Country Day School's third-grade program Kids in Business teaches students to start small ventures and donate profits to local charity Loaves and Fishes. One student earned $55 from baking and gave it all away. Parents and staff say the school's focus on hands-on giving shapes how kids think about helping others.
We just don't come on a field trip. This is important work that we're doing. We're always amazed what our children take away from these experiences and what they actually are giving back to the community. We front-loaded what it feels like to be hungry. We do an entrepreneurial business in 3rd grade called Kids in Business, and I understand one of our students last year, from the money Every penny that he raised, he donated it back to Loaves and Fishes.
I love baking, so I really wanted to start a baking business, and if I made a big profit, I realized I could use it for charity. And the previous year, I had gone to Loaves and Fishes for a field trip, so I decided to give the $55 I earned to Loaves and Fishes.
I think one of the main reasons why we chose Country Day was because of how much they give back to the community.
They're committed to not just education, but also like developing well-rounded children.
I just really like what they do. Every night I go to dinner, whatever, macaroni and cheese, chicken, but there's a lot of other people that don't have that, so I felt bad for them. I wanted to give them a dinner like I always have.
