The Enterprise Champions Network (ECN) is an Education for Enterprise (E4E) pilot programme developed for Canterbury secondary schools. The ECN fosters links between schools, businesses and industry sectors to create an enterprising community.

 Enterprise Champions Network (ECN) 
 Developing enterprising schools, educators and learners

The Enterprise Champions Network (ECN) is all about creating enterprising communities and supporting schools with implementing 'Education for Enterprise' (E4E) across the curriculum. Schools participating in the current pilot project are Ashburton College, Avonside Girls' High School, Catholic Cathedral College, Christchurch Boys' High School, Hagley Community College, Kaiapoi High School and Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti. The aim of the ECN is to develop an enterprising community and ultimatley enterprising teachers and students.

ECN supports you with:

  • Education for Enterprise (E4E)
  • Networking opportunities
  • On-line community
  • 'E4E' in-school project support
  • 'E4E' classroom support
  • 'E' in Me seminars
  • Individualised seminars and presentations

View case studies from these schools:

Authentic learning
Case study one: Virtual pet unit Year 13
Case study two: Lunch in a box Year 12
Case study three: Transition Class Year 12
Case study four: Watch your waste Year 10
Case study five: Restaurant Breakfast Year 12
Case study six: Japanese Presentations Year 13
Case study seven: Pod Cast Year 9 and 10
Case study eight: Mathematics and Fashion Year 10

Cross-curricular
Case study one: Company products and branding
Case study two: Social studies road safety Year 10
Case study three: Water pollution

Working with business and  the community
Case study one: Real publications by students Year 12
Case study two: Social studies road safety Year 10
Case study three: Maori storybook for Ashburton primary schools Year 9 

The ECN has been developed by the Canterbury Development Corporation (CDC) with funding from the Enterprise Culture and Skills Activities (ECSA) Fund from New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. To find out more about this project and we may help you with enterprise in your school or institution please contact Anne-Marie Kite, Outside The Square, Canterbury Development Corporation.

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Outside The Square
Canterbury Development Corporation
Level 2, 193 Cashel Street
PO Box 2962
Christchurch
New Zealand
Phone: +64 3 353 0034
Fax: +64 3 379 0871
otscoordinator@cdc.org.nz