Malet Lambert School students were given the opportunity to be involved in a project to produce a board game all about business enterprise this week, along with two other schools from Hull.
Malet Lambert School, Sirius Academy and Gillshill Primary School were approached to design the game as part of the Hull City Council, Humber LEP and Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership’s contribution to the Lord Young review into enterprise education.
The three schools got together at Sirius Academy with social enterprise company Engaging Education and a number of other local entrepreneurs to brainstorm ideas and produce a possible design.
The pupils were split into groups, with each group consisting of a least one pupil from each school. They then had to produce a design, create the rules and write question cards to be used during the game that illustrate the Big 13 Enterprise Skills.
Year 8 student Owen was asked to be one of the students to represent Malet Lambert and he’s hoping his team’s design will be used.
He said, “Even though I didn’t know my teammates at all, we worked together well and produced a good design.
“In our board game, you start out with an idea, then after moving along the board and meeting local businesses on the way, you get to the end and you’re an entrepreneur.
“There were people there helping us from local businesses who were young entrepreneurs, so we used their businesses in our game and also other big companies in Hull that we researched before we started.
“I was really pleased to be picked for this, it was lots of fun. Engaging Education can only pick one board game to make up as a real one, so I really hope it’s ours!”
Johnny Wootton, Project Lead from Engaging Education, said, “It was great to be asked to deliver such an exciting workshop. This was to demonstrate the support available for young people across Hull, incorporating the BIG13 Skills and some business success stories! It was hosted by Sirius Academy and saw students from within the school, Malet Lambert School and Gillshill Primary come together to work on the project.
“This commitment helps raise the aspirations of young people and opens new opportunities for them to develop those vital big 13 skills. Without the work of Hull’s Youth Enterprise Partnership young people across Hull will not be able to access these opportunities.”
Students now have a short wait while their designs are turned into a real product!