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Juice 4 Life at Forest Gate Community School
This fantastic video shows students from Forest Gate Community School, a Co-operative Business and Enterprise College in Newham, East London, running a social enterprise called Juice 4 Life which provides the school with fresh, healthy smoothies.
Students talk about how coming across the problems and risks of running a business is preparing them with life skills for the future, and display the benefits of working in a group – as one student says, ‘it’s much easier with team work’.
Additionally, deputy headteacher Suresh Singh describes how work related learning helps equip the students with the ‘real skills that employers want’.
Because it is a social enterprise, the profits of Juice 4 Life go to a good cause and are invested back into the school. It is hoped there will be Juice 4 Life smoothie bars in the Olympic Park.
Fulston Manor School Report
The Young Co-operative at Fulston Manor School, Kent, has been featured on BBC radio news talking about the group’s plans for future projects.
The School Report reveals that Year 10 members of the Young Co-operative are hoping to plant fruit and vegetables, particularly apple trees, with the help of a local farmer.
The school also discusses its Fairtrade values and ethos of ‘everybody matters, everybody helps, everybody succeeds’.
Additionally, there are plans to sleep out on the school tennis courts to raise money for homelessness.
Young Co-operative sleeps out to raise awareness of homelessness
The Young Co-operative at Fulston Manor School in Kent gave up an afternoon and whole night of their Easter Holiday visiting a homeless shelter as well as spending a night outdoors to raise awareness of homelessness. Young Co-operatives co-ordinator Sarah Palmer reports on their experience:
Richard Challoner School Fairtrade studies
At Richard Challoner School in New Malden, Surrey, Year 8 students have built their own web pages to improve both their ITC skills and their understanding of Fairtrade
Greenfingers resource
A new resource for schools wishing to set up a Greenfingers horticultural Young Co‑operative is now available to download from www.enterprisevillage.org.uk.
Recon resource
The Recon Young Co-operatives model enables students to set up and run an enterprise focusing on waste management and the three ‘R’s of ‘reduce’, ‘reuse’ and ‘recycle’. The accompanying Recon pack, which is now available to download from www.enterprisevillage.org.uk, provides practical, step-by-step manufacturing guides, such as how to make jewellery and paper from waste.
St Benet Biscop celebrates first big sale
Congratulations to the Young Co-operative at St Benet Biscop Catholic High School in Northumberland, which is celebrating its first big sale – of jewellery made by veterans in South Africa.
Fairtrade animation
This brilliant animation was produced by students at Fulston Manor School in Kent as part of their work to promote Fairtrade.
Fairtrade Raps
Students at Al Khair School in East Croydon were challenged to a house competition to create a Fairtrade themed rap as part of their school’s activities for Fairtrade Fortnight, which also included a Fairtrade Café and breakfast.
Below are the lyrics to some of the winning raps.
The Glasgow Academy Fairtrade Fortnight report
Members of the Glasgow Academy Young Co-operative took part in an action packed programme of events during Fairtrade Fortnight, from film screenings to tastings, debates, book swaps and games. S5 student Natalie Bertagna reports on the behalf of the The Glasgow Academy Fairtrade Group.
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