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Trade - Understanding Cultural Markets

Global economic trade, hands-on entrepreneurship, and creative digital design—all in one powerful course.

Why Choose This Course?

Explore global economies and markets through economic research, hands-on entrepreneurship, and creative digital design that build business literacy and social responsibility.

Learning Goals

Bustling Market Dynamics: Journey to the vibrant mountain trading hub of Namche Bazaar at 3,440 metres to discover how communities across the Himalayas connect and thrive through commerce.


Analyze Global Economies: Investigate international trade, imports, and exports while exploring how economic factors and salary disparities shape livelihoods around the world.


Launch Your Enterprise: Step into the shoes of an entrepreneur to craft recycled t-shirt prayer flags or cultural products and run your own market stall at school.


Publish Your Discoveries: Bring economic research and hands-on creativity together using Canva to design an engaging "Trade" chapter for your 'Cultures Around the World' book!

Key Information

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)

  • All of our courses empower students to take action towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for a better world. This course specifically focuses on the goals shown below.

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Ages:  Year 3 upwards


Course Duration: 1 Week


Time per Lesson: 60-90 mins


Key Curriculum Areas: English, Mathematics, HSIE, Ethical Understanding, Critical Thinking, Design


Teacher/s:  Gavin McCormack

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