{"id":93212,"date":"2024-05-31T14:07:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T18:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=93212"},"modified":"2024-08-29T16:41:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T20:41:54","slug":"grade-4-students-vying-for-sweet-taste-of-business-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2024\/05\/grade-4-students-vying-for-sweet-taste-of-business-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade 4 students vying for sweet taste of business success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note: The Goodman Lemonade event will take place in Market Hall due to inclement weather. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade \u2014 and a profit.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what 75 energetic Grade 4 students hope to do when they transform Brock University\u2019s Jubilee Court into a hub for their carefully crafted lemonade stands next week.<\/p>\n

As part of the Goodman Lemonade program, students from Pine Grove, Stevensville and Garrison Road Public Schools will be on the lookout for thirsty customers to sell their product to on Thursday, June 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Organized by Brock University\u2019s Goodman School of Business, the program squeezes business skills into Grade 4 classrooms in Niagara.<\/p>\n

Goodman Lemonade has been teaching Niagara elementary students the basics of building a for-profit business since 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want students to start thinking about entrepreneurship as a career possibility early, and this program is designed to help make sure that their first business venture is a positive experience,\u201d said Lauren Smith, Goodman\u2019s Student Leadership Co-ordinator.<\/p>\n

The program includes classroom visits leading up to the sale date and is designed to tie into the Grade 4 curriculum and reinforce the concepts students learned in class this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Goodman Lemonade program has provided a real-world context for students to apply financial literacy and mathematical modelling skills,\u201d says Stevensville Public School teacher Sarah Feduck. \u201cStudents deepened their learning about unit rate, proportions and computations. The kids are so excited to put their learning to the test to see how they can effectively plan, market and sell their product.\u201d<\/p>\n

FirstOntario Credit Union has partnered with Brock to help students of all ages build financial literacy skills through the development of innovative, student-centred programming. This support has helped develop the Goodman Lemonade program among other initiatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis partnership supports our focus on connecting with students and helping to build important financial literacy skills in a fun, practical way, something that we believe is extremely important for young people,\u201d said Joanne Battaglia, Senior Vice-President, Marketing, Communications and Community Partnerships, FirstOntario Credit Union. \u201cThis is a great way to connect with youth and community leaders such as Brock and the Goodman Lemonade program and to see students get excited about entrepreneurship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attendees are asked to bring change and small bills for their lemonade purchases.<\/p>\n

Goodman Lemonade details:<\/strong><\/p>\n