PHILIPSBURG:--- The St. Maarten Academy P.S.V.E hosted its first ever Counter Ad/Product Activity on Friday 13th March: Upgrade, Redesign an existing product or start from scratch. This activity in the form of booths at the school came to life when students from fourth form showcased their products that they made, upgraded or redesigned.
The purpose for the activity was to challenge students to use their natural, God given talent as a means of gaining a competitive edge in society. The project encouraged students to think outside the box and gave them that drive to own and operate their own business. It also led to a greater understanding of many aspects of Administration and Commerce which is our area of study.
Students created a detailed plan of their product or invention. In the plans, the developmental steps were planned, preliminary drawings were made, materials listed, and testing the product was planned out. Their presentations included company t-shirt, business cards, posters and a 2-3 minute video advertising their product. To culminate the event students had to demonstrate an ability to sell their product to investors.
The products were judged by school personnel an outside sources: Mr. Eddy Laurence- Owner if Eddy's designs specialized in woodwork, Ms. Ramonda Hanze – Management PSVE, Ms. Macy Pantophlet-Barnes- English teacher, Mr. King IT teacher and School Fit PSVE, Mr. Paul Woods- School Fit PSVE.