East Rockaway fifth graders showcase business skills at Entrepreneur Days

Posted Friday, June 19, 2026 10:28 am

Fifth graders at Centre Avenue and Rhame Avenue schools showcased their entrepreneurial skills during Entrepreneur Day, presenting products they designed, marketed and sold to visitors from the school community.

Photos courtesy of East Rockaway Union Free School District

Young business owners welcomed shoppers to their booths during Entrepreneur Day, where parents, staff and community members explored student-created products and made purchases through digital storefronts.

Students put weeks of planning and creativity on display during Entrepreneur Day, offering original products and sharing the business ideas behind them with visitors.

From handmade items to creative inventions, fifth graders transformed their school into a bustling marketplace during Entrepreneur Day, applying lessons in business, marketing and finance.

Entrepreneur Day gave East Rockaway fifth graders the opportunity to turn classroom concepts into real-world experiences as they promoted and sold products at student-run booths.

Shoppers browsed a variety of student-created businesses during Entrepreneur Day, where fifth graders practiced communication, marketing and sales skills while showcasing their work.

By Kayla Dechter

Fifth graders at Centre Avenue and Rhame Avenue schools put their business skills to the test during East Rockaway’s annual Entrepreneur Days.

Rhame Avenue students opened their marketplace in the school gym on June 2, while Centre Avenue students welcomed shoppers to an outdoor market on the blacktop on June 10.

The event capped a weeks-long project tied to the fifth grade social studies curriculum on business and economics. Students created original products, developed business plans and learned the fundamentals of marketing, design and financial literacy.

In preparation for the event, students designed logos, created advertising materials, printed business cards and built websites to promote their products. Parents, staff and community members visited the student-run booths and could make purchases through QR codes linked to digital storefronts.

The annual tradition gives students an opportunity to apply classroom lessons in a real-world setting while developing communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills.

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