UBC Builds Entrepreneurship into Education with Fun ‘Grow With Us’ Project

UBC Builds Entrepreneurship into Education with Fun ‘Grow With Us’ Project

UBC and sister company Inigo Business Centres, both leading providers of flexible workspace, is sowing the seeds of entrepreneurship in local schools by running a fun sunflower competition.

‘Grow With Us’ is an exciting opportunity for UBC and inigo to work with primary schools across the UK and begin building the world of work into education, in a fun and inspiring way.

Centre managers at each of the fifteen locations have distributed packets of sunflower seeds to primary schools in their local area. School children, accompanied by their teachers, have been tasked with sowing the seeds and nurturing the young plants during the summer term.

The tallest sunflower nationally, will win £1000 in book tokens for their school. Participants will keep track of the growing plants and post progress reports on social media with the hashtag #GrowWithUs.

UBC and Inigo centre managers will take a final measurement along with photos of each sunflower and judge the winners at the end of the school summer term.

The ‘Grow With Us’ campaign is an exciting opportunity for UBC and Inigo to connect with local schools and give young people a positive early encounter with the world of work and entrepreneurship. It’s also a great way to introduce young students and their families to the idea of future employment opportunities that are available on their doorstep.

What’s more, schoolchildren will be taking part in a fun nature-based activity that builds on essential skills they will need for their future, including careful planning, good teamwork, and of course, regular care of their sunflowers.

Jane Erasmus, Sales & Marketing Director at UBC said: “We are thrilled to engage with our local schools and work with young students in a fun yet meaningful way. We hope that pupils will enjoy getting outdoors during the final school term to take care of their plants and I’m sure they will take great pride in the end result, too. We’re excited to see the transformations from tiny seeds to beautiful sunflowers!”

Keep up to date with progress using hashtag #GrowWithUs on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.