PBC is committed to helping students to prepare for life after school. As part of this preparation we wish to identify local businesses who would like to sponsor the resources of The Wealth Academy into our school. These businesses will become our financial life skill partners and hopefully also provide presentations that support our curriculum program.

One of the resources made available to our school is a youth-oriented financial life skills e-zine titled Teenfinca, which is an acronym for teenage financial capability. The latest issue of Teenfinca is available for students and families to read and share. We encourage parents to discuss the articles within the ezine with your children. Such discussions help to build the future financial capability and wellbeing of students. You will notice that students from our school have been featured in this issue of the e-zine.

Academic Excellence ~ Humanties excursion

It was spectacular weather for 7A, 7B and 7C’s Academic Excellence Humanities excursion to Hinze Dam 2 recently. Students enjoyed learning about how our water future is interlinked with the preservation of native species, Indigenous history, early settlement of the area, engineering feats, economic considerations, water testing, chemistry, biology, technological developments, the politics of recycled water and much more. Thank you again to the dedicated, inspiring educators at SEQ Water for sharing their knowledge and passion and the students who participated wholeheartedly and behaved beautifully.

$20 Boss Competition

What could your students do with $20? The answer might surprise you!

By 2030, all jobs across all sectors are going to look different. Automation, globalisation and more flexible working arrangements are rapidly reshaping our economy and workforce. In this future world of work, young people are predicted to have 17 different jobs over 5 careers in their lifetime.

Year 9 Economics and Business Students at PBC have recently participated in the $20 Boss Competition- a nationwide in-school entrepreneurship program. Students were given $20 of start-up capital donated by The National Australia Bank to create, launch and operate a business venture over the course of the school term.

The $20 Boss program is about putting skills development at the forefront of learning. Developed by the Foundation for Young Australians in consultation with students and educators, the $20 Boss program is the largest entrepreneurship program in Australia. In the past four years, over 30,000 students from over 500 schools have participated in the program.

The $20 Boss Program has seen the facilitation of important enterprise learning. Students have created their own products and businesses from the ground up with the aim of raising as much profit as possible. We have seen businesses such as the creation of surf wax, all kinds of unique baked goods, games, challenges, bath bombs, artwork and many more. All businesses are to utilise the principle of innovation to create a financially sustainable enterprise.

The world of work is changing we must prepare our students by creating opportunities to build valuable skills like financial literacy, teamwork and entrepreneurship.

Andrew Griffin
Humanities HOD