Year 10 Commerce stalls

Year 10 Commerce students put theory into practice and tried out their entrepreneurial skills with the planning of a commerce stall. The students were required to decide on a product and develop marketing strategies and operations plans as part of running their stalls. Students learned the importance of differentiating products towards their target markets, having a strong marketing plan and workplace health and safety issues.

Important skills such as working together, problem solving and contingency planning were all evident on the day, with a wide variety of stalls supplying everything from Ramen and lemonade, crepes with various toppings, cupcakes and fairy floss, to  tteokbokki. Most stalls were fortunate enough to sell out.

What some of the students said

“I really enjoyed this task. It was really engaging for me due to the practical nature and the amount of planning needed to complete it.”

“Although I was stressed about the water issues, I managed to come up with quick solutions to solve it.”

“At the start of the recess, people just rushed in and I was in a bit of shock at how many people wanted to buy our product.”

“I was expecting to be sitting down, doing nothing on the day, but was surprised by how many drinks Erina and I made. I was surprised that I did not sit down whatsoever during the day.”

“I struggled with ratios and timing, with a larger volume of food being prepared at once at the beginning of the task. I would try to get experience with all of the equipment that would be used on the day.”

Garth Champman

Head Teacher Social Science