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ESSTEAM PITCH NIGHTS
At the Year 5 Pitch Night, Principal Fiona Johnston was proud to announce we had achieved our $2 million fundraising goal for the ESSTEAM Studio which is
currently being built on our Senior School Campus.
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YEAR 5 PITCH NIGHT ESSTEAM PITCH NIGHTS
This year, our Year 5 and 6 students have transformed into budding entrepreneurs while completing the Junior School component of the ESSTEAM™ Pilot Program.
The ESSTEAM™ Pilot Program has been incredibly successful as students have thrown themselves into the fundamental skills and challenges that come with being an entrepreneur in today’s climate.
Throughout the year, the students have had the opportunity to work with external stakeholders, design and present ideas to their classmates, write a Lean Canvas Business Model, solve problems in the community and hear from successful entrepreneurs in Perth.
The theme for the Year 5 program has been homelessness in Western Australia, and for Year 6, plastic consumption in supermarkets.
Towards the end of Term 4 the Year 5 and 6 students took part in their ESSTEAM™ Pitch Presentation. This was a culmination of all their work throughout the year as they had to pitch to an audience their business idea tackling their class issue.
There was a buzz in the air on both evenings, and the students were professional, confident and excited to show their parents what they worked on throughout the year.
At the conclusion of each pitch night, parents were instructed to vote for their favourite business plans with special ‘ESSTEAM Money.’ The results were extremely tight, but there were two successful winners of the evenings:
Year 5: ‘Super Sanitary’ – Providing hygiene care packages for the homeless
Students: Eliza Hawkins, Bonnie Anderson, Alissia Acharya and Ava Clements.
Year 6: ‘Sweetie Stamps’ - an edible and scannable fruit and vegetable labelling system
Students: Amelie Wee, Imogen Whyte, Ava McLeod, Jessie Somoff and Uma Sky Fisher.
As winners of the inaugural ESSTEAM™ Pitch Night, the two groups won a ‘golden ticket’ to present their business idea at the Young Entrepreneur Showcase. This will be a fantastic experience for the girls and is an example of how the ESSTEAM™ Program provides practical and meaningful opportunities for the students outside the classroom.
