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Curriculum Resources for the Alaskan Environment
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Subject Areas: math,
business, language arts, accounting
Timeline: 50 minutes
in-class planning plus 45 minutes after school and
at games
Grade Levels:
9-12
Purpose: to teach students
how to start and run a business
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L. Dolan
School-Based
Enterprises
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 Activities
- Find an area to build a store in the school (e.g.,
the old coat closet).
- Order goods (have the students write letters
to accompany purchase orders).
- Anticipate delays in communications with the
companies; order early.
- Anticipate damage from shipping. Mark items up
40% to 50% to cover damaged and lost goods.
- Practice salesmanship and handling cash.
- Keep accurate records:
students have successfully sold tennis shoes,
shorts, shirts for the basketball team, craft projects, mind games,
and pop (the big moneymaker).They developed pride in and responsibility
for the project. Some wanted to start their own business.
- Conduct economic analysis af local community.
- Develop comprehensive business plan.
Resources
- wholesale or retail catalogs
- wood to build shelving and walls, if necessary
- Alaska Council for Economic Education for Economics
Education: Experiences of Award-Winning Alaska Teachers and Strategies
for Teaching Economics
- Bergman, Todd. (1989). School Based Enterprise
Projects: A Reference Resource for Alaskan Educators. University
of Alaska Fairbanks, Center for Cross-Cultural Studies/Department
of Rural Development
- Alaska Department of Education. (1988). School-Based
Enterprise: A Process Manual
- Community Enterprise Development Corporation.
(1988). How to Start a Village Business. Anchorage
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Variations
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