The Junior Entrepreneur Programme
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The Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP) is an entrepreneurial awareness and skills enhancement programme for Primary School pupils. The Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP) is an entrepreneurial awareness and skills enhancement programme for Primary School children. The programme aims to help children recognise enterprise and entrepreneurship and to foster an awareness and understanding of the entrepreneur’s role in the community, therefore empowering the child to start to think and act with the initiative, creativity and independence that are invaluable in the modern world. The programme is embedded in the principles of the Primary School Curriculum and utilises an integrated teaching and project-based approach to teach many strands of the Primary Curriculum.
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facebook.comAnother great article featuring in Scoil Chaoimhin Naofa in Co. Wicklow. Have you signed up your class yet? #JEP2018 #BrightYoungMinds http://m.independent.ie/business/irish/i-might-be-an-entrepreneur-one-day-schoolchildren-make-over-1k-profit-turning-waste-into-a-business-36243273.html
A nice article featuring some of our teacher survey results from last year, some interesting stats on Donald Trump and Brexit. Check it out here - https://www.herfamily.ie/interest/junior-entrepreneur-programme-aimed-5th-6th-class-281769 Sign-up your class today! #JEP2018 #BrightYoungMinds
We’re looking through some of last years projects here in JEP HQ and came across this one from Scoil Shinchill in Co. Offaly. The pupils came up with the idea of making and designing customised picture frames. ‘You Name It, We Frame It’ was a huge success, well done to everyone involved! Do you love their product as much as we do?! Sign up your class today at www.juniorentrepreneur.ie
JEP inspires pupils at Ballyheigue NS to turn their lunch-time game "Dragon's Rein" into a fantastic business success. https://tweak.wistia.com/medias/5dg89hz0lk
"JEP reminds me why I got involved in teaching in the first place......you can make a real, positive, genuine difference to children, that will go on and be part of their lives forever" Graham Ball talks about his JEP experience here:
Aistear Muinteoir's blog post on her Junior Entrepreneur Programme experience will inspire other teachers to take up the challenge this year! To sign up for this year's programme go to www.juniorentrepreneur.ie
Deirdre Coneely, 4th,5th & 6th class teacher at Lurga National School, Co. Galway talks about her JEP class experience with their Handy Hats project, and the impact of the programme on her pupils. To find out more go to www.juniorentrepreneur.ie
Well done to Julia Dempsey of Killeshin National School, Carlow who appeared on RTE's Today Show yesterday with Programme founder Jerry Kennelly. Julia got to speak to Maura & Dáithi about her schools JEP class project Flash Bandz. If you would like to sign up your class to this years programme log onto www.juniorentrepreneur.ie #JEP2018 #BrightYoungMinds #JuniorEntrepreneurProgramme
A nice radio piece featuring Jerry Kennelly founder of JEP on RTE Radio 1 yesterday. #JEP2018 #brightyoungminds #juniorentrepreneurprogramme https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2017/0927/907880-young-entrepreneur-programme-deadline-nears/
Has your class signed up yet? The JEP sign up closing date is fast approaching on Tuesday 10th October. Register your class now on http://www.juniorentrepreneur.ie/school-registration/ You will be amazed at how much your class will learn and how much fun they will have along the way! #JEP2018 #signup #brightyoungminds #juniorentrepreneurprogramme
Just a reminder to any teachers around the Dublin area, we are running our first Teacher Information Evening this evening at 4pm in the Maldron Hotel Tallaght. Everyone is welcome! #JEP2018
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