ARTICLE ON CAMP ENTERPRISE 2012
Posted by Susan Hazlett
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Last weekend for 3-1/2 days, 55 high school students converged on the YMCA Cedar Glen facility in Nobleton to attend Camp Enterprise. This has become an annual event that was started by the Toronto Rotary Club in 1976 and is now sponsored by 13 different Rotary Clubs. It is geared toward teaching the kids something about business.
Selected by their schools because they have an interest in business, the students talk to bankers, marketing and branding specialists, learn how to start a business and build a business plan, learn about the free enterprise system, discuss business ethics, communication and financing, and generally get an introduction to several other aspects of the business world. There are speakers, panel discussions, interaction and often lively debates.
The Rotary Club of Richmond Hill runs a segment called the "Bargaining Game". All the students are split into groups and sub-divided into "Union" and "Management". They are presented a business case and items to negotiate for a union contract. Terms to be negotiated include wage increases, benefit plan coverage, vacation time, job security and retroactivity. It is a role playing game beginning with the election of union and management reps, voting on issues, negotiating and (hopefully) a collective agreement is achieved. Volunteers from the Rotary Club are on hand to assist, but the students make all the decisions. It's a very interactive and educational exercise, and a lot of fun too.
The objective of Camp Enterprise is to expose, explore and spur the student's imagination on the whole subject of business and private enterprise. In providing students with a broad view of professional, business and management careers, the program presents business and management as challenging positions offering enormous personal satisfaction. While allowing the individual to exercise maximum creativity, the program at the same time emphasizes obligations to service and in the community.
Supported by the Rotary Clubs, there is no cost to students or schools. The cost to participating Rotary Clubs is about $350 per student. All presenters and Rotarians volunteer their time and skills.
To learn more about Camp Enterprise, visit www.campenterprise.ca. To see what other projects the Rotary Club of Richmond Hill is involved in, see our Facebook page Rotary Club of Richmond Hill Ontario and "LIKE" us.
Selected by their schools because they have an interest in business, the students talk to bankers, marketing and branding specialists, learn how to start a business and build a business plan, learn about the free enterprise system, discuss business ethics, communication and financing, and generally get an introduction to several other aspects of the business world. There are speakers, panel discussions, interaction and often lively debates.
The Rotary Club of Richmond Hill runs a segment called the "Bargaining Game". All the students are split into groups and sub-divided into "Union" and "Management". They are presented a business case and items to negotiate for a union contract. Terms to be negotiated include wage increases, benefit plan coverage, vacation time, job security and retroactivity. It is a role playing game beginning with the election of union and management reps, voting on issues, negotiating and (hopefully) a collective agreement is achieved. Volunteers from the Rotary Club are on hand to assist, but the students make all the decisions. It's a very interactive and educational exercise, and a lot of fun too.
The objective of Camp Enterprise is to expose, explore and spur the student's imagination on the whole subject of business and private enterprise. In providing students with a broad view of professional, business and management careers, the program presents business and management as challenging positions offering enormous personal satisfaction. While allowing the individual to exercise maximum creativity, the program at the same time emphasizes obligations to service and in the community.
Supported by the Rotary Clubs, there is no cost to students or schools. The cost to participating Rotary Clubs is about $350 per student. All presenters and Rotarians volunteer their time and skills.
To learn more about Camp Enterprise, visit www.campenterprise.ca. To see what other projects the Rotary Club of Richmond Hill is involved in, see our Facebook page Rotary Club of Richmond Hill Ontario and "LIKE" us.
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