular to the elementary school curriculum with skills and concepts related to business and economics

Students will:

  • Find more awares of Economics and Businesses
  • Receive an opportunity to work in small groups to reinforce team building skills
  • Develop an appreciation of the role of small business in the community
  • Learn why businesses are created and how they contribute to the well-being of a community
  • Explore where customers come from and how to keep them
  • Learn to recognize different marketing strategies
  • Understand the importance of innovation

Program Content

Lesson 1 – What is a Business?

  • Develop an understanding of what it means to be self-employed or an employee
  • Explore where customers/clients come from and how to keep them
  • Learn where income and expenses come from and budgeting

Lesson 2 – How Do Businesses Benefit Communities?

  • Understand to thrive a business must serve a real need and have a steady supply of customers/clients
  • Understand employing local employees and the benefits
  • Recognize how businesses can impact the environment
  • Learn about taxes and their contribution to the common good

Lesson 3 – Why Do Businesses Change?

  • Learn the history of some Canadian businesses and how they have changed over time
  • Recognize the external forces acting on businesses
  • Make decisions about how a business must change due to the result of an external influence

Lesson 4 – Could I Be An Entrepreneur?

  • Understand what innovation is
  • Learn about start-ups and how they are supported in Canada
  • Recognize the key messages/qualities of innovative entrepreneurs
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