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Cornhill Primary has developed an enterprise policy and lots of interesting practice.
Among our pupil initiatives are the some P7 pupils are organising a
nailbar, an ICT club and a sports club as after school enterprise
activities. Another pupil initiative is a talent show modelled on 'The X
factor' (but much kinder). They have been holding auditions and will
perform at our assemblies.
Our Eco committee are organising an anti-litter poster competition. They
hope to display the winners around the community in local businesses etc.
Our pupil council have taken responsibility for organising a School
Christmas
stall on Union Street on the 5th December. They plan to recycle toys and books and sell Christmas novelties etc.
Our prefects are working along with Mrs Anderson, our playground
supervisor,
on an enterprise project. They have called themselves 'The
playground squad'
and they are planning to improve the playground by arranging for
murals to be
painted. they are conducting a survey among pupils to find out what kind
of art the pupils would like and are preparing a business plan including
who they will enlist for support, how they will carry out the project and
where they will get the resources from.
The P7's are planning to run a healthy tuck shop as an enterprise in line
with Cornhill as a health promoting school. our P4 class 'Cornhill
Chorus' is going to develop links with the local nursing home. They will
be forming a production company and will be visiting on a regular basis to
perform songs etc. They also hope to video assemblies and performances so
that they can share these with the residents.
We also plan to involve the community. we are planning a curriculum
evening for parents on Enterprise and develop links with local businesses.
GOLD MEDALS FOR ENTERPRISING PUPILS
Youngsters at Cornhill Primary School were presented with their
own special gold medals on 22 September 2004.
The children won a gold Scottish Enterprise award earlier this
year after forming their own entertainment company, C Club 6 -
Cornhill Club which meets in Room Six – and taking inspiration
from pop band S Club 7.
The youngsters, who are now in primary four, created their own
hats then put together a fun musical cabaret show called
Summertime Fun.
They secured sponsorship from local businesses and performed
the show in front of local senior citizens, their parents and other
members of the community.
The team’s efforts raised nearly £250, which has paid for colourful
new stools for the school’s newly refurbished library. The children
helped to choose which type of seating they wanted to buy.
In recognition of their achievements, headteacher Alison
McElhinney, presented each of the children with gold medals
which feature the Comedy and Tragedy masks and the name of
their club.
The library was officially re-opened in May, with the help of pupils and
local councillor June Lamond. Staff at the school had spent months
reorganising the library, filling the shelves with new books and
cataloguing the library stock. A new computerised system was also
installed. Pupils are given the responsibility of being library
monitors and scanning the books their classmates have selected.
NAIL BAR
Children and staff at Aberdeen’s Cornhill Primary School are taking time out to be pampered by two enterprising pupils.
Friends Kerry Forbes and Chloe Law, who are both aged 11 and in primary seven, have set up their own nail bar and café, where customers can relax with a drink, snacks and magazines then have their nails filed, buffed and polished.
Along with many other schools in the City, Cornhill actively encourages pupils to come up with ideas for enterprise activities.
Chloe and Kerry decided they wanted to use their beauty skills and presented a business plan to Deputy Headteacher Shonaid Macdonald, who agreed to give them a small grant to help them get the scheme up and running.
After some training with Headteacher Alison McElhinney, the café and nail bar opened for business.
Kerry said: "It was our idea to open a nail bar and we had to draw up a business plan. People can make an appointment and we charge 50p to have your nails painted in a range of colours and for 30p you can have sparkly gems put on your nails."
Chloe added: "We have three tables for the café and we have used some of the money for aprons, tablecloths and flowers. We are enjoying running the café and nail bar, it’s great fun."
The girls take over a general purpose room on Mondays, and staff and pupils can book appointments - at lunchtime for P1-3 children and after school for older pupils.
Kerry and Chloe have also invited local senior citizens to have their nails done free of charge on Friday, November 26.
Ms Macdonald said: "We are currently developing an enterprise policy and we are keen to support initiatives like the nail bar and café and help the pupils to set up clubs or other schemes. Kerry and Chloe have received a £40 business grant to help them get started but we hope their business will become self-sufficient.
"It is proving to be very successful and the girls have done very well. The decisions are left up to them which gives them a sense of responsibility and the chance to develop business skills."
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