Liverpool academy wins twice at GDST LEAD Showcase
by Educate Magazine June 4, 2024 · All News / Secondary School News
The Belvedere Academy is delighted to announce it has won twice at the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) Leadership Enterprise Advanced Diploma (LEAD) Showcase.
In the GDST LEAD programme, Belvedere students were tasked with setting up an entrepreneurial initiative, conceiving a sustainable product or service, with proceeds going to their chosen charity.
Along the way, they accessed entrepreneurship tools including podcasts, audio series and bootcamps, guidance and check-ins with London School of Economics (LSE) Generate mentors, as well as virtual speed networking sessions with GDST alumnae.
The Belvedere team this year was very much community-led and set up a business called ‘CareCrown’. The business has aimed to provide care packages and self-care advice to refugees across the city of Liverpool.
Over the last few months, they have managed to distribute hundreds of products to refugees in need through donations, fundraising and building up valuable links with local and international businesses such as ‘Lush’.
The students have learnt valuable lessons in distribution, packaging and carrying out sustainable practices as a business.
