Building Self-Starters
Our Entrepreneurial Studies Program teaches students to identify gaps, catalyze ideas, create opportunities, and recognize that failure is part of progress. We inspire that elusive“X” factor in our students as we build more than start-ups—we build self-starters.
Diploma with Distinction
For students who choose to commit to this area of study, we offer a Diploma with Distinction in Entrepreneurial Studies. Students must apply for this program by the fall of their senior year, and diplomas will be awarded based on the following criteria:
- Completion of required coursework
- Engagement in a summer- or semester-long work experience in a related field
- Participation in at least one entrepreneurship challenge either on campus or off
- Submission of a final portfolio with course- and experience-based evidence demonstrating the development of the entrepreneurial mindset domains
Curriculum Spotlights
Our students learn resiliency and tenacity through learning opportunities that foster a mind open to failure and growth. Some examples include:
Entrepreneurship: Start-Ups
Students use their knowledge and skills to launch a start-up that will run throughout the duration of this class and, in some cases, beyond.
Human-Centered Design
Students are challenged to use their imagination and skills to create ingenious solutions to everyday problems. Rooted in a creative, human-centered process, it integrates design, engineering, technology, and practical skills for social benefit.
IB Business Management
Students will learn how to analyze business problems and develop solutions using a variety of tools, such as decision trees, Ansoff matrices, SWOT/STEEPLE analysis and descriptive statistics.
Public Speaking
This course offers techniques and practice in several areas of public speaking. Areas covered include informative speaking, persuasive, protest speeches, special occasion speeches, debate, and extemporaneous speaking.
