The world is changing at an unprecedented pace. Automation, globalisation and more flexible working arrangements are rapidly reshaping our economy and work.

By 2030 every single job across the economy is going to look different. In this future, our young people are predicted to have an average of 17 different jobs over 5 careers in their lifetime. To ensure young people are prepared for this future, there is an urgent need for early intervention in school, to equip them with the enterprise skills and career management capabilities needed to thrive in the New Work Order.

$20 Boss is a nationwide immersive entrepreneurship program for upper primary and secondary school students. Each student was provided with $20 of start-up capital to help them create, launch and operate their enterprise over the course of a school term.

How does it work?

In the Religious Education Curriculum in Year 5 last term and into this term, they have been learning to understand how Mary inspires us to accept our call to respond to God in our lives. To culminate their learning, Year 5 has had the opportunity to undertake the $20 Boss Program.  Using the $20 Boss Program the students have created and will present a model for social enterprise, to respond to God’s call and continue the mission of the Church, like Mary.

The students will then return $20 to The Young Change Agents (if a profit is made) and donate any additional profits made to a charity. The charity they choose to donate to will be decided by the students under the guidance of the teachers at the culmination of the project.

We would like to extend an invitation to our St Joseph’s $20 Boss Fair and Showcase sessions where our students will be selling their products and showcasing their learning. These will be held on Wednesday 23rd November at 9:15 -10:30am and Monday 28th  November at 2:15 - 3:00pm. 

Thank you to our Year 5 teachers Mr Samuel Taylor and Miss Bianca Jamison for leading this with our students and to Ms Laura Hatherly our Assistant Principal Mission and Mrs Sarah Blundell our Leader of Digital Technologies and Innovation for supporting the Year 5 Team.

We look forward to seeing our St Joseph's Community at our Fair and Showcase sessions.