An entrepreneurship and financial education programme for children aged 10–12

How does a business idea take shape? What is the difference between cost and price? How do you turn an idea into a product and present it to others?

During the autumn break, the Young Entrepreneurs Club offers children a learning environment where they will explore entrepreneurship through games, challenges and team projects. Participants will identify everyday needs, propose solutions, build a prototype and learn to plan a simple budget.

The programme aims to develop curiosity, initiative and financial responsibility, giving children the opportunity to test their ideas, collaborate and learn through experience.

• Dates: 26–30 October 2026
• Duration: 5 days
• Age: 10–12 years
• Location: Inotek Centre, Cahul
• Participation fee: 1,000 MDL per child, including lunch
  
  

ℹ️When registering multiple children from the same family, a 100 MDL discount applies to each subsequent registration.

Programme content

Throughout the five days, children will work in teams and go through the main stages of developing an idea:

• Introduction to entrepreneurship: they will discover what an entrepreneur does, how a business starts and why people choose certain products or services.
• Identifying needs and developing solutions: they will analyse situations at home, at school or in the community and propose ideas that address specific needs.
• Financial education: they will distinguish between needs and wants, plan a budget, calculate costs and prices, and explore the concepts of income, profit and saving.
• Creating a product or prototype: they will create an initial representation of their idea using simple and recyclable materials.
• Brand identity and promotion: they will choose a name and create a logo, a slogan and a promotional material for their team’s project.
• Presenting the project: they will prepare a stand and a short presentation for the Young Entrepreneurs Fair.
  
  

Educational approach

The programme combines explanations tailored to the children’s age with games, simulations and creative exercises. Concepts will be introduced through examples familiar to children and applied in the projects developed by the teams.

Participants will share responsibilities, analyse their teammates’ proposals and receive feedback from mentors. They will be encouraged to test solutions, learn from mistakes and improve their projects.

How they will learn

The activities are designed to support the development of:

• initiative and creativity, through identifying problems and proposing solutions;
• financial responsibility, through exercises in budgeting, saving and using resources;
• collaboration, through sharing roles and taking responsibility within the team;
• communication skills and confidence in their own ideas, through presentations and exchanging feedback;
• critical thinking, through comparing options and explaining the reasons behind their decisions.
  
  

Results and benefits

By the end of the programme, each team will have a developed idea, a product or prototype, a name, a logo, a slogan and a mini financial plan, which they will present at the Young Entrepreneurs Fair.

Enrol your child in the Young Entrepreneurs Club for an educational experience that encourages initiative, collaboration and the responsible use of money.