ENTREPRENEURS RUN A PROFIT FOR CHARITY The Baseball Plants class got a taste of sweet success this Valentine's Day. Each year at Gillen Brewer, the oldest class runs a one-day school store as the culminating project for their economics unit. This year, it was the Baseball Plants’ turn to apply economics concepts and skills such as "demand," "raw materials," "mass production" and "advertising" to the exciting task of planning and running a Valentine's Day Store. They selected products based on what they felt would be in demand among the GBS students and staff, they created posters and created a commercial video, they borrowed capital from Linda, and they manufactured delicious chocolate-dipped pretzels. The students also enjoyed learning about Henry Ford's invention of the assembly line and seeing famous spoofs by Charlie Chaplin in "Modern Times" and the "I Love Lucy" chocolate factory scene. They then used assembly line production techniques to mass produce Valentine's cards, featuring sentiments written by them. In math, they worked to figure out costs and set sale prices, and practiced cashiering. Finally, the day of the store arrived. The students took shifts in pairs and the store was busy from opening to closing. In the end, they calculated their profit: $152! After research and discussion, the Baseballs Plants have decided to donate to both the ASPCA and Coalition for the Homeless. We hope to make a trip to each place to learn more about what they do and deliver the donations in person. Congratulations to the class on a job well done!
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