Clown Company

The aim of this activity is to enable the students to participate in a manufacturing simulation.

This activity will develop:

• Team building skills
• Problem solving skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to follow instructions
• Leadership skills
• Financial awareness

The workshop

• A 2–3-hour session held in the Hall.
• Students are arranged in groups of 5-6. Each group is a company which makes a clown mobile from the pack provided.
• Volunteers will introduce themselves and tell the children about their job and what that involves. Then they will be assigned to either assisting with the shop or buying the final products. But if assigned to buy their finished mobiles this does not happen until later so volunteers will assist the groups making sure they are following instructions, helping them cut out the pieces and guide them in the right way. It has to be them that completes the mobile with guidance from you as a volunteer
• Each team of students appoint an accountant, buyer, sales executive and quality controller
• Each team is given a small amount of ‘money’ and must buy the materials, follow the assembly instructions closely and financially manage their team.
• The finished mobile is then sold to the Volunteers.
• The team that has the largest amount of money at the end of the activity is the winner.
  

Skills

• Communication skills
• group work experience
• interest in developing business skills with children