building future-ready skills

We may not know what jobs our students will be doing in the future, but we do know the universal ‘how-to’ skills that employers increasingly value in a rapidly changing world. These skills complement and are often valued over technical knowledge – we call them 21st century or 21C skills.

Ready to go!

Teachers receive comprehensive L.A.B™ resources with everything needed to deliver a rich learning experience in the classroom – no special expertise required. L.A.B is aligned to the NZ curriculum key competencies and learning areas.

The L.A.B™ programme consists of 10 modules tackled over the course of a term. Getting started is simple – once you’re ready to go, we provide the $20 per student start-up capital. We can also provide volunteer Business Coaches from around NZ to walk alongside your students.

At the end of the programme, the students return the start-up capital. But it doesn’t end there; the 3 most successful teams win a trip to Auckland to experience an epic hands-on day, including hanging out with leading Kiwi entrepreneurs and a celebratory event.

Real-world learning

The Like A Boss programme™ (L.A.B) is an exciting opportunity for Y7-10 students to build their own people or planet focused business over the course of a term, and to develop 21st century skills along the way – creativity, communication, design thinking, global competence and financial literacy as well as entrepreneurship to name a few.

Each student is provided with $20 of start-up capital to create, launch and operate their own venture. With educators learning alongside them and young Kiwi role models to inspire them, this course allows students to make a difference in and outside of the classroom.

And while they’re building their empire, they are learning and developing skills too. Ideas like the future of work, entrepreneurship, idea generation, design thinking, creative marketing and building your financials come to life; and 21st Century skills like teamwork, tenacity, curiosity and creativity are explored and tested.