BIZWORLD
Bizworld is developed in San Francisco, California and it
provides schools and foundations with BizWorld's programs
that educators can easily integrate into their core curriculum.
BizWorld is a teaching simulation for students in grades three
to eight to start and run their own business
in the friendship bracelet industry. The basics of business, entrepreneurship,
economics, and financial literacy are learned. These activities
are implemented to reinforce math, science, art, and language arts
skills and are presented with hands on involvement. BizWorld is
team based and fosters character education, values of cooperation,
leadership, and teamwork. Each group completes projects as a company.
The four
BizWorld modules are designed to be two hours each and taught on
separate days. Design Day encourages creativity by allowing the
students to design a bracelet and make a prototype. Manufacturing
Day teaches measurement, division of labor, and the importance of
teamwork. Market Day explores marketing techniques and encourages
salesmanship. Finance Day reinforces the importance of math skills
and the keeping of good records.
BizWorld benefits all who participate:
Kids learn about business and economics and see the connections
of academic core subjects to school and the world of work.
The existing classroom curriculum is reinforced in an innovative
way by teachers.
Business volunteers dialogue and support youth.
BizWorld may be
presented in after school programs, community centers, college
outreach projects, and youth organizations. As an interactive curriculum;
it may be modified for learning outcomes.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- To develop character education
values through team projects and product development.
- To understand entrepreneurship concepts through activity participation
in a business simulation.
- To demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills
in a product production and marketing format.
- To be able to calculate retail math and business application
problems.
- To demonstrate selling and business skills through active product
promotion.
