VIRTUAL LEARNING

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

  • GRADE 8
  • GRADE 9
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Week 4 - Culminating Lesson

OBJECTIVE:
  1. Defend the importance of soft skills in the business environment
ACTIVITIES:
1. Create a flow chart that can be used as a teaching aid to discuss the importance of soft skills in the work environment. Ensure to include relevant examples. 
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2. In an essay 0f 300-500 words defend the following position” Softs skills are critical to en successful entrepreneur”. Ensure to provide supporting details.

Week 3 - Soft Skills in the Work Environment

OBJECTIVES:
  • Define and evaluate the importance of soft skills in the work environment
  •  Evaluate characteristics /components of soft skills 

  • Video
  • Soft Skills Activity 

Week 2 - Telephone Skills

OBJECTIVES:
RESOURCES
  1. Discuss the functions and convenience of a telephone 
  2. Explain the steps involved in an  effective telephone conversation 
  3. Evaluate the importance of listening vs hearing during a telephone conversation
  4. Discuss telephone personality
  5. Assess the importance of the telephone to the entrepreneur
  • Developing Telephone Skills Activity

Week 1 - Developing Listening Skills

OBJECTIVES:
1. Define the term listening.  
2. State the importance of having good listening skills.  
3. List the ways to improve listening skills.
4.Explain ways to improve your listening skills. 
​Additional Resources
  • Lesson Notes
  • Hardware PowerPoint Presentation 
RESOURCES
TOPIC: Functions of a Business
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OBJECTIVES:
1. Define the role of a business.
2. Explain the purpose of opening a business.
3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of owning your own business
Additional Resources
Functions of a Business (Access Code: BUSINESS01

Functions of a Business (Access Code: BUSINESS02)
Ministry  of Education - The Bahamas
​The Bahamas’ Ministry of Education (MoE) has responsibility for more than 50,000 K-12 students in approximately 170 educational institutions in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, which are dispersed over 14 districts in the major islands. Our goal is to increase the graduation rate from 50% to 85% by 2030. The MoE aims to create an educational system that is technologically sound and competitive and that develops the strengths of each child, whether academic or otherwise, towards the maximum contribution that he/she is able to make to the national development of The Bahamas.