In 2021/2022, 9,000 children launched start-up businesses from their primary school classrooms. The pupils combined their innate creativity with the skills they developed on the programme to create original products and launch businesses ranging from board games to storybooks to high-end craft and educational products.
From the hundreds of excellent project submissions, awards and merits were given to classes that excelled across 11 categories, with one class being awarded Class of the Year. The Class of the Year is a very special award that considers the approach to all elements of the programme and recognises the class that has worked together from the very beginning to create a successful business.
The Class of the Year 2022, Sacred Heart National School, Aughrim, Co.Wicklow were delighted to receive their trophy, sponsored by Pierse Fitzgibbon Solicitors, for their stand-out project, Alfie’s Aughrim Adventures. The 5th & 6th class pupils in Sacred Heart National School started with a simple idea of producing a children’s guide to the landmarks of Aughrim, they unleashed their creativity to create a rhyming and beautifully illustrated children’s book in the style of a treasure hunt. With an alpaca and an alligator vying to find the hidden treasure, the story and illustrations are both engaging and entertaining.
Award Category Winners include: