广州市番禺区加拿达外国语学校

    广州市番禺区加拿达外国语学校开展第二届“国际贸易节”暨特色财商课程活动。学生用英语作为主要语言，通过模拟真实市场的交易过程，将商品卖出获得的利润作为善款，以加优教育基金会的名义捐赠给有需要的社会群体。它旨在提高学生的英语口语能力和对财富的认识与管理能力, 营造校园英语氛围，培养他们对弱势群体的关爱意识，并灌输给他们良好的感恩理念。 

    国际贸易节为期两天，第一天为预热阶段，仅对校内师生开放。一到下课时间，全校师生便到各班级店铺或摊位抢购商品。整个校园变成了小小的贸易市场。

    为尽快销售出自己的商品，筹得更多的善款，各班数出奇招。DIY的手工作品、小动物、特色小台灯、进口零食……商品琳琅满目，数不胜数。在这小型的买卖过程中，CLS-A的学生除了给自己买东西，还不忘记给亲爱的爸爸妈妈和喜欢的老师买些小小纪念品，来表达自己的感激之情。

    活动第二天，国际贸易节邀请家长“进驻”，贸易节瞬间成为了亲子大卖场。家长们提早来到校营业区，大张旗鼓地装扮摊位。他们对财商活动的投入程度丝毫不比孩子们差。有的不辞辛劳赶往批发市场买花鸟鱼、有的连夜去买棉花糖机及热狗机、有的自制花灯到凌晨……

    据悉，此次财商课程之“国际贸易节”活动设立了工商所，税务所。每个班级都按时缴纳“税务”，及时公布交易金额。商品义卖和书画义拍所得全部善款除缴税外全部捐入省民政厅批准的“加优基金”，以帮助特殊教育及贫困儿童。这次活动也告诉大家：个体的力量可以汇聚成海，每一个人都可以让需要帮助的孩子快乐成长！(完)

CLS-A’s Finance Course — 2nd International Trade Fair
Canadian Foreign Language School-Agile（CLS- A）

In order to help our students learn about finance, we set up a fair and let them tend to the buying and selling processes while allowing them to experience helping others in need. Our Second International Trade Fair themed ‘Find Homes for Babies’. Students had to speak English during the buying and selling, which was a good chance for them to practice.

On the first day of the fair, students set up their shops in classrooms and then could go to different classes to sell or buy the items on offer. In order to earn money to help people in need, students thought of special ideas to sell their products. They made handicrafts and stocked up with animals, lamps and snacks. Students were excited during the fair and some sweet students even bought gifts for their parents to show their gratitude.

In the afternoon the trade fair began as students and parents prepared to sell products from their own shops. We also set a donating zone, saving bank and auction to help to raise funds.

Teachers, students and parents happily lost track of time until, at sunset, the fair came to an end. Parents’ feedback called it a great activity with students learning how to conduct business and discovering how difficult it is to earn money while they used money raised to help others.  One parent said, “It was very meaningful. I really look forward for next trade fair. I believe our kids can learn more and grow more mature through this activity. ”

We established a Trade and Industry Department and Taxation Office for the fair and donated the money we raised to the CIEO Jiayou Foundation to help children in need. Through this activity, students know that together we can make things better; we can help other kids have a happier childhood.