With Earth Day right around the corner, the Kids Markets program had a pop-up sale on Saturday that showed young participants who were learning more than just how to make products and run a business.
“That’s what we need to be thinking about for the future: how we can be successful in business, but not be destroying our planet in the process,” said Ramona Teo, manager of Kids Markets. “We need to be thinking about what little changes we can make, such as changing to paper instead of plastics, or to reuse things and to just be a little more conscious.”
With Earth Day right around the corner, the Kids Markets program had a pop-up sale on Saturday that showed young participants who were learning more than just how to make products and run a business.
“That’s what we need to be thinking about for the future: how we can be successful in business, but not be destroying our planet in the process,” said Ramona Teo, manager of Kids Markets. “We need to be thinking about what little changes we can make, such as changing to paper instead of plastics, or to reuse things and to just be a little more conscious.”
Albuquerque Academy sixth graders Jasmine, Eleni, and Sinfea pooled their ideas and ambitions, calling themselves the Crazy Iconic Crates, creating a business that started as a school project and took on a life of its own.
“We had this thing called Tech Apps and we were supposed to do a website on it and it was like whatever we wanted to do,” Sinfea said. “So I chose Cat’s Eyes because that was my favorite thing, and it was supposed to be a store and, yeah, we wanted to make it true.”
They started selling lip glosses, photo card holders, mystery combo boxes, and boba, and wound up winning a Highest Business Potential Award.
