by buildabizkids | Jan 4, 2019 | After School Programs, BBK News & Announcements, Community Engagement, Summer Camps, Tips & Tricks
A letter to Children in communities everywhere. Congratulations to our students and children everywhere for everything you have learned and experienced in 2018! Just think of where you started last year and all that you have learned. Maybe you were introduced to...
by buildabizkids | Dec 3, 2018 | After School Programs, Events, Tips & Tricks
It was an exciting day at Henderson Place Mall on November 24th! 16 Build a Biz Kids, bright eyed and primed with nine weeks of business launch preparation stormed the mall to set up shop. Armed with their handmade signage, display decor and for some, copious amounts...
by buildabizkids | Nov 9, 2018 | After School Programs, Tips & Tricks
Have we forgotten how to let kids fail? I always want to teach my son how to do everything in the most efficient way. I struggle to stop myself from correcting him before he begins. There is a quote from the developmental psychologist Gordon Neufeld “Never do for a...
by buildabizkids | Oct 20, 2018 | After School Programs, Tips & Tricks
Our KidPreneurs have had an exciting couple of weeks exploring business ideas by looking at how businesses are started. They have experience taking their passions & interests or solving a day to day problem and turning them into a business. So What? Our...
by buildabizkids | Oct 6, 2018 | After School Programs, BBK News & Announcements, Community Engagement, Events
We are excited to announce that our Fall Programmings Market Day date and location is ready to be announced! Please come out and visit our NEW Batch of KidPreneurs who have worked so hard in their program to become the best KidPreneur they can, but they need your...
by buildabizkids | Oct 3, 2018 | After School Programs, Summer Camps, Tips & Tricks
“Oh! What if….?” The most amazing part about working with kids is that they have yet to learn what the box is and are not limited to what ideas are “in the box” or “out of the box” thinking. Only two weeks into our after-school program launch and I’ve found a new...
by buildabizkids | Sep 12, 2018 | Summer Camps, Tips & Tricks
Too much screen time is often a common complaint among parents concerning their children. Oddly, however, some parents wonder how we can run a program on Entrepreneurship and teach them how to start their own business without the use of tech in this modern age. I...
by buildabizkids | Sep 1, 2018 | BBK News & Announcements, Community Engagement, Feature KidPreneurs, Summer Camps
What a Summer!!??!! A HUGE thank you to all of our parents, students & community who supported our KidPreneur Summer Camps! And of course, a Gigantic thank you to Vancity for the support and use of their facilities and our friends at each of the local grocers we...
by buildabizkids | Aug 22, 2018 | Feature KidPreneurs, Summer Camps, Tips & Tricks
Often as parents, when we spend money and time on our children, we, rightly so, ask ourselves what is the value in this? What will they takeaway or learn? Is it worth it? This summer we are wrapping up the last of our summer camp programs and kids from 7-12 years have...
by buildabizkids | Aug 1, 2018 | Summer Camps, Tips & Tricks
Today was one of the more interesting days for seeing development in our students during our Build a Biz Kids Lemonade Stand Challenge Summer Camp. Day 3 is all about creating prototypes of their product and then test marketing them with real people; A critical step...
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