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"As skills and energy became more of a demand, people who didn't have skills just got left behind, got shuttled to the side. Education didn't keep up with their promise. Education didn't prepare them for this new world" - JULIAN BOND
I got a call from someone the other day asking, ‘What exactly is
the Kidpreneur Klub’? My immediate inner response was ‘What???... With all
these blogs??? 😃😃😃
Today, I thought to break it down a little bit more and buttress
with a Kidpreneur’s story...
The Kidpreneur Klub is all about raising a community of
kid-entrepreneurs. We help kids develop future-ready
skills in a fun and engaging way through our
project-based entrepreneurship programmes.
Based on research, there has recently been a heavy focus on improving technical skills such as computer programming and data science while the development of soft skills has taken a back seat. Entrepreneurial education however offers much more than can be imagined. It teaches basic life skills barely taught within the classrooms but useful to future-proof our children to thrive and flourish in the 21st century.
It is never too early to begin to help
our kids hone these 'most in-demand' skills for the future and for
life. What skills will be most in demand in the future? There are a couple
of them but according to Employment hero, 6 of the most in-demand skills for
the future of work are:
- Innovation and creativity...
- Problem-solving and critical
thinking...
- Growth mindset...
- Leadership...
- Interpersonal skills...
- Data analysis...
While we teach entrepreneurship, which
is the ability to start and grow a business, we focus heavily on life skills
development also called soft skills.
Kidpreneurs Brandon and Sebastian
Martinez are brilliant at what they do...What do they do you may ask? They
design and sell socks!
A quick insight into their story...
Young Sebastian was always happy to receive a pair of socks as a gift
and had more than 100 pairs of colourful and wacky designs by age 5.
“When I was 5, my mom saw the passion I
had for socks and asked me if I wanted to design my own,” Sebastian says. “I
immediately went to the table and started making my own designs with crayons.”
It took about a year to launch Sebastian’s
designs into real socks, but once the family did, the stock began to sell
quickly. “We started getting a lot of attention,” Brandon says.
But guess what happened on the Big Sales
day?
Young Sebastian was shy and could not
speak with strangers and became ‘stranded’. Quickly, his brother – Brandon was
called to help. Brandon immediately dazzled the customers and had them buying
lots of socks!
Brandon quickly earned the title ‘Director of Sales’ and
the company recorded its first sales that day with tens of thousands of socks
sold till date.
Starting a business by developing a
product or service is one thing, selling it to customers is
another...Relational or interpersonal skills is at the core of what we teach at
the Kidpreneur Klub. Strong
interpersonal skills are not only beneficial but also relevant for day-to-day
life.
How can you present yourself in a confident manner and make a good
impression?
According to June Hines Moore, a simple way to properly
present yourself to others and make a first good impression goes by these ‘Six
S's’ and they stand for the following:
STAND: Always stand to meet or
greet someone who is standing.
SMILE: A smile goes a
mile…
SEE THEIR EYES:
Politely look a person in the eye
SHAKE HANDS: A firm
handshake is ‘generally’ accepted as a polite form of greeting
SAY YOUR NAME: “Hello, my
name is [insert your name]; it's nice to meet you.”
SAY THE OTHER PERSON’S NAME: For instance, you can simply say,
“Hello [insert the person's name], I'm [your name]. It's nice to meet you too”
Why not sign up your child for our Business & Life Skills Course to learn some more?
Click here…👇🏾
https://myeduspace.thinkific.com/
Go on!...
Yours in inspiring creative excellence,
Yejide Akiode
Credits:
* https://lmgfl.com/are-you-kidding-socks/
* employmenthero.com
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