Entrepreneurship Class Featured in Huffington Post
Hawken's first-ever 3-credit semester program in entrepreneurship was featured in the March 12 edition of the Huffington Post.
Written by noted entrepreneur and academician Steve Blank, the article details the successful methodology and outcomes of the innovative class.
Steve Blank poses the question "Can students in K-12 handle an experiential entrepreneurship class?" His answer: "Students are fully immersed in real-world learning during the 12-week Entrepreneurial Studies course."
Read the full article in The Huffington Post and on Steve Blank's blog, and listen to students talk about their experience in this YouTube video.
This June, Hawken School will be sharing their experience and expertise by holding an Educator's Workshop for middle and high school educators who want to build or grow their own LLP-based programs.
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"The Entrepreneurial Studies course serves as a vehicle for the school to realize its mission - Forward-focused preparation for the real world through development of character and intellect," notes Associate Head of School Doris Korda.
"The 16 seniors who just completed the first Entrepreneurial Studies course told us that it was different from anything they have ever done in school - all the learning was active and all the work was collaborative and team-oriented," Korda continues. "In evaluations they explained the biggest lessons they learned were often about themselves and how they handled failure, their character and their own strengths and weaknesses." One senior noted "For the first time I am working because I care. Not just for a grade."
"The 16 seniors who just completed the first Entrepreneurial Studies course told us that it was different from anything they have ever done in school - all the learning was active and all the work was collaborative and team-oriented," Korda continues. "In evaluations they explained the biggest lessons they learned were often about themselves and how they handled failure, their character and their own strengths and weaknesses." One senior noted "For the first time I am working because I care. Not just for a grade."
Steve Blank poses the question "Can students in K-12 handle an experiential entrepreneurship class?" His answer: "Students are fully immersed in real-world learning during the 12-week Entrepreneurial Studies course."
Read the full article in The Huffington Post and on Steve Blank's blog, and listen to students talk about their experience in this YouTube video.
This June, Hawken School will be sharing their experience and expertise by holding an Educator's Workshop for middle and high school educators who want to build or grow their own LLP-based programs.
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Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle Schools, 5000 Clubside Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Birchwood School of Hawken, 4400 West 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 44135
Upper School, PO Box 8002 (12465 County Line Rd), Gates Mills, OH 44040
Mastery School of Hawken, 11025 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Gries Center, 10823 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
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