Students from Ioan Slavici School in Siria participated in a business project to create handmade Easter cards and spring decorations, learning about business planning and cost estimation. They funded the project through contributions and promoted their products via social media and a display, ultimately donating them to an elderly care home. The project received support from the European Commission, with the publication expressing the author's views alone.

1. Bridges over times and cultures
“Handmade is heartmade”
Scoala Gimnaziala Ioan Slavici Siria

2. Who took part in the business project?
• 15 pupils from the 4th grade (age 9-10) and 10
pupils from the 5th grade (age 11-12) who chose
to create handmade Easter cards and spring
arrangements(decorations).
• We decided what we needed to buy before we
got started - the startup costs. Each pupil
contributed with a share of the cost.
• Materials required: coloured paper, crayons,
Easter/spring themed stickers,styrofoam
boards,scissors, glue, glitter pencils.

3. Getting started

5. The objectives of the business project were:
• to get pupils acquainted with a business
plan
• to help pupils estimate the costs of a
business
• to motivate pupils to promote the products

8. Spring decorations

10. Promoting the products
• The pupils decided they could promote
their products by:
• creating a facebook page
• organizing a display in the school halls
• The Easter cards and the spring
decorations were offered to an old
people’s home in Siria during an
organized visit.

11. Thank you!
This project has been funded with support from the European
Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the
author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for
any use which may be made of the information contained
therein