Spirit Box Tips & Tricks
We share ongoing updates, ideas and solutions from other Spirit Box school stores.
5 Small Ways to Make BIG Impacts the World
Many of us are looking to make our mark on the world. As a high school student, you are probably searching for your purpose and the direction you want to take in life.
Finding your specialty and your place will take time but making an impact can start today.
New Years Reflection: 10 Journal Prompts to Reflect on Your Year
Each year, many of us start January with grand plans and visions of what the new year will bring. This is a great way to start the new year…however, many goals and intentions fall away within the first few months. The best way to keep your New Year’s goals is to create realistic goals and realistic timelines for achieving them. Before you do that, it’s important to reflect on your year and figure out what you want to achieve in the future.
Advisor Corner: Fostering Positivity and Preventing 'Learned Helplessness' with Your Students
This is ‘Issue 4’ already and the time with students is flying by this year. As we begin to turn the corner on the school year, there are few challenges that are beginning to stand out. Some of these challenges can be characterized as student self-imposed helplessness.
What To Do if Your School has Snack and Beverage Restrictions
Every school is different on what they are allowed to sell but many schools have restrictions on what food they can and can’t sell. Be mindful of these restrictions and get creative on how you sell your products. Not sure what is considered a “healthy approved snack?” …
How to Stock Your Spirit Box: When You Launch and After it's Running
Let’s talk about how products will work for your Spirit Box Enterprise...
Now is the time to begin finalizing the product mix for your Spirit Box Enterprise, so let’s lay out how this is going to work.
November Roundtable Recap: Guest Speaker Debbie Taylor, DECA's SBE Certification Manager
Many of our schools are DECA teams and are working towards SBE Certification. We invited Debbie Taylor, DECA's SBE Certification manager, to come and share an overview of certification, how to get your Spirit Box certified, and answer Spirit Box team's questions.
Take Over the Vending in Your School and Watch the Endless Revenue Opportunities Unfold When Adding Snack and Beverage Machines
Here is how to expand your Spirit Box Business and bring up to $80,000 of revenue…in just ONE YEAR.
Everything You Need to Know to Become DECA SBE Certified
According to DECA, “A School-based Enterprise (SBE) is an entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that provides goods/ services to meet the needs of the market. SBEs are managed and operated by students as hands-on learning laboratories that integrate National Curriculum Standards in Marketing, Finance, Hospitality or Management.
Advisor Corner: Myths and Facts of CTE Education
This article from the ‘Advance CTE’ website has been a great starting point for me as I begin to review all of my classes. The insight from this article provides the facts that support my ‘why’. This data not only supports the variety of pathways that we offer students, but gives income opportunities for a few select post-secondary careers. One specific bullet from the article;