Community Enterprise Team of the Year 'Kiwi Keepers' from Twyford School, Hastings are presented their award by Mike McGuinness, Managing Director BP NZ Limited at the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme Awards on 1 December 2011.

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Programme Overview

BP CEP (Intermedeiate) is an exciting social enterprise initiative for students at Year levels  7 and 8 (11-13 year olds) that culminates in a national competition with winning teams receiving excellence awards and funds to implement a social enterprise project. The social enterprise project focuses on schools partnering with a charitable or not-for-profit organisation in the community to identify an unmet need or problem. Students form teams (student companies), and through a series of lessons and practical business planning activities, they engage in enterprise and appreciate the importance of social entrepreneurship in their local community. It is anticipated that schools can complete the programme in 15- 20 hours of teaching and learning (i.e. a four week cross-curricular unit study). BP CEP (Intermediate) is fully supported on the Trust’s website: www.yetrust.co.nz with lessons and assessment activities that teachers can download at no cost once they have registered for the initiative. Therefore there is no need for teachers to attend a professional development workshop.

The programme includes:

• Investigating what it means to be enterprising and entrepreneurial
• The importance of business contributions to social structures in New Zealand
• Investigating the benefits to the community through social awareness and enterprise
• Researching a problem or identified (and unmet) need of a charitable organisation in the local community
• Identifying an innovative solution to the problem/need
• Developing a realistic business plan for the chosen community project
• Developing funding strategies to implement the project e.g. sponsorship and fundraising plans
• Entering a national awards competition

National competition and awards

The national competition acknowledges excellence in student achievement, and enables winning teams to implement their community project during Term Four, 2012. Closing date for entries will be posted shortly.

 Prizes include:

• One Excellence Award for BP CEP (Intermediate) Team of the Year which includes:
• $1,000 towards implementation of their project
• Ipod Nanos for the winning team members (maximum six)
• An Excellence award trophy
  
  
• Five Merit Awards to a maximum of $500 each, for each winning team to implement their community project

By accepting the prize, the prize winners agree to participate in any publicity arrangements that BP New Zealand and the Young Enterprise Trust may reasonably require in relation to this competition.