Event Planning

9-12th Grades

45 min

Summary

Planning and executing an event is a great way to start building key entrepreneurship skills.

Activities

Bellringer: Surprise Birthday

5 min

Instruction

Explain that event planning allows students to build introductory entrepreneurship skills.
Go over leadership skills gained from event planning.

10 min

Discussion: Event Planning & Entrepreneurship

8 min

Activity: Prompreneur Project

Divide students into groups and have them start working on the Prompreneur Project.
As a part of the project, they will need to go through the Event Budgeting module as a group.

20 min

Wrap-Up & Assessment

What key entrepreneurial skills can you learn from event planning?
What leadership skill do you think is most important for an event planner or entrepreneur?

2 min

Est. Time	Activity	Description
5 min	Bellringer: Surprise Birthday	Students decide what aspects of an event are most important. Collect responses and encourage students to consider why they chose that.
10 min	Instruction	Explain that event planning allows students to build introductory entrepreneurship skills. Go over leadership skills gained from event planning.
8 min	Discussion: Event Planning & Entrepreneurship	Discuss how the two are similar. Encourage students to share their experiences.
20 min	Activity: Prompreneur Project	Divide students into groups and have them start working on the Prompreneur Project. As a part of the project, they will need to go through the Event Budgeting module as a group.
2 min	Wrap-Up & Assessment	What key entrepreneurial skills can you learn from event planning? What leadership skill do you think is most important for an event planner or entrepreneur?