Student Enterprise Awards

Enterprising students from Fingal, as young as eleven and twelve, exhibited their business projects at the Fingal Student Enterprise Awards on Thursday 12th March last. 

   Awards Ceremony 2008

Eleven primary schools from all over Fingal are taking part in the Pilot Programme called ‘Learning Enterprise’, which is co-ordinated by the Fingal County Enterprise Board and funded by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

As part of the pilot programme, the young pupils have been learning about local entrepreneurs and the steps involved in setting up a successful business.  The young students have also set up their own school enterprise with their classmates, with the help and support of their teacher and the Fingal County Enterprise Board.

In addition, class visits to local companies are being arranged, giving the pupils an opportunity to see what happens ‘behind the scenes’ of a successful local business.

Oisin Geoghegan, Chief Executive Officer with the Fingal County Enterprise Board said: “International research has shown that fostering an appreciation for and understanding of enterprise at a young age today, will reap rewards in the future. The intended effect is to stimulate the next generation of entrepreneurs.”

The Fingal County Enterprise Board has been running a successful enterprise education programme for second-level schools since 2000, with close to 800 students taking part in the 2008/2009 programme for the region’s secondary schools.

The competition is co-ordinated by the Fingal County Enterprise Board and supported by MACE, Fingal County Council and SMART Technologies.

The thirteen secondary schools involved this year are:

Castleknock Community College      Castleknock College

Hartstown Community School          Blakestown Community School

Colaiste Choilm, Swords                    Loreto Secondary School, Swords

Portmarnock Community School       Malahide Community School

Fingal Community College                 Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan

St. Mary’s, Baldoyle                          Sutton Park School

St. Joseph’s, Rush

 The eleven primary schools involved this year are:

St. Catherine’s, Rush                                  Scoil Realt Na Mara, Skerries

Rush Primary School                                     Rusk & Lusk Educate Together

Balbriggan Educate Together                      Scoil Phradraic Na Cailini, Donabate

Donabate & Portrane Educate Together    Castaheany Educate Together

St. Nicolas of Myra, Kinsealy                         St. Cronan’s, Brackenstown

St. George’s, Balbriggan

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