Smooth Enterprises is a brand new concept all about getting Secondary School students interested and excited about business. Students will run an enterprise selling 100% fruit smoothies to local primary schools. This initiative will teach children about enterprise and health - inspiring a new generation of health entrepreneurs!
OVERALL AIM:To inspire and educate secondary school students to develop innovative school based enterprises to improve the health of local school communities
OBJECTIVES: - To increase fruit and vegetable consumption in disadvantaged school communities. - To establish good dietary habits at an early age. - To improve accessibility to healthy and affordable foods - To inspire children to use an entrepreneurial approach to tackle local public health nutrition issues.
For the academic year 2011-12 Smooth Enterprises is funded by HIEC North East (The Health Innovation Education Cluster North East) Click here for more information about HIEC.
ANY SCHOOL INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT CAN CONTACT US ON 0191 276 0595 OR EMAIL JOANNA LACEY ON JLACEY@EASTENDHEALTH.ORG.UK
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