Teaching Sequence

35 minutes	Part A: What is an Entrepreneur?
35 minutes	Part B: Orange Sky Laundry: Example of Social Entrepreneurship
20 minutes	Reflection

Work through this resource material in the following sequence:

Part A: What is an Entrepreneur?

Step 1.

Start the lesson by asking students to make a note on the Student Worksheet in response to the prompt:

What is your favourite invention? Describe what it is, how you use it and why it is your favourite invention.

Let students know that the invention does not need to an obvious invention like a light globe, or the telephone or a game console or a car. It could be something that fits into a more modern idea of what an invention is, such as the invention of an app., a new approach to connecting with friends, a type of food, a way of using public transport. Ask students to think about their favourite invention in relation to what they do in their daily life and what enables them to achieve this. Invite students to take notes about their thoughts on the Student Worksheet.

Step 2.

Watch the clip below from The School of Life, an organisation focused on answering the great questions in life with a focus on culture. The clip focuses on the positive change that entrepreneurship can make in the world, and how people can go about making that change.

School of Life: How to be an Entrepreneur (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJjILQu2xM8)

Step 3.

Complete a quick Think-Pair-Share discussion to synthesise the new ideas from the video.

THINK: Ask students to respond to the following questions on the Student Worksheet.

What is your favourite invention ‘fixing’ in your life? What problem does it solve?
What ‘unhappiness’ is being solved by your favourite invention? How does it make your life better?

PAIR: Next, invite students to pair with another member of the class and discuss their ideas. They could take any further notes about how their ideas have changed/developed on the Student Worksheet.

SHARE: After students have completed this, facilitate a quick whole-class discussion about their favourite inventions and the problem they solved.

Explain that each invention that students enjoy every day is the result of an entrepreneurial person’s efforts in imagining, creating, and making it happen. Entrepreneurs are people who, through the work that they do, make change in some way, including social change (making things better for society). Their business is more than just providing a service so that they have a job and make money.

Step 4.

Invite students to summarise their new understanding they have about the concept of entrepreneurship by completing the “I used to think…but now I think” Visible Thinking routine on the Student Worksheet. If you have time, ask some students to volunteer to share their thinking in a class discussion.

Part B: Orange Sky Laundry: Example of Social Entrepreneurship

Step 1.

Introduce this part of the lesson by informing the class that they will now be looking more deeply into entrepreneurial skills as well as an example of entrepreneurship with the aim of improving society in some way. This is known as social entrepreneurship.

Watch the video below that showcases Orange Sky Laundry - ask students to try to identify the challenge/human distress/unhappiness that Orange Sky Laundry is addressing.

Students may conclude that Orange Sky Laundry is a charity whose mission is to help people maintain their dignity despite living on the streets. This is achieved through connection, conversation, compassion and by washing their clothes for free.

Orange Sky Laundry - World First Free Mobile laundry for the homeless. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb0YYMW6D6g)

Step 2.

Explore the entrepreneurial nature of the Orange Sky Laundry founders and volunteers. Invite students to form groups of three and provide each with an Entrepreneurial Behaviours list. Invite students to work together to read through and understand each of the behaviours and their descriptions.

Step 3.

Challenge students to work together to complete the third column of the worksheet by making connections between the entrepreneurial behaviours and something that they saw the founders and volunteers of Orange Sky Laundry do. Encourage students to describe the behaviour they observed and why it illustrates entrepreneurialism.

Students could watch one or more of the clips linked below to extend their understanding of Orange Sky Laundry, the mission and purpose of the charity and how entrepreneurial behaviours are exhibited by those featured.

Orange Sky Laundry - Canberra Launch
Orange Sky Laundry - Perth Launch

Reflection

Ask students to move so that they are seated in a large circle facing each other. Sit in the circle with your class and facilitate a class discussion using the questions below to guide you. Start by inviting students to think back to the School of Life video they watched at the beginning of the lesson and about the different explanations and examples of entrepreneurialism they saw and heard throughout the lesson.

Think back to the start of the lesson - what was the invention that you identified as your favourite?
Knowing what you now do about entrepreneurialism, has your understanding of why people invent things changed? If not, why not? If so, is there a different invention that you might now consider your favourite?
What is your opinion on the value of social entrepreneurship, such as Orange Sky Laundry?
How do entrepreneurial behaviours address a challenge in the case of Orange Sky Laundry?
How do entrepreneurial behaviours improve the community?
What personal benefits are the founders and volunteers experiencing by working with the Orange Sky Laundry?

If you’re running short of time, these reflections could be completed in writing on the Student Worksheet, however a collaborative conversation is ideal.

Extension/Homework

Extension

Invite students to create a mind map that visually explains the connection and mutual benefits between entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial behaviours, social action, community service, volunteering and work and life skill development. Students could use these concepts and a guide and should aim to include the concepts they would like to connect. They could start by reading the article below for a different perspective on Social Entrepreneurship.

3 Reasons why social enterprise is where it's at: https://www.fya.org.au/2016/07/25/3-reasons-why-social-enterprise-is-where-its-at/

OR

Students create a clip that explains entrepreneurialism in their own words. They could use the Arizona State University clip linked below as inspiration. The challenge is that student’s clips should emphasise entrepreneurialism for social good!

What is an entrepreneur?

Provisional Learning Support

Students could explain their understanding of entrepreneurialism by thinking about what entrepreneurship looks like in their everyday life. They could film an example, with a recording of their voice describing how it illustrates entrepreneurialism.

Assessment

Students will reflect on the skills and knowledge developed throughout this lesson in a Career Portfolio that showcases their learning and skill development. This assessment task can be introduced at either the beginning or during the unit. Alternatively, it could be set as summative assessment at the end of the unit.

Considering Social Action

The Aspire Generation is a community of young people connected by their aspiration to make a difference through community service and leadership. They are the givers, the dreamers, the doers and the leaders who passionately pursue opportunities to address the big issues of their time. They think boldly and act responsibly and strive to leave a lasting impact on the world.

Students currently in Years 9, 10, 11 or 12 and have a passion for giving back, are eligible to be part of the Aspire Generation. Encourage students to give back by working in groups to plan and deliver an action project to make positive change in their community. The Aspire Generation: Work Studies Year 9 & 10 - Social Action lesson facilitates students to drive change through community engagement, volunteerism and leadership opportunities.

Aspire Generation - What Does It Take To Be An Entrepreneur?

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