Year 10 Market Day

On the final Monday of Term 2,  Year 10 Commerce students participated in the annual SCEGGS Market Day event.

Market Day requires students to create their own small business and ultimately produce products and services that are sold to the SCEGGS school community. Students are responsible for developing business ideas, sourcing materials, marketing and promoting their products, and managing sales throughout the day. It provides students with the opportunity to apply the theory they have learned about running a business during class in a tangible and practical way.

This year’s theme, “Colours of the Rainbow”, challenged students to incorporate either a single colour or a range of colours into their products, branding and marketing materials. The result was a wide range of businesses and a colourful marketplace enjoyed by students and staff. Stalls ranged from ‘Mama’s Mac’ mac & cheese and ‘Nachobell’ nachos, to a variety of sweet treats, drinks and handmade bracelets.

Market Day also serves a broader purpose by supporting a charitable cause. Profits from the event will be donated to Let’s Build a School, a charity that has been improving access to education in a rural Cambodian school since 2013. Let’s Build a School supports a range of school-based programs that enhance opportunities for primary school students. Funds raised from last year’s Market Day contributed to the creation of a new school vegetable garden, the employment of a new English teacher, and provided funding for Khmer cultural classes and a sports program. This year, students generated more than $5,000 in revenue, with proceeds going towards supporting the ongoing work of Let’s Build a School.

Congratulations to all Year 10 Commerce students on their hard work and contributions to an incredibly successful day. A special thank you to everyone in the SCEGGS community who supported the event, including the SCEGGS maintenance and catering teams.

Thomas Sutcliffe (Social Science Teacher – Secondary) &
Zoe Thompson (Head of Social Sciences Department)