Transition Year

It can be quite difficult to think up of an idea for your mini-company, so I have provided a few examples below to get you thinking.

Re: Ideas in red are for social entrepreneurship


Tuck Shop
Design Jewellery
Scarfs, hats etc...
Christmas Gifts
Smoothies
Sandwich Making
Guitar & other musical lessons
Selling Make-Up
Selling Stationary
Decorating and selling t-shirts
Breakfast Club
Hot Drinks
Hampers for Christmas
Organizing shoe box of goodies for charity
Talent competition
Christmas play
Video games blitz
Cake sale
Drama
Letters to Santa
Adopt a charity and fundraise
Euro day and invite in experts
Plan diary for visiting “cooperation north” group
Invite in special needs school and plan activities
Organise a debate between two schools
Card fare – design Christmas cards and sell them
Themed evening – Italian/French
Collection of food/toys for charitable organisation
Table Quiz
1 act play written by themselves and performed
School concert
Bothar – fundraising for charity
Organise a meal for senior citizens
Giant Christmas raffle
Fast – Concern
Organise school reunion
Open day for incoming first years
Irish week/day
Careers exhibition
Sports day
Environmental awareness day
A photographic exhibition – our families, now and then,
History of the school – school reflections
A library of video games
An induction booklet to the school by students for students
Fundraising for school activity
A school magazine
School disco
Lunchtime cinema
A seminar on any topic
Fancy dress competition
Treasure hunt for first years
Healthy eating day
Making a radio programme
Fashion show
Carol service
Jumble sale
Orgainsing bingo session