The pupils at Monquhitter Primary School in Turriff received the awards as a result of their enterprise to raise funds to replace the cushions in the story corner.
Last autumn the children made samples of Christmas goods. Then, armed with clipboards, they took their wares around the other classes in the school to test the potential market. They took order forms home and went on to design posters for display in the school to advertise three sales of the products.
During the sales the children made more than 600, and their headteacher, Margaret Watson, suggested entering the children for two competitions - the Skene Young Entrepreneurs Award, given by Aberdeenshire businessman Charles Skene, and an Enterprise Showcase competition for schools organised by Careers Scotland.
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