{"id":285,"date":"2019-03-27T02:14:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T02:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brownsvillenews.org\/fusion-east-hosts-achievement-firsts-greenfield-expedition-in-east-new-york-as-they-develop-young-entrepreneurs\/"},"modified":"2019-03-27T02:14:01","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T02:14:01","slug":"fusion-east-hosts-achievement-firsts-greenfield-expedition-in-east-new-york-as-they-develop-young-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brownsvillenews.org\/?p=285","title":{"rendered":"Fusion East Hosts Achievement First&#8217;s Greenfield Expedition in East New York As They Develop Young Entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do the Cupid Boys and Shining Diamonds have in common? They\u2019re teams from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.achievementfirst.org\/school\/achievement-first-linden-middle-school\/\">Achievement First Linden Middle School<\/a>, a Greenfield school, in East New York. Several times a year, students have the opportunity to explore a field they\u2019re interested in, like business, and take trips into the community to learn more about that field.<\/p>\n<p>This expedition started off in the classroom. Students learned important aspects of starting and running a business, and they worked in small groups (including the Cupid Boys and Shining Diamonds) to create their\u00a0own business plans. After a week of discussing market research, target markets, and advertising, students took their newly learned skills out into the real world on a trip to meet with local business owner, Andrew Walcott, at his restaurant, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioneastny.com\/\">Fusion East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as students arrived at Fusion East, they broke up into small groups with their business team to discuss their first impressions of the restaurant. Nickayla, part of the\u00a0<em>Shining Diamonds<\/em>\u00a0team shared with her group, \u201cI noticed the sign outside with today\u2019s specials. The music is nice and calming, but it\u2019s still quiet so customers can talk. Customers can also watch TV while they wait for their food.\u201d Other students, like Davien, a member of the\u00a0<em>Cupid Boys<\/em>\u00a0team, noticed the art around the restaurant depicting African-American culture.<\/p>\n<p>After working up\u00a0an appetite, students enjoyed a meal of jerk chicken, chicken and waffles,\u00a0or cheeseburgers. They also had the opportunity to hear Mr. Walcott\u2019s story of starting a business from the ground up. Students were curious to know the challenges he faced and the type of advertising he uses to attract customers.<\/p>\n<p>Once questions were wrapped up, students gave the owner special shoutouts related to the Greenfield compass values. Nickayla said the owner showed drive, perseverance, and noble purpose because \u201che had a dream and he believed he could do it and then he did it.\u201d She said, \u201cI don\u2019t think people should just settle for good. They should strive to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As soon as students got back to their classrooms, they opened their laptops to write letters to Mr. Walcott and work on their business plan presentations. We can\u2019t wait to see what our young entrepreneurs do on their next\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.achievementfirst.org\/opensource\/greenfield-model\/expeditions\/\">Greenfield Expedition<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do the Cupid Boys and Shining Diamonds have in common? They\u2019re teams from Achievement First Linden Middle School, a Greenfield school, in East New York. Several times a year, students have the opportunity to explore a field they\u2019re interested in, like business, and take trips into the community to learn more about that field. 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