Hi all!
Today spring break officially kicked off with an amazing Dragon's Den in-day! To start off the day, the kids were shown a clip of children around their own age who appeared on Dragon's Den and actually got a deal! With excitement and inspiration, our kids soon got into groups and began to invent their own products, sales pitches, posters and presentations.
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really got in to the activity and worked hard the entire morning on their projects. After lunch the time for presentations began. The OSC staff took on the roles of the Dragons and were all specialized in different areas such as The Food Baron, The Franchising King, The Digital Guru and much more! Each group took turns coming up in front of the Dragons and the rest of group as they presented their creative ideas.
Some of the products included a retinal scanner to keep anything from your front door to your home computer safe, an automated reusable tissue box called the Sneezie,100% healthy and organic candy called Candy Next, the incredible Stain Remover 2000 and the remote item-locator called Finding Fusion. There were many more awesome products as well; each with their own unique pitches for the Dragons.
By the end of the day each team had made some cold hard (fake) cash and the Dragons had earned a piece of each company. Afterwards the money that the kids had earned was put to good use in a surprise auction that allowed them to bid for prizes!
All in all, this Dragon's Den in-day was not only tons of fun, but also educational as the kids got to learn about things like profits, equity, royalties and all the thought that goes into marketing a product. With all its success, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw another OSC Dragon's Den in-day in the near future!
