Five year commitment to support primary schools

An acclaimed educational programme which has reached an impressive 7,000 pupils Island-wide is set to continue for the next five years.

For the past decade, Junior Achievement (JA) has been running the ‘Our World’ initiative which combines skills development with raising the important topic of how countries trade with each other.

The next five years

Now, courtesy of funding provided by the Scheinberg family, the charity can continue to run the programme until 2029, reaching every year six pupil in education.

Their ongoing support allows JA to employ two part-time programme managers who run workshops in each school.

The interactive challenge has been designed so every student can collaborate regardless of their academic ability; Whilst completing the workshop, pupils learn the importance of teamwork, listening to one another and are encouraged to use their communication skills.

Sue Cook, Chief Executive of Junior Achievement, said: “The support from the Scheinberg family has meant every young person in local education over the last 10 years has participated in the Our World programme for which we are extremely grateful.

“During that time, we have received wonderful feedback from teachers and parents about how much the children enjoy their hands-on learning experience. Some teachers have also told us how lovely it is to see all children engaged, including those with special educational needs.

Sue Cook, Chief Executive of Junior Achievement

“Pupils are inspired to think creatively to learn what it takes to develop a new product for export to another country. They design a product and a marketing campaign, consider the target market and then present their idea to the rest of the class.”

Our world

The Our World programme helps young people understand why products are imported and exported, as well as the effect of global supply and demand on the value, price, use and sustainability of the world’s resources.

In addition, pupils learn how businesses work together from supplying raw materials to the finished product and the connection between each other, alongside what happens when the supply chain breaks and goods are not delivered.