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Dear Frank:

For the past six years I have had the pleasure of spending the month of July, 24-7 with 50 high energy high school students, acting as faculty and co-director.  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Shad</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Valley</st1:placetype></st1:place> (www.shad.ca) is a national program that sees 650 students annually come for a month long residential experience at one of 16 campuses   With a focus that includes the sciences, technology and entrepreneurship, the program provides an academically stimulating, mind expanding adventure for top well-rounded students. Students will also enjoy recreational activities and the opportunity to explore local attractions.   For over 27 years, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Shad</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Valley</st1:placetype></st1:place> has provided over 10,000 students with some of the most challenge, fun and inspiration they've ever experienced, a network of friends and connections for life, and a competitive advantage in planning their future.  By way of information, Shad graduates hold a disproportionate number of <st1:place w:st="on">Rhodes</st1:place> scholarships and the largest holder of patents at Research in Motion is a 24 year old Shad graduate. 

Ed Jernigan at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:placename></st1:place> has used his Shad experience to develop a week long residential experience for younger students.  Launched in November 2004 by the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:placename></st1:place>, Waterloo Unlimited is built upon four cornerstones: Transdisciplinarity, Intrinsic Motivation, Community and Self-Enrichment. These values provide a framework for an enrichment experience like no other, bringing together students of exceptional promise from across the country.  nlimited students will live and study in a creative, articulate community of scholars where the students, staff and professors share a common vision: that a University is a place where people of extraordinary ability and accomplishment come together in their pursuit of knowledge, experience, and excellence across the traditional boundaries of academic disciplines.

http://www.unlimited.uwaterloo.ca/

Best,

Ed

Hello All:

A member of my local community approached me recently and asked if I was familiar with any programs for providing high school students with entrepreneurship training.  Although I am familiar with some high school entrepreneurship programs (e.g., Kauffmann, NFIB), and I have been involved in redesigning and teaching our freshman World of Business class to include a preliminary business plan, I have not been directly involved with this type of program at the high school level.

Thus, I wanted to ask members of the ENT listserv about their experiences working in this type of program with this age group.  I would greatly appreciate anything you would like to relate on- or off-line, and I would be happy to compile responses for the listserv, if interest exists.

In my particular case, the request goes beyond just teaching high school students how to write business plans.  The audience will be students from predominantly educationally and, in some cases, economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and the focus will include not only entrepreneurship issues (e.g., starting a business), but business and life skills (e.g., successful interviewing techniques).

Any insights or suggestions you can provide would be most appreciated.

Best regards,

Franz Lohrke

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Franz T. Lohrke
Chair, Department of Management & Marketing
   and Entrepreneurship Programs Coordinator
301 DBH
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