Explorers enterprise kits for ages 6-8
Spot a problem, dream up a fix and share it with pride.
In short
Picture-led enterprise kits for ages 6-8. Children hear real founder stories, hunt for problems around the classroom, work out what goes into a cup of lemonade and stand up to say 'My idea is...'. Adults scribe, so every child can take part, writer or not, and the youngest learn that their ideas are worth listening to.
Years 1-3 (P2-P4 in Scotland)
Coming next
The Explorers kits we're building
The same four formats as the Pioneers kits, written for this age. Join the list and we'll email you the day each one is ready.
Free taster lesson
60 minutes
Meet real founders and find a problem worth solving.
Get an alertEnterprise Day
09:00-15:15
From a problem to a pitch in one day, with a build and test, ending in a showcase.
Get an alertEnterprise Week
5 days
15 sessions: a prototype and a pitch, plus a real market for ages 12-14.
Get an alertEnterprise Club
9-12 weekly sessions
One step a week: 9 weeks (with 6- and 12-week routes) for ages 9-11, or 12 weeks and a market day for 12-14.
Get an alertWhat changes at this age
How the missions work for 6-8 year olds
- Founder stories
- A picture-led founder story, read aloud
- Teams
- Pairs or trios, with an adult at each table
- Finding a problem
- Picture problems and a classroom hunt
- Worked business
- A lemonade stand: what goes into one cup, make some or make lots
- Money
- What would we need? Price tags: costs a bit, sells for more. Spend, save, share.
- Writing load
- Draw and label; adults scribe
- Screens, AI and social
- Screen-free, with optional games on the class screen
- The pitch
- "My idea is... it helps because..."
Nine missions, from founders to pitch
Real UK founders
Founders we're planning to include
Every fact will be checked against a published source before a kit is released.
- Omari McQueen
- Avye Couloute
- Rikke Rosenlund
- Cassandra Stavrou
- Fraser Doherty
- Honor & Cat Black
AI · Kit Add-on Studio
Adapt a Pioneers session for this age now
While the Explorers kits are being built, ask the studio to adapt a Pioneers session for ages 6-8.
AI · Kit Add-on Studio
Ask for exactly what your group needs
A warm-up, an adaptation, a themed version or an extension. It's drafted inside the kit's rules: teams of 4-5, no pretend money, low-ink printables, UK English.
Free account: 3 a day. Never include pupils' names.
What you'll get
- Where it fits in the kit, and how long it takes
- Timed steps with words to say
- What to gather, and a low-ink printable if it helps
- Ways to support and stretch, and what success looks like
Print it, or copy it straight into your plan.
Answers
Explorers kit questions
They're in development, built on the same nine missions as the Pioneers kits. Join the list for an email the day they're ready.
The missions stay the same, pitched at this age: a picture-led founder story, read aloud; pairs or trios, with an adult at each table; and a worked example of a lemonade stand: what goes into one cup, make some or make lots.
Yes, with adaptations. The Kit Add-on Studio can draft an age adaptation for any Pioneers session.
Hear the day the Explorers kits are ready
One email when it's ready. No spam, and you can leave any time.
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