Desert Sands Middle School

The innovative teaching idea, “Personal Finance Education”, focuses on introducing middle school students to entrepreneurship by having them create a business plan for their own food truck. The student’s projects involve creating an identity and local presence for their food truck in additional to being functional. From outlining managerial tasks, running social media campaigns, conducting market research and adhering to budget restrictions, the students form a comprehensive and encompassing business plan. At the end, the students will pitch their ideas to community leaders and entrepreneurs as “investors” to foster a greater sense of community within the area. The hope is to facilitate an environment where creativity meets real world experience so the students can benefit from the wisdom of those before them in order to create a better tomorrow as the future work force