Schools
Energise through Enterprise Education
All of our programs [ link to programs] can be offered in a school setting.
The Chutzpah Factory has a solid background of success even with some the most disconnected young people.
Love your Work! is a program from The Chutzpah Factory that has specifically developed for schools. The program has a focus on Years 9 and 10 but can be run at any level.
Love your Work! Workshop was created for students to explore the enterprising skills they need for the workforce of the future.
To start, we discuss concepts such as vision and values. In this context, we identify what 'success' actually means. The idea gets pulled apart and each young person visualises and defines for themselves what it means to be successful which they put together as a Personal Plan.
A multi-media aspect is introduced and carried through as a theme of the morning with each student completing their own Dream Board as part of the session.
This sets the stage for taking a lot at what really excites each young person - we identify their passion.
Local entrepreneurs are brought in to provide a forum for discussion about the many types of entrepreneurial activity going on all around the school.
This creates a sense of connection with local enterprise owners which has potential to become a lasting relationship.
The experiential process then moves through all the basic steps necessary to identify what they love and turn it into a purpose. This is where the discussion turns to meaningful work and the idea of finding meaning in work.
It also points them towards further resources they can access to keep moving towards their goals.
This workshop takes what we have been taught by young people and makes those valuable lessons available to any young person.
The entrepreneurial path is not for everyone but the skills of enterprise are universally useful - in life, in the workplace or in any business.
The central theme is "do what you love".
Love Your Work! is offered as a half-day or full day workshop. A fee is charged but we can supplement the fees with philanthropic funding for those schools needing additional support.
Please contact us to make a booking.
Educational values in schools and colleges must change so they are not preparing people for life in an employment institution, but for life as a self-employed, independent person.That means teaching skills of self-reliance as well as skills of basic accounting to everybody, not just to managers.
Charles Handy The Future of Work