2012 School Magazine

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Enterprise and Management. a compulsory YearlO subject. has been developing over the past five years in the School The primary objective of this course Is that students have the opportunity to develop a number of life skitts in financiat and consumer literacy and to consider their studying/working future The subject also provides some support for subject selection In Term 111. in 2012. the School was recognised nationally for Its programme in financial tIteracy with an award of Highly Coinmended in the inaugural 2012 Money Smart Week Awards Mentioned in this award 15 our use of the online resource ESSI Money ESSI Money is a fantastic programme teaching basic financial and consumer topics because it 15 interactive. engaging and fun to boot. As a follow up to this there 15 a competition run nationally sponsored by Bank of Queensland ESSI Money Chattenge 2012 and conducted by The Financial Basics Foundation This year. Serene EdwardsllOElexcetled and won this national competition amassing almost $47,000 in her EssiMoney game For her efforts Serena was awarded $1,000 and won $4,000 for the Schoot

The message their scrapbook conveyed was to be safe and smart with your finances to know the risks and. most Importantty. to Invest wisely Another two groups were Highly Coinmended in this state-wide competition attracting more than 400 entries from more than 800 students. Ashtey MCGregor 110Ll. Me rinda Dias-Jayasinha 110Gl. Kristie Baker 110H I. Anne Vu 1100j. Tikana-Lee Kani 110Gl. and 011via PIOetzjlORjin MISS Bitossi's class created a music video to articulate their message that as consumers in an increasingly connected society. we need to be wary of scams The girls sought to engage and educate students of a similar age group by rewording the lyrics to Justin Bieber's popular music hit Boyfriend. The girls utilised their artistic and musical abilities to convey this message in an accessible and creative way Mrs Kitdey's students Sabrina ConwellllOLl. Maddison DavisllOMl. Lucy Kaiser 110Ml. Imogen Be han-Wittett 110Rl.

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JacquetIne Warig 110Hlcreated a board game entitted. 'Choose Your Financial Futurel' The main message behind the resource was to teach teens the essential financial knowledge that is vitat In their dally lives. Through the game. teenagers learn that how they spend their money will have a targe impact on their lives Players also learned that making money-wise decisions are very important. and that their decisions have short-term and long- term benefits or consequences A very successful year all round for Enterprise and Management- well done YearlO

An essential life skill both for future study and work 15 the ability to work effectivety with others, The material In ESSl Money dovetails perfectly with the group project that YearlO students engage in with Enterprise and Management which 15 a competition run by the Office of Fair Trading In Queensland called 'Buysmart' Students from Mrs Lowry's class Anna Coyne 110Hl. Blanca EtderllOMl. ChristIe Fielding 110Ll. and Catherine Chan 110Rl achieved second place in the 2012 Buy Smart Awards winning $200 and $800 that was awarded to the School The 91rts prepared a scrapbook which focused on a teenage boys experience of budgeting and other financial Issues

MRS P GREiG, co- ORDiNATOR, ENTERPRISE AND MANAGEMENT

IMAGES ITOP OF PAGEj: I IL-RI ASHLEY MCGREGOR. ANNE VU, OLIVIA ProETZ. KRISTIE BAKER. COMMISSIONER FOR FAIR TRADING DAVID FORD. MERINDA D/AS-JAVASINHA AND TIKANA-LEA KANl 2 IL-RI LUCY KAISER. MADDISON DAVIS. COMMISSIONER FOR FAIR TRADING DAVID FORD, JACQUELINE WANG. IMOGEN BEHAN-WILLETT AND SABRINA CONWELL a IL-RI BIANCA ELDER. CHRISTIE FIELDING. CATHERINE CHAN. ANNA COYNE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL JARROD BLEIJIE

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