World trade, resources and international marketing were on the curriculum when Mayor of Douglas Councillor Carol Malarkey exchanged the precincts of Douglas town hall for the classrooms of Scoill Vallajeelt.
Mrs Malarkey was at the school in her role as a Junior Achievement volunteer, delivering one of the charity’s programmes, ‘Our World’.
The Mayor is one of many volunteers helping deliver Junior Achievement programmes designed to encourage primary school children to explore global challenges faced by nations and the ‘real world’ of entrepreneurial and business-focused skills needed for when they leave full-time education and join the increasingly competitive jobs market.
During the current academic year Junior Achievement Isle of Man will run more than 150 classes in 18 primary and secondary schools and reach around 4,000 young people in full time education in the Isle of Man.
Junior Achievement Isle of Man is one of four charities to benefit from the mayoral charity appeal during the 2013-14 civic year.
Pictured with Councillor Malarkey is fellow Junior Achievement volunteer Lloyd Mister of G4S and pupils from Scoill Vallajeelt.