To engage the children in our new topic, Tomorrow's World, Matt Mooney from MTB Fitness came to speak to us about his online business and how he promotes and sells his products through social media content and podcasts. He also covered the importance of staying safe online, how he started his business from scratch and he even gave key tips on how children could develop their own ideas in the future.
One of the key messages Matt shared, was the importance of being kind online. Even though he shares a lot of positive and motivational content that he creates himself, he can often receive many negative and unkind comments which can have an impact on mental health and well-being. Matt shared key tips on how to deal with this kind of behaviour - his main message was that he does not engage with those that post these unacceptable comments.
The children were fascinated by Matt's presentation and what he had to say. Charlie from year 5 stated, "I really enjoyed listening to Matt speak and I was very impressed by how he didn't give up on his business dreams and worked hard to make them come true."
Before Matt left, he took a selfie with the children which he has shared on his social media account. In his post, he has asked all his followers to post comments stating where they are from. We will then share this with the children on Tuesday, so they can see the power of online businesses and how they can reach and benefit people from all over the world.