Lemonade Day In Maine is coming up soon! June 3, 2012 is the Day! My children have decided they wanted to participate this year....we just picked up our bags with the info and workbooks at the Newport Cultural Center yesterday. It's a great opportunity to put those budding entrepreneurs into the lime light...or should we say 'lemon' light!!
Even if your children (like a couple of mine, for instance) don't wish to officially register, the workbook with budgets and ideas for their own lemonade stand endeavor is fun to browse and perhaps try whenever the mood strikes! Here's more of the scoop:
Even if your children (like a couple of mine, for instance) don't wish to officially register, the workbook with budgets and ideas for their own lemonade stand endeavor is fun to browse and perhaps try whenever the mood strikes! Here's more of the scoop:
Lemonade Day is June 3rd! Click here
to register your child ONLINE and. receive e-mail confirmation on where
to pick up your free backpack, workbook and more. Register IN PERSON at
locations listed under tab above "REGISTER/CONTESTS"
Sunday, June 3, 2012 is Lemonade Day in Maine!
Lemonade Day is a free, fun, experiential learning program that
teaches youth how to start, own and operate their own business – a
lemonade stand. It began in Houston, Texas in 2007. Since then it has
grown from 2,700 kids to 120,000 kids in 31 cities across America and
Canada in 2011 – including ours!
The foremost objective of Lemonade Day is to empower youth to take
ownership of their lives and become productive members of society – the
business leaders, social advocates, volunteers, and forward thinking
citizens of tomorrow.
Each child that registers
receives a backpack with an Entrepreneur Workbook that teaches them the
14 lessons of Lemonade Day like creating budgets, setting profit-making
goals, serving customers, repaying investors, and giving back to the
community. Along the way, they acquire skills in goal-setting, problem
solving, and gain self-esteem critical for future success. They keep all
the money they make and are encouraged to spend some, save some and
share some.
What do kids learn by participating in Lemonade Day?
Financial Literacy & Economics
- capital equipment & consumables
- supply & demand
- credit, debt, gross & net income
- marginal utility
- return on investment
- compound interest
College Readiness & Career
- critical thinking & collaboration
- interest in attending college
- civic responsibility
- customer service
- teamwork & problem solving
- presentation skills & design
Life Skills/Personal Development
- leadership
- belief that attaining goals is within reach
- personal productivity
- self-direction & time management
- social responsibility & charity
- high order thinking
- social skills & self confidence
Academics
- math calculations
- reading & interpreting data
- oral & written communication
